Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-09-11

PRocLAMA1ioN or AMNEsrY.-On Sunday
last the President issued Proclamation Of An
nesty. quoting previous proclamatons aud adding
as follows &C.,
Therefore, be Il tuowH that l. ANDREW joins
sos. President Of the United States, hereby pro-
claim and declare that the full pardon described
IN the PROCLAMATION OF the 18th of May, a. II.
1868, shall hcncciorth be opened and extended to
all persons who directly or indirectly participated
in the late rebellion, with restoration OF all pryi-
leges Of mmunities aud rights OF property. except
as to propery with regard to slaves, and except 100
cases Of legal proceedings under the laws Of the
United States but upon this condition ncvCrthe-
less. that every such person. who shall seek TO
avail himself of this proclamation, shall take and
subscribe to the following oath, and shall cause
the same TO be registered for permanent preserya-
ton in the same manner and with the same effect
as with the oath prescribed in the said proclana-
ton OF the 2Oh Of May, 1900. namely go
" do sulcmuiy swear or litm ia the presence
of Alminht, God, that / will hcnceforth faithfully
support. protect aud defend the Constitution Of
the United States and the Union Of the states
hereunder and that | will in Ike manner abide
by and faithfully support all laws and proclama-
tons. which have been made during the late re-
bellion wIihreerence to the emancipation OF slaves
so help me Cod
The following persons and no others are ex-
cludcd from the benefits Of this proclamation and
of the said proclamation Of the 29th day Of MAY,
A. ID 1868 g.
Fmsr-'lhe chief or pretended chief executive
officers, including the president, ycc-prcsdent
and all heads of department, Of the pretended con-
ledcrate or rebel government, and all who were
agents thereof ln foreign states and countries and
all who held or pretended 10 hold in the service
OF said pretended confederate government mill
tary rank or title above the grade Of brgadier-
general, or the naval rank title above that of
captain and all who were or pretended to bee gov
crnors of states, while maintaining, abctling or
submitting TO and acquiescng n the Rebellion.
SECOND An persons who in any way treated
otherwise than as lawful prisoners Of war persons
who in any capacity were employed or engaged ia
the military or naval service of the United States
THIRp. All persons who at the time they may
seek 90 obtain the benefits Of this proclanatioua are
in actual civil, military or naval confinement or
custody, or legally held TO bail, either before or
after conviction, and all persons who were en-
gagged directly or indirectly n the assassination of
the late president Of the United States or in any
plot or conspiracy in any manner herewith con-
nected
In testimony ,rdceof, have signed these pres
euts with my band anI have caused the
seal OF the United States TO be thereunto affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington the seventh day
OF September one thousand eight hundred aud
ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the president, William II Seward, secretary
of state.
The proclamatons quoted were issued under an
act Of Congress which has been repealed, so this
is based on the Constitutional power of the Pres-
dent to pardon. Perhaps the President thinks
this will entranchise rebels in spite of their disrau-
chisemeut 10y Congress, but we guess any such ex-
pectation will be disappointed.