The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-09-13

prepared yesterday, was uob l9sueu UH'l'
this afternoon:
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, In the month of July, A. D.
1861. the two houses of Congress with
extraordinary magnanimity declared that
the war then existing was not waged on
the part of the government in any spirit OF
opposition, nor any purpose of conquest
or subjug cation, nor for the purpose of over
throwing or interfering with the rights of
the established constitutions of the States,
but to maintain the supremacy of the Con-
stitution, and to preserve the Union with
all the dignity, equality and rights of the
several States unimpaired, and that as
these objects should be accomplished, then
the war ought to cease; and
WHEREAS, the President of the United
States, on the 8th day of December, A. D.
1868, and on the Goth day of March, A.
D. 1864, did, with the objects of suppress
sing the then existing rebellion, of Undue
ing all persons to~return to their loyalty
and Of restoring the authority of the Uni
ted States, issue a proclamation offering
amnesty and pardon to all persons who
had directly or indirectly participated in
the existing rebellion, except such as in
these proclamations were specified and re-
served and
WHEREAS, the President of the United
States did. on the o9th day of May, A, D.
1865. issue a further procl lmation with
the same objects before mentioned and to
the end that the authority of the United
States be restored, and that peace order
and freedom might be re-established, the
President did by said last proclamation
proclaim and declare that he thereby
grantetto all persons who had directly or
indirectly in the then existing rebellion
and expected them to accept said amnesty
pardon 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 condi
tion that such persons should take and sub
scribe to an oath therein prescribed, which
oath should be registered for permanent
! preservation and
WHEREAS, By said mentioned prOolama-
ton of the 29th day of May, A. D. 1865,
fourteen extensive classes of persons there
in specially described were altogether ex-
cepted 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 proclamation declaring that
the instruction was at an end and was
henceforth to be so regarded; and
WHEREAS, There now exists no organic
ed armed resistance of misguided citizens
or others to the authority of the United
States in the States of Georgia, South Car.
olina, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes
see, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis-.
sissppi, Florida and Texas. and the laws
can be sustained and enforced therein by
the proper civil authorities, and the peo-
pie ofsaid States are well and Loyalty dis
posed and have conformed and if permitted
to do SO will conform in their legislation
to she condition of affairs, growing out 0
the amendment to the Constitution of th
United States prohibiting slavery within
the limits and Jurisdiction of the Unitet
States and
WHEREAS, There no longer exists an.
reasonable ground to apprehend With
the States which were involved in the lat'
rebellion renewal thereof, or any unlaw
full resistance by the people of said State
to the Constitution and laws of the Unite
States and
WHEREAS, AS large standing armies
!, military occupation, martial law, miEtar
tribunals, and the suspension of the priv
lege of the writ of habeas corpus, and th
denial of trial by jury in time of peace
are dangerous to the public liberty, incom
patiblo with the individual rights of th
a citizen, contrary to the genius and spiri
0 of our free institutions and exhaustive {
), the National resources, and ought no
), therefore to be sanctioned or allowed, e.
s oept in cases of actual necessity for repe
ling invasion or suppressing insurreotio
It or rebellion and,
WHEREAS, A retaliatory vindictive pol
y cy attended by unnecessary disqualified
tions, pains, penalties, confscatiOns al
At disfTauchisement, now, as always, coul
only tend 10 hinder reconciliation amor
,e the people and national restoration, whi
it must seriously embarrass, obstruct al
,S repress popular energies and national i
dustry and enterprise ; and
WHEREAS, For these reasons it is nc
Ioeroad arcaDfial n fIa v,,h1io vrolfsra q,
le to the more perfect restoration Of constit
:. tional law and order that the said Ia
to mentioned proclamation, heretofore issu,
on the 29th day of May, a, D. 1856
=. ! shonla ha 1,nndiEaL d. tho frm ond ho-