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eno" 4 * * ~ - - L . WA MG S -8* VLI.WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1866. NO. 36. THE HERALD Is PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, At Newberry C. L., By THOS. F. & R. H. GRENEKER, T.aS, $3 PER ANNUM, IN CURRENCY, .OR PROVISIONS. Payment required invariably in advance. Advertisements inserted at $1 per square, for first insertion, and 75 cts.eah subsequent inser tion. Marrirge notices, Funeral Invitations, Obitu Aries, and Communications subserving private ijiterests, are charged as advertisements. Special and Legal Notices, $1 per square each insertion. Proclamation of the President. Restoration of the Writ of Habeas Cor pus throughout the Southern States Martial Law Removed-Peace, Order, Tranquility and Civil Authority De clared to exist throughout the United States. By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. Wheieas, by the proclamations of the 35th .and 19th of April, 1861, the Presi dent of the United States, in virtue of the power vested in him by the Consti ,tution and the laws, declared that the laws of the United States were opposed, :and the execution thereof obstructed, in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, by combinations too power ful to be suppressed by the ordinary course ofjudicial proceedings only, the >owers vested in marshals by law; and Whereas, by another proclamation, ?made on the 16th day of August, in the same year, in pursuance of an Act of Congress approved July 13, 1861, the inhabitants of the States of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida, ex cept the inhabitants of those parts of the State of Virginia lying West of the Al leghany Mountains, and except also the inhabitants of such other parts of that State and the other States before nained, as might maintain a loyal adhesion to the Union and Constitution, or might be from time to time occupied and controlled by the forces of the United States en gaged in the dispersion of the insurgents, were declared to be in a state of insur rection against the United States, and Whereas, by another proclamation of the 1st day of July, 1862, issued in pur saanee of an Act ~ol Congress approved June 7', in the same year, the insurrec tion was declared to be still existing in the States aforesaid, with the exception of certain specified Counties in the State of Virginia ; and Whereas, by another proclamation madeon the 2d day of April, 1862, in pursuance of the Act of Congress of July 13, 1861, the exceptions named in the proclamation of August 16, 1861, were revoked, an d the inhabitants of the States of Georgia, South Carolina, North Caro lina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida and Virginia, except the forty-eight Coun ties of Virginia designated as West Vir ginia, and the ports of New Orleans, Key West, Port Royal and Beaufort, in South Carolina, were declared to be still in a state of insurrection against the United States ; and Whereas, by another proclamation of the 15th day of September, 1863, made in pursuance of the Act of Congress ap proved March 3, 1863, the rebellion was declared to be still existing, and the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus was in certain specified cases suspended throughout the United States, said sus pensionsto continue throughout the du ration, of the rebellion, or until said proclamation should, by a subsequent one to be issued by the President of the United States, be mnodified or revoked; and Whereas, the House of Representa tives, on the 22d day of July, 1861, adopted a resolution in the words follow ing, namely : "Resolved, by the House of Represen tatives.of the Congress of the United States, 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 emergen cy, Congress, banishing all feelings of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only its duty to the whiole country. That this war is not waged on our part in any spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established inEtitutions of those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Gonstitution and to preserve the Union, with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired, and that as soon as these ob jects are accomplished, the war ought to cease ;" and Whereas, the Senate of the United States, on the 25th day of July, 18S1, adopted a resolution in the following words. to wit: "Resolved, That the present deplora ble civil war has been forced upon the country by tne disunionists of the South ern States, now in revolt against the constitutional Government, an,l in arms around the capital. That in the natiopal emergency, Congress, banishing all feel ings of passion or resentment, will recol lect 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 subjugation, nor for the purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of these States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Con stitution, 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 sub stantially the same, and as such have hitherto been and yet are regarded as having expressed the sense of Congress upon the subject to which they relate; and Whereas, the President of the United States, by proclamation of the 13th of June, 1855, declared that the insurrec tion in the State of Tennessee had been suppressed, and that the authority of the I United States therein was undibputed, ard that such United States officers as had been duly commissioned were in the undisturbed exercise of their official func tions; and Whereas, the President of the United States, by further proclamation, issted on the 2d day of April, 3866, did pro mulgate and declare that there no longer any armed resistance of misguided citi zens or others to the authority of the United States in any or in all the States before-mentioned, excepting only the State of Texas; and