The national Republican., 1867-09-09
ny THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
A PROCLAMATION,

Domtni 1861, the two Houses OF Congress, will
extraordinary unanimity, solemnly declared tha
the war then existing was not wagsd on the par
Of the Government In any spirit Of oppression
nor for any purpose Of conquest or subjugation
nor purpose Of Overthrowing or interfering with
the rights or established institutions Of the
States, but to defend and maintain the suprem.
aey Of the Constitution, and to preserve the
Union with all the dignity, equality, and right
Of tho several States unimpaired, and that a,
soon as these objects should be accomplished the
war ought to cease
And whereas the President Of the United
States, on tho sth day Of December, ammo Dom.
ini 1868, and on the 10th day Of March, ammo
Domini 1854, did with the objects Of suppress
ing the then existing rebellion, Of inducing all
persons to return to their loyalty, and Of restor.
ing the authority Of the United States, issue
proclamations Offering amnesty and pardon to
all persons who had directly or indirectly par
tcipated In the then existing rebellion, except
n In those proclamations was specified and
reserved;
And whereas the President Of the United
States did, on tho goth day Of May, ammo Dom.
ini 1853, issue afurther proclamation with the
same objects before. and to the end that
the authority Of the Government Of the United
States might be restored, and that peace, order
and freedom might be established; and the Pros.
ilent did, BY tho said last mentioned proclama.
tion, proclaim and declare that ho thereby
granted to all persons who had, directly or indi.
rectly, participated In tho then existing rebel.
lion, except as therein excepted, amnesty and
pardon with restofation Of all rights Of property,
except as to slaves, and except In certain cases
where legal proceedings had been instituted, but
upon condition that such persons should take
and subscribe an oath therein prescribed, which
oath should be registered for permanent presoe.
vation;
And whereas in aud by the said last -menti oned
proclamation Of the twenty ninth day Of May
ammo Domini 1865, fourteen extensive classes Of
persons, therein tpecially described, were alto.
gsther excepted and excluded from the benefits
thereof;
And whereas tho President of the United
States did, on TIN second day Of April, ammo
Domini 1866, issu, proclamation declaring that
the insurrection wps at an end, and was thence.
forth to be so regarded
And whereas there now exists no organised
armed resistance u misguided citizens or others
to the authority Of the United States In the
States Of Georgia, South Carolina, Virgins,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas, and
the laws can be suitained and enforced therein
ny buo pEOpoT CiNH Dthte OF feueThl,
and the people OF said States are we'll and loyalty
disposed, and have conformed, or, II permitted
to do 50, will conform in their legislation to the
condition of Affairs growing out of the amend.
ment to the Constitution Of the United States,
prohibiting slavery within the limits and juris.
diction Of tho United Statesi
And whereas there no longer exists any reason.
able ground to apprehend, within the States
which were involved in tho late rebellion, any
sal .AaEA L. a
tho people Of said States to the Constitution and
laws Of the United States
And whereas largo standing armies, military
martial law military tribunals and
tho suspension Of the privilege Of tho writ Of
haJeds corpus and the right Of trial Of jury, are,
in time Of peace, dangerous to public liberty,
with the individual rights Of the
citizen, contrary to the genius and spirit Of our
free institutions, and exhaustive Of the natural
resources, and ought not, therefore. to be sane
tened or allowed, except In cases Of actual ne
cessity for repelling invasion or supprcssing iu.
surrection or rebellion
And whereas q retaliatory or vindictive policy,
attended by unnecessary disqualiGcations, pains,
penalties, confseations and disfranc hisement., :
now, as always, could only tend to hinder recon.
ciliation among the people and national restora-
tion, while II must seriously embarrass, obstruct
and reprsss popular energies and national in
du..ry and % enterprise i ..-.vu, .. .. .,- u,omea
essential to the public welfare and TO the more
perfect restoration Of constitutional law aud
order that the said last mentioned proclamation,
so as aforesaid, issued on the 10Th day Of May
ammo Domini 1865, should be modified and that
the full and beneacent pardon conceded thereby
should be opened and further extended to a
large number Of persons who, by its aforesaid ex-
ceptions, have been hitherto excluded from Ex.
ecutiye clemency;
Now, therefore, be II known that l. Andrew
] Johnsop, President of tho United States, do
hereby proclaim and declare that the full pardon
described in the said proclamation Of the twenty.
ninth day Of May, anno Domini 1865, shall
henceforth be opened and extended to all per.
sons who directly or indirectly partic' pated 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 con.
diton nevertheless: that every such person who
shall seek to avail himself Of this proclamation
shall take and subscribe the following oath, and
shall cause the same to be registered for perma.
nent preservation, in tho same manner and with
the same effoct as with the oath prescribed In
the said proclamation Of the twenty y.ninth day Of
May, 1865, namely:
I, do solemnly swear Tor affirm
In presence Of Almighty God that will hence.
forth faithfully support, protect, and defend the
Constitution OF the United States and the Union
Of the States Hereunder; and that will, in like
manner, abide by and faithfully support all laws
and proclamation which have been made during
tho late rebellion with reference to the emanci.
patton Of slaves. So help me God" "
The following persons, and no others, are OK.
cluded from the benefits Of this proclamation,
and of the said proclamation Of tho goth day Of
May, 1865 namely;
First The chief or pretended chief executive
officers including the President and Vice Presi-
dent, and all heads of departments Of tho pre-.
tended Confederate or rebel Government, and
all who were agents thereof In foreign States and
countries and all who held or pretended to hold
In the service of the said pretended Confederate
Government a military rank or title above the
grade Of brigadier general, or naval rank or title
above that Of captain, and oil who were, or pre-
tended to be, Governors Of States while main.
tanning, abettiDg or submitting to and acqui-
escing In the rebellion.
Second. All persons who in any way treated
otherwise than as lawful prisoners Of war persons
who in any capacity were employed or engaged
in the military or naval service of the United
States.
Third. All persons who at the time they may
seek to obtain the benefits Of this proclamation
are actually in civil military, or naval con6ne.
ment or custody, or legally held to BAIL either
before or after conviction, and oil persons who
were engaged directly or indirectly In the assrs.
sination Of the late President Of the United
States, or in any plot Or conspiracy In any man.
ner Herewith connected.
In testimony whereof have signed these