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 MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT. 
 
 Executive Office, ) 
 
 Richmond, October 8, 1862. \ 
 
 To the Senate : 
 
 I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of War, 
 in response to your resolution of the 1st inst., submitting copies of 
 all orders which have issued from the War Department suspending 
 the writ of habeas corpus. 
 
 It will be observed that in some cases, in addition to the suspension 
 of the writ of habeas corpus, all civil jurisdiction, (with the excep- 
 tions specified,) was also suspended. 
 
 But the criminal jurisdiction of the ordinary Courts has been in no 
 instance interfered with, — their action in all such cases being re- 
 garded as an assistance, and not an obstacle to the military authorities 
 in accomplishing the purposes of the Proclamations. 
 
 The authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus having expired 
 by the limitation set in the act approved April 19th, 1862, I have 
 only to add that the writ is now nowhere suspended by action of the 
 Executive. JEFFERSON DAVIS. 
 

 COMMUNICATION OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR. 
 
 Confederate Status op America,! 
 
 \V AR 1 >K1* AltTMK.N'T, 
 
 Richmond, October 8, isr>3. ) 
 His Excellency the President : 
 
 Sir: — I have the honor to submit copies of all the orders issued by 
 this Department, suspending the writ of habeas corpus, in response to 
 a resolution of the Senate. 
 
 Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 GEO. W. RANDOLPH, 
 . Secretary of War. 
 

 WAR DEPARTMENT, 
 Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 
 Richmond, March 1, 1862. 
 
 GENERAL ORDERS, > 
 No. 9. * 
 
 I. The following Proclamation of the President is published for the 
 information of all concerned: 
 
 " Proclamation. 
 
 By virtue of the power vested in me by law, to declare the suspen- 
 sion of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, in cities threatened 
 with invasion: 
 
 I. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of Ameri- 
 ca, do proclaim, that .Martial Law is hereby extended over the City of 
 
 .Richmond, and the adjoining and surrounding country, to the distance 
 of ten miles — and I do proclaim the suspension of all civil jurisdic- 
 tion (with the exception of that of the Mayor of the city), and the 
 suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, within the 
 said city and surrounding country, to the distance aforesaid. 
 
 In faith whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and set my seal 
 at the city of Richmond, on this first day of March in the year one 
 thousand eight hundred and sixty-two. 
 
 [Seal.] (Signed) Jefferson Davis." 
 
 II. Brig. Gen. J. II. Winder, commanding the Department of Hen- 
 rico, is charged with the due execution of the foregoing Proclamation. 
 He will forthwith establish an efficient military police, and will enforce 
 the following orders : 
 
 All distillation of spirituous liquors ispositively prohibited, and the 
 distilleries will forthwith be closed. The sale of spirituous liquors of 
 any kind is also prohibited, and establishments for the sale thereof 
 will be closed. 
 
 III. All persons infringing the above prohibition, will suffer such pun- 
 ishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a court martial: provided, 
 that no sentence to hard labor for more than one month shall be in- 
 flicted by the sentence of a regimental court martial, as directed by 
 the 67th article of war. 
 
 Bv command of the Secretary of "War, 
 
 S. COOPER, 
 Adjutant and Inspector General. 
 
WAR DEPARTMENT, 
 Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 
 
 ll'tcliiiwiul, March >s, IMG'2. 
 
 GENERAL ORDERS, 
 
 No. 11. 
 
 I. The following Proclamation is published for the information of all 
 concerned. 
 
 " Proclamation. 
 
 By virtue of the power vested in me by law to declare the suspen- 
 sion of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in cities threatened 
 with invasion : 
 
 I. JeffersDn Davis. President of the Confederate States of Ameri- 
 ca, do proclaim that Martial Law is hereby extended over the City of 
 Petersburg, and the adjoining and surrounding country, to the dis- 
 tance of ten miles, and I do proclaim the suspension of all civil juris* 
 diction (with the exception of that of the Mayor of the city, and that 
 enabling the courts to take cognizance of the probate of Avills, the 
 administration of the estate of deceased persons, the qualifications of 
 guardians, to enter decrees and orders for the partition and sale of 
 property, to make orders concerning roads and bridges, to assess coun- 
 ty levies, and to order the payment of county dues), and the suspen- 
 sion of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus within the said 
 city and surrounding country, to the distance aforesaid. 
 
