The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-06-02
President Johnson's Amnesty Procla.
nation.
A APPROXIMATION
By The President of the United s,a,e

A with the object to suppress the EXISTING re-.
beliioD, to induce all persons to return tc
their loyalty, and to restore tho authority
of the United States, issue 9 proclamation
: Offering amnesty and pardon to Certain per.
sons who had directly or by implication
participated 10 said rebellion and whereas
: many persons who bad GO engaged in said
rebellion, have, sioce the jssnance of said
: proclamation. failed or neglected to tax q
the benefits offered thereby and whereas
: many persons who bayo been Justly de.
, prived OF all claim to amnesty and pardon
e hereunder, by reason of their participation
g directly or by implication in said rebellion.
, and continued hostility to the Government
of the United ,States since tho date of said
proclamation, now desire to apply for, aud
obtain amnesty and pardon to the end
therefore that the authority OF the Govern
meut of the Uuted States may be restored.
aud that peace, order and freedom may bo
established, l.. Audrew johnson, President
OF the United Statos. do proclaim and de.
clare that hereby grant to all persons who
have directly or indirectly participated in
the eristirg rebellion. except as beripafter
excepted. amnesty and pardon, with resto.
ration of all rights of property except as to
slaves. and except in cases wbere legal pro-
ceediDgs, under the laws of the United
States providing for the confiscstion of the
property of persons engaged in rebellion
have been Instituted, out on condition. pey.
erthelcss, that every such person shall take
and subscribe to the following oath or aflir.
maticn, and thenceforward keep and main
tain said oath inviolate, and which oath
shall be registered for permanent preserya.
ton, and shall TO of tho tenor and effect OF
the following, to wit:
u do solcmnly swear (or affirm. in pres.
ence OF Almighty God, that ] will hence.
forth faithfully defend the Constitution of
tho United States and the Union of the
States hereunder, and that l will In like
manner abide by and faithfully support ali
laws and proclsmations which have been
made during tho existing rebellion with ref.
erence to slavery. SO belp me God"
The following classes of persona are OK
ccpted from the benefits Of this proclama.
lion; ..... ...,
lst All who are or shall have been pre-
tended civil or diplomatic officers. or other.
wise domestic or foreign agents of tho pre-.
tended Confederate government.
2d. All who loft judicial stations under
the United States TO aid rebellion.
Sd. All who shall have military or naval
officers OF said pretended Confederate Gov.
ernInent above the rank of Colonel in the
army or Lieutenant in the navy.
4th. All who left tboir seats in Conpress
of the United States to aid in rebellion.
9Th. All who resigned or tcndered resig.
nations of their commissions in the army or
navy of the United States TO evado duty ip
resisting rebellion.
9th. All who bavo engaged in any way
ih treating otherwise than lawfully. as pris.
oners of war, persons found in tho United
States service. as officers, soldiers, seamen,
or 10 Otber capacities.
7tb. All persons who havo beou. or are
absentees from tho United States for the
purpose of aiding rebellion. ......
S.h. All military and naval officers In tho
rebol service who wero educated by the
Government in tho Military Academy q,
West Point, or at the United States Naval
Academy.
9th. All persons who held pretended Of
fees of Governors of Siatos in inaurrection
against the Uuilod States. r
10Th. All persons who loft their homes
within the Jurisdiction and protection of the
United States, and passed beyond tho Fed.
eral military lines into the so-callsd Con.
federate States, for the purpose of aiding re-.
bsllion.
llth. All persons who have boon engaged
in the destruction of tho commerce OF the
United States on tho high seas. and ersons
who have made raids to the Unitod States,
or have been engaged in destroying the
commerce of the United States upon the
lakes and rivers that separate the British
pi ovinces from tho United States.
18th. All persons who at tho time when
thoy seek to Obtain the benefits OF. taking
the oath herein prescribed, are in military,
naval confinement or custody, or under
honda nf ha mil al Ill tho. |
itios or agents of the United States, as pris.
oners of war, for offenses Of any kind, be.
fore or after conviction. = .
18th. All who have voluntarily participa.
tod in said rebellion, and the estimated val.
ue OF whose taxable property is over $50.
600.
l4th. All persons who have taken the
oath of amnesty, as prescribed in the Pres-
dents proclamation of December 8, A. ID.
1868, or an oath of allegiance TO the Gov
eminent OF the United States since the
date OF the said proclamation, and who
have not thencetorth kept and maintained
the same iDyiOlate.
Provided that special app cation may be
made to the President for pardon by apy
person belonging to the excepted classes.
and such clemency will be literally extend
cd, as may be consistent with the facts of
the case. and the peace and dignity Of tho
unteo States. The Secretary of State will
establish rules and regulations for admins.
teriug and recording said amnesty oath, so
as to insure its benefit to tho people and
guard the Government against fraud
In Testimony whereof / have hereunto set
my haLd, aud caused the seal of the
United States TO be affixed Done a,
the City of Washington, this goth day of
May, in the Year of our Lord 1865.
and Of the Independence of the United
States the S9tb.
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