Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-09-26

N'S PSpuiui '"Si 5HSj HdliOudi INDUSTRY
and enterprise; and whereas, for these
reasons it is now deemed essential to the
public welfare to more perfect restora-
tion and the control of law and order, that
said last mentioned proclamention SO afor.
said issued on the Goth of May, 1865,
should be m ,difed, and that the full and
benifcent pardon conceded thereby
should be opened and further extended
to large unmber OF persons who, by its
aforesaid exceptions, have been hitherto
excluded from the Executive clemency
Now, therefore, be it known that /,
andrew Johuson, President of the Uni.
ted States, do hereby pr claim and de.
clare that the full pardon described in
said proclamation of the 19th of May,
1863, shall henceforth be opened and ex.
tended to all persons who, rectiy or in
directly, participated in the late rebellion,
with the restoration of all privileges, in
munities and rights of property, except
as to property with regard to slaves, ex.
cept in cises leading to proceedings un-
der the law Of the United States bnt up.
on this condition, nevertheless, that ev-
eiy such person who shall seek to avail
himself Of this pardon shall take and sub.
scribe the following oath, aud shall cause
the same to be registered for permanent
preservation. in some manner, with the
same effect with the oath prescribed in
said proclamation of May %, 1865, viz /:
II do solcmnly swear Cor affirm, in
the presence Of Almighty God, that |
will henceiorth support, protect and de-
fend the Constitution and Union ofStates
hereunder, and that | viii in like man
ner abide by and faithfully support all
laws and proclamations which have been
made during the late rebellion with ref
erence to the emancipation of slaves; SO
help me God"
The following persons and no others
are excluded from the benefits of this
proclamation and said proclamation Of
May, 1865, namely:
First-The chief or pretended chief
executive officers, including the Presi
dent, Vice President and all heads ofde.
partments ofthe pretended Confederate
or rebel Government, and all who were
agents thereofn foreign States aud coun.
tries, and all who had or pretended to
hold in the services Of said pretended
Confederate Government, military RINK
or tile above the grade Of Brigadier G ZEN
eral and the naval rank or title above that
Of Captain, AMI all who were or pretend,
ed to be Governors of States, while main.
tanning, abetting and submitting to and
acqrcsclng in the rebellion.
Seclnd-All persons vino in any way
treated otherwise than as lawful prisoners
Of war the persons who in any capacity
were employed or engaged in the militia.
ry service Of the United States.
Third-All persons who at the time
they may seek to obtain the benefits of
this proclamation are actually in civil,
military or naval confinement, or held to
bail before or after conviction, and all
persons who were engaged directly or in
directly in the ass lSsination of the late
President of the United States, or in any
p'nt nr conspiracy in any manner there
with connected.
In testimony whereof I have signed
these presents wi'h my hand, and have
caused the seal of the United States to
be thcreunto affixed, Done at the City
of Washington, the 7th day of Sept NJ.
Der, 1867.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President: w. Ii SEWARD,
Secretary of State