The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-10-12

WsSUNsroN. September s-Tte following par
don proclamation. although prepared yesterday.
sas not issued until This ?. =. o. tie President ..
tie U1.iel States o. America:
FEoCLNSNEIoS.
"EEEE-s DC lie lg;l % Jul=- a D ISL. TIE
t-J Hoses % Cg-zr=. ~.;l rx--laEiil4ry EaA-
1lzif- s5!rznly declared Lat t- var t.~a existing
Wa not aged - ll- PlE.-ft-- tro.elGm-lt = Aay
spirit u! 1Eprv.s.cl. llE :4r --y lLrpa-- 81! con
q .-s- ar --i5-E-t.ar. nor i1r t-- paspn-- uf over
Lrl.ia- 60. L-ressas -it- ;- Ei-tt-o- ,-t-lilsavd
sE--tlt.r-- o. state u-t 81 --frll and ll-iu-lIa
gee -gprr1arg q ;-c tul-l-f,inE and o. Trr-rEyr
tLr Iaial vitt al tl- dignity and -qusity %
u-1l. q; tI- --vcr4l States UEilqas1rd. an- hat -
--a 80 4-sr objects sLolil lee a--eomr. ~L,l tie
a4r tU--t Go C--. ard. ElrIr--. tlc President. u
aad tc -tiA "a! 90 A-Eca- 4sl-- lla- si.L t-ro object
tt -1FgEt--4DE tG~ tlru tN.-ll- Rebellion. and
g Inducing al pvE-ols t0 rctuIa 20 their LOYALTY
and 20: Ee>:cuLE tlr authority - lhe United States.
f+--r O reclamation C1rEsn. amnesty and pardon
90 all persons who lad directly OF Indirectly par
uclP-te4 - ilc t--G existing E,brllioU e2cepta> 10
'no-- lruc.zmst.1ls Wz- specified aud reserved:
arl whereas. lie President % The Uliirl States did.
- IL -=ih day ot May. \ y. i>t5. issue +. further
PROCLAMATION with The same objects before men
toned. and 10 The end tL4t tie authority OF The
Government @. the Ju.-et states nigh; Ice restored.
ans tl4t peace order and irrvuu. might be c-t4b-
li-L-l: and tie President dill. by said IA. mentioned
proclamation. proclaim and declare Tia; L. thereby
grated o. all persons vbo bad directly or iuli-
r-ctly participated u The then existing rebellion.
except - therein excepted. amnesty and pardon.
with tie restoration 90 ali rights OF property except
- % slaves. except - certain cases where l--al
Irotee-i1ss had been Instituted. bat upon condI-
ton cha: such prisons >.ou!a take. and subscribe
o.. ~ oath therein prescribed. which oath should
be registered for permanent preservation: aud.
whereas. 10 and by said las; mentioned p~reclama-
UJu. @: the -sIh Nay. 1855. fourteen extensive
classes OF pei sons therein especially described were
altogether excepted and excluded from tile benefits
thereof. and whereas. The President Of the United
states did. OF he - d1y % April. 1896. issue a
proclamation declaring that she Instruction was al
IN end. and wIS .hrucrfoFta ~ jc>O lvSardei:and
whereas. there now exists No oTg-Aized armed
resistance q misguided citizens. or Others. IL the
authority OF the United States in tie states Of
georgia. south Carolina. North Carolina. Virginia.
Tennessee. Alabama. Louisiana. Arkansas. Missis-
- u, Florida and Texas. fbe laws can 1e sustained
enforced ;lvTein by proper civil aIthoity.
State or Federal. aud tie people Of sid States are
10y 4!iy disposed. aud have c~on:oTmrG. and il PER
To 90 -. viii conform in legislation 10 the
conditions OF affairs g'OWlnE out uf tue Amend
-urlr To the Constitution prohibiting slavery within
limits and jurisdiction -: the Caii-d States: and.
there no longer exists any reasonable
hanger 70 apprehend. within States which were in
.J!vei in tine late rebellion. any unlawful rcS stance .
