Show THE proclamations the proclamation rocla rocia matlon mation of president lincoln calling forth the militia of the states acknowledging knowlta e ing his authority to the aggregate b number of seventy five thousand men to suppress the combinations of secessionists in the south commanding 0 the persons constituting constitution a those combinations to disperse and retire to their respective elve eive abodes and convening 0 both houses of congress in extra session has been lauded by his political friend and condemned by those who are oppose 1 to the measures he has adopted in relation to the civil war wars in which the north american S ates are involved the same may be said of the uns lna expressed relative to the proclamation of president divi divis inviting applications for fo letters lettera of marque and reprisal some cons considering d it one of the greatest ef effa fusions of the age and indicative of the humanity wisdom profundity arid and statesmanship of cf the author and antl others condemning i it as an ail untimely product products i nn n emanating from a disordered brain for if the measures proposed ewoud shoud be ins amed it would operate prejudicially dici ally to he the interests of lie lle tie tae confederate slates spates both at home arld and broad abroad without an opinion as to the policy being pursued by either of the parties in bc ibe sectional strife that is fiercely ring between the coith noi th and the south or indicating which of the proc ama tiona we vve consider the most S like ilke product on we insert them as they hill ill u i be deemed inter still sting by many iu ili these days of excitement A proclamation by the president of the unita states thereas whereas the laws lawa of the united states have been teen for some time past and now ar opposed anti and the execution thereof obstructed in the states of south carolina georgia alabama Ala aia bima florida mississippi louisiana and texas by combinations too powerful powei ful fui to 1 be suppressed by the ordinary y course of judicial proceedings or by the powers ves ej ed in hp the marshals mais mals hals by law now ilow therefore 1 I abraham lincoln president ent of the united states in virdue of the power in me vested by the constitution and the laws have thong thought rbt fit to call forth and hereby do call fortl forti the militia of the several states of the union to the aggregate number of seventy five thousand in order to suppress said combinations bi and to cause the laws to be duly executed the tiie details for this object will be imi immedi riedl atey communicated to tur tua state authorities through h the war department I 1 appeal to ail loyal citizens to favor facilitate and aid his ellort to maintain the honor the integrity and existence of our national union uldon a and nd t ie perpetuity of popular government and to 0 elress elresa wrongs already long enough endured I 1 deem it proper to say the first service assip at ned ed to the forces hereby called forth will probably be to repossess possess re the forts places ari ani irl property which have been seized from the I 1 ool ail an I 1 in every event the utmost care iv w I 1 be observed consistently with the objects aforesaid to avoid any devA devastation tation any destruction st choti of or interference with property or ariy aty disturbance dis dh of peaceful citizens in any part of the loutiti v and I 1 hereby com command manil the persons persona como composing osin the combinations aforesaid to d disperse apt arse and retire peaceably to their thein respective abodes within twenty days from this his date dean deer ing that the present conditions of public aee ake irs lins presents an extraordinary occasion I 1 I 1 do beeby be eby in lil virtue irttie of the power in me irle vested by bv the constitution co convene ivene both houses of cono congress 11 ress tile tiie sella seila tol toy a and representatives are tile erorup bilm Bum monod monid to assemble at their respective chambers at twelve noon on Thurs thursay dy v the routh fouth rou til day of july next thai and th abre re to consider consi dr and determine such es as in their wisdom the public safety arid and interest may seem to de and m mild lid rid in lil witness whereof I 1 have hereunto her punto bet set my hand and a nd caused the we seal 0 of f the united states 10 he be affixed I 1 DOUP at the me city c ty of washington ton this git gir day of ap lil lii ili 11 ilithe in nhe fhe the year of or o r lord one thousand c e gh glah hundred and sixty one and of the independence or of the united states the eighty filth by the th president ABRAHAM LINCOLN william 11 seward beci eary of state |