 In faith whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and set my seal 
 on this eighth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred 
 and sixty-two. 
 
 [Seal.] (Signed) Jefferson Davis.*' 
 
 II. William PanniU is appointed Provost Marshal, and is charged 
 with the due execution of the foregoing proclamation. He will forth- 
 with establish an efficient military police, and will enforce the follow- 
 ing orders : 
 
 III. All distillation of spirituous liquors is positively prohibited, 
 and the distilleries will forthwith be closed. The sale of spirituous 
 liquors of any kind is also prohibited, and establishments for the sale 
 thereof will be closed. 
 
 IV. All persons infringing the above prohibition, will sutler such 
 punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a Court Martial : 
 provided, that no sentence to hard labor for more than one month shall 
 be inflicted by the sentence of a regimental court martial, as directed 
 by the (>7th Article of War. 
 
 By command of the Secretary of War. 
 
 S. COOPER, 
 Adjutant and Inspector General. 
 
WAR DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 
 
 Richmond, March 14, 1862* 
 
 GENERAL ORDERS, 
 No. 15. 
 
 I. The following Proclamation is published for the information of 
 all concerned. 
 
 " Proclamation. 
 
 By virtue of the power vested in me by law to declare the suspen- 
 sion of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus : 
 
 I. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of Amer- 
 ica, do proclaim that Martial Law is hereby extended over the counties 
 of Elizabeth City, York, Warwick, Gloucester and Matthews ; and I 
 do proclaim the suspension of all civil jurisdiction (with the exception 
 of that enabling the courts to take cognizance of the probate of wills, 
 the administration of the estates of deceased persons, the qualifi ration 
 of guardians, to enter decrees and orders for the partition and sale of 
 property, to make orders concerning roads and bridges, to assess 
 county levies, and to order the payment of county dues,) and the sus- 
 pension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the counties 
 aforesaid. 
 
 In faith whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and set my seal 
 this fourteenth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred 
 and sixty-two. 
 
 [Seal.] (Signed) Jefferson Davis. " 
 
 II. Major General Magruder, Commanding the Army of the Penin- 
 sula, is charged with the due execution of the foregoing proclamation. 
 lie will forthwith establish an efficient military police, and will enforce 
 the following orders : 
 
 III. All distillation of spirituous liquors is positively prohibited, and 
 the distilleries will forthwith be closed. The sale of spirituous liquora 
 of any kind is also prohibited, and establishments for the sale thereof 
 will be closed. 
 
 IV. All persons infringing the above prohibition, will suffer such 
 punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a Court Martial : 
 provided, that no sentence to hard labor for more than one month shall 
 be inflicted by the sentence of a Regimental Court Martial, as directed 
 by the 6?th Article of War. 
 
 By command of the Secretary of War. 
 
 8. COOPER. 
 Adjutant and Inspector General. 
 
WAR DEPARTMENT, 
 Adjutant and Inspector General's Oftii c, 
 
 Richmond. March 29, \SQ2. 
 
 GENERAL ORDERS. 
 No. 18. 
 
 I. The following -Proclamation is published for the information of 
 all concerned : 
 
 " Proclamation*. 
 
 By virtue of the power vested in me by law to declare the suspen- 
 sion of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus: 
 
 I. Ji:rri:uso\ Davis. President of the Confederate States of Amer- 
 ica, do proclaim that .Martial Law is hereby extended over the counties 
 of Greenbrier, Pocahontas, Bath, Alleghany, Monroe, Mercer, J!a- 
 leigh, Fayette, Nicholas and Randolph ; and I do proclaim the sus- 
 pension of all civil jurisdiction (with the exception of that enabling 
 the courts to take cognizance of the probate of wills, the administra- 
 tion of the estates of deceased persons, the qualification of guardians, 
 to enter decrees and orders for the partition and sale of property, to 
 make orders concerning roads and bridges, to assess county levies, and 
 to order the payment of county dues), and the suspension of the writ 
 of habeas corpus, in the counties aforesaid. 
 
