New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-18
,c,,,r ssom Robert Dale Owcn.
FES PARDONlNG POWBR-HiSrORlCAL PREOE-
DENTS.

soIicr ''cS III connection with the ePo, vi 'a'
power times past viii probably interest your readers.
Tie leads Of Nations have been won't IN coniln'
soncc similar to that before to exercise the power
ofpardon. with the appreciation OF mankind 30 Charles
IL ot 70 retnr, 10 England after the death Of Crom
we'll in $50 So George H.. at the close Of the Jacobi,e
9ellion Of i7i5
In IA these noted cxa uples pardon granted on
.oud'n, to be formally accepted; and it was granted
pfco - without reference 10 sentences Of condemna-
Lon Obtained against individuals for tue oicnse par
Gond
IL te case Of Charles H. it was issued under date
Apr d; 1900 from Br,da and was entitled An Act
offrec rud general pardon indemnify and oblivion
sfWA.c the essential portion is in these words
"V gan, free and al pardon, which ready
>por md. pass under Great seal Of frgaAd TO all
or so a. Of what drsrec quality soev'r who. within
sr, ,ier the pub fishing lceoi shall lay hold upon thu.
our and favor, and shall by any public act declare 'her
dom ud that they rcton to she Loyalty " o9sience q
s. e,, BY Parsu.,n. - Parliamentary History Of -
xsld tf w.. p L.
H,i % acceptance q the pardon 20 " 81 unified
ont art OF each inJiyidual, by "pubAc st" dee
clsr. of, return {, 10y atty and obcdiercei md to
sard. .as granted on condition e.. lie execution Of
suel ,bac act within forty days ald extended 20 'lese
only - compiled Will t-.s .,u..tiOn.
Tie p,rdou o. Ceois, H. 70 f.yor o. tic sco.sh ~
surg, who had fo1ei uy he IrotsLd,f was issued
81 Ia. lJdtr the t,t,: Ar Act ior the Kings most
yrsc.c.> general. and Zee rlon. Gap O.. 80 G'o
il. \ =. IN Si4l.,e. "a Large London. i's" VOL
III. = s.. Itwas logged Wi.h ahout eighty ese'q
son>. n,iied D! name come OF whom were condemned
80 de- ont th- efca,r part wcre paidoncd On cordi
tion iauishmen,
Co.. TO- % Geo IL. s. u. ls45. is entitled An Act
op,.t.s tie return OF such Rebel. and traitors con
peYa,. the late Rebellion lave been, or shall be-
eaId,-cl on condition 81 transportation aid also 70
e... ..,-s t. s.a
etes large" No VI. p. So also "Mahons
Hist. ct England Vol Ill. p. 45el
l. o- own history hut 4 single instruction or rebel
Zion c.r. ne the nae has occurred previously TO Lat
shci low IN progress; namely, the insurrcciicu q!
a5el certain We.tcru counties comprising the Fourth
Sur, .t Pennsylvania, caused by an attempt TO OBJ
s,ruc execution Of tie acts for roising revenue on
dist. q ,.irits and stills Although this outbreak. last
Ing or months, created in the mind, Of the taid
fear IL. he STABILITY Of the Goycrumo T. yet il ls
eoul .hc rebels lsd at any time, Al tleir disposal
over men; and il does not appear that the Union
Fss seriously Threatened
o. the 10Th Of July, 1925. the President, George
Wa n,iou. issued d Proclamation granting pardon
so O.. western Insurreu;s" in which after reeiting
ahst .,l.au Commissioners appointed BY him "to con
feru Dee citizens d. the Western Counties 81 Penn
s,lvs.. lad promised III his name tina, II assurances
cfsu TO the law. shoald be subscr.bed =. he
cii!y, Inccrned IN TIE Instruction general pardon
shout granted for al ofcnses against the Url''o
Stat. rnnni,od by these persons previous 10 The -
ofA,ea.i. 1924. he proceeds:
- ,-.,-e Re It known that George 4shir 5'on ffe,
gen nitea 50, '. els,'I I'm, : me-.
ass mailer s'ceQdl o. AT iFeaon. ie'PIi'ion, % ..sa
com .,ii1n the F,.rt survey Pen.yl' snia before
ihe s tsd day Of Ausa la. past excepting .na eie.aans
sc', and subscribe - nd assurance N tne s'neI
having slu.cEta hath vIois'ed %. smel ana
nov Indicted - convicted Of any u,acn. ui'prson
o. or other oaen.e sgns; IL, United sis', hereby
60 O. sccouBi Of the yre1nise''
H.. iAsurreclion broke out in the SUMMER Of l7'' I
IT, Jl p hat year. 800 armed resisted the officers
Of ~ i.g nd burned the Inspectors house y! the
Isl o Ansust the number of insurgents under arms
rad , colleu from 500 70 ZOO men. who assembled
or ,h, lay at Broddccks Field. on the honongaheiS.
Ata.a., period they ne said to have lad the control
Of it nJ men.
II. r.e,ident issued Proclamation warning tie
ins-n., Of the pains and penalties Of treason. and
commanding them 10 disperse. Afterward lie ap
poute three Commits TO confer with the leading
Pele'. who AT first evaded all satisfactory terms, but
6uAu, after the President had called out 1900 militia
TO suppress the nsurrection gave way and agreed 10
The ,e;ure by the Inhabitants Of the in'uTeeht dis
TIL co. -,iclez Of submission " the laws 81 The United
sta, the Commissioners covenanting that on such
ccud o.. they should be pardoned. THIS rerored
tran. It's; but . 800 troops remained. throughout
TIE W inter- Of i7a4-5 encamped in the insurrectonaf!
dir, , History u The United States" By Georgs
Tuatr Vol J.. PIP 81 10 5js. Also. History Of TIE
Uni.d states Of America" by Richard Hhdreth Vol
". pp. 10 10 5l6)
T. nnai pardon y, President Washington, II viii be
oh - d i, granted couditionaly. the condition b"ihg
a.. s--.nc 81 certain articles OF ouhmission Al IL
dic.d - ,ony cted Rebels who refused or neglected I"
sub. .. or having .ubscr ibed aferward violated Tie
cold.' ons excepted.
NmN.hsandicg slch lrecedents. there Viii be FOUND
ma, objections to ii 10 proposed exercise Of cemenc!'
ami 90 DE prudent aud necessary conditions attending
j. q ~ arbitrary exercise Of the oneinan power
Tfe.. objections viii come from men who are in the
hath Of inuding as the only bulwark Of liberty the
Translation o. the United States as often as II suits
the. rrose oil the hour and condemning The very car
ry Yt % IL olesJest provisions, whenever these iun
ooi-..-r 10 portsan aims and sordid intrigue
Il g. men seem 70 take pleasure in forgetting what
MN, Of ~ tb0ughtlessy fan 70 bear IN mind-ihat
VIII, Government founded the popular VII tas
show Itself 10 De Just forbe iriDg free from tyranny "
iog rc.o,tine H. force only at the last moment
ana 70 the time il wac assacd productive TO Millions
OF r-,-,uen of security sDd prosperity scarcely
matched in all history treason against II is one OF the
hac~st Of human crimes. Can any man estimate can
W ariraion Adequately picture, the misery In COUNT
les, . that has already been til, result u hat siu
pe.d,.. orimes Iar more than this, can any man
eve. imagine what might have been the dreiul coise
Quer.a, for generations had treason succeeded
In her parrcidsl sftempt-hsd Gettysburg and half
do,ca more such fields each witnessed the hemins
det-s ol The Union arnsi Who can tell, In such con