The Portland daily press., 1867-09-04
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Wednesday Morning, September 4, 1867.
Proclamation by the President.


WASHINGTON, Sept. g.
The following proclamation was issued this
afternoon: e...-a t.at i.Aht ftA ga
BY the President Of the United States Procla.
Whereas, by the Constitution of the United
States, the executive power is vested in a
President of the United States, who is bound
by solemn oath faithfully to execute the Office
of President and, to the best of his ability, tc
preserve protect and defend the Constitution
of the United States, and is by the same iustru-
ment made Commander-in-C Chief Of the Army
and Navy of the United States, and is required
to take care that the laws be faithfully execut-
ed; and cent? aGHFa3EH ~ AZ 90
Whereass by the same Constitution, it is pro-
vided that the said Constitution and the laws
of the United States which shall De made in
pursuance thereof shall be tho supreme law of
the land, and the judges in every State shall
be bound thereby; and p .Kt
Whereas, in and by the same Constitution,
the Judicial power of the United States is vest
cd in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior
Courts as Congress may from time to time or
dain and establish, and the aforesaid judicial
power is declared to extend to all cases in law
and equity arising under the Constitution and
the laws of the United States and the treaties
winch shall be made under their authority
and
Whereds, all officers, civil and military, are
bound by an oath that they will support and
ue1end the Constitution against all enemies
foreign and domestic, and will bear true and
faithful allegiance to the same; and e
whereas, all officers of.the Army and Navy
Of the United States, in accepting their COM
missions under the laws of Congress and the
rules and articles of war, incur an obligation
to observe, obey and follow such directions as
they shall from time to time receive from the
President, or the General, or other superior
officers set over them according TO the rules
and discipline of war; and .-aluf
Whereas, it is provided by law that whenever,
by reason of unlawful distractions, combina-
tons or assemblies of persons in rebellion
against the authority of the Government of the
United States, it shall become impracticable 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 Ex-
ecutive, in that case,is authorized and required
to secure their faithful execution by the en-
ployment of the land and naval forces; and
Whereas, impediments and distractions seri-
GUS in their character have recently been inter-
posed in North and South Carolina, hinder
ing and preventing for time proper enforce
ment there of the laws of the United States,
and of the Judgment and DEGREES of lawful
Court thereof in disregard of the command of
the President of the United States; and
WhereGs, Reasonable and well founded ap-
prehensons exist that such i'll advised and UNI
.SSlu prSceedings may be again attempted
Noao, therefore, 7, Andrew Johnson, Presi-
dent of the United States, do hereby warn all
persons against obstructing or hindering in
any manner whatever the faithful execution of
the Constitution and the laws and do SOL
EMMY enioin and command all officers of the
government, civil and military, to render due
submission and obedience to said laws, and to
the judgments and DEGREES of the Courts of
the United States, and to give all the aid in
their power necessary to the prompt enforce
ment and execution of said laws DEGREES and
judgments and processes. And / do hereby
enjOin upon the officers of the Army and Ma
Wy to assist and sustain the Courts and other
civil authorities of the United States, in a
and in the judgments, DEGREES, mandates and
processes OF the Courts of the United States;
and l call upon all good and well disposed
citizens to remember that upon the said Con-
stitution and Laws, and upon the judgments,
decress and processes of the courts made in
accordance with the same, to defend the pro-
lection of the lives, liberty, property and hap
piness of the people; and exhort them every
where to testify their devotion to their country,
their pride in its prosperity and greatness, aud
their determination to uphold its free institu-
tons by hearty cooperation in the efforts of
tbs Government to sustain the supremacy of
the Federal Constitution, and to preserve un-
impaired the integrity of the National Union.
In testimony whereof have caused the seal
OF the United States to be affixed to these pres
ents, and sign the same with my hand.
Done at the city of Washington, the Sd day OF
September, in the year 1867.
BY tho President: WIN. HI. SEWARD. s =