did further promul gate and declare that the laws could be sustained and enforced in the several States before mentioned, except Texas, by the proper,civil authorities, State or Federal; and that the people of the said States, except Texas, are well andloyally disposed, and have conformed, or will conform in their legislation, to the con dition of afflair owingout of'the amend mnent to the orstitution of 'the United States prohibiting slavery within the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, and did further declare, in the proclamation, that it is the nnifest de termination of the American people that no State of its own will has a right or power to go out of, or separate itself from, or be separated from the American Union; and t'at, therefore, each State ought to remain and constitute an integral part of the United States; and did further de clare in the same last-mentioned procla mation that the several aforementioned States, excepting Texas, had, in the mat ter, given satisfactory evidence that they acquiesce in this sovereign and impor tant resolution of the national unity ; and Whereas the President of the United States, in the same proclamation, did further declare that it is believed to be a fundamentil principle of Government that the people who have revolted and who have been overcome and subdued must either be dealt with so as to induce themi 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 to freedom; andI Whereas the President did, in the same proclamation, further declare that the Constitution of the United States provides for constituent communities only as States, and not as territories, dependencies, provinces, or protectorateS; and, further, that such constituents States must necessarily be, and by the Constitution and laws of the United States are, made equal, and placed upon a like footing as to political rights, immu nities, dignities, and power with the several States with which they are united ; and did further declare that the obser vance of political equality as a principle of right and justice is well calculated to encourage the people of the before-named States, except Texas, to be and to become more and more constant and persevering in their renewed allegiance ; and Whereas the President did further declare that standing armies, military occupation, martial law, military tri bunals, and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus are, in time of peace, dangerous to public liberty, incompatible 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 there fore to be sanctioned or allowed, except in cases of actual necessity, for repelling invasion or suppressing insurrection or rebellion ; and the President did further, in the same proclamation, declare that the policy of the Government of the United States, from the beginning of the insurrection to its overthrow and final supreion, had been conducted in con formity with the principles in the last named proclamation recited ; and Whereas the President, in the said proclamation, of the 30th of June 1866, upon the grounds therein stated, and hereinbefore recited, did then and thereby proclaim and declare that the insurrection which heretofore existed in the several States before named, except in Texas, was at an end, and are henceforth to be ,o regarded ; and Whereas, subsequently to the second day of April, 1866, the insurrection in the State of Texas has been completely and everywhere suppressed and ended, and the. authority of the United States has been successfully and completely established in the said State of Texas, and now remains therein unresisted and undisputed, and such of theproper United States officers as have been duly com missioned within the limits of the said State are now in the undisturbed exercise of their official functions ; and Whereas the laws can be now sustained and enforced in the said State of Texas by the proper civil authority, State of Federal, and the people of the said State of Texas, like the people of the other States before named, are well and loyally disposed, and have conforr,ed, or will confrom in thEir legislation, to the con dition of affairs growing out of the amend ment of the Constitution of the U nited States prohibiting slavery within the limits and jurisdiction of the United States; and Whereas, all the reasons and conclusions set forth in regrad to the several States therein specially named now apply equally and in all respects to the State of Texas, as well as the other States which have been involved in insurrection ; and Whereas, adequate provision has been made by military orders to enforce the execution of the acts of Congress, aid the civil authorities, and secure obedience to the Constitution and laws of the United States within the State of Texas, if a resort to military force for said purpose should at any time become necessary ; Now, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare that the insurrec tion which heretofoip existed, in the State of Texas is at an end, and is hence forth so regarded in that ,State, as in the other States befbne namved, in, which the said insurrection has been proclaimed to be at an end by the aforesaid procalma tion of the 2d day of April, 1866. And I do further proclaim that the said insurrection is at an end, and that peace, order, tranquility and civil author ity now exist in and throughout the whole of the United States of America. In testimony wbereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal cf the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washmgton this twentieth day of August, in [rL. s.] tbe year of our Lord one thou sand :eight hundred and sixty sir, and of the independence of the United States of America the ninety- first. By the President : ANDREW JOHNSON. WV. H. SEwARD, Sec'y of State. The President's Tour. NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-In