Andrew Johnson's May 10 Declaration (May 10)
Despite the fact that there were still small pockets of resistance in the south, the president declared that the armed resistance was "virtually" ended and that nations or ships still harboring fugitives would be denied entry into U.S. ports. Also that persons found aboard such vessels will no longer be given immunity from prosecution of their crimes.
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