The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-09-20

ing pardon proclamation, although prepare
yesterday, vas not ssued until this forenoon
Bx THE PaEs'DrST oF Tue UxTED STATE
or AnERicA-A PaocLAmATiox.- Whereas
~ the month Of July. Ammo Domino 1861
,he two Houses or Congress. with cxiraor
dlnary unaDimify, solcmnly declared iha
The war then existing was no: waged on th,
part Of The Government in any spirit OF op
preston io, or purpose OF. oserthrowing Of
interfering with tho rights OF established
institutions Of the States, Tut TO defend anc
maintain The supremacy Or The Constitution,
and to preserve The Union with all The dg.
lnily. equslliy and rights. of the several
states unlmpaired, and tha, ss soon as ,heae
cbJects should be accomplished, The war
loUsh. 20 cease; and
Whereas, The President Of the United
States on The eighth day Of December, A
ID. 1858, aud ON the iweny.sIxth day OF
aareh. A. D. 1866. did. with the obisc. Of
lof suPpTessing the then existing rebellion.
oi inducing all persons 20 return to their
Loyalty, and Of restoring the authority Of
The United States, issue a proclamation Of
'cfIng amnesty and pardon 10 oil persons
who tad directly or indirectly participated
.in The then existing rebellion. excep, ss in
40 those proclamations was specified and re-
served. And whereas. the President OF the
Unl'ed States did. en- The 29ih day Of Nay,
1865, Issue further proclamation with The
came objects before mentioned, and 10 the
end that The authority Of the Government,
OF the United States might be restored and
that peace, order and freedom nigh. be es.
ssbshed. And the President did, by the
said lac, mentioned proclamation, proclaim
and declare that be thereby granted 10 al
0efsons who had directly or indirectly par
'icipsied in the then existing rebellion,
except as therein excepted, amnesty
and pardon. with the restoration Of sll
the rights Of property, except ss to
slaves, and except IN certain cases where
legal proceedings had been Instituted
but upon condition that such person should
take and subscribe an oath therein prescrib.
ed, Y hich cath shocld be registered for per.
msnent preservation;
| And whereas. 10 and BY the said lss,
mentioned PROCLAMATION or The 29ih day Of
May. A. D 1865. fourteen classes of per.
cons therein specially described were al.o-
ge,her excepted and excluded trcrs The ben.
etiis therein;
And where's, The PresIder, or the Tai.
Ted States did, on The "a day Of April. A. D.
1866, issue proclamation declaring tho,
the insurrection wac 81 an end, sai vas
thenceforIh % be SO regarded;
And whereas, There now exists no or.
ganzed named resistance of Misguided CHI.
zens, Or Other. 70 The su,horiiy OF ihe United
States in the States Of Gecrgis, South Csfo.
lima, Virginia. North Carolina. Alabama.
Lonissna. Arkansas. Mississippi. Florida
and Texas. and the laws can be sustained
and enforced therein BY the proper civil 81
thori'y, State or Federal, end The people or
said States src well and loyalty DISPOSED.
and have ccnformed, and II permitted 70 do
80 will conform. in their legislation, 10 the
condition Of affairs growing ou, OF The
amendment 70 the Constitution OF the Uni
ted Steis, prohibiting slavery within The lin
its and jurisdiction Of The United Sia,es;
And whereas, There no longer exists any
reasonable ground to apprehend, within The
States which were involved IA the late re-
IbellIcn, 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 stqniing armies,
military occupation, martial law, military
tribunals, and the suspension Of the priyl.
lcgc Of the writ Of hsbeas corpus. and ,hel
right Of trial BY jury are. in time OF peace
dangerous 70 public iibeny. incompatible
with The individual rights Of the citizen.
contrary TO the genius and spirit Or our free
institutions, and exhaustive OF Tie national
resources, and ought not. therefore. 70 be
sanctioned Or allowed, except in cases oil
actual necessity for repeling invasion, Or
supPressing insurrectiSn or rebellion:
And whereas, A retnlintory o. vindic,iye
policy, attended by unnecessary disqualif-
callons. paine, penalties. coniisca.ions and
disiranchisemen could only tend 10 hinder
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