Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-09-12
Proclamation by the President.


Tuesday last, in his iavorite role OF " de-
fender OF the constitution" and issued
the following proclamation, warning
everybody not to interfere with nor OBJ.
struct the execution OF orders, DEGREES or
judgments proceeding from the United
States courts. The recent difficulty with
Gen sickles in North Carolina Is the
special cause OF the proclamation, but
its argument rests on broad and general
principles, which make 1t applicable TO
all times and places, and appropriate to
any occasion. Certainly it lacks any
particular significance or Importance st
the present time:
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, by the Constitution OF the
United States the executive power is
vested in 8 President OF the United
States, who Is bound by solemn oath
faithfully to execute the Office OF Presi-
dent and to the best of his ability pre-
serve, protect and defend the Constitu-
ton Of the United States, and is by the
same instrument made Commander-in-
Chief OF the Army and Navy Of the
United States, and is required to take
care that the laws be faithfully exc
cuted
And whereas, by the same Constitu.
tion, it Is provided that the said Consti-
tuition and the laws of the United States
which shall be made in pursuance thereof
shall be the supreme law OF the land,
and the Judges in every State shall be
bound thereby;
And whereas, In and by the same Con
stitution the judicial power Of the
United Ststes is vested in one Supreme
Court, and In such inferior courts as
Congress may from time to time ordain
and establish, ana the aforesaid judicial
power is declared to extend to all cases
in law and equity arising under the Con-
stitution and the laws OF the United
States and the treaties which shall be
made under their authority;
And whereas, all officers, civil and
military, are bound by an oath that they
will support and defend the Constitution
sgsinst all enemies, foreign and do
mestic, and will bear true and faithful
allegiance to the same;
And whereas, all officers OF the army
and navy OF the United States, in &C
cepting their commissions under the
laws Of Congress and the rules and
articles Of war, incur sn obligation to
observe, obey and follow such directions
as they shall from time to time receive
from the President or the General, or
~ har onS
cording TO the rules and discipline OF
wsr;
And whereas, it Is provided by law
that whenever, by reason Of unlawful
distractions, combinations or assem-
blages OF persons in rebellion against the
authority OF the government OF the
United States, 1t shall become impracti-
cable, in the judgment OF the President
OF the United States, to enforce by the
ordinary course of judicial proceedings
the laws Of the United States within any
State or territory, the executive in that
case is authorized and required to secure
their faithful execution by the employ
ment OF the land and naval forces
And whereas, impediments and ob-
structions serious In their character have
recently been interposed in the States OF
North Carolina and South Carolina,
hindering and preventing for time a
proper enforcement there Of the laws of
the United States and Of the Judgment
and DEGREES of the lawful Court thereof,
In disregard OF the command OF the
President OF the United States;
And whereas, reasonable and we'll
founded apprehensiors exist that such
ill-advised and unlawful proceedings
may be again attempted there or else
where:
Now therefore, l, Andrew johnson,
President Of the United States, do here.
by warn all persons against obstructing
or hindering in any manner whatsoever
the faithful execution of the Constitu.
ton and the laws. And do solemnly
epjoin and command all officers of the
Government, civil and military, to rem
der due submission and obedience to
said laws, and to the judgments and de-
crees Of the courts Of the United States,
and to give all the aid in their power
necessary to the prompt enforcementland
execution Of said laws, DEGREES, iudg-
ments and processes. And | do hereby
eDIoin upon the officers of the Army and
Navy to assist and sustain the courts
and other civil authorities of the United
States in q faithful administration OF the
laws thereof, and in the judgments, de-
crees, mandates and processes OF the
Courts OF the United States. And call
upon all good aud well disposed citi-
1ens OF the United States to remember
that upon the said Constitution and
laws, and upon the judgments, DEGREES
and processes OF the Courts made In sc.
cordance with the same, depend the
protection OF the lives, liberty, property
ana happiness OF the people, au1 ex.