The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-09-20
PRICE FIVE CENTS
OF AMNESTY
BY the President of the U. S.:

] SDitlilHIN 'tliut lit NNI lIlii
existing was not waged on the part u
the government in amy spirit of opprC,-
sion, nor for any purpose of conquest or
subjugation, nor purpose of overthrow
ing or interfering with the rights or cs-
tablished institutions Of the States, but
tn defend and maintain the supremacy
of the Constitution, and to preserve the
| Union, with all the dignity. equality
and rights of the several States uniIn-
| paired, and that as soon as these objects
should be accomplished the war ought
to cease; and,
Whereas, The President of the United
States, on the Sth day of December, An
no Domini 1864, did, with the objects Of
suppressing the then existing rebellion,
of inducing all persons TO return to
their loyalty, and Of restoring the au-
thority of the United States, issue proc
lamatiOns, offering amnesty and pardon
to all persons who had directly or indi-
rectly participated in the then existing
| rebellion, except as in those proClama-
tions was specified and reserved and
Where's, The President Of the United
States did, on the 29th day of May, An
no Domini 1865, issue II further prOcln-
nation with the same objects before
mentioned, and to the end that the au-
thority of the government of the Uni
peace, order, and freedom might be cs-
tablished; and the President did by The
said last mentioned proclamation pro-
claim and declare that he thereby gran
ted to all persons who had directly or
indirectly participated in the then eNis-
ting rebellion, except as therein except
ed, amnesty and pardon, with restora-
ton of all rights of property, except as
to slaves, and except in certain cases
where legal proceedings had been insti-
tuted, but upon condition that such per-
SONS should take and prescribe an oath
therein prescribed, which oath should be
registered for permanent preservation
and
Whereas, In and by the said last
mentioned proclamation of the 10Th day
OF May, Ammo Domini 1865, fourteen
extensive classes of persons therein spe-
cially described were altogether except
ed and excluded from the benefits there
of; and
Whereas, The President of the Uni
ted States did, on the ID day of April
Ammo Domini 1856, issue proclamation
declaring that the insurrection WAS at
an end, and was therefore to be so re-
garded and
Whereas, There now exists no organ
lied armed resistance of misguided citi-
zens or Others, to the authority Of the
| United States, in the States of Georgia.,
South Carolina, Virginia, North Caroli-
ma, Tennessee, Alabama, louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida and Tex
as, and the laws can be sustained and
enforced therein, by the proper civil
authority, state or Federal, and the
people of said States, ale well and 10y
ally disposed, and have conformed, or
| if permitted to do so, will conform in
their legislation to the condition of af-
fairs growing out of the amendment to
| the Constitution OF the United State
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 We're involved in the
late rebellion, any renewal thereof, Q!
any unlawful resistance by the pcOply
Of said States, to the Constitution an
laws OF the United Statcs and
Whereas, Large standing armies, mi
itary occupation, martial law, militar
tribunals and the suspension of IT,"
privilege of the writ OF hd6edS cOJpu
and the right of trial by jury, are il
time of peace dangerous to public libey
ty, Incompatible with the individu
rights of the citizens, contrary to Il
genius and spirit of our free institutions
and exhaustive of the national rcsOu'
ces, and ought not therefore to be san,
| toned or allowed except in caSeS OF
tual necessity for repelling invasion
suppressing instruction or rebellion :;
and,
Whereas, A retaliatory or vindictiN o.
policy, attended by unnecessary disqua .
iiications, pains, penalties, coniiscatio
and acknowledgements, now, as alWay
could only tend to hinder reconciliuti,
among the people and national rcsto, ,-
tion, while il must seriously embarra-
obstruct and repress popular energi
and national industry and enterpris ,
and
Whereas, For these reasons it is no
deemed essential to the public welia
and TO the more perfect restoration 81
constitutional law and order, that Il %
said last mentioned proclamation ;.-
aforesaid issued on the 10Th day of NJ; y
Ammo Domini 1865, should be modi1icd,
and that the full and beniticent pard, %
conceded thereby should be opened III .
further extended to Il large number &
the persons who by its aforesaid exec,
tions have been hitherto excluded froI
executive clemency,
Now, therefore, be it known that
Andrew johnson, President of the In p
ted States, do hereby proclaim aud d.
clare that the full pardon described j
the said proclamation Of the 29th {.
May, Ammo Domini 1868, shall henc
forth be opened and extended to ali pc,
SONS who directly or indirectly partic
pated in the late rebellion, with IL
restoration of all the privileges, immu
mites ana rights of property, except t.
to property with regard to slaves, am
except in eases Of legal proceedings up
der the laws OF the United States, bu
upon this condition, nevertheless, tina
every such person who shall seek t.
avail himself of this proclamation, shal,
take and subscribe the following oath
and shall cause the same to registered
for permanent preservation, in the same
effect rs with the oath prescribed in the
said proclamation of the 29th day O.
May, 1865.
The following persons, and no other
are excluded from the benefits of thi,
proclamation, and of the said proClama
tion of the 18th day of May, 1868
namely,
First-The chief or pretended ceie
executive officers, incluning the Presi
dent, Vice President, and all heads o
departments of the pretended Confcd
crate or rebel government, and all VIII,
We're agents thereof in foreign State
and countries, and all who held or pre-
tended to hold, in the service of the sale
pretended rebel government, n militar,
rank ortitle above thegrade ofbrigadier
general, or naval rank or title above tina
of captain, and all who We're or preten
ded to be "GOvernors of Statesn Will
, maintaining, abetting, or submitting I
and acquiescing in the rebellion.
Sccond-All persons who in any wa
treated otherwise than as lawful prison
ers OF war persons who We're in any ci
paclty We're employed or engaged in tn
military or naval service of the Unite
5 States.
4 Third-All persons who at the tim
= they may seek to obtain the benent,
: this proclamation, are actually in civi
military, or naval confinement or GUST