The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-09-18

The following proclamation was issued
this morning:
Bu the President Of the United States Of
america.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, in the month OF July, Ammo
Domini 1861, the two Houses OF Congress,
with extraordinary unanimity and solem-
n;tv declared that the war then existing
was:not waged on the.p of the Gov
erntnent in any spirit of oppression, nor
for any purpose of conquest or subJuga-
tion. nor purpose of overthrowing or in
terfering With the rights or established in
stitutions of the States, but to defend and
maicftain the supremacy of the Constitu-
ton. and to preserve the Union, with all
the dignity, equality and rights of the
several States sunimpaired : and that as
soon aiil5 as these objects should be accom-
plished, the war ought to cease.
And whereas, the President OF the Uni
ted States, on the sth day of December,
Ammo Domiini s6S, and on the 26th day
of March, Ammo Domini 1864, did, with
the object of suppressing the then existing
rebellion, or inducing all persons to return
to.tkeirr loyalty and of restoring the au-
thority of the United States, issue procla-
nations offering amnesty and pardon to
all persons who had directly OF indirectly
participated in the then existing rebellion,
except as in those proclamations was
spec;fed;and reserved.
And whereas, the President of the Uni
tedsStatcss did, on the 29th day of May,
AnnoD Domini 1865, issue further procla-
nation, with the same objects before men
toned, ,andeto 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 men-
toned proclamation, proclaim and declare
that he thereby granted to all persons who
had directly or Indirectly participated in
the then existing rebellion, except as there
in excepted, amnesty and pardon, with
restoration of all rights Of property, eA-
cept as to slaves, and except in certain
cases where legal proceedings had been
instituted. ,.but upon. condition such
pcssons Should take and subscribe an oath
therein prescribed; whichoath should be
registered for permanent preservation.
And whereas; in and by the said last
mentioned proclamation, the 29th day OF
Nav. Ammo Donlini 1865, fourteen extern.
sive classes of persons therein specially de-
scribcd, were altogether excepted and ex-'
cluded ,tromStlle benefits thereof.
And whereas, the President OF the Uni
ted States did, on the Cd day of April,
Anno Domini 1866, issue proclamation
declaring that the instruction was at an
end, and was hencctortht to be sorcgarded.
And whereas, there now exists no or
ganizcd armed resistance of misguided
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, Florida and Texas; and the
laws can be sustained therein by the pro-
per civil authority, State or Federal, and
the people of said States are well and 10y.
allv disposed, and have contormcd, or, if
permitted to do so, will conform, in their
legislation to the condition of affairs grow
ing out of tie amendment to the Constitu-
ton 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 un-
lawful resistance by the people OF said
States to the Constitution and laws OF
the United States.
And whereas, large standing armies,
military occupation, martial law, military
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
the individual. rights of the citizen, con
trary TO the genius and spirit of our free
: institutions, and exhaustive of the nation
al resources, and ought not, therefore, to
be sanctioned or allowed, except in cases
of actual necessity for repelling INVASION
or suprressing insurrection or rebellion.
And whereas, a retaliatory OF vindictive
policy, attcnded,by unnecessary dlsquall,,
iications, pains, penalties, conscation and
disfranchlscment, now, as always, could
only tend to hinder reconciliation among
the people and national restoration, while
it must seriously cmbarrass, obstruct and
repress popular energies and national ill.,
dustry and enterprise.
And whereas, for these reasons, it is
now deemed essential to the public wei
fare, ard to the more perfect restoration
of constitutional law and order, that the
said last mentioned proclamation SO, as
aforesaid, issued on the 10Th day of May,
A. d. 1865, should be modified, and that
the tulfand benifcent pardon conceded
thereby should be opened and futher ex-
tended to large number of the persons
who, by its aforesaid exceptions, have
been hitherto excluded from Executive
clemency.
Now, therefore, bo it known, that I,
l.a,znE Iohnsnn President of tho Unit