New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-09-09

r., me Predicate Of The United States Of A~e''oa'
A PROCLAMATION.
Wbe,,os In the month of July, Ammo DominI Iooi
the two Houses of Congress, with extraordinary
unapimity solcmnly declared that the war then eN
ting WAS not waged on the part OF the Government
in any spirit of oppression nor Tor any purpose "a
conquest or subjugation, purpose OF overthrow,
;n,, ., interfering with the rights OF established
institutions of the States but to defend and nam
tain the supremacy of the Constitution and to pre-
serve The Union with all the dignity, equahty' ana
rights of che several States unimpared, ana lh' Is
soon as these objects should be accomplished inc war
onght to cease and
Wbereas The President of the United States on
the sth tlay of December Ammo DOmin 1903 anu oh
the Goth day of March, Ammo Domin 1901, dla, WIN
the objects of Suppressng the then EXISTING heDoi
lion of inducing all persons to return To thef lOy'y'
and Of restoring the authority of the United States
issue proclamations offering amnesty and pardon 10
all persons who had directly indirectly paricpa-
ted in the then existing Rebellion. except as iii those
nrocIamations was specified and reserved; and
Vbereqs The President of the United States dld,
on the Goth day of May, Ammo DOmim 1861 issue a
further proc lamatiOn with the same objects before
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 estao-
1ished and toe President Gid by the said last-men
1ion proclamation, proclaim and declare that NE
thereby granted TO all persons who had directly or
Indirectly participated in the then existing ReDel-
lion. except as therein excepted, amnesty and par
don with restoration of all Che rights of property eS
cent as 10 slaves and except in certain cases where
legal proceedings had been instituted, but upon con-
ditlon that such persons should take and subscribe
an oath therein prescribed, which oath should be
registered for neutrality-suspicious. and
Khereas In and by the said last mentioned pro-
canation of the 18th day of May A. D. 1861 fourteen
extensive classes of persons therein specially de-
scribed were altogether excepted and excluded from
the benefits thereof; and "
Wkaeas, The President of the United States did,
ON the I'd day of April Ammo Domn 1866, issue
proclamation declaring that the insurrection was at
au end and was thenceforth to be so regarded; and
Ihereds There now exists no organized armed re-
sstanee of misguided citizens, or Others to the au-
thorty of the United States in the States OF Georgia
South Carolina. Virginia. North Carolina, Tennessee
Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida
and Texas, and the laws can be sustained and en-
forced therein by the proper civil authority State OF
Federal, and the people Of said States are reh ana
loyally disposed, and hare oORtoraed, or u permitted
10 do so ,ciU conform, 10 the condition OF dDd"s
growing 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 exists any reasonable
ground TO apprehend within the States which were
involved in the late Rebellion any renewal thereof
OF oRy unlo,ctul resistance by the people of said
States to the Constitution and laws OF the United
States; and
Wheytds Large standing armies, military occupa-
nation martial law military tribunals, and the slis
pension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus
and the right of trial by jury. are IN time OF peace
dangerous TO public liberty, incomDatble with the
individual rights of the citizen, contrary TO the
genius and spirit of our free institutions and ex-
haustive of the national resources and ought not,
therefore TO be sanctioned allowed except IN cases
of actual necessity for repelling invasion, or sup
pressing insurrection or rebellion; and
Wkaeas Il reialiatory cindctire policy, attended
by unnecessary disqualifcdtiOHs, pains, penalties
eonfscatOns and Observation-Disclosures as Gt'odys
oould only tend to hinder reconciliation
among the people, and national restoration while is
must seriously embaraSs Obsruct and repress popu-
lar energies and national industry and enterprise
and
Whereds For these reasons il is now deemed essen
tial 70 the public welfare. and 10 the perfect
restoration OF constitutional law and order that the
said last mentioned proclamation, so as aforesaid
issued on the Goth day Of May, Ammo DOmini 1865,
should be modified and that the full and benefcem
pardon conceded thereby should be opened and
further extended to large number of persons who,
by its aforesaid exceptions have been hitherto ex-
Guided from Executive clemency,
Now. therefore be it known that l. Andrew John
son President of the United States do hereby pro-
claim and declare that the full pardon described Ill
the said proclamation Of the Goth day OF May, Ammo
Domini 1865, shall hencefortb be opened ana eX-
tended 10 all persons who directly or indirectly par
tcpated in the late Rebellion with the restoration
of all privileges immunities, and nights OF property
evcent "a TO property with regard to slaves, and ex
cept in cases of legal proceedings under the laws oil
the United States; but upon this condition, never
,hsless 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 tn be registered for permanent preservation, III
the same manner and with the same effect as with
tbe oath prescribed in the said proclamation OF the
18th day of May. 1865 namely:
lido soemnly swear Tor affirm IN presence Of Anlghy
God that will hencefOrth faithfully support pIOlee anu
defend The Constitution OF the United states ana Inc
Union OF the States Hereunder; and that Wl ~ k
manner abide by and faithfully support an iaSs ae
Rebellion with reference TO the emancipation OF slaves
SO help me Cod
The following persons, and no others, are exclnded
from the benefits of this proclamation, ana oil the
said proclamation of the 18th day OF May A. d. lS''
namely:
First: The chief or pretended CHEF Executive OH,
GERS including the President YieePresident, and all
hea1s of DEPARTMENTS of the pretended Confed-
crate or Rebel Government and all who were agents
.horeof I'm foreign States and countries, and all who
h1d or pretended TO hold in the service OF the said
pretended Confederate Government, military rank
or title above the grade of Bugader-Oenerai or
naval rank or title above that Of Captain ana all
who We're or pretended TO be Governors OF states
x,hila maintaining abetting or submitting 10 anu