The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-06-21

80 engaged in said rebellion, have. sin &C
1 the issuance Of said proclamation. failed
Y or neglected to take the benefits offered
thereby; and whereas many persons, who
have been justly deprived of al! claim to
amnesty and pardon Hereunder by reason
of ,i,eir par,icpa tion. directly O: by I'm.
plcation, in said rebellion aud continued
hostility to the Government OF the United
States since the date of said proclamation.
now desire to apply for and obtain amnes-
ty and pardon:
! To the cud, therefore. that the authority
! of the Government of the United States
may be restored, and that peace, order and
freedom may be established, |, Andrew
Johnson President OF the United States.
do proclar. and declare that | hereby
grant to all persons who have directly or
indirectly partiI; rntcd in the existing
| rebellion, except rs hereinafter excepted,
ann esty aau pardon, with restoration Of
all rights Of property, except as to sla ves,
a:.d 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 condition. peverthe-
less, that every such person shall take and
subscribe the following oath or aiiirma-
ton, and thrnccfo,ward keep and MAIN
tain said oath inEio.ate, and which oath
| sha!! be registered for permanent preser-
vation, and shall be Of the tenor and effect
/ following, to wit:
], ----, do soltAnnly swear or
affirm, in presence Of Almighty God that
| will hercefor,h faithfully support and
defend the Constitution Of the United
States and the Union of the States there
under, and that will in like manner
abide by and faithfully support nll laws
and proc clamat:ons which have been made
during the existing rebellion with refer
ence to the emancipation of slaves. SO
hel p ME God.
The following class OF persons are cx-
emptcd from the benefits Of this proca-
nation:
lst. All who ayr. or shall have been.
pretended civil o" diplomatic officers or
otherwise, domestic or foreign agents of
the pretended Confederate Government
Cd. All who left judicial stations under
the United States to aid in the rebellion.
3D.. All who shall have been military or
naval officers Of sail pretended Coniele-
raj e Government above the rank Of col"uv.
IN the army or lieutenant III the navy.
9Th. All who lett seats il the Congress
of the United States to aid the rebellion.
nations of their comm ssions III the Amy
or navy of the United States to evaI. duty
in resisting the reheiliou..
9th All who hiye engaged in any way
IN treating otherwise than lawfully rs pr!-
sonevs IF war persons found in the United
States service, IA officers soldiers sealneu
or in other capactirs.
Ith. All persons who have been or are
aberntees from the United States for the
purpose of aiding tn" rebellion.
9Th. All military am naval officers in
the rebel service who were educated Nv
the Government in the Military academy
at West Point or the United States Naval
AtA |e!nE
9th. All persons who held the pretended
Offices of Governor OF States in insurrec-
ton against the United States
10th. All persons who left their homes
within the jurisdiction an1 protection Of
the United Stai"s and passed beyond ,hA
Federal military lines into the s".rnlirG
Confederate States Tor tn. purl.os. of aid.
ing tie rebellion.
j lth. Ali persons who have Keen en-
gagged IN tn" destructiO:i of'the commerce.
OF the United States u:,on the high seas.
and VIII" 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 sel1,-
rate the British provinces from the United
State.
18th. All persons who at the time hen
they seek to obtain the benefits hereof bv
taking the oath herein prescribed, are in
military, naval or civil confinement or
custody, or under bonds Of the civil, m;ll-
tarv or naval authorities OF agents of the
United States. as prisoners Of war or per-
sous detained for offences of any k:nc,
el;'i"r before or after conviction.
18Th. An persons who have voluntarily.
participated in said rebellion. and the esti-
mated value of whose taxable property is
over twenty Thousand dollars.