The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-09-13
n PRoCLAMATxON.

Congress, with extraordinary unanim-
ity, solemnly declared that the war then
existing was not waged on the part of
the Government in any spirit of OPP
preston, nor for any purpose of con
quest or subjugatioh, nor for the pur-
pose of overthrowing or interfering
with the rights of established institu-
/ tions of the States, but to defend and
maintain the supremacy of the Con-
stitution and to preserve the Union
with all the dignity, equelity and
rights of the several States unimpair-
ed, and that rs soon as these objects
should be accomplished the war ought
to cease:
And whereas, the President of the
United States, on the Sth day of De
cember. A. ID. 1868 and on the 10Th
day Of March, a. d. 1864, did, with
the objects Of supprossing the then
existing rebellion and inducing all
persons to return to their localities
and Of restoring he authority of the
United States, issue procama ion
J Offering amnesty and pardon to all
persons who had directly or Indirect
~ participated in the then existing re-
bcllion, except as IN those procluma
tions was specified and reserved;
And whereas the President of the
United States did, On the 18th day If
May 4. ID. 1865, issue further proc
: lamation, with the same objects before
5 mentioned, and to the end that the
authority Of the government of the
Q United States might be restored and
. that peace, order and freedom might
be established; aud the President did
2 by the said last mentioned procama-
9 nation proclaim and declare that he
2 thereby granted to all persons who
had directly or indirectly participated
IN the then existing rebellion, except
as therein excepted, amnesty and par
e don, with the restoration OF all the
Z rights and property, except as to slaves
/ and except in certain cases where le-
q gal proceedings had been instituted,
. but upon condition that they should
4 take and subscribe an oath therein
8 prescribed, which oath should be reg
0 stered for permanent preservation;
And whereas, in and by said last
D mentioned proclamation on the 29th
day of May, A. d 1865, fourteen
classes of persons therein specially
named were altogether excepted and
s excluded from the benefits thereof;
And whereas, the President of the
United States did, on the second day
of May, A. d. 1866, issue a proclama-
IS ton declaring that the instruction
was at an end, and was thenceforth to
10 be so regarded;
- And whereas, there now exists no
~ organized and armed resistance of mis-
guided citizens TO the authority Of the
Y United States in the States # Geor-
. ga, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ala
- bama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississip-
pi, Florida and Texas, and the law.
u can be sustained and enforced therein
10 by the civil authority of the State OF
* Federal Government, and the people
of said States are well ana Loyalty dis
posed and have conformed, or, if per
mitted to do so, will CONFORM in theil
legislation to the condition of affair.
3S growing out OF the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States pro
hibiting slavery within the limits and
70 jurisdiction of United States;
30 And whereas, there no longer exist
% any reasonable grounds TO apprehenC
IN within the States which were iuvoly
% cd il the late rebellion any renewa
y thereof or any unlawful resistance b,
20 the people of the said States TO til,
ii Constitution and laws of the UnitoC
90 States.
o. And whereas, rs large standing ar
mics, military occupation, martial law
40 military tribunals and suspension 0
Is the writ of habeas corpus and right o
trial by jury are in a time of peac
dangerous to the public liberty, in
compatible with the individual right
"A OF citizens, contrary to the genius an,
spirit of our free institutions, aud ex
haustiye Of the national resources. ant
ought not, therefore, to be sanctione
26 or allowed except in cases of actua
81 necessity for repelliug invasion or sur
30 pressing instruction or rebellion
70 And whereas, retaliatory or win
"a dictive policy, attended by unnecessa
~ ry disqualihcations, pains, penaltie.
40 conhscaiions and Acknowledgement,
rs now as always, could only tend to bin
- der reconciliation among the peOpl
and national restoration, while it mus
Or seriously embarrass, obstruct and re
% press the popular energies and nation
al industry aud enterprise;
80 And whereas, for these reasons it j
95 now deemed essential TO the publ
- welfare and to a more perfect res ora
70 ton of Constitutional law and orde
that said last mentioned proclamation
so as aforesaid issued on the 18th da
of May, A. d. 1865, should be mod
fed, and that a full and benifeen
pardon conceded thereby should b
opened and further extended to
large number of persons who by it
On aforesaid exceptions have been hitheI
~ to excluded from executive clemency;
" Now, therefore, be it known that
ee Andrew Johnson, President of tn
he United States, do hereby proclaim an
declare that the full pardon describe
is in said proclamation of the Goth da
H. of May, Ammo Domini 1865, sha
Do henceforth be opened an extended t
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