Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-09-13
Amnesty Proclamation.
WASIIINGroN, Scnt.

y
until this afternoon.
D, -. P.-essIea. ofsse U,iited !Stutes Of .dmer-
tea.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas. In the month July ANN Don,
ii lS3. tlIc Houses of Congress, with cx.
tranrdinary t,nlnimity solcmnly declared.
that the war then existing was not wagcd
nn the part oil the Government in any spir-
it of oppression NOR fur anv purpose Of con-
quest, on s,fs,jtgatioti. nor for the purpose
at ovcrthroNng or interfering with the
rights established Institution of the states :;
bat to defend and maintain the supremacy
Of the Constitution. AMI to preserve the
1'nioa with all the dignity, equality and
rights ofthe several States ;minpaiied AMI
As soon a. these Objects SHOULD be accom-
},li.lsed the war ought to cease: aid
Whereas. the President of the United
State on the Srh. day of December. Ammo
Dolliai ISIS and on the 2stl day OF March.
VINO Domini 1854, did. with the object of
sippress ing the then existing rebellion and
iadicing all persons to return to their local
tiles and OF restoring the authority OF the
Lui:ei States, issue a proclamation. offer
ing amnesty and pardon to all persons who
IN |. directly or indirectly, participated in
the then existing rebellion. except is IN
iii &C p:o.lamations was specified and re-
sely ID: and
Whereas. the President of the United
States did Oh the 29th ut Nav. Ammo Dom
fni, 1885. issue further proclamation WIN
the same objects before mentioned. and the
end that til, authority OF the government
of the United States might be restored. anu
.ait peace. order and freedom might be
established, and the President did By the
s.iisl last mentioned proclamation. proclaim,
and declare, that he therebv granted to all
persons vino had directly or Indirectly par
t:.;pa,eiia the then existing rebellion eN-
.-ci,t as therein excepted. amnesty and par
don with the restoration of all rights and
property, except As to slaves and eNc"p; III
certain eases where legal proceeding, bad
nee, instituted but upon condition that
They should take and subscribe an oath
therein nre<cribctl. which oath should be /
registered for permanent preservation: ami
Whereas, in and BY the said last mention +
I'd proclamation of the Goth OF May. Anno +
pomni. 1865, fourteen classes Of crsons f
therein specially described. were altogetn- t
er excepted aud excluded from the benefits
thereof; and
Whereas. The President of the United .
states. did oil the 81 day of May, Ammo /
Doniini. 1855. issue a proclamation. deciar-
ing that the instruction WAS NJ an end,
and WAS thenceiovth to be SO regarded;
and
Whereas. there now exists NJ organized |
IN armed resistance of misguided citizens
Ia thc authority OF the United States. OF
Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia. North |
I aralila. Tennessee, Alabama. Louisiana.
ARKANSAS. Mississippi, Florida and Texas.
and the laws can be substantial and enforc-
Ell therein br the civil authorities OF the
STATE or FEDERAL government. and the peo
ple OF said states are well and Loyalty dis
hose |. anil have conformel. or il permitted
10 ID So will conform in their le-i>iati IN to Z
the conditions Of affairs growing ont ut the .
amendment the Constitution of the Cni;ed .
States prohibiting slavery within the limits
aud jurisdiction of tie Cuitei States; and .
Whereas. There no longer exists any re;t-
s1nable groahd 10 apprehend within the
Stl : which were Involved IN the late re-
beliion any renewal thereof. or any unlaw-
Sill resistance by the people fthe said /
states TO the Constitution aad laws OF the /
L aitei States; aud
Whereas, As large standing armies, mil
itary occupation, martial law. military tri-
b1nlls ami suspension at the privileges OF
the wri. Of hab, as corpus and right OF til (
nj BIZ jarY are in tine Of peace dangerous /
to the public liberty incompatible with the .
indivil ,al rights ofcitizenS. contrary to the +
genius anl spirit of our free institutions.
and exhaustive Of the natural resources and
ought not therefore 10 be sanctioned or al /
lowed. except in cases Of actual necessity
for repcilin. Invasion. or supervising ln,ur-
rcctiol or rebellion; and
Whereas. \ rctaltory or vindirtire pol
lev, attended b. unnecessary Disqualified
tons, pains, penalties. CONTRIBUTIONS and
acknowledgements. nov a always, could
only tend TO hinder reconciliation among
the people and national restoration. while
it must seriously em5arrass. obStrnct and
repress the popular energies and national
Industry and enterprise; and
Whereas. For these reasons it Is now
deemed essegrial TO the public welfare aud
10 4 more perfect restoration OF coastitu-
tional law and order that said last mcniion-
al proclamation 50 rs a!ore said Issued Oh
the 20th day of May. Ammo Domini 1865.
SHOULD be modified and that the full and
bcniiiccnt pardon conceded thereby should
be opened and further extended to large
number of persons who By its aforesaid cx-
cepiions have been hitherto excluded from
executive clemencv.
Now. therefore be il known that L. An
drew johnson. President of the United
States, do hereby proclaim and declare that
the full pardon described in said proclama-
zion of the 10Th day Of May. Ammo Domini
1865. shall henccforth b. opened and eX-
tended 10 Ill persons. who directly or indi-
rec;ly participated in the latc rebellion.
with the restoration OF all privileges, mmu-
mites and rights of properly. except rs to
property with regard TO slaves. and except
in cases of legal proceedings under the
laws of the United States. but upon tais
condition. nevertheless that every such
perscn who shall seek TO avail himself OF
this proclamation. shall take and subscribe
the following oath, and shall cause the
sayle TO be registered for permanent pres
ervatityi in the same manner and with the
same effect rs with the oath prescribed in
the said proclamation of the goth day OF
May. 1865, viz:
i do solemnly swear or affirm. IN III"
presence of Almighty God, that will
hencefortli faithfully support. protect and
defend the Constitution ofthc United States
and the union of the States Hereunder;
and that will IN like manner abide by and
faithfully support all laws and proclama-
tons which have been made during the late
rebellion with reference to the elnancipa-
ton OF slaves. So help me God.'
The following persons, aad no others.
are to be excluded from the benefits of the
proclamation OF the roth day OF May, Ammo
Domini 1865, viz:
First-'rLe chief executive officers. in
Guiding the President and Vice President
and all the head, oil departments OF the
pretended confederate OF rebel government
and all who We're agents thereof IN foreign
states ami countries, and all who held or
pretended 10 hold in the service of said pre-
tended confederate government military
raIk or title above the grade OF brigadcr
general. or naval rank or title above that
of captain. and all who were. or pretend