Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-09-19
A PROCLAMATION.

w dLhEAS, LII tHC uOutH VI
July, A. d. 1861, the two houses
Of Congress with extraordinary
unanimity declared that the
war then existing was not waged
on the part of the government in
any spirit Of opposition, nor any
purpose ofconquest or subjugation,
nor for the purpose of overthrow
ing or interfering with the rights
of the established institutions of
the States, but to defend and
maintain the supremacy of the
Constitution, and to preserve the
Union with all the dignity, equal
Iity and rights of the several States
unimpaired, and that as soon as
these objects should be accomplish
ed, then the war ought to cease; and
WHEREAS, the President of the
United States, on the 9th day of
December, A. D. 1868, and on the
26th day of March, A. D. 1864,
'did, with the objects of suppress.
ing the then existing rebellion, of
inducing all persons to return to
their loyalty, and of restoring the
authority of the United States,
issue a proclamation offering am
nesty and pardon to all persons
who had directly or indirectly
participated in the existing rebel
lion, except such as in these proc
lamations were specified and re-
served; and
| WHEREAS, the President of the
I United States did, on the 29th
day Of May, A. ID. 1865, issue a
further proclamation with the
same objects before mentioned, and
to the end that the authority of the
Government of the United States
be restored, and that peace, order
land freedom might be re-establish-
led; and the President did, by said
Hast proclamation, proclaim and de-
lclare that he thereby granted to
all persons who had directly or in
directly participated in the then
Iexisting rebellion and expected
them to accept said amnesty par
don with the restoration of all the
rights of property except as to
slaves, and except in certain cases
where legal proceedings had been
instituted, but upon the condition
that such persons should take and
subscribe to an oath therein pre-
scribed, which oath should be reg
istered for permanentpreservation;
and
! WHEREAS, By said mentioned
proclamation of the twenty-ninth
day of May, 1865, fourteen extern
sive classes of persons therein
specially described were alto
gether excepted and excluded from
the benefits thereof; and
WHEREAS, The President of the
United States did, on the Cd day
of April, A. D. 1866, issue proc
Ilamation declaring that the insur-
rection was at an end and was
henceforth to be SO regarded; and
| WHEREAS, There now exists no
organized armed resistance of
misguided citizens or others to the
authority of the United States in
the States of Georgia, South Caro-
lima, Virginia, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida and
Texas, and the laws can be sus-
tanned and enforced therein by the
proper civil authorities of the
State or Federal authorities, and
the people of said States are well
and loyalty disposed and have
conformed, and if permitted to do
$50, will conform in their legislation
to the condition of affairs, grow
ing out of the amendment to the
CONSTITUTION of the United States
prohibiting slavery within the
limits and jurisdiction OF the
United States; and
WHEREAS, There no longer ex-
lists any reasonable ground to
apprehend within the States which
were involved in the late rebel
lion renewal thereof, or any un-
lawful resistance by the people
of said States to the Constitution
and laws of the United States; and
| WHEREAS, As large standing
armies, military occupation, mar
tial law, military tribunals, and
the suspension of the privilege of
| the writ of habeas corpus, and
i a,