The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-09-19

that will hencefor,h fanh'u'ly support,
protec: and defend the Constitution Of
the United States and the Union Of the
States hereunder, and that Will, in like
manner, abide by and faithfully support
a'llaws and proclama,ions which have
been made doring ,he late rebellion with
re'erence to the emancipation Of slaves.
So help me Goo"
The-felio~iny persons, and none others.
are excluded from the Aen.fi. Of this
proclamation, and Of the sad pyoc'sma.
!iop Of Che 29lh day Of May. 1855.
namely:
/. The chief OF eiended chief execu
tive officers, including the President, the
Vice President, aud all The hesls "f de
partmen,s Of the pretended Confederate
or rebel Government, and all Who were
agents thereof r foreign Srstes or coun
,ries, and all who, held or pretended to
hold in the service Of the said pretended
Confederate Government q military rank
or title above the grade OF Brigade,
General, or naval rauk or title above that
Of Captain, and all who were or PRETEND
ed TO be Governors Of States. while main
'aning, ahelting. or submitting and &C
qnescing in the rebellion.
| 2. All persons who, in anv way, treat
ed otherwise than as prisoners { war
persons who. in any capacity. were em
ploved or engaged in the military or ma
val service Of the United States.
8. All persons who, at The time they
NAV seek 10 ohtan the benefit OF the
proclamation, are in civil, military or ma
val confinement or custody, or legally held
to bail, as either er gagged directly or in
directly in the assassination Of the late
President OF 'he United States. or in anv
plot or conspiracy in any manner therer
with connac'ed
In testiinon7 whereof. I have signed these
presents with nv hand. and have caus-
ed The seal Of the United States 10 be
thereto affixed. Done At the CITY Of
Washington, the seventh day Of Sep
temher, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty seven.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
| Rv the President.
| IL
WAsHrSGToN, September The Pre-
sident has instructed the heads Of the
several Executive Departments TO furnish
persons no ding An appointment in their
respec'ive departments with an officisl
copv ot his proclamation Of The 81 inst,
with directions to observe strictly its re
quitements fr An earnest support or the
| Constitution, and a faithful execution Of
the laws which have been made in pursu
ance thereof
In consequence NJ a clerical error in the
debt statement issued on the 4th inst the
Secretary of the Treasury has determined
TO issne a new md correct statement, to
which will he added the condition of ,he
public debt on the ld Of September,
1865. which. compared with the correct
ed statement to be issuai will ahow An
aggregate reduction Of 1924 906 2OG 20
WAsHISoroN. September .Il.-The
heavr radical loss in Main. creates intense
excitement here. The Lower House,
Shrch. last session, had hut thirteen Dem
ocrs's, is now claimed hy thai party -
The CREST cen'rsl Strtes of New York.
fe"nsVIVan'a and Ohio are claimed a.
certain. and the te'ea' OF negro suffrage
IN Ohio seams conceded.
The records 1T 'he A"ornev .General's
office show 1s 600 pard""s previous to The
recent amnesty. A question has arisen
~keh-r hrevet rank above hrgsiier
general eycndes from the ances v, and