"Resolved, That the present deplorable civil war has been forced upon the country by the disunionists of the Southern States, now in revolt against the constitutional government and in arms around the capital; that in this national emergency Congress, banishing all feeling of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whole country; that this war is not prosecuted on our part in any spirit of oppression nor for any purpose of conquest or subjngation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those states, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and all laws made in pursuance thereof, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality, and rights of the several states unimpaired; that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease;" And whereas these resolutions, though not joint or concurrent in form, are substantially identical, and as such may be regarded as having expressed the sense of Congress upon the subject to which they relate; And whereas by my proclamation of the thirteenth day of June last the insurrection in the state of Tennessee was declared to have been suppressed, the authority of the United States therein to be undisputed and such United States officers as had been duly commissioned to be in the undisputed exercise of their official functions; And whereas there now exists no organized armed resistance of misguided citizens or others to the United States in the states of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida, and the laws can be sustained and enforced therein by the proper civil authority, state or federal, and the people of the said states are well and loyally disposed, and have conformed or will conform in their legislation to the condition of affairs growing out of the amendment of the Constitution of the United States prohibiting slavery within the limits and jurisdiction of the United States; And whereas in view of the before-recited premises it is the manifest determination of the American people that no state of its owu will has the right or the power to go out of, or separate itself from, or be separated from the American Union, and that, therefore, each state ought to remain and constitute an integral part of the United States; And whereas the people of the several before-mentioned states have, in the manner aforesaid, given satisfactory evidence that they acquiesce in this sovereign and important resolution of national unity; And whereas it is believed to be a fundamental principle of government that people who have revolted, and who have been overcome and subdued, must either be dealt with so as to induce them voluntarily to become friends, or else they must be held by absolute military power, or devastated, so as to prevent them from ever again doing harm as enemies, which last-named policy is abhorrent to humanity and freedom; And whereas the Constitution of the United States provides for constituent communities only as states and not as territories, dependencies, provinces, or protectorates; And whereas such constituent states must necessarily be and by the Constitution and laws of the United States are made equals and placed upon a like foot ing as to political rights, immunities, dignity, and power with the several states with which they are united; And whereas the observance of political equality as a principle of right and justice is well calculated to encourage the people of the aforesaid states to be and become more and more constant and persevering in their renewed allegiauce ; And whereas standing armies, military occupation, martial law, military tribunals, and the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus are, in time of peace, dangerous to public liberty, imcompatible with the individual rights of the citizen, contrary to the genius and spirit of our free institutions, and exhaustive of the national resources, and ought not therefore to be sanctioned or allowed, except in cases of actual necessity for repelling invasion or suppressing insurrection or rebellion; And whereas the policy of the government of the United States, from the beginning of the insurrection to its overflow and final suppression, has been in conformity with the principles herein set forth and enumerated: Now, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare that the insurrection which heretofore existed in the states of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Florida is at an end, and is henceforth to be so regarded. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. L. S. Done at the City of Washington, the second day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the ninetieth. ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President, WM. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State. ANALYTICAL INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE AMENDMENTS THERETO A. Abridged. The privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States Absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as it may provide. Each house is authorized to compel the attendance of........... He shall be tried by an impartial jury of the state and district where 6 He shall be informed of the nature of the accusation. [Amendments]. He shall have the assistance of counsel for his defence. [Amendments] 6 6 6 6 7 Acts, records, and judicial proceedings of another state. Full faith and 4 Acts. Congress shall prescribe the manner of proving such acts, records, Adjourn from day to day. A smaller number than a quorum of each house 1 5 1 Adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which 1 5 4 Adjournment, the president may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper. In case of disagreement between the two houses as to Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. The judicial power shall extend to all cases of... Admitted by the Congress into this Union, but no new state shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state. New states may be..... Nor shall any state be formed by the junction of two or more states, or parts of states, without the consent of the legislatures and of Congress.... Adoption of the Constitution shall be valid. All debts and engagements contracted by the Confederation and before the....... Advice and consent of the Senate. The president shall have power to make treaties by and with the.... To appoint ambassadors or other public ministers and consuls by and with the ..... 2 To appoint all other officers of the United States not herein otherwise provided for by and with the..... 3 1 1 2 2 Age. No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained twenty-five years of. Affirmation. Senators sitting to try impeachments shall be on oath or..... or..... No warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause and on oath or. [Amendments].. ... ... ... ... ... .... To support the Constitution. Senators and representatives, members of state legislatures, executive and judicial officers, both state and federal, shall be bound by oath or ...... No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained thirty years of. Agreement or compact with another state without the consent of Congress. No state shall enter into any..... Aid and comfort. Treason against the United States shall consist in levying war against them, adhering to their enemies, and giving them... Alliance or confederation. No state shall enter into any treaty of.. Ambassadors, or other public ministers and consuls. The president may ap point... The judicial power of the United States shall extend to all cases affecting...... Amendments to the Constitution. Whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, Congress shall propose..... To the Constitution. On application of the legislatures of two thirds of Answer for a capital or infamous crime unless on presentment of a grandjury. No person shall be held to. [Amendments].... Except in cases in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service. [Amendments]... Appellate jurisdiction both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and under such regulations as Congress shall make. In what cases the Supreme Court shall have.... Application of the legislature of the executive of a state. The United States .... Appointment of officers and authority to train the militia reserved to the states respectively....... Of such inferior officers as they may think proper in the president alone. Congress may by law vest the...... states. Provisions relating to In the courts of law or in the heads of departments. Congress may by law vest the ..... Apportionment of representation and direct taxation among the several Provisions relating to the. [Repealed by the second section of the Fourteenth Amendment].... Of representatives among the several states. the. [Amendments]...... Appropriate legislation. Congress shall have power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by the Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof. ....... Congress shall have power to enforce the thirteenth article, prohibiting . slavery, by. [Amendments] ...... Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of the fourteenth article by. [Amendments]......... Congress shall have power to enforce the provisions of the fifteenth article by. [Amendments]....... Appropriation of money for raising and supporting armies shall be for a longer term than two years. But no. . . . Appropriations made by law. No money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of. . . . Approve and sign a bill before it shall become a law. The president shall.. He shall return it to the house in which it originated, with his objections, if he do not..... Armies, but no appropriation for that use shall be for a longer term than two years. Congress shall have power to raise and support. ....... Armies. Congress shall make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces...... Arms shall not be infringed. A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear. [Amendments]....... Arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective houses, and in going to and returning from the same. Members shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged fron... Arsenals. Congress shall exercise exclusive authority over all places purchased for the erection of ... Articles exported from any state. No tax or duty shall be laid on......... Arts by securing to authors and inventors their patent rights. Congress may promote the progress of science and the useful. . . . Assistance of counsel for his defence. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the. [Amendments] ... |