The Abbeville bulletin. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10

certificates, III the form Of official certifi
Gates.
L am, your obepient servant,
WIN. II. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.
AMEEsTY PROCLAMATION.
by THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
Whereas, Tho President Of the United
States on the 9th day Of December, S63
did, with the object Of suppressiug the ex.
'stng rebellion, to.iuduce all persons to lay
down their arms, to return to their loyalty,
and to restore the authority of tho United
States, issue proolamations Offering amnes.
ty and pardon to certain persons who had
directly, or by implication, engaged in said
rebellion and
Whereas, many persons who had so en-
gagged in the said rebellion, have, since the
issue of said proclamation, failed or ne.
elected to take the benefits thereof; and
Whereas, Many persons who have been
Justly deprived Of all claim to amnesty and
pardon Hereunder, by reason of Their par.
ticipation directly OF by implication in said
rebellion, and continued in hostility to the
government Of the United State. since the
date Of sail proclamation, now desire to ap
ply for and obtain amnesty and pardon,
TO the end, therefore, that the authority
OF the Government Of tho United States
may be restored, and that peace, order and
freedom may be established, I Andrew
johnson, President of the United States,
DO proclaim and dcclars, that herby grant
to all persons who nave directly or Indirect
" participated in the existing rebellion, ex.
cept as hereafter excepted, amnesty and
pardon, with restoration of all rights of
property, except as to slaves, except in Ca
Sos wdero legal proceedings under the laws
oTthe United States, providing for the
conf i:calion Of property Of persons cnga
ged i'll rebellion have been instituted, cut
Oh the c"hdition, nevertheless, that every
such person shall take and subscribe to the
following oath, which shall be registered,
ior permanent preservation, anl shall be Of
the tender and effect following, to wit:
i do soIemnly swear or affirm in pres
ence OF Almighty God, that will hence
forth faithfully defend the constitution Of
the United States and tho Union of tho
States hereunder, and that l will in like
manner, abide by and faithfully supper, aIl
laws and proclamstions which have been
made during the existing rebellion with re-
terence 10 tho en- ancipalion of slaves. So
help me Cod.
The following classes Of persons are ex-
cep'ed from the benefit Of tLis proclama-
ton.
l. All who arc or have been pretended
civil or diplomatic officers or otherwise do
mestlc or foreign agents Of the pretended
Confederate States.
O. All who left Judicial st.tions unIsr
tho United States TO aid the rebellion.
3. All who have been military or naval
officers Of the pretended Confederate gov
eminent above tue rank of Colonel in the
army, or LieuteDent in the navy.
4. All who left their seats in the Con.
gress Of the United States to aid in tic re-
belIion.
g.. All who resigned or rendered their
resignation of their commission in the Ar
my and Navy of the United States to
evade their duty in resisting the rebellion.
g.. All who have engaged in any way in
treatipg otherwise than lawfully as prison
ers Of war persons found in the United
States service rs officers, soldiers, seamep
or in other capacities.
7. All persons who have been or are alb.
sent from tho United States for the pur-
pose of aiding the rebellion.
8. All military or naval officers in the
rebel service who were educated by the
Government in tue Military Academy at
West Point or in the United States Naval
Academy.
9. All persons who held the pretended
Offices of the Government of the States in
lnsurrection against the United States.
10: All persons who have left their
homes within the Jurisdiction and protec-
tion Of the United States, and passed be-
yond Federal military lines into the 60. call.
cd Confederate States for the purpose OF
aiding the rebellion. -
IL. All, persons who have engaged in the
destruction Of the commere Of the United
States upon the high seas and all persons
who have made raids into the United
States from Canada or besn engaged in de-.
stroying the commerce Of the United States
on the lakes and rivers that separate ,ths
Britlsh provinces from the United States.
l2::Afl persons who, at the time, when
they geek TO obtain the bepeets hereof by
takeing the oath herein prescribed ARE 10
military, naval or civil confnemens Or cus.
tody, Or under bond f:the military or .na.
val authorities Or agents .of,ths United
States aspfisonefs of any kind, sither be-
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