The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-06-02
Proclamation by the President
THE NEW TERMS or rAmSE,ry.
By he President Of the United STATE,
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United States, on the Sth day Of De.
cember, 1868; and on the 26th day OF
March, 1864, did, with the object to
suppress the existing rebellion, to in.
duce 81 persons to return to their
loyalty and to restore the authority
of the United States, issue proclama-
tions offering amnesty and pardon to
certain persons who had directly or
| by implication engaged in said re-
bellion; and, whereas, many persons
who had so engaged ia the said re-
bellion have, since the issuance OF
said proclamation, failed or neglected
to take the benefits offered thereby;
and, whereas, many persons who have
been justly deprived OF all claim to
amnesty and pardon Hereunder by
reason Of their, participation. directly
or by implication, in said rebellion
and continued hostility to the Gov
ernment of the United States since
the date of said proclamations, now
desire to apply Tor and obtain amnes-
ty and pardon:
To the end, therefore, that the au.
thority 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, dc
proclaim and declare, that / hereby
grant to all persons who have directly
or indirectly participated in the cx-
isting rebellion, except as hereinafter
excepted, amnesty and pardon, with
restoration Of all rights of property
except as to slaves, and except in
cases where legal proceedings under
the laws of the United States provi.
ding for the conCscation of property
Of persons engaged in rebellion have
been instituted; but on the condition,
nevertheless, that every such person
shall take and subscribe the follow.
ing oath or affirmation, and thence
forward keep aud maintain said oath
inviolate, Said oath shall be regis
tered forptrmanent preservation, and
shall be Of tenor and effect following,
to wit
do solcmnly swear [or affirm in
the presence of Almighty God, that
| will henceforth faithfully defend
the Constitution of the United States,
and Union of the States Hereunder;
and that 1 will in like manner abide
by and faithfully support all laws and
proclamations which have been made
during the existing rebellion with ref.
erence to the emancipation of slaves.
So help me God.
The following class Of persons are
excepted frcm the benefits of this
proclamation:
First-All who are, or shall have
been, pretended civil or diplomatic
officers, or otherwise domestic or for
eign agents of the pretended Confed-
crate Government.
Sccond--All who left judicial sta.
tions under the United States to aid
the rebellion.
Third-All who shall have been
military or naval officers of said pre-
tended Confederate Government,
above the rank of Colonel IN the ar
my, or Lieutenant in the navy.
Fourth-All who left seats In the
Congress Of the United States to aid
the rebellion.
Fifth--All who resigned, or tender
ed the designations Of their commands
in the army or navy of the United
States, to evadc duty in resisting the
rebellion.
Sixth-All who have engaged, in
any way. in treating otherwise than
lawfully as prisoners of war persons
found in the United States service as
officers, soldiers, seamen, or in other
capacities.
Seventh-All persons who have
been or are absentees from the United
States 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 United States Naval Academy.
Ninth--All persons who held the
pretended offices of Governors Of
States in the insurrection against the
United States.
Tenth--All persons who left their
homes within the jurisdiction and
protection of the United States, and
passed beyond the Federal military
lines into the o-called Confederate
States, for the purpose of aiding the
rebellion.
Eleventh, All persons who have
been engaged in the destruction Of
the commerce of the United States
upon the high seas; aud all 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 riv-
crs that separate the British Prov
inces from the United States.
Twelfth-All persons who at the
time when they seek to obtain the
benefits hereof by taking the oath
herein prescribed, are in military,
naval, or civil confinement, or custo-
dy, or under bond, of the military or
naval authorities, or agents of the
United States, as prisoners ofwar, or
persons detained for ofrenses OF any
Kind either before or after conviction
Thirteenth--All persons who have
voluntarily participated in said re-