The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-15


Of the Government of the United States
may be restored. and that peace. order and
freedom may be established, i. Andrew
johnson. President Of the United Stateo.
DO proclaim aud declare that / hereby
grant TO all p"rsons who have directly or
indirectly participated in the existing
rebellion, except AS hereinafter excepted,
auneety and pardon. with restcration Of
all rights Of property, except as to slaves.
AID except in cases where legal proceed
ings. under the laws Of the United States
providing for the coniiscation of property
of persons engaged in rebellion. have been
Instituted. but on the cenditicn, ucverthe-
less, that every such person shall take and
subscribe the following oath or afirma- =.
tion, and thenceforward keep and main
tain said ~nth invioi7te, ard which oath
,.hai' J., T stcr i for ,,M,r,an" t preaer
walton. and shall Le of the tenor and effect
following, to wit:
l. ----. Dc sojenuly ewepr or
affirm, in presence oil .Alulieaty rod. that
l will heEceforsn faithfully support and
defend the Constitution OF The United
States and the Union Of the Statea there
under. and that vii IN ike manner
abide by and faithfully I'D d,prrt nii laws
aud proclamat,ons which have been made
duri1g the existing rebcilio with refer
snce to the emancipation # slaves. so
kelp me God.
The following clrss Of :1srsoi.s are er
cmpted from the benefits CT lila procla
lst: =: - la "a t+an.
ss,,erw,s~ vS ,.ou.ez., y = I gu strs a"oass ,t
the pret.nded Confederate Government
2d. All who left iud,cia! atatioua under
the United States To aid IN the retelhop
Sd. All who sh all have been military @.
naval officers Of said pretended ConfeJe
rate Government above th, rank Of colonel
in the army OF lieutenant 10 the navy.
.lth. All who left seats il the Con;,rnaa
Of the United States to a:d the rebellion.
6t!,. All who resi- gnet, or rendered rraS
nations of their commissions in the army
or navy Of the United States to evade duty
in resisting t'le rebellion.
9Th. All who have engaged in any wa~
in treating otherwise than lawfully as pri,
soners Of war persons found in the United
States service, as officers. solders, seamen
- p .hNr e-SSscit...
It'll. All persons who have been or are
ahsentccs from the .Un,tch States for the
purpose of aiding the rebellion.
9Th. All military and naval officers in
the re;,e! service. who. were educate.l bv
the Government in the Military Academy
ut W esJ .'-i:.t OF the Uu,:eu States Naval
Acala,nE.
9th. All person@, w.lo he' ! the pretended
offices oi GU.c.u Of States in iusurrec-
ton against the United States.
10th. All persons Who ,cH their homes
within the jurisdiction nn,l PROTECTION Of
the United States, anil passed beyond the
Federal military lines int" the so.called
Confederate States Tor the nurpos" of aid
ing The rebellion.
18th All persons who have heen cn-
gagged il: the d:structioA OF the commerce
Of the United States m,or Tie high seas,
and who have made rails into the United
States franl Canada, or been engaged in
destroying tie commerce of TIE United
States upon the lakes and river, that sepa-
rate the British provinces from the United
States.
18th. Ali persons who. at the time when
thcv seek TO obtain the benefits hereof by
taking the oath herein prescribed, are ia
military, naval or civil confinement or
custody, or under bonds Of the civil, mill
tary or naval authorities OF agents of the
United States, as prisoners of war or per-
sons detained for offences Of any kind,
either before or after conviction.
18th. All persons who have voluntarily
participated in said rebellion. and the "sti
mated value of whose taxable property is
over twenty thousand dollars.
18th. All persons who have taken the
oath OF. amnesty as prefer; bed In the Pre-
sidents proclamation of December S, A.
y. 1868, or an oath of allegiance to the
Government of the UnitedIStates since the
date of said proclamation. and who lave
not thenceforward kept nd maintained
the same inviolate.
Provided. that special application may
be made to the Presidentfor pardon by
eny person belonging 10 the excepted
classes, and such clemcncy will be libe
rally extended as may be consistent with
the facts of the case ard the peace and