The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-06-03
Amnesty PH0dama tiO6.

President johnson. 81 Tuesday issued
Proclamation offering amnesty and pardon to
certain persons who haze been connected
with and participated in he rebellion. The
President says that man, persons who failed
to avail themselves of he benefits of the
late President Lincolns proclamation of
December, 1864, and offers, now desire to
apply for and obtain pa'don. and in order
that the authority of the Government of the
United States may be restored, and peace
and freedom established he grants amnesty
and pardon - those wh have directly or
indirectly participating m the rebellion
enumerating certain ey,eptions-with the
restoration of all rights Of property, except
that in slaves, and alsoin cases where legal
proceedings have been instituted under the
confiscation laws, on condition that each
person applying for PARDON shall take an
of the United States and the Union, and that
he will abide and faithfully support all laws
and proclamations which have been made
during the rebellion, including President
Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation
From the terms prescribed and the excep.
tons made it is to be inferred that the Presi
dent has not much faith in the schemes of
wholesale cancellation which some peo
pie have endeavored to free upon him, and
which resulted in Firgni;, few days since,
in the election to the legislature of large
number of sympathizers With the rebellion.
He has frequently said that "treason is the
highest crime known to our laws, and the
people should so regard it," and seems de-
termined that in the punishment of the lead
ers this doctrine shall be impressed upon the
minds of all. Among those excente2 from
the proclamation, and consequently liable
to punishment for treason, are a large num-
Der of former citizens Of Maryland, who
come under the tenth clause of those except.
ed, viz: "All persons who left their homes
within the jurisdiction and protection of the
United States, and passed beyond the Fed
eral military lines into the so-called Confed-
crates States for the purpose OF aiding the
rebellion, and all who are absentees from
the United States for the same purpose
Very justly included also in those excepted
are all who have been or are civil or diplo.
matte officers of the Rebel Government and
the Rebel State Governors all who forswore
their allegiance and left Federal positions,
their places in Congress, or rendered their
designations in the army or navy to aid the
rebellion all who inhumanly treated our
prisoners of war; all Rebel officers above
the rank of Colonel in the army or Lieuten.
ant in the navy, and all officers in the Rebel
service who were educated by this Govern.
ment at the Military or Naval Academy all
who have been engaged in making raids
from Canada, or destroying our commerce
on the seas all persons who are at present
in confinement as prisoners of war; all per.
sons who have voluntarily participated in
the rebellion, and whose taxable property is
valued at over $4,000; and all who have
taken the oath of allegiance to the United
States since December sth, 1868, and who
have not since kept it inviolate. The Presi-
dent, however, provides that application for
the benefit of the proclamation may De made
by persons in the excepted CLASSES above
enumerated, and such clemency viii be ex.
tended as may be consistent with the facts Of
the case and the peace and dignit! of the
United States. The Secretary of Safe will
establish rules and regulations for tn, admin.
istering of the Amnesty Oath, so as to secure
its benefit to the people, and proect the
Government against fraud.