response to the Mayor's address yesterday, the Presi dent in a voice evidently affected by emo tion remarked as follows: To what you have just given utterance to, under the circumstances, would he more than I could undertake to reply to.' I am over whelmed at the reception you have ac corded to mec (applause) and language is inadequate to give expression to my feel ings. I accepted your invitation and I now beg you will in return accept my most sincere and heartfelt thanks. Such an invitation from this great metropolis ought to encourage, and it does encour age, me in the faithful discharge of my duties (cheers.) It is peculiarly accepit able at this time, fresh as we are from the battle field ; but there is still a great er battle before us (cheers.) In reference to what I have done it is before you, and it is for you to determine what my con duct has been (applause.) In conclusion, let silence speak for me what I ought to say and what I intended to do (cheers.) In accepting these resolutions, accompa nied by sentiments so gracefully uttered, I again return you my sincere thanks. At the gonclusion of the. President's remarks li was greeted with three cheers. Loud calls were then made for Secretary Seward. HIe said : I feel that I am at home. I thank you for the welcome you have extended to me (applause.) I feel more than. that, for I have brought with me to yours and my homes the President of the United States (cheers.) United by the arms of our heroes, by the virtue of our citizens and by the wisdom and energy of our Chief Magistrate, if any thing is wanting it is the certificate which we look for at the coming polls to bear up ns out in our opinions that the United States should consist of 35 instead of 25 States (great applause.) In the city and State of New York the people should be faithful, first to their views, then to their chrn,a then to thneh itan State, and then to the country. To this duty I ad- ( here, and if persons were to interfere with me in faithfully carrying out this principle, I could overbalance them and still be faithful to the country (great cheering.) The President, Secretary Seward, Gen eral Grant, Admiral Farragut and Secre tary Wells were quartered at Delmonico's C while the remainder of the party were provided for at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The President received many visitors last evening. . NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-The banquet to the President last night was a splendid affair. Among those present were Grant, Farragut, Seward and Wells, and the I Russian, Mexican and Brazilian ministers, A. T. Stewart, Astor, and upwards of I two hundred prominent citizens. The < President spoke at great length, and said < in the course of his remarks that the gov ernment went to war for the express pur pose of preserving the Union of the States, 1 and the government had established the great fact that the States have not the 1 power or the right either by forcible 1 or peaceable means to separate from each other, but that Congress has particularly assumed, and up to the present time, has 1 carried out the doctrine that the govern ment was dissolved, and those States were out of the Union. We denied their right to secede, even peaceably and now we find, when these States seem again to renew their prctical relations with the Union by sending representatives to U;ongress, there, are men in that body who, in violation of our great charter of liberty, refuse to admit them. The ques tion is, will we submit-will the Ameri can people submit to to this practical assertion of the doctrine they repudiate and overthrow by the war. That isaue is before you. If we submit to this, we give the lie direct to every position taken by us since the war commenced. He asked in the spirit of christianity and sound philosophy if we are prepared again to see our portion of the country arrayed against the other in deadly con flict, or shall we make an effort to unite the whole countiy in harmony and be friends. Referring to the Philadelphia Convention, he said the best evidence that .can be shown of loyalty are loyal professions and loyal actions, and when these gentlemen, met in Convention from the North and the South, come for ward ane profess devotion to the United States and the Constitution, and when their actions and professions correspond, who shall dare to doubt them. Have we reached that point that all confidence is lost in men. If we have, I tell you that your Government is not as strong as a rope of sand. It has no weight and will tumble to pieces, The adverse pow er of this Government is in the confi dence which the people put in each other. He said the South had accepted this arbitrament of the sword and lost, and wanted to retan again to the Union. He did not want to see them come back de graded and debased, but wanted them to come with all their manhood. They have again taken up the Constitution and ask that its laws shall be enforced. What then was the cause of distrust or lack of confidence in them ? There is no cause. He also said Gen. Grant and himself had fought for the Union at one end of the line, and now they were fighting for it at the other, and Grant was not in the field, but he was doing equally good service (laughter and applause). He said our threc thousand millions of debt could be paid only by the consolidation of our nationality and the perpetuity and union of the States. In conclusion, he said the demonstration in New York con firmed him in his opinion that the people will take care of the Government, and those who would attempt to cheat their purpose had better stand from out the way. For himself, he had reached the summit of his ambition, with one excep tion. He said there is but one thing wanting.; would you like to hear it. (Cries of yes.) At this particular crisis and period of our history, when