Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-09-09
The AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.


part of the Government i'll any spirit OF OPP
nression, nor for any purpose ut conquest or
subugatiun. nor purpose Ut overthrowlng or
interfering with the rights or established in'h'
tntions Of the States, but to defend anu nam
tain The supremacy of the Constitution, and !"
| preseryc the Union with all the dignity. eqnal7
ity. and rights of the several States unllnpaif
Ell: and tLat as soon as these objects should be
accom- pshed the war ought To cease; :,
And whereas the President OF the United
States on the eighth day of December, Ammo
Domn, 1863, aud on the twenty SIKH day OF
March, Ammo Domin 1864, did, with the oo-
jects of suppressing the then existing rebellion,
ut inducing all persons to return 10 Their loyal,
~, and OF restoring the authority OF the unl'ed
States, issue procIamallons offering amnesty
and pardon to all PERSONS who had directly Or
indirectly participated in the then existing re
beIon except as in those proclahsatlons waa
specified aud reserved
And whereas the President OF the Quilted
States did, on the twenty ninth day OF Way
| Ammo Domini 1868, issue further proclaIna-
| tion with the same objects before mentioned,
and TO the end that the authority OF The Gov
r,n,neut If tie United States might be restor
cd and that peace, order aud freedom might be
established, and the President did, by the SAID
last mentioned proclamation proclaim and de-
clare that he thereby granted to all persons who
had directly or indirectly participated IN the
then existing rebellion, except as therein ex-
cepted, amnesty and pardon, with restoration
of all rights OF property, except as to slaves
and except in certain cases where leg"l pro
ceedings had been Instituted; but upon cohul'
liou that such persons should take and sub
scribe an oath therein prescribed, which oath
slouId be registered for permanent preserVa
ton;
| And whereas in and by the said last mention
ed proclamation OF the lwenty-nlnlh day oi
| Nav, Ammo Dulnini, 1863, fourteen extensive
classes of persOns, therein specially described,
were altogether excepted and excluded from
the benefits thereof;
And whereas the President Of the u. 5. did,
ON the second day Of April, Auno Domlnl
1866, issue proclamation declaring that the
iusnr,rction Was ut an end, and was lEcnc+
forth to lie SO regarded;
And whereas there now exists no organized
aimed resistance Of misguided citizens or 9th
ers to the authority OF the United States IN the
States of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia,
North Caroliua, Tennessee, Alabama, Louis
lana, Arkansas Mississippi, Florida, aud leg
as, aud the laws can br Sustained hni enforced
therein by the proper civil authority, State or
| Federal and the people CT SAID States are we'll
and Loyalty disposed, anI have contormed, On,
| # pernittcd to DO -, will rontorm ID their leg
islation to the condition affairs groWtug out u
the amendment to The Constitution ct the
| limited States, prohibiting slavery wlihln the
limits aud jurisdiction Of the u. :.
And whereas there 10 longer exists any rea-
| sonable gr0nnd to aDpIeheid. within the States
| which were Involved ii the late rebellion, an
renewal thereof, CT any unlawful resistance D.
the people CT sand stale. 10 me CONSTITUTION
ard laws Of the u. );
And whereas larYe standing armies, military
occunaIiop, martial law, military tribunals. aud
the su.penaion Of tie privileges OF the Wit OF
habeas corpus, and the right or trial by jury,
are, in Il time 0f psace. dangerous to public
liberty. incompatible with the individual rights
Of the citizen contrary TO the genius and spirit
Of our Tree iB~t ,nt0na, and exhaustive OF the
national ,csuurc-- and ought DOT, therefore to
he sanctioned ur allowed, except III cases OF
actual necessity, for reIrinQ Invasion, OF sup
| pressing instruction or rebellion
And whereas retaliatory or vndrtlye pol
lev, attended BY unnecessary disqualhcatl0G=,
pains penalties, cOntstaIUIis, aid dial lanc!ise-
| ments now, As always, could only tend to hlu-
der reconciliation among the people and nh-
tional restoration, while it must seriously EN-
barrGs:;, obslruct, aud represa popular energlca
aud national industry aud enterprise
deemed essential 10 The public welfare and To
the more perfect restoration OF constitutional
law and order, that the SAID last mentioned pro
cIamuIion 50 a.; aforesaid, issued on the twenty
ninth day of May, Anno UOnln 1868, should
he u0litied and that The full and bcnettla!
| nardon conceded thereby should be opened and
further extended TO large number OF the per
sona who, by It's aforesaid eycnptlOn3 lave
been hitherto excluded from Executive Glenn
ency
Now, therefore, be il known, that |, Andrew
johnson, President Of the United States, do
hereby proclaim aud declare that the tnll par
don dcsclibrd in the said proclamation OF the
29th day Of May Ammo Dominl 1865, shall
hencefirth be opened and extended to all per
sons who, directly or indirectly, participated in
the late. rebellion, with the restoration OF all
PRIVILEGES, irnmunties, and rights of property,
except rs to property with regard to slaves,
aud rxcr, in cases OF legal proceedings under
the laws of the United States but upon tins
coudition. nevertheless that every such person
who shall seek to avail himself OF this prOcla-
nation shall take aud subscribe the following
OATH and shall cause the same to be registered
for permanent preservation, in the saline man
ncr and with the same effect as with the oath
prescribed in the said proclamation OF the
twen.y-ninh day Of May, 1868, namely
| Il, -, DO solenny swear, Tor
affirm,) in presence of Almighty God, thst
will hencetorth faithfully support, protect, and
defend the Constitution Of the United States,
and the Union Of the States Hereunder :; and
that | will, in like manner, abide by and faith
fully support all laws and prnclamations which
have been made during the late rebellion with
reference to the emanci patton OF slaves. 80
help me God. "
The following persons, and no others,
excluded from the benefits OF this proclama-
ton, and Of the said proclamation Of the twenty
ninth day of May, 1865, namely:
First. rhe chief or pretended chief executive
officers, including The President and Vice
President and al! heads of departments OF the
pretended Confederate or rebel Government,