Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-10
Noon Dispatches.

! WASHINGTON, September 9.-It IS al.
legged that further damaging disclosures
of the doings of Ashley and Butler, in
their alleged conspiracy against the pres
ident, are about to be made by the attor-
ney general. A Captain Chandler, who
formerly was in charge of the Washing
ton jail, said TO be radical, is the sup
posed authority for the new develop
ments. -.|Ha...
The following pardon proclamation,
although postponed yesterday, was not
issued until this afternoon by the presi-
dent of the United States of America
! A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, In the month of July, A. d.
! 1861, the two houses Of congress, with
| extraordinary unanimity, sOlemnly de.
! clared that the war then existing was not
waged on the part of the governments in
| any spirit Of oppression, nor for any pur-
! pose Of conquest or subjugatiOn, nor for
/ the purpose of overthrowing or inter-
| feTing with the rights or established in
stitutiOns Of the states, but t0 defend and
maintain the supremacy of the cOnstitu-
ton, and to preserve the union with all
the dignity, equality and rights of the
several states unimpaired, and that as
soon as these objects should be accom-
plished the war ought to cease and
Whereas, The president OF the United
States, on the Sth day of December, A. D.
1863, and on the 28th day Of March, A. D.
1864, did, with the objects of suppressing
the then existing rebellion, Of inducing
all persons to return to their loyalty, and
Of restoring the authority Of the United
States, issue proclamations offering am
nesty and pardon to all persons who had,
directly or indirectly, participated IN the
existing rebellion, except as specified
and reserved in those proclamations;
and
Whereas, the president Of the United
States did, on the 29th day of May, A. ID.
1865, issue a further proclamation with
the same objects above mentioned, and
to the end that the authority of the gov
eminent Of the United States might be
restored, and that peace, order and free
dom might be re-established, and the
president did by the said last mentioned
proclamation proclaim and declare that
he thereby granted TO all persons who
had directly or indirectly participated in
the then existing rebellion, except the
parties therein excepted, amnesty and
pardon, with restoration of all rights OF
property, except as to slaves, and certain
existing cases where legal proceedings
had been instituted, but upon condition
that such persons should take and sub
scribe an oath therein prescribed, which
oath should be registered for permanent
preservation; and
Whereas, In and by said before men
toned proclamation Of the 10th day of
May, 1865, four extensive classes Of per-
sons therein especially described, were
altogether excepted and excluded from
the benefits thereof; and,
Whereas, The president OF the United
States did, on the second day of April,
AID. 1866, issue proclamation declsT-
ing that the insurrectiOn was at an end,
and was thencefOrth to be SO regarded
and,
Whereas, There now exists no organ
lied armed resistance of misguided eiti-
zens, or others, TO the authority of the
United States in the states of Georgia,
South Carolina, Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida and Texas,
and the laws can be sustained and en-
forced therein by the proper civil author
ity, state or federal, and the people of
said states are well and lOyally disposed,
and have confOrmed, and If permitted to
do so, will conform in their legislation to
the condition of affairs growing out of
the amendment to the constitution OF
the United States prohibiting slavery
within the limits and jurisdiction Of the
United States; and,
Whereas, There is 40 longer existing
any reasonable ground to apprehend
within the states which were involved in
the late rebellion any renewal thereof, or
any unlawful resistance by the people OF
said states to the constitution and laws of
the United States; and
Whereas, As large standing armies, !
military occupation, martial law mill |
tary tribunals and the suspension of the |
nriyiIepes of the writ of habeas corpus |
and the right of trial by jury are, in time |
of peace, dangerous to the public liberty, |
with the individual rights /
of the citizen, contrary to the ge-
Mus and spirit of free institutions, and
exhaustive of the national resources, and
ought not therefore TO be sanctioned or |
allowed, except in cases Of actual necesr
sity for repelling invasion or suppresslng
or rebellion; and
Whereas, a retaliatOry, vindletlVe pol
lev, attended by unnecessary disquallh-
cations, pains, penalties, conhseatlon and
Acknowledgement, nov, as always, could
only lead to hinder reconciliation among |
the people and national restoration
while It must seriously embarrass, OBJ
strgct and repress popular energies and
national industry and enterprise; and
Whereas, For that reason, It is now
deemed essential to the public welfare,
and 10 the more perfect restoration OF
law and order, that the
said lase mentioned proclamation, as be-
fore issued, on the 29th day Of May, A.
d. 1866, should be modified, and that the
full and beneficent pardon conceded
thereby should be offered and further
extended to large number OF persons,
who. bv its aforesaid acts, have been
hitherto excluded from executive cleIn-
eney:
Now. therefore, be it known, that ],
Andrew johnson, president of the United
States, do hereby proclaim and declare
that the full pardon described in this
Of the 29th day of May, A.
b. 1855, shall henceforth be opened and
extended TO ell persons who directly or
Indirectly participated in the late rebel
lion with the restriction of all privileges,
immunities, rights of property, except as
to property with regard 70 slaves, and
exeept in cases of legal proceedings
under the laws Of the United States, but
upon the condition, nevertheless, that
every such person who shall seek TO avail
himself of this proclamation shall take
and subscribe the following oath, and
shall cause the same to be registered for
permanent preservation in the same
manner and with the same effect with
the oath prescribed in the said proclama-
ton of the 10Th of May, 1865, namely;
90 ] do solemnly swear or affirm, in the
Of Almighty God, that / will
faithfully protect and defend
the constitution Of the United States, ,snd