The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-05
OBSTRUCTION OF CIVIL
PROCESS.

Proclamation OF the Prcsident-De-
cree. aud } lad gncnts ofthe Supreme
Court Not 10 be Obstrnctcd
WASHINGTON, September 3.-The fol-
lowing proclamation was issued this
evening by the President:
A PROCLAMATION.
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 u
solemn oath faithfully to execute the
office OF President, and to the best Of
his ability to preserve, protect and de-
fend the Constitution of the United
States, and is by the same instrument
made Commander-ia-Ch Chief of the Army
and Navy of the United States, and is
required to take care that the laws are
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 De 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 States is vested in one Supreme
Court aud in such inferior Courts as
Congress may from time to time ordain
and establish, and the aforesaid judicial
power is declared to extend to all cases
in law and equity arising under the
Constitution, the laws of the United
States, and the treaties which shall he
made under their authority; and, where
as, all officers, civil and military, are
bound by cath that they will support
and defend the Constitution against
all enemies, foreign and domes-
tic, and will bear true faith aud
allegiance TO the same; and where
as, all officers of the army and navy of
the United States in accepting their
commissions under the laws of Con-
gress and the rules ard articles OF war,
incur an obligation to serve, obey and
follow such directions Us 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 whereas, it is provided by
law that whenever by reason of unlaw-
full distractions, combinations or as
semblage of persons or rebellion against
the authority of the Government of the
United States it shall become impracti-
cable In the Judgment OF the fresluent
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
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to secure their iaithtul execution by the
employment OF the lahu ana havai
forces; ana Whereas impeulhlenIs anu
DISTINCTIONS serious III tnell cna,ao
Ter, nave recently oeeii ihterPoseu III
the STATES OF North oaroiiha ana south
Carolina, hinderlng anu preventing ior
a time proper enforcement theIe oi Tue
laws OF enc Onited states, anu vi tne
Judgments ana DEGREES Oh alawiul court
thereon, In disregard OF the commands
OF the PRESIDENT Oh the united states,
and, whereas. reasonable ana wei
founded approximations exist that snch
lll-advlsed ana unlawlui proceeding
may be again attempted there or else
where;
NOW, theseIore, l, An grew 'Snnson'
iresiuenI VI the onl'ou o's.Ia, Wv nete
oy warn al peisons nsainsS oys' . u0Ss
oI hshueiine III aug ma hs .t GNsu.;..,
the ialtniul eAecu,i9n Vi Tue SoustiVu-
tlon ana laws, ana 90 soiemhly eiJoiu
and command all onicers OF the Govern
ment, civil and miiitaiy, 10 render que
submission ana obedience 10 saie laws
and the judgments ana DEGREES Oh tne
Courts OF the united States, and 10 give
an tue ald IN their power necessary 70
the prompt ehlorceniel' anu eAeo"Iion
oil sald laws uecrees, Juusnen'S anu
process; ana l 90 hereby enJoin upon
inc oincers Oh tle army anu navy W as
sist anu sustain .ne courts i anu S otner CIV
IL auEhorl.les oi tue ontseu States III
laitniui ADMINISTRATOR y. tne laws 1hoie
OIL, ana I'D tne Judgments uecrees'
mandates anu processes Vi tue