The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-09

, freedom might be established; and the President
did, by the last mentioned proclamation, proclaim
ana declare that he thereby granted TO all persons
who had directly or indirectly participated in the
then existing rebellion, except as therein excepted,
amnesty and pardon, with restoration of all rights
Of property excepta to slaves, and except in GER
tain cases where legal proceedings had been insu-
tued; but upon condition that tsuch persons should
take and subscribe oath therein prescribed,
which oath should be registered for permanent
preservation land
Whereas, In and by the said last mentioned pro.
clamation of the twenty. ninth day of May, A. ID.
1865, fourteen extensive classes of persons therein
specially described were altogether excepted and
excluded from the benefits thereof and
Whereas, The President of the United did, on the
second day of April, A. ID. 1865, issue a procama-
ton declaring that the insurrection was at an end,
and was thenceforth to be so regarded; and
Whereas, There now exists no organized armed
authority of the United States, in the States of
Georgia, South Carolina Virginia, North Caro-
INA, tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Florida and Texas, and the laws can
be sustained ana enforced therein by the proper
civil authority, State or Federal, and the people
of said States are we'll and Loyalty disposed, and
have conformed, or If permitted to do so, will
conform in their legislation to the condition of af
fairs growing out of the amendment to the Oonsti-
tuition of the United States prohibiting slavery
within the limits and jurisdiction of the United
Whereas, There no longer exists any reasonable
ground TO apprehend within the States which were
Involved in the late rebellion any renewal thereof
or any unlawful resistance by the people of said
States to the Constitution ana laws OF the United
States; and
Whereas, large standing armies, military occu-
patton, martial law, military tribunals and the
Suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas
corpus and the right of trial by jury in time of
peace dangerous to public liberty, incompatible
with the individual rights of the citizen, contrary
to the genius and spirit of our free Institutions and
exhaustive of the national resources, and ought
not, therefore, to be sanctioned alow we'd except
in cases of actual necessity for repelling invasion
or SURPRISING insurrecuon or rebellion; and
whereas, a retaliatory or vindictiVe policy, at
tended by unnecessary disqualifcatons, pains,
penalties, conhscations ana disfran chisement IS,
now, as always, could only tend to hinder recon-
ciliation among the people, and national restora-
uon, while 1T must seriously embarrass, obstruct
and repress popular energies and national indus
try and enterprise; and
Whereas, For these reasons 1t is now deemed es-
sential to the public welfare and to the more per-
feet restoration OF constitutional law and order,
that the said last men toned proclamation so afore-
said issued on the twenty ninth day OF May, Ammo
Domini, 1865, should be modified and that the full
and benehcent pardon conceded thereby should
be opened and further extended to q large number
of the persons who by its aforesaid exceptions
have been hitherto excluded from Executive Glenn
Now, therefore, be it known, That L, Andrew
Johnson President of the United States, do hereby
proclaim and declare, that the full pardon de-
scribed in the said proclamation of the twenty
ninth OF May, a. ID. 1865, shall hencetorth be
opened and extended to all persons who directly or
indirectly participated IN the late rebellion, with
the restoration of all privileges, immuniJies and
rights of property, except as property with regard
to slaves, and in cases of legal proceedings under
the laws of the United States that every such per-
who shall seek to avail himself of this proca-
ton, shall take undisturbed the following oath,
and shall cause the same to be registered for per-
manent preservation, in the same manner and with
the oath prescribed in the said proclamation of the
| 29th day of May, 1865, namely
l, -, do solemnly swear COR afhrm) in the pre-
| sence of Almighty God, that l will henceforth
faithfully support, protect and defend the Oonsti-
tuition 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 pro-
| camations which have been made during the late
| rebellion with reference to the emancipation of
slaves So help me God.
The following persons, and no others, are ex-
cluded from the benefits of this proclamation, and
of the said proclamation of the 29.h day Of May,
I 1865, namely:
| First The chief or pretended chief executive
officers, including the President, the Vice Presi-
dent and all heads of departments of the pretended
| confederate or rebel government and all who were
agents thereof in foreign States and countries, and
all who held pretended to hold in the service of
the said pretended confederate government mil
| tary rank or title above the grade of brigadier-
general, naval rank or title above that OF cap
| tain, and all who were pretended to be Cover
nors of States while MAINTAINING abetting or sub
| mitting to and acquiesclng in the rebellion.
| ST cond. All persons who in any way treated
| otherwise than as lawful prisoners of war per-
| sons who in any capacity were employed or en-
gagged in the military or naval service OF the United
States.
| Third, All persons who at the time they may
seek to obtain the benefits of this proclamation
are actually in civil, military or naval confine'
ment custody or legally held to bail, either be-
/ fore after conviction, and all persons VINO were
engaged directly indirectly in the ASSASSINATION
of the late President of the United States, or in
any plot or conspiracy in any manner thereWitf
connected.
In testimony whereof have signed these pres en- tt
with my hand, and have caused the seal OF tht
United States to be thereunto affixed.
r. q Done at the city of Washington the 9TH day
lh' 81 of September, 1857.
BY the President. ANDREW JOHNSON.
VIM. H SEWARD, Secretary OF State.
EEIkhpER