Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-09-13
A Proclamation.

WHEREAS, In the month of July, A. u.
1861, the two Houses of Congress, with
extraordiny unanimity, solemly declared
that the war then existing was not waged
on the part of the Government In any
spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose
of conquest or subjugation, nor tor Inc
purpose of overthrowing or interfering
with the rights or established institutions
of the States, but to defend and MAINTAIN
the supremacy of the Constitution, and TO
preserve the Union with all the dlgnlty,
equality and rights OF the several STATES
unimpaired; and that as soon as these ob-
jects should be accomplished the war ought
to cease and
States, on the 9Th day of December, A. u.
1868, and on the goth day OF March, A.. ID.
1864, did, with the objects OF suppresslng
the then existing rebellion, of inducing all
persons to return to their loyalty, and of
restoring the authority of the United States,
issue proclamation offering amnesty and
pardon to all persons who had directly or
Indirectly participated in the then existing
rebellion, except as in those proclamations
was specified and reserved; and n
WHEREAS, The President of the United
States did on the Goth day of May, A. d.
1865 issue further proclamation with the
same objects before mentioned and to the
end that that the authority of the Govern
ment of the United States might be re-
stored, and that peace, order, and freedom
might be established, the PRESIDENT did, Oy
the said last mentioned proclamation pro
claim and declare that he thereby granted
to all persons who had directly or indirectly
participated in the then existing rebellion,
excepted, amnesty and pardon, witlfrestor-
alton Of all the rights of property, except
as to slaves, and except in certain cases
where legal proceedings had been institut.
ed, but upon condition that such persons
should take and subscribe an oath therein
prescribed, which oath should be registered
for permanent preservation; and t. ~
WHEREAS, In and by the said last men
toned proclamation OF the 29th of May,
A. D. 1865, fourteen extensive classes of
persons therein specially described were
altogether excepted and excluded from The
benefits thereof; and s5A e'+te--l s'ss'i' 81 &
WHEREAS, The President of the United
States did, on the I'd day of April, A. d.
1885, issue proclamation declaring that
the Instruction was at an end, and thence
forth to be so regarded; and d s.a s.'; Is
WHEREAS, There now exists no organ
lied armed resistance of misguided citizens
or others to the authority of the United
States in the States of Georgia, South
Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Florida, and Texas, and the
laws can be sustained and enforced therein
by the proper civil authority, State and
Federal and the people of said States are
well and Loyalty disposed, and have con-
formed, and if permitted to do SO will con-
form, in Their legislation to the condition or
affairs growing out of the amendment to.
the Constitution of the United States pro-.
hibiting 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 re-
bellion any renewal thereof or any unlaw
full resistance by the people of said States
to the Constitution and laws of the United
States; and 15HH gree Il aFaa boz aa. 81
WHEREAS, As large standing armies,
military occupation, martial law, military
tribunals, and the suspension of the writ
of habeds corpus, and the right of trial by
jury, are, in. time of peace dangerous to
public liberty, incompatible with the lndi-
vidual 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
or allowed, except in cases of actual neces-
sity for repeling invasion or suppressing
Instruction or rebellion and & ! u u
WHEREAS, A retaiiatory or vindictive
policy attended, by unnecessary disqualiti-
cations, pains, penalties, confiscations, and
disfranchisement, now, as always, could
only tend to hinder reconciliation among
the people and the national restoration,
while it must seriously embarrass, Obstruct
and repress the popular energies and ma
tiODal industry and enterprise and .
d WHEREAS, For these reasons it is now
deemed essential to the public welfare and
to the more perfect restoration of constltu.
tional law and order, that the said last
mentioned proclamation, SO as aforesaid
issued on the 29th day of May, A. D. 1885,
should be modified, and that the full and
beneficient pardon conceded thereby
should be opened and further extended to
a large number of persons who, by its
aforesaid exceptions, have been hitherto
excluded from Executive clemency go .Gl
Now, therefore, be it known that ], An
| drew johnson, President of the United
| States, do hereby proclaim and declare that
| the full pardon described in the said pro-
clamation of the 29th day Of May, A. d.
1865, shall hencefOrth be opened and extend
! participated in the late rebellion, with
the restoration of all privileges, immunities
| and rights of properly, except as to prop
erty with regard to slaves, and except In
| cases of pending proceedings under the
law of the United States; but upon this
condition, nevertheless, that every such
person who shall seek to avail himself of
| this pardon shall take and subscribe the
| following oath and shall cal1se the sana tn
be registered for permanent preservation,
in the same manner and with the same
effect with the oath prescribed in the said
proclamation of May goth, 1865, viz: ,'a'
| do solemnly swear Cor affirm) in the presence
| of Almighty God, that will henceforth support,
protect and defend the Constitution and the Union
Of the States hereunder, and that will, in like
| manner, abide by and faithfully support all laws
and proclamatIons which have been made during
the rebellion with reference to the emancipation Of
| slaves, 50 help me God. .5laa7
The following persons, and no others, are
excluded from the benefits OF. this pro-
clamation, and OF the said proclamation
of the goth of May, 1865, namely: id
FSrst-The Chief, or pretended Chief
Executive officers, including the President,
Vice-P President, and all heads of Depart
ments of the pretended Confederate or
Rebel Government; and all who were
agents thereof in foreign States and ,coun-
tries and all who held, or pretended to
hold, in the service of the pretended Con-
fedorate Government, amilitary rank or
| title above the grade of Brigadier- General,
and a naval rank or title above that OF
Captain and all who were, or pretendeds
to be, Governors, Of States, while main
quiescing 10 the rebellion. asq
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