...insurrection against the laws, Constitution, and government of tinUnited States, which had broken out within the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, and in pursuance of the provisions of the act entitled "An act to provide for calling forth the militia...

...interest might demand. On the 19th of April, he issued another Proclamation, declaring the ports of the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi. Louisiana and Texas — thrum is of all the States that had seceded — in a state of blockade. On the 2?th of April, he...

...thousand eight hundred. No. VL THE PROCLAMATIONS. A PROCLAMATION, BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. WHEREAS, The laws of the United States have been for...vested in the marshals by law : Now, therefore, I, ABHAHAM LINCOLN. President of the United States, in virtue of the power in me vested by the constitution...

...issued his declaration of war. It is couched in earnest and dignified terms, and runs as follows : " Whereas, the laws of the United States have been for...ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers invested in the marshals by law ; " Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States,...

...from the secedod States. The following proclamation was the " modification'' of the inaugural : • " Whereas the laws of the United States have been for...Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of j udicial proceeding, or by the powers vested in the Marshals by law —...

...withdrawn" from the seceded States. The following proclamation was the " modification'' of the inaugural : " Whereas the laws of the United States have been for...Texas, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceeding, or by the powers vested in the Marshals by law— "...

..." from the seceded States. The following proclamation was the " modification " of the inaugural : " Whereas the laws of the United States have been for...are. opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed iu the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, by combinations...

...Government in its stead. Nothing can be more explicit than the proclamation of April 15, 1861 : — " The laws of the United States have been for some time past and now are opposed, aud the execution thereof obstructed, in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi,...

...opposed, or the execution thereof obstructed, in any State, by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals by this act, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to call forth the militia of such...

...opposed, or their execution obstructed, in a State, " by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of JUDICIAL proceedings, or by the powers vested in the marshals." And the military power is to be used only "to suppress such combinations, and to cause the laws to...