The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-09-10
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President Johnson's Amnesty ProcIa-
WASHINGTON, September 8.--The
following proclamation was issued
this morning: ."h
By the President Of the United States of
America.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, in the month of July,
Ammo Domini 1861, the two Houses
of Congress, with extraordinary una
nimity and solemnity, declared that
the war then existing was not waged
on the part of the Government in any
spirit of oppression, porrfo any pur-
pose of conquest or subiugation, nor
purpose of overthrowing or interfer-
ing with the rights or established in
stitutions f'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 unim-
paired; aud that .as soon as these OBJ
jects should be accomplished, the
war ought to cease.! IL : I,f...l
And whereas, the President of the
United States, on the 9th day of De-
cember, Anno Domini 1868, and on
the 26th day, of March, Ammo Domini
1864, did, with the object of suppress
ing the then existing rebellion, of in
ducing all persons to retufR TO their.
loyalty, and Of restoring the au thority
of the United States, issue proclama-
tons offering amnesty and pardon to
all persons who had directly or indi-
rectlyparticipated in the then existing
rebellion, except as in those procla-
nations was specified and reserved.
And whereas, the President of the
United States did, on the 29th day of
May, Anno Domini 1865, issue fur
tn.r proclamation, Withthe same OBJ
.ects before mentioned, and to the
ed That the authority of the Govern
ment of the United States might be
restored, and that peace, order and
freedom might. be. established; and
the President did, by tho said last
mentioned proclamation, proclaim
and declare that he thereby granted
to all persons who had directly or in
directly participated in the then ex-
listing rebellion, except as therein ex-
cepted, amnesty aud pardon. with
restoration of all rights of property,
except MS to slaves, md except in cer-
tain cases where legal proceedings had
been instituted, but upon condition
that such persons should take and
subscribe all oath therein prescribed;
which oath should be registered for
permanent preservation.
And whereas, in and by said last
mentioned proclamation, the 29th
day of May, AnDo Domini 1865,
fourteen extensive classes of persons
therein specially described, were alto
Sether excepted and excluded from
the benefits thereof
And whereas, the President of the
United States did, on the I'd day of
April. Ammo Domini 1866, issue q
proclamation declaring that the in
surrection was at an end, and was
henceforth to be SC regarded.
And whereas, there now exists no
organized armed resistance of mis-
guided citizens or others to the author
lty of the United States, in the States
OF Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi,
Florida and Texas; and the laws con
be sustained and enforced therein by
the proper civil authority, State or
Federal, and the people of said States
are we'll and Loyalty disposed, and
have conformed, or, if permitted to
<lp SO, will conform, in their legisla-
4 on to the condition of affairs grow
&g 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 no longer exists
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 Con-
stitution and laws of the United
States.
And whereas, large standing armies,
military occupation, martial law, mill
tary tribunals, the suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus and the right of
trial by jury are, in the time of
peace, dangerous to public liberty,
incompatible with the individual
rights of the citizen, contrary to the
genius and spirit of our free institu-
tions, and exhaustive of the national
resources, and ought not, therefore,
to be sanctioned or allowed, except