Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-30

The Presidents Amnesty PrOcla-
nation.
A Proclamation blythe President of the United
States Of America.
WHEREAS, The President of the United
states, ON the first day of December, 1868,
and on the 26th day of March, 1864. did,
with the object to suppress the existing re-
6ellion, to induce all persons to return to
their loyalty and to restore the authority OF
the United States, issue proclamations offer
ing amnesty and pardon to certain persons
, who had directly or by implication partici-
pated in the said rebellion; and,
! WHEREAS, Many persons who so had
/ served in said rebellion since the issuance
( of said proclamation, failed or neglected to
take the benefit offered thereby; and,
WHEREAS, Many persons who have been
Justly deprived Of all claim to amnesty and
pardon Hereunder, by reason of their par
ticipation directly or by implication in said
rebellion and continued hostility to the
Government of the United States since the
date of said proclamation, now desire to
apply tor and obtain amnesty and pardon:
To the end, therefore, that the authority
of the Government of the United States
may be restored and that peace, order and
freedom may be established, l, Andrew
johnson, President of the United States, do
proclaim and declare, that hereby grant
to all persons who have, directly or Indirect
ly, participated in the existing rebel
lion, 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 Unite States pro-
viding for the confiscation of property of
persons engaged in rebellion have been in
stituted; but on the condition, nevertheless,
that every such person shall take and sub
scribe the following oath or affirmation,
and thencefOrward keep and maintain
said oath inviolate, and which oath shall
, be registered for permanent preservation,
and shall be of the tenor and effect follow
ing, to wit: 7.ry- rsr.'..
IL do solemnly swear or affirm in pres
ence of Almighty God, that | will hence
forth faithfully defend the Constitution of
the United States and the Union of the
States hereunder, and that / will in like
manner abide by and faithfully support all
laws and proclamations which have been
made during the existing rebellion with
reference to the emancipation of slaves. So
help me Cod" ,E32f
The following classes of persons are ex-
cepted from the benefits of this proclama-
ton:
1st. All who are or shall have been
pretended civil or diplomatic officers, or
otherwise domestic or foreign agents, of the
pI etended Confederate Government.
I'd. All who left judicial stations under
the United States to aid the rebellion.
Sd. All who shall have been military or
naval officers of said pretended Confederate
Government above the rank of Colonel in
the army or Lieutenant in the navy.
4th. All who left seats in the Congress OF
the United States to aid the rebellion.
9Th. All who resigned or rendered resig-
nations of their commissions in the army
or navy of the United States to evade duty
in resisting the rebellion. -
9th. 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, seamen or
in other capacities. -s. ....H. -....,s
7th. All persons who have been or are
absentees from the United States for the
purpose of aiding the rebellion.
Sth. All military and naval officers in the
rebel service who were educated by the
Government in the military academy of
West Point, or in the United States naval
academy. 't|
9th. AN persons who held the pretended
offices of Governors of States in insurgent
States against the United States.
10th. All persons who lett their homes
within the jurisdiction and protection of
the United States, and passed beyond the
Federal military lines into the so-called
Confederate States for the purpose of aid
ing the rebellion.
11th. All persons who have been engaged
in the destruction of the commerce of the
United States upon the high seas, who have
made raids in the United States from Cana
da, or been engaged in destroying the COM
merce of the United States upon the lakes
and rivers that separate the provinces from
the United States. i'2'. -
18th. All persons who, at the time when
they seek to obtain benefits hereof by taking
the oath herein prescribed, are in military,
naval or civil confinement or custody, or
under bonds of authorities or agents of the
United States as prisoners of war, or per-
sons detained for offenses of any kind, either
before or after conviction. frt,
18th. All persons who have participated
in said rebellion, and the estimated value of
whose taxable property is over $4,000.
14th. All persons who have taken the
oath of amnesty as prescribed in the Presi-
dents proclamation of December s, A. D.
1868, or an oath of allegiance to the Goy-
ernment of the United States since the date
of said proclamation, and who have hence
forward kept and maintained the same in
violate.
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 literally ex-
tended as may be consistent with the facts
of the case and the peace and dignity Of the
United States. 0tE ~ sIs HEt.5 Fai'' '4 q
The Secretary of State will establish
rules and regulations for administering and
recording the said amnesty oath so as to in
sure its benefit to the people and guard the
Government against fraud. sga
In. testimony whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused, the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at the
City of Washington the 29th day of May,
in the year of our Lord, 1866, and of the
of the United States the S9th.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President: CT ar 's.-s-" I'm
WIN. FL. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
The Presidents Proclamation Re.