Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-09-06

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! General Grant was absent from the Cabinet
| meeting to-day which lasted two hours.
The internal Rev lit" receipts to-day were ST.
| 59l, 900. >
| The CaliiOIl.iA Senator. James A. McDougan !.
| dead
| Commodore Farragut's official report, off Cron
staht, says: Our reception here, by the Rus
sian authorities, naval and civil was most graft
Tying, both to our nationality and individually.
Admiral Davis, in the flagship Guerriera ar.
rived at RiOiJanerO, July rs, 30 days from Boston
she removes Admiral Gordon in command OF the
Squadron.
Prince Albert was received at Rio Janeiro with
royal salutes, State dinner and ball. in which
the officers OF the American Squadron partcipa-
ted.
By THE PRESIDuNT OF THE UNITED eTATEs-A
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, by the Consultation Of the United
States, the Executive power is vested in Presi-
dent OF the United States of America, who is
bound by cmn oath faithfully to execute the Of
hce OF President, and to the best Of his ability to
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of
The United States, and is by the Instrument
made COmmander-in-Ch Chief OF the Army and Navy
of the United States, and is required 70 take care
that the lawsbe faithful 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
III and by the same Constitution, the Judicial
power OF the United States is vested i'll one Su-
preme Court and IN such inferior Courts as Con-
ess may from tilne to time ordan and establish,
and the aforesaid Judicial power IS declared to
extend to all cases in law and equity arising IN
der the Constitution, the laws of the United
States and the treaties which shall be made under
their authority; and Whereas ali 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 Off
GERS OF the army and navy of the United States
in accepting their commission under the laws Of
Congress and the rules and articles of war, incur
all obligation to observe, obey and follow such d.
rectlOns as they shall receive from time to time
from the President or the General, 9TH
er superior officer set over them, according
to the rules and discipline of war; and whereas,
it is provided by law that whenever, by reason OF
unlawful distractions, combinations or assemble
ges of persons, rebellion against the authority
of the United States, it shall become impractical
be 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-
scutive in that case is authorized and re-
quired to secure their faithful execution
by the employment of the land and naval forces;
and, whereas, impediments and distractions, Sc
rious in their character, have recently been inter
posed in the States of North Carolina and South
Carolina, hindering and preventing, for time, a
proper enforcement there of the laws of the Uni
ted States, and Of the judgments and DEGREES OF
a lawful court, thereof III disregard Of the com
mand of the President of the United States and,
whereas, reasonable and well founded apprehen-
siOns exist that such ill-advsed and unlawful pro-
ceedings may be again attempted there or else
where
Now, therefore, I, Andrew johnson, President
of the United States, do hereby warn all persons
against Obstructing hinderng, i'll any way
whatever, the faithful execution of the constitu-
ton and the laws and do solemnly enjoin 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
enforcement and execution of such laws, DEGREES,
judgments and processes and do hereby enjOin
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 prOce sses of the courts of
the United States.
And call upon alligood andlwell disposed citizens
of the United States to remember that upon the
said Constitution and lawe, and upon the iudg-
ments. DEGREES and processes of the conrts, made
in accordance with the same, depend the protec-
ton of the laws, liberty, property and happiness
Of the people, and l eXhOrt them every
where to testify their devotion to their coun-
try-their pride in it's prosperity and great
ness and their determination to uphold its free
institutions 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 I'M
impaired the integrity of the National Union.
In testimony whereof, have caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed to these presents,
and signed the same with my hand. Done at the
city of Washington, the Sd day of September, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
seven. ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President
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