Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-05
Noon Dispatches.

WASHINGTON, September 3.-The fol-
/ lowing proclamation was issued by the
/ president to-day:
! WHEREAS, By the constitution of the
| United States the executive power Is
vested in the president of the United
States of America, who Is bound, by sell
emn oath, TO faithfully execute the Office
of president, and, to the best Of his abil-
| ity, to preserve, protect and defend the
constitution of the United States, and Is,
by the same instrument, made COM
mander-in-ehief Of the army 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; and whereas, by the same
constitution the Judicial powers of the
United States are vested in one supreme
court and in such inferior courts a. con-
gress may from time to time ordain and
establish, and the aforesaid judicial
powers are declared to extend to all cases
in law and equity arising under the con-
stitution, the laws of the United States,
and treaties which shall be made under
this authority; and 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 whereas, all officers Of the
army and navy Of the United
States in accepting their commissions
- ~
and articles of war, incur an obligation to
observe, ebey 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 ac-
cording to the rules and discipline Of war;
and whereas, it is provided by law that
whenever, by reason of unlawful obstruc-
tions, combinations or assem- blages of
persons, or rebellion against the authority
Of the government of the United States
it shall become impraeticable, in the
judgement of the president of the United
States, to enforce, by the ordinary course
of judicial proceeding, 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
employment of the land and naval
forces and whereas, impediments and
distractions, serious in their character,
have recently been interposed in the
states Of North Carolina and South Caro-
lima, hindering and preventing for a time
a proper enforcement of the laws of the
United States and of the judgments and
DEGREES of the lawful courts thereof, in
disregard of the command of the presi-
dent of the United States and, whereas,
III .1.I
sions exist that such i'll advised and IN
lawful proceedings may again be at
tempted there or elsewhere;
Now, therefore, /, Andrew johnson,
president of the United States, do hereby
warn all persons against obstructing or
hindering in any manner whatever the
faithful execution of the constitution and
laws, and do sOlemnly eDjOin and COM
mAnd all officers of the government, civil
and military, to render due 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 theprompt enforcement and
execution of said laws, DEGREES, judg-
ments and processes; and / do hereby
eniOin upon the officers of the army and
navy to assist and sustain the courts, and
other civil authorities of the United
/ States in a faithful administration Of the
| laws thereof, and in the judgments, de-
crees, mandates and processes Of the
/ United States, and l call upon all good
and well disposed citizens of the United
| States to remember that upon the said
constitution and laws, and upon the
I judgments, DEGREES and processes Of the
courts made in accordance with the
same, depend the protection of the lives,
/ liberty, prosperity and happiness or
! the people, and l eXhOrt them every
where TO testify their devotion to their
country, their pride in its prosperity and
goodness and their determination to
| uphold its free institutions by hearty
cooperation in the efforts of the govern
ment to maintain the supremacy of the
| federal constitution, and to preserve
unimpaired the integrity of the national
union. In testimony whereof l have
caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed to these presents, and sign the
same with my hand.
Done at the city of Washington this,
the third day of September, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
seven.
LsignedI ANDREW JoBsoN.
By the President.
WILLIAM d. SEwHRD, Sec. Of State
LhAl4AaAtrktf lhA - uullA-
Der Of delegates to the radical convention
which assembled to-day are already
here, and crowds are still arriving by
every train. The present indications
show an immense gathering. The whites
are largely represented, nearly all of
whom are moderates Of the GOOdloe
wing.
The equal rights convention will meet
here tomorrow, and promises to be
large demonstration. Boyalists, both
black and white, will be here from all
parts Of the state.
WILMINGTON, DEL September Am
election was held in this city yesterday,
and Joshua S. Valentine, the radical
candidate for mayor, was elected by go
majority. The whole radical ticket has
been elected except in one ward, where
there is a democratic majority Of fifteen.