North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-09-11

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hkMOCRATIc STATE TIcKET.
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Fy Governor. ). .. CHARLES MASON
6r II. Governor. ......r,D. NJ. HARRIS
For Supreme Judge.........J. II. CRAIG
For Atty General, .......W T. BARKER
For State Supt.,. I'M. h!rTISHER
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Proclamation. 5gnE eRoye1v a. rsd'
The Presidents Amnesty 1'roclamatio.
win be found below. Our country Ia;
got to- be united on some ,teEms, Or Repn
diationy Distrsist. Revolution and thei
dread followers will Mexicanise this Rad
ical-aflicted country. Men who can. see
and who are not too yenal to sell the birth
right Of Freedom for mess Of pottage {,
pile Of greetibacks is the modern defini
tom will he ablc to vote for home an,
happiness instead Of for the elevation 4
power Of those who IRE identified with tn,
strangulation of Constitutional Law ant
the abasement Of American citizens. 4r
Wsereas, In the month of July, A. ID
1861, the two houses of congress- with ex
aaordinary unanimity, solemnly declared
that the war then existing was not waged
on the part of the government in any spir
itof oppression, nor for any purpose Of
conquest or subjugati0n, nor purpose oil
oyerthrowin9 or interfering with the rights
or established institutions Of the states, bat
TO defend and maintain, the supremacy foi
the constitution, and to preserve the union
with all the dignity, equality and rights oil
the several states unimpaired, and that az
soon as these objectsshould be ACCOMPLISH
ed the war ought to cease and, ass ~
Whereas, The president of the, United
States, on the Stil day of December, AID.
1863, and on the 20tli day of March, A. d.
1864, did, with the objects of suppressins
the then rebellion, of inducing all persons
the authority of the United States, issue a
proclamation offering amnesty and pardon
to,all persons who had directly or indirect-
" participated in the then existing, rebel
lion, except as in these proclamations was
specified and reserved and B,
.sWhereas, The president ofithe United
States did, on the 29th day of May, A. d.
1865. issue a further proclamation with
the same objects before mentioned. end to
theend that the authority of the govern
nlent of the United States might be restor-
ed. and that peace, order and freedom
might BE- established, and the president
did, by the said aforementioned proclana-
ton, proclaim and declare that he there
granted to all persons who had directly or
indirectly participated in the then existing
rebellion, except as the, Elm excepted, am
nesty and pardon, with restoration of all
the rights of property, except to slaves,
and except in certain eases where legal
preceding had5been instituted, but upon
condition that such persons should take
and subscribe an oath therein prescribed
which oath should be registered for per-
manent preservation and, q lLt ss q
Whereas, In and by the said last-inen-
toned proclamation Of the 10th day Of
May, A. d. 1865 fourteen extensive class.
es of persons therein specially described,
were altogether excepted and excluded
from the benefits thereof and, 20 ;ar6i
Whereas, The president of the United
States did, on the I'd day of April, A. D.
1866, issue a proclamation declaring that
the insurrection was at an end. and was
thenceforth to be SO regarded and, To-
Whereas, There now exists no organic
ed armed resistance of misguided citizens
OF others to the authority Of the United
States in the states of Georgia, South Car
oiina, Virginia, North Carolina, 1ennes-
soc, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas Mis-
sissippi, Florida and Texas, and the law
can be sustained and enforced therein, by
the proper civil authority, state and feder-
al, and the people of said states are we'll
and loyalty disposed and have conformed, 9
and, if permitted TO do so, will conform,
in their legislation, to the condition of al.
fairs growing out Of the amendment to the
constitution Of the United States prohibit
ing slavery within the limits and jurisdic-
ton of the United States and, 's.iis@l
Whereas, There no longer exists any,
reasonable ground to apprehend within
the states which were inv, lived in the late
rebellion any renewal thereof Or any un-
lawful resistance by the people Of said
statesato the constitution and laws of the
United States and, rH es9eeps |.
Whereds, As large standing armies, mill
itary occupation martial laws, military
tribunals, and the suspension of the priv
ilegc Of theiwrit Of hdbeas corpus and the
right Of trial by jury are in time of peace
dangerous TO public liberty, uncomfortable
with the individual rights Of the citizen,
contrary to the genius and spirit of eur
free institutions, and exhaustive of the ma
tional resources, and ought NOT therefore
to be sanctioned or allowed except in cas-
es Of actual necessity Cor repellins inva-
sion or suppressing insurrection on rebcl-
lion and i'9>'s',' fzif3' . 10 ~ ts.. alt
H,hereds, A sretaliatory or vindictiye
policy, attended by unnecessary disqualif-
cations, pains, penalties, confscations and
acknowledgements, now, as always, could
OILY tend to hinder reconciliation among
the people; and national restoration, while
it must seriously embarrass, ohstruct and
rcprcss popular energies and national in
dustry and enterprise; and, li''.'h = ~
Whereas, For these reasons it is now
deemed essential to the public welfare, and
to the moro perfect restoration Of constitu-
tional law and order, that the said last
mentioned proclamation SO as aforesaid is
sued on the 29th day OF May, AID. 1865,
benificent pardon conceded thereby should
beopened and further extended to larger
number Of persons who, by its aforesaid
exceptions, hare been hitherto excluded
from executive clemency 1905
NOW therefore, be 1t known that j, An
drew johnson, President of the Uni ed
States, do hereby proclaim and declare that
the full pardon described in the said pro-
clamation Of the Goth Of May, A. d. 1865.
shall henceforth be opened and extended
to all persons who directly or Indirectly
participated in the late rebellion, with the
restoration Of all privileges, impurities
and rights Of property, except as to prop!
erty with regard to slaves, and except IN
cases Of legal proceedings under the law
Of the United States: but upon this con-
dition, nevertheless, that every such person
who shall seek to, avail himself of this par
don shall take and subscribe the following
oath, and shall cause the same to be regis.