The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-09-18

deeified essential to the public welfare; and to
the moro peffoct restoration Of constitutional
law and order, that tho said last mentioned
proclamation SO, as aforesaid, issued on tho
2eth day Of May, A. ID. 1855, should be tiodi
fiedJ and that tho full aud bcnihceiit pardon
conceded thereby should be opened and fur
ther extended TO lafgo number OF tho person,
who, by its aforesaid exceptions, havo been
hitherto excluded frorh Exscntive cleitiency.
Now, therefore, DO Il known, that I, Andrew
johnson, President Of tho United states, do
hereby proclaim and declare that the full par
don described in the said proclamation Of the
2sth day Of May, A. d. 1865, shall hencefufth
be opened and extended to all PERSONS who
directly or Indirectly participated in the late
rebellion, with the restoration of all privileges
immunities and rights of property, except as
to property with regard to slaves, and except
In cases Of legal proceedings under the laws Of
the United States; but upon this condition.
nevertheless, that every such person Who sbaii
seek to avail himself Of this proclamation,
shall take and subscribe tho following oath,
aud shall cnuse the same to bo registered for
the pc rmdnent PRESERVATION In Tie sario man
ner and with the same effect as with the oath
prescribed in said proclamation of the 29th
day Of May, 1865, namely: a..
"I,-------, do solemnly swear, Tor
afirm,) In she prescence Of Almighty God,
that will hencefoi III faithfully support, pro-
| tcct and defend the Constitution OF the United
States and tho Union Of tho Stntes theretindet,
| drd that with, in like manner, abide by and
L fat f,,ll al
which have been made during tho late rebellion
with reference to tho emancipation Of slaves
So help me God:"
The following persons, afl hotie Others
are excluded ff0iti the benefits of this proc
lamation, and Of the said proclamation o
Of the 29ih day OF May, 1865, namely: 1
The chief or pretended chief executive Of
fieers, including the President the Vice.
President, and all heads Of departments OF
the pretended Confederate or rebel Govern,
n'entj and all who were agents th-feof III
foreign States or countries, and all who
held or pretended to hold Ia the service OF
the said preterded Confederate Govl
ernmcnt military rank or title
above the grade of Brigadier General
or naval rank or title above thst OF
Captain. and all who were or pretended
to be Governors of States, while maintain.
ing, abetung. or submitting and acquies.
cling in the rebellion. 2. All person. who
in any way. treated otherwise than a.
prisoners Of war, persons who, in any ca
pacity. were employed or engaged in the
military OF naval service Of the United
States. s. All persons who, dt the tim,
they may seek to obtain tho heheit of tn,
proclamation, arc in civil, military or ma va
confinement or custody, or legally held tc
bail, as either engaged directly or in lirectly
in the assassination Of tile late President O
Of the United States, or in any manner
Herewith connected.
In testimony whereof, I have signed these
presents with my haitd, and lave caused
tile seal Of tile United States TO be there
to affixed: Done at the city of Wash
ington, the seventh day of September
one thousand eight hundred and sixt,
eevsu. ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President.
William u. Seward, Secretary of State