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Minor formatting issue with your signature
Hi Jojhutton, I just wanted to let you know that there's a minor formatting issue in your talk page signature that messes with people who have Syntax highlighter enabled in their Preferences. In [[User talk:Jojhutton|<font color="#CC9900"><sup>Hutton</sup>]]</font>, the ]] is placed such that the highlighter gets confused when looking for the close-wikibracket. This can be fixed by simply moving the close-wikibracket to the end like this: [[User talk:Jojhutton|<font color="#CC9900"><sup>Hutton</sup></font>]] without changing the visual appearance of your signature at all. Regards, Axem Titanium (talk) 02:51, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
MOS:COMPNOW is a failed proposal
Repeated consensus discussions of MOS:COMPNOW have resulted in it being rejected from inclusion in the WP:MOS. Not even a partial merger of it was performed. Jamplevia (talk) 18:57, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
- MOS:COMPNOW is still sound principal and has been used and followed as such for years.JOJ Hutton 19:20, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
End of the Civil War
While I may take the matter to the talk page of the article on American Civil War, I thought I would let you know my reading of the May 9, 1865 proclamation in advance in case you wish to comment off the article talk page. To accurately present my analysis, although I am sorry that it takes up some space, I copy the New York Times article about the proclamation from the citation in the Conclusion of the War section of the article.
You will note in the first paragraph that two classes of persons by whom (1) the armed resistance (2) as well as the operations of the insurgent cruisers were directed are the subjects of the proclamation. The rest of the paragraph, however, deals only with the cruisers and the crews. It is the "persons on board" the cruisers who may no longer have immunity for their crimes after the proclamation date. No other class of persons is identified, or more importantly, subject to sanctions in this paragraph. In the second paragraph, the proclamation declares the actions of Jefferson Davis, John Letcher and William Smith in the State of Virginia null and void. In the next paragraph, all persons who take actions pursuant to the authority or commission of the three men since the 17th day of April, 1861, shall be deemed and taken as in rebellion against the United States, and shall be dealt with accordingly. It does not say they will be treated as criminals or "no longer have immunity" for their crimes. By this time the "dealt with accordingly" meant the liberal terms of the earlier surrenders. That is how the later surrendering forces actually were treated.
So I do not see how the war could be ended by a proclamation which states "armed resistance...is virtually at an end" and specifies loss of immunity rather than "dealt with accordingly" only for continuing commerce raiders. Confederate armies were still in the field and later surrendered as late as June 23, 1865 under terms similar to those given at Appomattox, although they might have continued to fight. Some skirmishes, including the Battle of Palmito Ranch, took place later. I know of no record of any person involved in later incidents, or having not yet surrendered on May 9, being prosecuted as a criminal. Not that it matters, I suppose, but I have not seen the proclamation cited elsewhere as a definitive end date for the Civil War. It actually isn't even cited as such in the article given the wording of the Conclusions section.
If you think it is worth further discussion here or wish to expand on your point, let me know. (I'll check back.) I don't claim infallibility but I think there is good reason not to treat the May 9 proclamation as the end date of the Civil War. I would certainly be interested in any facts, statements or references that support that interpretation, however.
Otherwise, after some time for you to comment further if you wish to do so, I will likely take it to the talk page. I suppose I should have done in preference to just using the edit summary. In view of the additional facts and citations in the article and the debate over the conclusion of the war in general, I think this probably should be considered not worth a big argument and I plan to treat it that way.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 9.
President JOHNSON has issued a proclamation, declaring that, whereas armed resistance to the authority of the government in certain States heretofore declared to be in insurrection, may be regarded as virtually at an end, and the persons by whom that resistance as well as the operations of the insurgent cruisers were directed, are fugitives of captives; and, whereas, it is understood that certain cruisers are are still infesting the high seas, and others are preparing to capture, burn and destroy vessels of the United States, he enjoins all naval, military and civil officers of the United States diligently to endeavor by all lawful means to arrest the said cruisers and to bring them into a port of the United States, in order that they may be prevented from committing further depredations on commerce, and that the persons on board of them may no longer enjoy immunity for their crimes; and he further proclaims and declares that if, after a reasonable time shall have elapsed for this proclamation to become known in the ports of nations claiming to have been neutral, the said insurgent cruisers and the persons on board of them shall continue to receive hospitality in the said ports, this government will deem itself justified in refusing hospitality to the public vessels of such nations in ports of the United States, and in adopting such other measures as may be deemed advisable toward vindicating the national sovereignty.
The President has also issued an executive order to reestablish the authority of the United States and execute the laws within the geographical limits known as the State of Virginia. It is ordered that all acts and proceedings of the political, military and civil organizations which have been in a state of insurrection and rebellion within the State of Virginia against the authority and laws of the United States, and of which JEFFERSON DAVIS, JOHN LETCHER and WILLIAM SMITH were late the respective chiefs, are declared null and void.
All persons who shall exercise, claim, pretend or attempt to exercise any political, military or civil power, authority, jurisdiction or right, by, through or under JEFFERSON DAVIS, late of the City of Richmond, and his confidants, or under JOHN LETCHER or WILLIAM SMITH, and their confidants, or under any pretended political, military or civil commission or authority issued by them or of them, since the 17th day of April, 1861, shall be deemed and taken as in rebellion against the United States, and shall be dealt with accordingly.
The Secretaries of State, War, Treasury, Navy and Interior, and the Postmaster-General, are ordered to proceed to put in force all laws of the United States pertaining to their several departments, and the District Judge of said district to proceed to hold courts within said States in accordance with the provisions of the acts of Congress. The Attorney-General will instruct the proper officers to libel and bring to judgment, confiscation and sale, property subject to confiscation and enforce the administration of justice within said State, in all matters civil and criminal within the cognizance of the Federal courts; to carry into effect the guarantee of the Federal Constitution of a republican form of State Government, and afford the advantage and security of domestic laws, as well as to complete the reestablishment of the authority of the laws of the United States, and the full and complete restoration of peace within the limits aforesaid. FRANCIS H. PIERPONT, Governor of the State of Virginia, will be aided by the Federal Government so far as may be necessary in the lawful measures which he may take for the extension and administration of the State Government throughout the geographical limits of said State.
Thanks for hearing me out. And thanks for your service. Donner60 (talk) 04:07, 26 May 2022 (UTC)