Jy the people Of said States TO the Constitution
and laws Of the United States; and. whereas. .arge
armies. military occupation, martial law.
military tribunals and the suspension Of the urivi-
eye Of h1bsIS corpus. and tie right Of trial By
ury. axe. IN tine VI peace. dangerous 20 public
liberty and Incompatible with individual rights of
.itizrns, and contrary 10 the genius and spirit OF
rec institutions. and exhaustive Of national rrsgur-
except j. eases OF actual necessity TOR
epellilg Invasion 81 suppr-ssilg in>urrcciiOn or
and. whereas. a reta.iatory viudiclive
icbcy. attended by unnecessary olSqualiica-iun-.
nd the pains and penalties Of c-nniseaii0u and
Acknowledgement now and always could only tend
o kinder reconciliation. among tie people and
iati0nai restoration. while il must s~o-ious!y em5ar-
a.. ob-trUei. and rcprcss popular energies and
IatiJnal industry aud enterprise and whereas. for
Jason. IL : now deemed essential 70 The public 3
'c!fare. and TO the more perfect restoration and
- - - md Oh #na~ Ill L. -
reclamation aforesaid. issued on the 18th OF Nav.
>65. should be modified. and that the full and
pardon considered thereby should be
r-n-G aud further eND-ud-i q a large number OF
-.r-1u-. who. by it, Aforesaid executions. have been
ifEeEt0 excluded frJE 49, Executive clemancy:
Now. therefore. be- il known that l. Andrew
oLn-0n- President Of the United States. 10 hereby
rOciziui and declare that The fl.l pardon described
D aid proclamation Of the Zgih 81 May. lS55. shall l.
encc.Dria be opened AMI extended 10 al persons
10 directly az indirectly participated in the late
-b-iliDn. with the restoration II all privileges.
aud rights OF property. except a. to
roperty with regard - slaves. except il ca--- in =
hich legal proceedings have been commenced
uder the Laws u the United States hut anon J
is condition. nevertheless. that every such per
IN who shall seek 90 avail! himself Of this pardon
lall take and subscribe 10 the following oath. and
Iali can>e he same T. be registered for perna-
preservation. IN the same manner and with
- sane effect With the oath prescribed 10 the =
I'd proclamation of May 30. lse5. WILL do SOL {
nuly -vrar-t"r affirm in the presence % Almighty ,
"u. -hN 4 "H+ LtaEet'tts support. lTut~C@ and
-'enl TIE Constitution and The Union % The States !
hereunder. and that | will likewise abide bv and :
ithf1lly support all .aw- and rrociamat.ons which I
aye been made during tie ln.. rebellion with ref Z
-ence 10 tn emancipation q slaves. 20 help me =
cd
TIE following persons. ard no Others. sre evclu- ,
q from the benefits OF tsi> proclamation. and st;d e,
-1c!lmatiOn 81 tie =Sta q May. l>c5. namely: :
irS-. the Chief. or pretended Chief Fx.,U-ir. Z
hcer>. including the President. Vice President. 6
u III had q departm 'ut- Of %. pretended )
Jnfedrrata or rebel Government. and al who were q
tents thereof in foreign States aud countries. aud z
{ who I'D Or pretended 20 hold in tie service Of a
ID pretended Confederate Government military e
nj. or title above tee grade cf Big. General. anil n
rank or title above that 0fCap;ain. and all who q,
ere or pretended :" BE- Governors OF States. Will. :
aiutaining. abciting. and subniittia. 10 aud .cqui-
cling in rebellion. Second. all persons who in
y way treated Otherwise than aS lawful prisoners i,
~ar persons who in any capacity were employed Il
engaged in the military service Of the United I
ates. Third. all persons who at the time they "
IS seek to obtain the benefits az this p~roclamafion {
actually in civil. military or naval confinement. e
held t. bail before or after conviction. and all "
r>p1s who Were engaged directly or Indirectly in q
assassination % the late President Of tn uitrd p
a'e~. or In any plot or conspiracy in any mann =
erewi,h. i
testimony whereof. / have signed these presents
wIth Iny hand. and have c-E=ei the seal Of he {
United States 20 be th-reu1io afsxed.
Done az the City Of Washington. his 9Th day of n
pirmbcr, ls61. lSignelI
ANDREW JOHNSON. "
VIZ II. SEWARD.
secretary oF State a