nklin, of the sacred dead and the patriot living! The lie
direct to the Constitution! Apollyon stretching himself, sir; but, by
gad! Apollyon foiled! Listen, and you will hear. Foushee's reading the
Proclamation for the second time."

"Ah," said Rand, in a curious voice. "A Proclamation. From--"

"From the President. Evil hasn't prospered, and though we can't hang
Apollyon, we can hang Aaron Burr. Listen now."

The reader's voice was sonorous, and his text came fully to all the
crowd in the Richmond street.

"Whereas information has been received that sundry persons,
citizens of the United States or resident within the same, are
conspiring and confederating together to begin and set on foot,
provide and prepare, the means of a military expedition or
enterprise against the Dominions of Spain, against which nation war
has not been declared by the constitutional authorities of the
United States; that for this purpose they are fitting out and
arming vessels in the western waters of the United States,
collecting provisions, arms, military stores, and other means; are
deceiving and seducing honest men and well-meaning citizens under
various pretences to engage in their criminal enterprises; are
organising, officering, and arming themselves for the same,
contrary to the laws in such cases made and provided,--I have
therefore thought it fit to issue this my proclamation, warning and
enjoining all faithful citizens who have been led to participate in
the said unlawful enterprise without due knowledge or consideration
to withdraw from the same without delay, and commanding all persons
whatsoever engaged or concerned in the same to cease all farther
proceedings therein as they will answer the contrary at their
peril, and will incur prosecution with all the rigours of the law.
And I hereby enjoin and require all officers, civil or military, of
the United States, or of any of the States or Territories, and
especially all Governors, and other executive authorities, all
judges, justices, and other officers of the peace, all military
officers of the militia, to be vigilant, each within his respective
department and according to his functions, in searching out and
bringing to condign punishment all persons engaged or concerned in
such enterprise, and in seizing and detaining, subject to the