the States are in peril, if I can be the instrument in the hands of the people of restoring this Union and making it completely, causing the Government to recommence its glorious and mighty career of pros perity and greatness I will be willing to exclaim as Simeon did of old when he saw the babe born in the manger: "I have seen the glory of thy salvation, let thy servant depart in peae." (Applause.) That being done, my anbition is complete. I ask nothing more. I would rather live in history, rather live in the affections and hearts of my countrymen, as having consummated this great end, than be President of the United States forever. Here the audience broke into an irre pressible burst of applause, and on the calo en. Sanford gave three cheers for Andrew Johnson, the restorer d the Union.. After a drive through the Ceritrgl Par~k the President and Gen. Grant took the boat at Manhattanville for Albany. One of the most eminent medical men now in Europe, is Dr. Simis, a native of tLancas ter District. He has been deco i re bheh Emperor Napoleon. btaining Infokqmation from Eich mond During the War. The Richmond correspondent of the. ew York Times imparts the following aformation relative to the manner in rhich important intelligence Was on eyed from Richmond to the Federal lines, Luring the war. The Richmond Whig ,dmits that the testimony of Gen. Lee Lid leak out and did get to Washington out whether in the manner indicated by he Times' correspondent, is not certain. Ehe version of the correspondent of the Cimes' is as follows: "The country will remember that du ing the winter our Government obtained Lssurance of the hopelessness of the Con ederate cause, by coming into possessiot )f the testimony of General Lee before a :ommittee of the Confederate Congress; which was never reported to the House.it<, y axcept in secret session, if at all. A full. iistory of the manner in which the Goy ,rnment obtained that information would >e more interesting than any romanced )ut it is too soon yet to do more that )utline it. The evidence of General LeO ivas taken late in the winter ere this com nittee had determined what course they should pursue-almost before the ink was lry upon their notes-the entire stater ment of the Rebel General, word. for. word, was in the possession of Mr. Linr. :oln at Washington. In the room where the committee met was a closet, and from that closet, immediately after their ad journment, came the priceless informa= tion. Outside the house it at once changed bands, and a second pi-ty walked Leisurely through the streets of Richiond, with it, until upon the environs he en countered one of the common couitry carts of this section proceeding with the half of a newly killed beef toward the rebel lines in Butler's front. No com munication that the most lynx-eyed could perceive passed between the man and the cart, but the former gradtially changed his direction and was soon walk= ing. back in the direction whence he Lad. come. The cart went on, reached and passed through the Rebel camps witholt molestation and reached the picketsi where it halted as a matter of cotirse. The beef was destined for the house of.& planter just beyond the rebel lines- and, in plain sight of their outposts. These . explanations made and a careless 'setreh of the cart made by the Rebel sentry, ', that is a look into it, the cart proceededt on its way. Just as it neared the house a small party of our cavalry made a daalh at it, and to the utter surprise of the Rebel pickets, who saw the whole affauir, our men only hovered a moment arbund tne cart, then galloped back with one more man than they came with, leaving cart and beef, and driver and mule be hind him. They did not know it their but under the beef was a man, and the. man had a package, and the package con tained the statements of Gen. Lee before the Committee of Congress a few hours before. In outline, this was hoe the thing *s done. It may seem strange, but Lincoln and Grant knew long before'many of the. officials of the insurgent government -the swor,n statement of their commander as' to the hopelessness of furiher resist ance. Knowing that the Governmem'iand Graiet had this information explaita many. tbings in connection with the arrival within our lines of Hunter Stephens asy d Campbell, at the time of the Hampton Roads conference, which at the time were explicable. The feat of obtaining this in formatiou is unrivaled in the annals of wtar, and gradually, as the facts come to' ght, it will be found that Grant had every day such particular information from the Rebel capital that he knew what Jeff. Davis was talking about each day in the most private of his con versa tions with, his Cabinet and ?:emlbers of his Congress. E. C. THE PREss AND THE ATLANTIC TELE GRAPH NEws.-The New York correspon dent of the Philadelphia Ledger writes: T may as well state that the talk in news paper circles is, that one of the very first. necessities oX this'institution (the Atlantic cable) as soon as it is demnonstrated thmat it is to be a permanent thing, must be an advance in the price not only of news papers, but of newspaper advertising.. As the cable dispatches add nothing to newspaper circulation, the public is the only party benefited, and the public, therefore, must expect to foot the bill; otherwise, one half of the newspapers now in existence may as well give up the ghost. The talk, in all probability, will, mn the course of a few days, cryiltallize in the shape of a General Convention of the leading newspaper paoprietors in all this part of the country, to discuss the situa tion and to see what is to be done. Very recently there have been redis covered in Brazil the rich silver mines worked by the Jesuits. A similar re discovery is reported in South Calhfornia, where the Indians were- compelled and bribed to silence by the Jesuits, who worked the mines.