 In faith whereof, I have hereunto signed my narno and set my seal 
 this the 2!)ih day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred 
 and sixty -two. 
 
 [Seal] (Signed) Jefferson Davis." 
 
 II. Brigadier General Henry Jletk is charged with the due execution 
 of the foregoing proclamation. lie will forthwith establish an efficient 
 military police, and will enforce the following orders: 
 
 All distillation of spirituous liquors is positively prohibited, and 
 the distilleries will forthwith bo closed. The sale of spirituous liquors 
 of any kind is also prohibited, and establishments for the sale thereof 
 will be closed. 
 
 III. All persons infringing the above prohibition, will suffer such 
 punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a Court Martial : 
 provided, that no sentence to hard labor for more than one month shall 
 be inilicted by the sentence of a "Regimental Court Martial, as directed 
 by the G7th Article of War. 
 
 By command of the Secretary of War. 
 
 S. COOPER, 
 Adjutant and Inspector General, 
 
WAR DEPARTMENT, 
 
 Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 
 
 Richmond, Aprils, 1862. 
 
 GENERAL ORDERS ) 
 No. 21. S 
 
 I. The following Proclamation is published for the information of 
 
 all concerned : 
 
 •• Proclam \tion. 
 
 P.v virtue of the power vested in me by law to declare the suspen- 
 sion of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus : 
 
 I. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of Amer- 
 ica, do proclaim that Martial Law is hereby extended over the depart- 
 ment of East Tennessee, under the command' of Major General E. K. 
 Smith ; and I do proclaim the suspension of all civil jurisdiction (with 
 the exception of that enabling the courts to take cognizance of the 
 probate of wills, the administration of the estates of deceased persons, 
 the qualification of guardians, to enter decrees and order's for the par- 
 tition and sale of property, to make ordeis concerning roads and 
 bridges, to assess county levies, and to order the payment of county 
 dues,) and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, in the Depart- 
 ment aforesaid. 
 
 Jn faith whereof, I have hereunto signed my name and set my seal 
 this eighth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and 
 sixty-two. 
 
 [Seal.] (Signed) Jefferson Davis." 
 
 II. Major General E. K. Smith, Commanding the Department of 
 East Tennessee, is charged with the due execution of the foresoins 
 proclamation. He will forthwith establish an efficient military police, 
 and will enforce the following orders : 
 
 All distillation of spirituous liquors is positively prohibited, and 
 the distilleries will forthwith be closed. The sale of spirituous liquors 
 of any kind is also prohibited, and establishments for the sale thereof 
 will be closed. 
 
 III. All persons infringing the above prohibition, will suffer such 
 punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a Court Martial : 
 provided, that no sentence to hard labor for more than one month shall 
 be inflicted by the sentence of a Regimental Court Martial, as direct- 
 ed by the 67th Article of War. 
 
 By command of the Secretary of War. 
 
 S. COOPER, 
 Adjutant and Inspector General. 
 
WAR DEPARTMENT, 
 
 Al-.ii i \vr AM) INSPECTOR GtENERAL's OFFICE, 
 
 Richmond, May I, 18 
 
 GENEB W. ORDERS, \ 
 
 No. 33. $ 
 
 I. The following Proclamation is published for the information of 
 all concerned : 
 
 " Proclamation. 
 
 By virtue of the power vested in me by law to declare the suspen- 
 sion of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus: 
 
 J. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of Amer- 
 ica, do proclaim that .Martial Law is hereby extended over that part of 
 the State of South Carolina, from the Santee River, to the South 
 Edisto River in that State, under the command of Major General Pern- 
 berton ; and I do proclaim the suspension of all civil jurisdiction (with 
 the exception of that enabling the courts to take cognizance of the 
 probate of wills, the administration of the estates of deceased persons, 
 the qualification of guardians, to enter decrees and orders for the par- 
 tition and ^ale of property, to make orders concerning roads and 
 bridges, to assess county levies, and to order the payment of county 
 dues), and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, in the country 
 aforesaid. 
 
 In faith whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, and set my seal 
 this first day of May in the year one thousand ciglij; hundred and six- 
 ty-two. 
 
