The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-09-14
PARDcHED AT LAST!
Andrew Johnson's Long Locked for
Amnesty Proclamation.

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WASHINGTON, September 8.-The follow,
ing pardon proclamation, although postponed
noon by the President of the United States
Of America.
A PRoctAtfATtoN.
WHEREAS, In the month of July, A. D.
1861, the two Houses of Congress, with sx-
traOrdinsry unanimity, solemnly declared
that the war then existing was not wagsd on
the part Of the Government in any spirit Of
oppression, nor for any purpose of conquest
or subjugation, nor for the purpose of over
throwing or interfering with the rights or
established institutions of the States, but to
defend and maintain the supremacy of the
Constitution, and to preserve the Union with
all the dignity, equality and rights of the
several States unimpaired, 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, A. D.
| 1868, and on the 26th day of March, A. d.
1864, did, with the objects of suppressing
the then existing rebellion, Of inducing all
persons TO return to their loyalty, and Of
restoring the authority Of the United States,
/ issue prOelamatiOns offering amnesty and
| pardon to ali persons who had, directly or
| Indirectly, participated in the existing re-
| bellion, except as specified and reserved Ia
those proclamations and
Whereas, The President Of the United
States did, on the 29th day Of May, A. D.
| 1866, issue a further proclamation with the
same objects above mentioned, and to the
end that the authority of the Government of
| the United States might be restored, and
| that peace, order, and freedom might be re-
established, and the President did by the
said last mentioned proclamation proclaim
and declare that he thereby granted to all
persons who had recently or indirectly par
ticipated in the then existing rebellion, eE-
| cept the parties therein excepted, amnesty
and pardon, with restoration of all rights
of property, except as to slaves, and certain
existing cases where legal proceedings had
! been instituted, but upon cOpditiOn that such
persons should take and subscribe an oath
| therein prescribed, which oaths should be
registered for permanent preservation and
Whereas, In and by said before mentioned
proclamation of the 29th day of May, 1865,
| four extensive classes of persons therein, es-
pecially described, were altogether excepted
| and excluded from the benefits thereof, and
Whereas, The President of the United
States did, on the I'd day Of April, A. D.
| 1866, issue proclamation declaring that the
| insurrectiOn was at end, and was thencetOrth
to be so regarded; and
armed resistance of misguided citizen, or
others, to the authority of the United States
! in the States Of Georgia, South Carolina,
| Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ala
| bama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi,
| Florida and Texas, and the laws can be sus-
tanned and enforced therein by the proper
civil authority, State or Federal, and the
| people of said States are well and Loyalty dis
| posed, and have confOrmed, and if permitted
TO do so, will conform in their legislation to
| the condition of affairs growing out of the
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States prohibiting slavery within the limits
and jurisdiction Of ths United States and
Whereas, There is no longer existing any
reasonable ground to apprehend within the
States which were involved In the late re-
| bellion any reaewal thereof or any unlawful
resistance by the people of said States to
| the Constitution and laws of the United
States; and
Whereas, AS large standing armies, mill
tary occupation, martial Law, military tri-
bunals, and the suspension Of the privilege
| of the writ of hGbedS corpus and the right
| of trial by jury are, In time of peace, dan
! geroUs to public liberty, incompatible with
the individual rights of the citizen, contrary
TO the genius and spirit of our free institu-
| tions, and exhaustive of the national resour-
ces and ought not therefore to be sanctioned
sity for repelling invasion or suppressing in
surrection or rebellion; and
Whereas, A retaliatoFy, vindictive policy,
attended by unnecessary disqualification,
| pains, penalties, cOnfiscatiOn and disfran-
| chisement, now, as always, could only lead
to hinder reconciliation among the people
and national restoration, while it must seri-
Ously embarrass, Obstruct and repress pOpu-
lar energies and national industry and en-
ergies and national industry and enterprise
and,
Whereas, For that reason, It Is now
deemed essential to the public welfare, and
to the more perfect restoration of cOnstitu-
tiOnal law and order, that the said last men
toned proclamation, as before issued, on
the 29th day of May, A. D. 1865, should be
medifed, and that the full and benefcient
pardon conceded thereby should be offered
and further extended to large number Of
persons, who, by its aforesaid acts have been
| hitherto excluded from executive clemency
Now, therefore, be it known, that 1, An
drew Johnson, President of the United
States do hereby proclaim and declare that
the full pardon described In this prOclama-
/ tiOn of the 29th day Of May A. d. 1865,
shall hencefOrth be opened and extended to
all persons who directly or indirectly par
ticipated In the late rebellion with the restric-
| ten Of all privileges, immunities, rights of
| property, except as TO property with regard
| to slaves, and except in cases of legal pro-
| eeedings under the laws of the United States,
| but upon the condition, nevertheless, that
every such person who 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 with the oath, prescribed in
the said proclamation of the 29th of May,
| 1865, namely; do sDlemnly swear or
affirm, in the presence of Almighty God,
that l will heneeforth faithfully support,
protect and defend the Constitution Of the
United States, and the Union of the States
thereunder; and that viii, in like manner,
abide by and faithfully support laws and
proelamations which have been made during
the late rebellion with reference to the enan-
cIpation Of slaves. So help me God"
The following persons, and no others, are
excluded from the benefit Of this proclama
tion, and Of the said proclamation of the 39th