The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-10-28
PRochA1ATIoN.
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Proclamation.
WHEREAS, Divers evil disposed
persons have at sundry times with
in the territory Of the Jurisdiction
Of the United States, begun or set
on foot, or provided, or prepared
the means for military expeditions
or enterprises to be carried on thence
against the territory or dominions
Of powers with whom the United
States are at peace by organizing
bodies pretending to have the pow
ers Of the government over portions
Of the territories, or dominions Of
powers with whom the United
States are at peace, or by being, or
assuming to be, members Of such
BODIES by leyying OF, collecting mon
ey tor the purpose, or for the alleged
purpose of using the same 10 car
rylng on military enterprises against
such territories OF dominions by
enlisting and organizing armed
forces to be used against such now
ers, and by fitting out and eduip-
ping and arming vessels to transports
such organized armed forces to be
employed in hostilities against such
powers; and,
WHEREAS, It is alleged, and there
is reason to apprehend, that such
evil-disposed persons have at sundry
times, within the territory and juris-
diction Of the United Strtes, Yiolat-
ed the laws thereof by accepting and
exercising commissions to serve, by
land or by sea, against powers with
whom the United States are at
peace, by enlisting themselves or
other persons to carry on war against
such persons by fitting out and arm
ing vessels with the intent that such
shall be employed to cruise or COM
nit hostilities against such powers,
or by delivering commissions with
in the territory or jurisdiction Of the
United States, for such vessels to an
extent that they might be employed
as aforesaid; and whereas such acts
are in violation Of the laws Of the
United States in such cases made
and provided, and are due in disre-
gard to the duties and obligations
which all persons residing or being
within the territory OF Jurisdiction
Of the United States owe thereto
and are condemned by all right
minded and law abiding citizens.
Now, therefore, ], Ulysses S. Grant,
President of the United States Of
America, hereby declare and pro-
claim that all persons hereafter
found within the territory or juris-
diction of the United States commit
ting any Of the afore cited violations
of the laws or any similar violation
Of the sovereignty of the United
States, for which punishment is pro-
vided by law, viii be vigorously
prosecuted therefor and upon con-
viction and sentence to punishment
will not be entitled to expect or re-
ceive the clemeney of the Executive
to save them from the consequences
of their guilt and I enioin upon
every officer of this government,
civil and military, or naval, to use
all efforts in his power to arrest for
trial and punishment every such Of
fender against the laws providing
for the performance Of our sacred
obligations to friendly powers.
In testimony whereof have here.
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be afix-
ed. Done at the City of Washington,
this 18th day of October, in the
year Of our Lord, 1870, and Of the
Independence of the United States
of America the ninety-ffth.
Signed o. S. GRANT,
By the President:
HAMILTON FIsH, Secretary Of
State,