The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-09-12

sealed up, directed the President OF the Consen-
ton Raleigh to be laid before the Convention.
/ The members of the Contention thus chosen, will
assemble in the city ef Raleigh, ON Monday, the
second day of October, 1865.
The attention of Justices appointed to administer
the Amnesty Oath is especially directed to the fol-
lowing fourteen excluded classes of the Presidents
Amnesty Proclamation of May 29th, 1865:
sFirst-All no are or shall have been pretended
civil or diplomatic officers or otherwise, domestic or
foreign agents of the pretended Confederate govern
ment.
Second-All who left judicial stations under the
United States to aid the rebellion.
Third-All who shall have been military or naval
officers of said pretended Confederate government
above the rank ofColonel in the army or Lieutenant
/ in the navy.
Fourh-Al who left seats in the Congress of the
United States to aid the rebellion.
Fifth-All who resigned rendered designations
of IL cir commissions in the army navy OF The 5.
to evAde duty resisting the rebellion.
| SixIh-Ail who have engaged in any way in treat
ing otherwise than lawfully prisoners OF war per-
sons found in he U service, officers, soldiers,
seamen. or in other capacities
Seventh-AIl persons " no have been or are abb
senfees from he U. s. for the purpose of aiding the
rebellion.
Eighth-All military and naval officers in the
rebel service who were educated by the government
in the Military Academy at West Point or the u s..
Naval Academy.
Ninth-All persons W no hedSthe pretended offices
of Governors of States in Instruction against The
United States.
-Tenih-All persons who left their homes within
the Jurisdiction and protection of the United States,
and passed beyond the federal military lines into
the so-caed Confederate States for the purpose Of
aiding the rebellion
EIeventh-AT persons who have been engaged in
the destruction of the commerce ofthe United States
upon the high seas and persons who have made
raids into the United States from Canada, or been
engaged in destroying the commerce of the United
States upon the lakes and rivers that separate the
British provinces from the United States
Twelfth-AH persons who, at the time when they
seek obtain the benefits hereof by taking the oath
herein prescribed, in military, naval or civil
confinement custody, under bonds OF The civil
military naval authorities agents of the United
States, prisoners of war persons detained for
offences ofany kind either before after conviction
Thirteenth-All persons who have ~oluntarly
participated in said rebellion, and the estimated
value of whose taxable property is over twenty
thousand dollars.
Fonrteenth-AH persons who nave taken the oath
of amnesty as prescribed in the Presidents procla-
nation Of December eight A. D. one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-three oath of allegiance TO
the government'of the United States since the date
of said proclamation, and who have not thencefor
ward kept aud maintained the inviOlate !:
Provided that special application may be made to
the President for pardon by any person belonging to
the excepted classes, and such clemency will be lib
orally extended as may be consistent with the facts
of the and the peace and dignity OF the United
States.'
who have been civil diplomatic officers agents
of the pretended Confederate government. either
within without the territorial limits of the United
States.
Under the seventh exception are included all Off
GERS. agents, private citizens who have been alb
sent from the United States for the purpose of aid
ing the rebellion.
Under the thirteenth exception are included all
who, uIng the rebellion, have held any office
agency under the State pretended Confederate
government; or have in any way voluntarily Joined
in the rebellion, for example, by entering or
marching with armed forces hostile to the United
States; by sending furnishing money, provisions,
arms to persons engaged in the rebellion save in
where money provisions were furnished
from the prom pings of charity or humanity; by
acting with asSembiages of persons, whether organ
lied nnurganized, hostile to the UnNed States;
or in any other way giving voluntary aid, assistance
encouragement to he'rebrlon; and whose tax
able property the 29,h day Of May 1865, exceed
ed in value the sum Of twenty thousand dollars
The other exceptions are so plain as not to require
explanation.
No certificate will be granted by the Justices to
any person who is included within any of the four
excluded classes, unless exhibition by the
party Of bis pardon for his offence from the Presi-
dent.
The Justices appointed to administer the amnes-
~ oath, aud 10 furnish certificates of the which
shall be evidence OF loyalty, especially instruct
ed to be veiant and faithful. While it will MOI be
their duty TO atenIptto pry into The hearts and con
sciences OF men, they will nevertheless admoni>h
those wha may apply TO take the oath that il must
r.
be lakeland subscribed in good faith, with an hon
est intenaUn their part to keep it without secret
purpose or mental reservation upon any occasion TAR
at any time commit any act l. violation of said
oath; and they will them that if the oath is not
thus taken aud kept, the par don OFF, ed them by the
President will be void and they will remain subject
TO trial under the law for perjury and treason.
The Justices. Clerks and Sherif>, whose duty it
is to provide for administering the oath and TO con-
duct the elections, enjoined TO every praci
cable enable every citizen to take the oath
who may desire and be entitled to do And the
Inspector enjoned to inspect and examine fair
~ and truly, to decide in in accordance
with the law, and with the instructions they have
received from this office, and to make prompt and
returns of the number of votes and for whom
cast, at their respective precincts
Done at our city Of Raleigh, the 9Th day of Au-
gust, thousand eight hundred and sixty. five, |
and i'll the year of the independence of the United
States the eighty -ninth.
WILLIAM W HOLDEN,
By the Governor: Provisional Governor. |
LLwIs HANEs. Private Secretary.
August ID, 1865.