The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-09-20

y and where's for these reasons il il now
. deemed essential 10 the public welfare and
ito the more perfect restoration Of consiiu
5 lonal law and order that tbs said lest men
! toned proclamation, ss Aforesaid issued on
/. The Goth day Of May. 1865, should be mod.
|. fled, and that the ful. and bsnefcient par.
/, don con ceded thereby should be opened and
. further extended 10 large number OF per-
sons who By iss a.o-cssid exceptions have
4 been hitherto excluded from executive elem
4 Iency.
Il Now, thercfore. be i known. that 7, An.
drew johnson. President Of the United
States, DO hereby proclaim and declare last
the full pardon described in the said 3rocla
nation Of the 10th day Of Gisy. a. d. 1865,
shall be henceforlh opened and EXTENDED 10
all persons who directly or Indirectly par
ticipated in the late rebellion. With reziora.
tion OF all privileges. immunisies and righis,
except as 10 proper'ywi;h regard tc The cIagesl
and except in cases Of esslprocee1rgs under
the laws OF the United States. bu, upon lhs
condition, nevertheless. tha, evsry ruch per.
son who shall seek 20 avail himself cf ths
proclamation shall take and Subscribe 70 The
following oath, and shaI ccuee the seme to
be registered for permanent preserss,ion 10
The came manner and with the same effect
with tbs oath prescribed in the said procla-
nation of the 29ih day of May. 1s65 n amely:
II co sclemnly swear or affirm il the pre-
sence Of Almighty God that will hence.
forth Faithfully support throughout and de-
fend the Constitution OF the United States
and the union Of the States Hereunder. and
that will in like manner abide BY and faith
iuIly support all the laws and proclamaticns
which have been made during the late re-
bellion with reference 10 ihe emancipation
Of the slaves. SO help me God"
The following persons. and 40 o,hers. ,rc
excluded from the benefits Of this prcclsms.
ton. Of The said proclamation Of she 29sh
day Of Msy. 1865. namely: First, the chic.
Ior pretended chief. executive officers, in.
cIuding the president. vice. president. and all
heads Of departments Of the pretended con.
federate or rebel government. sri az nac
were agents thereof il foreign s:s,es All Y
countries. and all who had or preie . det /.
hold in the service ci The pretended con.
ledersse gcveTnnen, military rank or li,le
above he rank .: brigadier general, and na-
lval rsnE sbcvo the: OF captain, and an who
were or pretended % le governors Or States
while maintaining. 1hei,ing Of submitting
% and acqaiesc;ng,i0 10 the rebellion. Gaconi
all persons who In any way treated Other.
wise than a. Iaw:u, prisoners Of war persons
Who in any capacity. were employed o. en-
gagged IN the military or naval seryics OF the
United States.
4 Third.-All persons who. at The tine
hey may seek 10 embrace The beref.s of,hs
proclamation, sre actually ii civil, military
OF nsvs confinement OF custody. or legally
held to bail eithc. before o. sfter conviction:
and ell persons who were engaged direc,ly
Or indirectly in tie assassination ot The lats
President Of the Uaited States. " in any
plot or conspiracy n ony manner iherswi,1
connected.
In testimony whereof [ have signed lhese
presents with my hand. and have caused ,ha
seal Of the United States 10 be rherern,o
irfixed.
Done at the city Of Washington The sey.
enih day Of September, one thousand eIph,
hundsed and six,y.sevea.
[sExLl ANDREW JoHrsos.
By the President:
WrLrrxY TT. Srw.rn- cerra,. or Co..