 [Seal.] (Signed) Jefferson Davis." 
 
 II. Major General J. C. Temlcrton, Commmanding the Department 
 of South Carolina and Georgia, is charged with the due execution of 
 the foregoing Proclamation. lie will forthwith establish an efficient 
 military police, and will enforce the following orders : 
 
 All distillation of spirituous liquors is positively prohibited, and 
 the distilleries will forthwith be closed. The sale of spirituous liquors 
 of any kind is also prohibited, and establishments for the sale thereof 
 will be closed 
 
 III. All persons infringing the above prohibition, will sutler such 
 punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a Court Martial : 
 provided, that no sentence to hard labor for more than onemonih shall 
 be inflicted by the sentence of a Regimental Court Martial, as directed 
 by the 67th Article of War. 
 
 By command of the Secretary of War. 
 
 S. COOPER, 
 ' Adjutant and Inspector General. 
 
WAR DEPARTMERT, 
 Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 
 Rirhmond, May 3, 1862. 
 GENERAL ORDERS. 
 No. 35. 
 
 I. The following Pvoclaunition is published for the information of 
 all concerned : 
 
 " Proclamation. 
 
 By virtue of the power vested in me by law to declare the suspen- 
 sion of the privilege of the writ of" habeas corpus: 
 
 I. Jefferson Daves, President of the Confederate States of America, 
 do proclaim that Martial Law is hereby extended over the counties of 
 Lee, Wise, Buchanan, McDowell and Wyoming, under the command 
 of Brigadier General Humphrey Marshall ; and I do proclaim the sus- 
 pension of all civil jurisdiction (with the exception of that enabling 
 the courts to take cognizance of the probate of wills, the administra- 
 tion of the estates of deceased persons, the qualification of guardians, 
 to enter decrees and orders for the partition and sale of property, td 
 make orders concerning roads and bridges, to assess county levies, and 
 to order the payment of county dues.) and the suspension of the wi it 
 of habeas corpus in the counties aforesaid. 
 
 In J(0h wher tf. I have hereunto signed my name, and set my seal 
 • this third day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred and 
 eixty-two. 
 
 [Seal. J (Signed) Jefferson Davis." 
 
 II. Brigadier Genera 1 Humphrey Marshall is charged with the due 
 execution of the foregoing proclamation. He will forthwith establish 
 an efficient military police, and will enforce the following orders: 
 
 All distillation of spirituous liquors i3 positively prohibited, and the 
 distilleries will forthwith be closed. The sale of spirituous liquors of 
 any kind is also prohibited, and establishments fur ^he sale thereof 
 will be closed. 
 
 III. All persons infringing the above prohibition, will suffer such 
 punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a court martial: 
 provided, that no sentence to hard labor for more than one month shall 
 be inflicted by the sentence of a regimental court martial, as directed 
 by the 67th article of war. 
 
 By command of the Secretary of War, 
 
 S. COOPER, 
 Adjutant and Inspe tor General. 
 
ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, 
 
 Hirhmond, June 5, 1862. 
 
 SPECIAL ORDERS, 
 
 No. 129. 
 
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 XX. By direction of the President the writ of hob as carpus is sus- 
 pended in the city of Salisbury, North Carolina, and throughout the 
 surroundii g country to the extent of one mile. Captain Godwin, in 
 charge of the prisoners at Salisbury, will deliver no prisoners to any 
 of the civil authorities. 
 
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 By command of the Secretary of War, 
 
 JOHN WITHERS, 
 Assistant Adjutant Gerund. 
 
ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, 
 
 Richmond, SepLm.er 3, 1$62. 
 
 SPECIAL ORDERS, 
 
 No. 206. 
 
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 XXII. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended in 
 Atlantt, Georgia, and throughout the surrounding country to the ex- 
 tent of five miles. 
 
 My command of the Secretary of War, 
 
 JOHN WITHERS, 
 
 I distant Adjutant General. 
 
 The above order was issued by direction of the President, though 
 seeming on its face by order of the Secretary of War. As a general 
 rule it is considered that all orders by direction of the Secretary of 
 War are the orders of the President, as Comnmnder-in-Chief. 
 
 S. COOPER, A. and I. G. 
 
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