Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-09-11

the public liberty, incompatible with the
individual rights of citizens, contrary to the
genius and spirit of our free institutions,
and exhaustive of the national resources,
and ought not, therefore, to be sanctioned
or allowed except in cases of actual necessi-
|ty for repelling invasion or suppresslng IN
surrection or rebellion
md whereas, a retaliatory or vindictiye
policy. attended by unnecessary Disqualified
tions, palms. penalties, confiscations and dis
Embellishments, now as always, could only
tend to hinder reconciliation among the peo-
ple and national restoration, while it must
seriously embarrass obstruct and repress the
popular energies and national industry and
enterprise
And whereas, for these reasons it is now
deemed essential to the public welfare and to
a more perfect restoration of constitutional
law and order that said last mentioned proc
lamation so as aforesaid issued on the 29th
dav of MAY, 4. D., 1865, should be modified,
and that the full and benefcent pardon con-
ceded thereby should be opened and further
extended to large number of persons who
by it's aforesaid exceptions have been hlther-
to excluded from executive clemency;
Now, therefore be it known that |, An
drew Johnson, President of the United
States, do hereby proclaim and declare that
the full pardon described in said proclama
tion of the Goth day of May, A D., 1868,
shall henceforth he opened and extended to
| all persons who directly or Indirectly partici-
| pated in the late rebellion, with the restora-
ton of all privileges. immunties and rights
OF property, except as to property with re
gard to slaves, and except in case of legal
| proceedings, under the laws of the United
| States but upon this condition, nevertheless,
| that every such person shall seek to avail
himself of this proclamation shall take and
| subscribe the following oath, and shall cause
| the same to be registered for permanent
preservation in the same manner and with
| the same effect as with the oath prescribed
| in said proclamation of the 10th day of May,
! 1866. viz
| | do sOlemnlv swear or affirm, in the pres
ence of Almighty God, that | will hence
| forth 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 faithfully
support all laws and proclamauons which
| have been made during the late rebellion
with reference to the emancipation of slaves,
50 help me God.
The following persons and no Others to
be excluded from the benefits of this procla-
nation, and of the said proclamation of the
29th day of May. \. d. 1S65, viz
First-The chief. or pretended chief ex-
ecutive officers. including the President and
| Vice President and all the heads of Depart
ments of the pretended Confederate or rebel
| Government, and all who were agents there
| of in foreign states and countries, and all
who held or pretended to hold in the service
OF said pretended Confederate Government a
military rank or title above the grade OF
| Brigadier General or naval rank title
| above that of Captain. and all who were or
pretended to be governors of states while
maintaining, abetting or submitting u and
| acquicscing in the rebellion.
Second All persons who IN amy way
treated otherwise than as lawful prisoners Of
war persons who in any capacity were en-
ploved or engaged in the military or naval
| service of the nitcd States
Third All persons who ut the time they
NAV seek u obtain the benefit OF tins pr0ela
| nation are actually in civil military or
| naval confinement or custody or legally held
To bail either before or after conviction, and
| all persons who were engaged directly or in
directly in the assassination of the late
President of the United States, or in any
plot or conspiracy in any manner herewith
connected.
| In testimony whereof | have signed these
presents with my hand and have caused
| the seal Of the United States to bc thereunto
affixed.
Done al the city If Washington the 18th
day of September, 1867
ANDREW JOHNSON
WV. II. SEWARD. Sec y of State