Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-05
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iRPOCLAMATI0Ni BY THE
a'i" III PRESIDENT Z i, - ,,a...Si aar6
He Fnjoins Respect to the Author
ity of the q. S Courts, irI
General SickIes' Order No. 10
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WAsH1NGroN, September s.-The follow-
ing proclamation was issued this evening
by the President, - . -. =. ,, -,
s7fd.ai,,.E A PROCLAMATION . s,si.,,.k = 10
WHEREAS, By the Constitution of the
United States. the executive power is vest
ed in a President or the United States If
America, who is bound by solemn oath.
faithfully to execute the office of President,
and, to the best of his ability. to preserve
protect and defend the, Constitution of the
United States. and is, by the same instru=
ment, made Commander in-Chief of tile
4rmy and Navy of the United States. and
Is required to take care that the laws be
faithfully executed: and.
WHEREAS, By the same Constitution it
is provided that the said Constitution 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; ana,
WHEREAS, In and by the same Constitu-
ton the Judicial power of the United States
is vested in one Supreme Court and in such
inferior Courts as Congress may from time
to time Orfain and establish. and the afore-
said judicial power is declared to extend to
all cases in law and equity, rising under the
Constitution, the laws of the United States
and the treaties which shall be made under
their authority; and, .,ri..-..J set-,i, n5
WHEREAS, All officers, civil and military,
are bound by oath that they will support
and defend the Constitution against all
enemies, foreign and domestic, and will
bear true faith and allegiance to the same !;
and. ~ 80 -" ~ i--''
WHEREAS. All officers Of the army and
navy of the United States, in accepting their
commissions under the laws of Congress
and the rules and articles of war, incur an
obligation to observe, obey, and follow such
oh =
receive from the President, or the General,
or other superior officers set over them. ac-i
cording to the rules and discipline of war |;
aud. s5ti {g ss.f 1a.tG--ltisa. aitf .. e-ri.
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by law that
whenever, by reason of unlawful obstruc-
sons, or rebellion against the authority OF
the Government of the United States, it
shall become impracticable, in the iudg-
ment of the President of the United States,
to enforce, by the ordinary course ofjudi-f
cial 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 yment of the land and naval
forces, and 30 .''-.
WHEREAS, ImpedimenSs and obstruc-
tions, serious in their character, have re-
Gently been imposed in the States of North
Caroliua and South Carolina, hindering and
preventing for time the proper enforce
ment there of the laws ofthe United States
and fthe judgments and DEGREES of a lawful
court thereof in disregard of the command
of the President of the United States and
WHEREAS, Reasonable and well founded
apprehensions exist that such ill-devised
and unlawful proceedings may be again
attempted there or elsewhere. a'f
Now, therefore. l, Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, do hereby
warn all persons against Obstructing or
hinderlng in any manner, whatsoever, the
faithful execution of the Constitution and
laws, and 1 do solemnly enjoin and COM
mand all officers of the Government, civil
and military, to render due submission and
obedience to said laws, and to the judg-
ments and DEGREES of the Courts of the
United States, and to give all the aid in
their power necessary to the
prompt enforcement apd execution of
said laws, DEGREES, judgments and pro-
cesses and Il do hereby eniO
upon the officers of the army
and navy to assist and sustain the Courts,
and other civil authorities of the United
States, in faithful administration of the
laws thereof, and in the judgments, de-
crees, mandates and processes of the Courts
OF the United States, and 1 call upon all
good and well disposed citizens of the
United States to remember that upon the
President, Constitution and laws, ana upon
Tue JuuSu0enC. QecEeoSt anu process OF the
Courts, made in accordance with the same,
depend the protection of the lives, liberty,
property and happiness of the people; !;
and | eXhort them everywhere to testify
their devotion to their country, their pride
in the prosperity and greatness, and their
determination to uphold its free institu-
tions by hearty cooperation in the efforts
of the Government to sustain the authority
of the law, to maintain the supremacy of
the Federal Constitution, and to preserve
unimpaired the integrity of the National
Union. u .T 7-.r ztrl Hl-HH
In testimony whereof have caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed to
these presents, and sign the same with my
hand. .~ T a
Done at the City of Washington the third
day of September, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty seven.
,TH[sEAL.] ANDREW JOHNSON.
Bythe President, III .er tf
VIM. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.