Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-09-12

A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, In the month Of July,
Ammo Domini 1861, the two Houses of
Congress, with extraordinary unanim.
ity, solemnly declared that tho war
then existing was not waged on the
part of the Government in any spirit
of oppression, nor for any purpose of
conquest or subjugation, nor purpose
of overthrow or interfering with the
rights or established institutions Of
the States, but TO defend and maintain
the supremacy of the Constitution,
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 ac-
complished the war ought to cease
And, iohereds, The President of the
United States, on the 9Th day of De-
cembcr, A. d. 1868, and on the 26th
day of March A. d. 1864, did, with
objects Of suppressing the then exist
ing rebellion, Of inducing all persons
to return to their loyalty, and Of res
toring the authority Of the United
States, issue proclamations offering
amnesty aud pardon to all persons
who had directly or indirectly parti-
eipated in the then existing rebellion,
except as in those proclamations was
specified and reserved
And, DhereaS, The President Of the
United States did, on the 29th day Of
May, A. D. 1865, issue further proc
lamation with the same objects before
mentioned, and TO the end that the
authority of the Government of the
United States might be restored, and
that peace, order and freedom might
be established, and the President did,
by the said last proclamation, proclaim
and declare that he thereby granted
to all persons who had directly or in
directly participated in the then ex-
isting rebellion, except as therein ex-
cepted, amnesty and pardon, with the
restoration of all rights of property
except as to slaves, and except in Ger.
tain cases where legal proceedings
had been instituted, but upon condi-
tion that such persons should take
and subscribe an oath therein pre-
scribed, which oath should be regis
tered for permanent preservation.
And, Wlereds, In and by said last
mentioned proclamation of the 10Th
day of May, A. ID. 1865, fourteen ex.
tcnsive clauses of persons therein spe-
cially described, were altogether ex-
cepted ard excluded from the benefits
thereof;
And, ,ciereds, The President of the
United States did, on the I'd day Of
April, A. d. 1866, issue a proclama-
tion declaring that the insurrection n
was at an end and was thenceforth
to be so regarded;
/ And, UhTedS, There now exists no
organized armed resistance OF misgui-
ded citizens or others to the authority
of the United States in the States OF
Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Flor
ida and Texas, and the laws can be
sustained aud enforced therein by the
proper civil authority, state or FEEDER.
al, and the people of said States are
well and loyalty disposed, and have
conformed, and if permitted TO do so
will conform in their legislation tc
the condition of affairs growing out
of the amendment to the Constitution
of the United States prohibiting sla
very within the limits and jurisdiction
of the United States;
And, Whereds, There no longer exists
any reasonable ground TO apprehend
within the States which were involved
in the late rebellion a renewal thereof
or any unlawful resistance by the
people Of said States to the Constitu.
ton and laws of the United States;
And, iohereas, As large standing
armies, military occupation, martha
law, military tribunals, and the sus
pension Of tho privilege Of the writ o.
hdbeds corpus, and the right Of tria
by jury, are in time of poaee danger
ous to public liberty, incompatible,
/ with the individual rights Of the citi
. zen, contrary to the genius and s2iri
of our free institutions, and exhaust
i've of the national resources, an,
ought not, therefore, to be sanctioned
or allowed except in cases of actua
necessity for repelling invasion o
: suppressing insurrection or rebellion
And, ,oheredS, A rctaliatory or win
> dictive policy, attended by unnecessa
; ry disQualifcations, pains, penalties
conhseatons and disfranchisement
now as always could only tend 4
hinder reconciliation among the peo
pie and National restoration, while j
must seriously ombarass, obstruc
and repress the popular energies an,
National industry and enterprise;
And, bhereds, For these reasons
is now deemed essential to the publ
= welfare and TO the more perfect res
toration of Constitutional law and OF
der that the said last mentioned proc
amation, so ms aforesaid issued on th
! Goth day Of May, A. ID. 1865, shoul
be modified, and that the full and ber
: ficent pardon conceded thereby shoul
> be opened and further extended to
: large number Of persons who by il
: aforesaid exceptions have been hitt
y erto excluded from executive Glen
|, ency:
= Now, therefore, be it known, tho
- |, Andrew Johnson, President of th
United States, do hereby proclaim
and declare that the full pardon d,
y scribed in the said proclamation ,
Il the 10th day of May, A. ID. 1865, sha
q henceforth be opened and extended {
Il all persons who, directly or indirectly
= participated in the late rebellion, wit