The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-09-14

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TBltcd Atatts, Issue trsalamsii0na
OiFefing amaesty and pardon 10 WI
persons who had, directly ~ Indt
feetly, participated In the existing
rebellion except A. specified mud re-.
served IN those pfoeIamatIons and
Whereas, The President Of the
United States did, on the goth dry of
May, A. d. 1860, Issue a further
proclamation with the same objects
alove mentioned, aud 10 tho end that
the authority Of the Government Of
the United States might he restored,
and that pence, order and freedom
might be re-ctablishcd, and tho
President did by the said last men
toned proclamation proclaim and de-
clare that he hereby granted 10 all
persons who had directly or Indirect
Iiy participated in the then existing
rebellion, except the parties therein
excepted, amnesty and pardon, with
restoration Of all rights of property,
except as 10 slaves, and ceftain exist
ing cases where legal proceedings had
been instituted, but upon condition
that such persons should take and
subscribe an oath therein prescribed,
which oaths should be registered fol
permanent preservation and
Whereas, In and by said before
mentioned proclamation Of the Goth
day Of Msy, 1865, four extensive
classes of persons therein especially
described, were altogether excepted
and excluded from the benefits there.
Of, and r nf
Whereas, Tho President of III,
United States did, on the I'd day Of
April, A. ID. 1866, issue a p%roclama.
ton declaring that the insurrectiou
was at an end, and was theuceforth
to be 50 regarded and
Whereas, There now exists no or.
ganixcd armed resistance of misguid.
I'd citizens, or others, to theauthotity
Of the United States in the States 81
Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi,
Florida and Texas, and the laws can
be sustained and enforced therein by
the proper civil authority, State OF
Federal, and the people Of said State,
are we'll and loyalty disposed, and
have conformcd, and IL permitted h
do 10, will conform in their Legislation
to the condition of affairs growing
out Of the amendment TO the Consti.
tuition of the United States prohibit
ing slavery within tho limits and ia.
risdiction of the United States; and
Whereas, There Is no. longer exist
ing any reasonable ground TO appre-
bend within the States which were
involved in the late rcbollion any re-
newal thereof, or any unlawful re-
sistence by the people Of said States
To the Constitution and laws of the
United States and
Whereas, As largestanding armies,
military occupation, martial law, mil
itary tribunals, aud the suspension oil
the privilege of the writ n hobeas
corpus and the right Of trial by jury
are, in time Of peace, dangerous 20
public liberty, incompatible with The
individual rights Of the citizen, con-
trary to the genius and spirit Of our
free institutions, aud exhaustive Of
the national resources, and ought not
therefore to be sanctioned or allowed,
except IN cases Of actual necessity
for repelling invasion or suppressing
instruction OF rebellion ; and
Whereas, A ~retaliatory, yindiciive
policy, attended by unnecessary dis
qualifications, pains, penalties, confs-
cation and disfranchisement, now, as
always, could only lead to hinder re-
cancellation among the people and
national restoration, while il mustse-
riously ~embarrass, obstruct and 70
press popular energies and national
industry and enterprise; aud
Whereas, For that reason, Il is now
deemed essential TO the public wei
fare, and TO the more perfect restora-
ton Of constitutional law and order,
that the said last mentioned proclaim
alton, as before issued, on the goth
dap Of May, A. i. 1896, should be
modified, and that The full and ben
cfoent pardon conceded thereby
should be offered and further extend-
cd to q large number Of persons, who,