The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the New York Herald
APPLICATIONS FOR PARDON.
WASHINGTON June 10, 1885,
days mails have made large adj
dition to the number of applications
for Executive pardon, and particular
ly from the States of Virginia and
North Carolina. Notwithstanding the
Interpretations of interested and de-
signing politicians, the mass of the
people from those States accept the
Presidents policy of reconstruction
cheerfully and unreservedly. Such per-
sons as I have conversed with from
both sections are loud in praise of the
/. general features put forth in his pro-
CARNATIONS, and assert that as soon as
their neighbors come to understand
what action is necessary to bring them
again under the protection of the Fed
eral government, the movement and the
acquiescence will be almost unanimous.
That some practical difficulties may be
encountered, and some minor differences
of opinion spring up thereon, is admit
ted u l Hi thin vFi king men; but that any
serious difficulties are likely to arise,
they assert to be entirely outOf the range
of probability. They urge with much
apparent force, that no stronger evidence
Of a desire to return to the Union on the
terms offered by the President could pos
sibly be given than is daily furnished by
these numerous applications for pardon
from the classes OF men excepted by the
proclamations. One of the difficulties
I. mt
Ofthe twenty thousand dollar excep-
~tNDn. Many large manufactures, like
JA Anderson, of the Tredegar Iron
Works, and Haxall and Crenshaw, of
the Richmond FIGURING Mills, who are
personally and justly obnoxious and
amenable to punishment, are but part
owners of their immense establishments,
and have loyal ana deserving men for
partners. Some rule separating such in
terests is imperatively demanded, that
the manufacturing and productive in
terests of the South may be put in mo-
ton, and the thousands of employees
and artisans now idle be enabled to earn
their subsistence. flf14Gff
Those who have feared the Presidents
clemency in the matter of pardons was
likely to be abused, may as well abandon
the idea at once. Mr.. johnson is too
clear-headed and far-seeing to become
befogged on matter that has had such
careful consideration as this, or to be
duped by men with whose Vaccinations
and antecedents he has been familiar for
years. Not over fifty have thus far soon
pard0ned, and these arc men without ma
fiQnal repa1bG JnOrinfluence, and clearly
Estatement.
wing list embraces all the
mt rebels who have applied for
Alexander H. Stephens, r. NJ.
8nter, Postmaster General Reagan,
Boyce, of South Carolina; T., o.
son, of Virginia; William T. Avery,
of Tennessee r. H. Hill, of Georgia |;
Major Generals J. B. Kershaw, William
Malone, George Pickett and Echols, and
Brigadier Generals J. B. Simms, Basil
w. Duke, H. A. Quarles, M. J. Wright,
III. P. Jackson, William H. Peck, Will
liams G. Wickham, J. r. Anderson, w.
N. B. Pratt, w. l.. Capett and r.. L.
Page.
This morning John P. Murray, men,
Der of the rebel Congress from Tennessee,
presented himselfat Colonel Ingraham's
office and took the oath of allegiance.
Fourteen Questions, applicable to the ex-
ceptions enumerated in the Presidents
late amnesty proclamation, were pro-
pounded to Murray before the oath was
administered, toall of which he answered
ipthe negative, except the fourteenth
question, which is as follows: "Have
you voluntarily participated in the re-
bellion? If so, is the estimated value of
your property. over twenty thousand dol
lars?' To this Murray replied that he
= had never paid taxes on twenty thousand
dollars, and did not know ho0much he
was worth.
~ ivIr1 n1,o1c Co. -,
Z Kentucky, appeared at Colonel Ingra-
hams office this morning for. the BUR-
pose of taking the oath of allegiance.A
AS he was formerly member of the
United States House of Representatives
he could not answer favorably the uues-
ton, "Did you leave seat in the Con-
gress of the United States to aid the re-
bellion?n But the oath was administer
ed, however, in order to afford him an
opportunity to make q special application
under the amnesty proclamation to Pre-
sident Johnson to be restored to his
rights as a citizen of the United States.
The following is list of the persons
who have applied for and received the
Presidents pardon, under his proclama-
ton of May 30, 1S65:-Samuel Tate,
Rhea, John Shaver, Joseph R. Ander-
son, William G. Newell, William Gam
mon, William Mcclellan and Isaac New
ton, Sullivan county, Tennessee; Thomas
A. Fow, w. w. Eppo and David J.
Carr, Washington county, Tennessee !;
John Powell, Blountsville, Tennessee;
John F. Doak, Wilson county, Tonnes
see; Jesse A. Buckner, Hamilton county,
Tennessee J. s. Thomson and John
EafIy, Granger county, Tennessee; Geo.
81. Jones, Lincoln county, Tennessee
The stnamed was formerly amemberof
the United States Congress and subse-
quently of the rebel COngress.) James
b. Hawkins and John SUIT, Woodford
county, Kentucky; John Lyon, Peters
burg; David Stratton, Powhatan county;
Frederick w. Peasants. Richmond: j.
P. Pendleton, Clark county PevfOn s..
Richmond, Virginia; Charles Rrawer
Annapolis, Maryland; Lucins r PoiL
Helena, Arkansas, and Josenb r. RAJ
ley, Madison county, Alabama. '"o
: INSTRUCTIONS TO PRovIsIoNAr oo,,s
ERNORS.
The Attorney General has issued IN
structions to the Provisional Goyernnrs
appointed by the President, intended tn
confine their recommendations for mar.
dons to individual cases. concerninp
which no dispute can possibly arise