Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-09-14
Amnesty Proclamation.


nroclama,ons of President Lincoln and
himself, he says:
Whereas, There now exists no organ
lied armed resistance Of misguided cir-
Gems or others 10 the authority OF the
United States in rhe States of Georgia,
South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Alabama, LOUISIANA, ATkan'
sas, Mississippi, Florida and Texas. and
the laws can be sustained and enforced
therein by the proper civil authority, State
and Federal, and the people Of said States
are well and Loyalty disposed and have
: -ont0rmed, or if peTmiued to DO go, will
', ,on.orm 10 lheiI legislation 10 the condI-
lion Ct affairs growing out Of the amend,
men, 10 the Constitution Of the United
/ States, prohibiting slavery within the
Limits and the jurisdiction Of the United
! States and
Where's, There no longer exists any
reasonable ground TO aPprehend, within
7 the States which were involved in the
: ale rebellion, any renewal thereof, or any
4nlawfai resistance by the people Of said
4 STATES 70 the Constitution and laws Of The
Unie4 Safes and
g. Nhlreaq, LHrg2 sisHdirC sr'ai@, nil.
Mo- o.,rllSan. Sarl4 ,w, military Try
etuna,s, sud Inc suspension Of the pfivil-
&c OF the writ OF habeGs corpus and the
igbt Of iria! by jury, Fre,in time of peace
dangerous to public liberty, incompatible
! with the individual rights Of the citizen,
: contrary to The genius and spirit of our
lree institutions and exhaustive Of the Ua-
tioBai resources and ought not therefore
10 be sanctioned or allowed, except in
! cases OF aclua! necessity for repeIling in
vasion @! supp'ess!ng instruction or re-
b.lliOn and
Whereas, 4 reia!ioty or yindicti'e
policy attended by unnecessary disquali-
.icauon, pains, penalties, coLfsca!ion and
acknowledgements, now as always could
= only tend 10 hinder reconciliation among
the people and national restoration, while
il must seriously eu,barrass, obsEuct and
repress popular energies and national in
dusry and enterprise and
Whereas, For these reasons il is now
deemed eSscnIia! 10 the public welfare and
. 10 lie more perfect restoration Of Consil.
lulional Jaw and order that the said last
mentioned proclamation SO as aforesaid,
issued on the 20ih day of May, Ammo
: Domni 1868, should be modified. and
/ that the full and bcniicent pardon CONGO
! Ged thereby should be opened and further
! extended TO a large number Of The persons
I who, by lis aforesaid. exceptions, have
/ been hitherto excluded from Executive
( clemency.
/ Now, therefore, be il known that |,
{ ANDREW JOHNSON, President Of the Uni
ted States, do hereby proclaim and de-
: clare that the full pardon described in the
said proclamation Of the 29lh day Of May,
ammo DomiDi 1865, shall heucefUrth be
opened End extended 10 all persons who
directly or indirectly participated in tie
ate rcLellon, with the restoration Of all
privileges, immuuilies and rights OF prop
, s.'y, except as 10 property with regard to
slaves, and except in cases of legal pro
ceedings under the laws Of the United
States but upon this condition, never
tlelcss, 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 10 be regis
tered Tor permanent preservation in the
same manner and with The same effect as
with the oath prescribed in the said proc
lamalion OF the 29sh day of May, 1865,
namely 81 do solemnly swear for at.
frm,) in the presence Of Almighty God,
that will bencefor,h faithfully support,
protect and defend the Constitution of tho
/ United States and the union Of the States
hereunder, and that will in like man.
ner abide by and faithfully support all
! laws and proClamations which have been
made during the lae rebellion with refer.
encc TO the emancipation Of elayes--so
help me God.
The following persons and no Others
are excluded from the benefits of this
proclamation, and Of the said proclama.
lion Of the 29'h day of May, 1865, name
Iy:
First-The chief, or pretended chief
executive officers, including the President,
the Vice President and all heads Of De.
Pariments Of the pretended confederate or
rebel government, and all who were
agents thereof in foreign STATES and coun.
tries, and who held or pretended to hold
in The service Of the said pretended con.
federate government military rank or
title above the grade OF brigadier general,
or naval rank or title above that of cap.
tian, and all who were or pretended 10 be
governors Of States, while maintaining,
abetnng or submitting 10 and acquiegcing
in the rebellion.
Sec0nd-AIl persons who in any way
treated otherwise than ss lawful prison.
ers 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, al the time
they may seek 10 obtain The benefit Of
this proclamation, are actually in civil,
military or naval confinement or custody,
or legally held 10 bail either before or af-
Ter conviction and all Dersons ,yho ,ro,o