Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-09-21
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Correspondence 5ofthe Columbia Phenix,'
4 I 81 LffALLA S! G., Sept. 13, 1867.

,e practically to oturfriends below, 80
8 give them some ;of theprices current, in r. 4
his region Of pure Dir and Tuetonics honesty.
Beef bought by the quarter, may be had at - -
roarthree to fye,oents a pound, and tho beef "a
offoxcellont quality generally while at re- s'sa n,
all tie price varies from e s cents. Nut ten Il
on is sometimes cheaper than beef Bacon '"f oe e
md lord range from 12A TO- 20 cents pound, utes
upon thc supply Of other meats char.
Yeldson Of, the fness quality soils at from 0e - -
ole cents pound. That is to say, beef Ss se
mutton and venison all sell at about the same v;s;o
price. Chickens can be readily bought at Is
rom Ia to Is cents, while eggs never 80 he a
bove 10 cents q dozen, and three dozen for --.'
quarter, were bought few days ago Butter
costs froul 15:to 20 cents pound. Irish po, rs
tatoes cost, yarying with the time Of the year case
from so to IS cents a bushcl and swce'
tatoes never go above SO cents. Flnitcd States,
at. SO a barrel, Corn just no; Ammo Domini,
erop-.costs $1.25 bushcl by of March, Anno
man ;gith WHOM, VIC have c'th the object of sup,
that the new crop soop existing rebellion, and Of
nand more than ,5ersons to return to their loyal
much Oats restoring the authority of the Uni.
bushel Rytcs, issue a proclamation, Offering am
must briy' and pardon to all persons who had di-
applesetly or indirectly, participated in the then
COZ existing rebellion, except as in those proca-
\ nations was specified and reserved and,
Whereas, the President of the United States
did, on tho 29th of May, Ammo Domino, 1865,
issue further proclamation, with the same
object before mentioned and to the end that
the authority Of the Government of the Uni
ted States might be restored, and that peace,
order and freedom might DC established and
the President did, by the said last mentioned
proclamation, proclaim and declare that he
thereby granted to all persons who had, di.
rectly or Indirectly, participated in the then
existing rebellion, except as therein excepted,
amnesty and pardon, with restoration of all
rights of property, except as to slaves, and
exccptin in certain cases where legal proceedings
had been instituted, but upon condition that
such persons should take and subscribe an
oath therein subscribed, which oath should be
registered for the permanent preservation; !;
and,
Whereas, in and by tho just mentioned
proclamation, of the 10th of May, Anno Dom
ini, 1865, fourteen extensive classes of persons
therein specially described, were altogether
excepted and excluded from the benefits there
Of; aud,
Whereas, the President of the United
States OIL the I'd day of April, Anuo Domini,
1856, did issue proclamation, declaring that
the lnsurrectlon was at an end, and was hence
forth to be so regarded and,
Whereas, there now exists no organized
armed resistance of misguided citizens or 9th
ers to the authority of the United States in
Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, North Car
olipa, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana Ar
kansas, Mississippi, Florida and Texas, and
the laws can be enforced therein by the prop
er civil authority, State or Federal and tho
people Of said States are loyalty disposed, and
haye conformed, or, if permitted so to do
vii! conform in their legislation to the cond-
tiOn Of atFsjrs cut ne tba pI,Ma
to the Constitution of the United States pro-
hbting slavery within the jurisdiction of tho
United States and,
Whereas, there no longer exists any reason
ablo ground to apprehend within the States
r. involved in the late rebellion any renewal
thereof or any unlawful resistance by the peo-
pie Of said States to the Constitution and laws
of the United States; and,
Whereas large standing armies, military
occupation, martial laws, military tribunals,
and the suspension of Ha6cas Corpus and the
right of trial by jury in time of peace, are
dangerous to public ibcrty, incompatible with
tho individual rights of the citizen, contrary
70 the genius and spirit of our free institu-
tions, and exhaustive of the national resources,
and ought not, therefore, to be allowed except
- IN cases of actual necessity for repclling inya-
sion or suppressing rebellion; and
Whereas, retaliatory or vindictive policy
(. "ooShoSoNy uHhSoooo"iy pCii-
alties, con6scatons and disfranchisemcnts,
~ now, as always, could only tend to hinder re-
conciaton among the people and national
i restoration, while it must seriously cmbarrass,
obstruct and reprcss popular energy and ma
tional industry and enterprise; and
= Whereas, for these reasons, it is now deem
4 cd essential to the public welfare and to the
more perfect restoration of constitutional law
and order chat the said last mentioned proc.
lamation SO as aforesaid issued on the 10Th of
y May, 1865, should bc modified, and that the
full and boncfcent pardon conceded thereby
should DO opened and further extended to
large number of the persons vic by its aforc
~, said exceptions have been hitherto excluded
81 from Executive clemency: now,
8 Therefore, be it known that I, Andrew
q johnson, President of the United States, do
Sss hereby proclaim that the full pardon described
in the said proclamation of tho 10Th of May
sSs$* 1885, shall henceforth be opened and extend
ed to all persons who directly or indirectly
participated in the late rebellion, with the
% a restoration of all privileges, immunities and
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