The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-07-04
FROM WASHINGTON.

The House Whisky Tobacco and Banking
bill vas to-day reported fcm the oena.e
tom mir,ee on Finance With numerous amend
mentx The section relating 10 banks snd
banf<ssis savicken out No chauges ste
proposed in the taxes on whisky nnd tobac.
co. The time for taking spirits from bonded
warehouses is extended from SIX 70 tvclse
months, The House pro ,sion for The e1Poi.
fai,onof ale, hol and rum 10 stricken out ana
! new sec,lon snbstitued, r. tquir1ng The draw
back at the time of shipment. "a
.eAse,her amend meut chanees the nump@
81 qfRpecappt5eswe md the t'onnnsson-
e. of internal neven6c y % dss'enaie tDesf
territorial Districts. The House bill provides
District. ibe Senate Committee provides
for fif;y special agents, to be employed during
tho pl.asure Of the Commissivles of laternaf
Revenue.
The following proclamation has been Issued
BY The Pvendsa. OF the United States;
WHEasAs, In the month Of July, 4. y.
1861, in accepting the. condition of civil war
which was brought about by insurreciion and
rebellion in several Of the States Which COB,
siisuts the united Sta-es. the two houses OF
Congress did salsnaly declare that war was
not waged on The part of the Government 10
any spirit Of oppression, nor for any purpose
OF conquest or sutjpg ,tion nor Tor any pur-
pose Of overthrowing or interfering vi the
rights or established institutions Of States,
but op'y 10 defend and maintain the su-
premecy of The Constitution ofahe United
States, ana 10 preserve the Union wttsshil
the dignity, equality and rights ct the sew
erai States uninpaired and that rs soon as
III ,ae objects AAould be accomplished he wsr
on the part of the Government shosld cease;
and,
WHrnrAs, The President Of the United
States has heretofore 10 ihe spirit OF that
declaration. and with the view OF securing Tor
its ultimate and compl.te effect, set f.rta
severat rfoclama,ions Offering anlHtssy ana
patdpp "a p~rSans who had been eisher con-
cerned in the Ut r named rebellion. wnicn
proclamations, however, were attended with
prudential reservations aud exceptions then
deemed proper and nee ssary, ana wn.ea
,roc,amat,ons were respectively issued Oh the
ath day Of December. 1882, on the 2oth day
{, Mach. 1854, on the ~ day Of May,
1855 aud on The 7lh day Of September, 1867
and,
NHsRFAa, The said lamentable civil war
has long SINCE altogether closed, with an &C
knovledament oi VII ,ho Ststes, OF the ~
| pr6mrcy u tbs Federal constiiunop, and Of
The Government hereunder. and ttat there
| NO longer exits any reasonable ground to
| appr@hrnd renewal tf -hid civil war or any
L,r.isO iniesference. u any unlawful feAlF s
| an,e by any portion Of the people OF any oi
| the states 10 the Constitutions and laws Of
! the United States; and,
WuAksAs, II is Desirable to reduce the
army aud bring to . speedy termination the
m,l,ary occupation, nar,isl law, military
| tribunals. Abrdgement of the freedom OF
r.eeca sul OF ihe preaa. suAp- nsloF m tne
| privilege II hadeos corpus and q the rgn'
| 1tSIr,st l,v jury; ouch ent truachments upon our
| free Institutions III time OF peace being uan-
| perous 10 the public libefty. incompa'ioie
with The individual rights OF citizens, contra
| ~ 10 the genius and slifi. OF our lsrFuolican
1 form oil government, and exhaustive oI tne
national resources.
.M Ma,,IKAs. 1t { believed that amnesty and
! pardon wiil'tend 10 secucurea = complete aho
i nn,ver,.l establlshment and preval+ncf .o
mn.;c;nal Isv aud order. in confnrmly with
| The Constitution oi the Uni,ed States, and is
| remove ali appearances ani prespu'ptipns @
| 4 retaliation and -sindtesivc i,oi.ey on the par
81 he i;osernmen., attended by unneo-sssr,
{, d,so ,aii6catrqss, paine peN1lsies. cohfisca'
,;nns aa,s, disffxnchisenenss; And on the con.
xry 10 promote and procure complete ira
,~rnnl reconciliation smung the whole peo
pie. with due submission TO ths Constiiuiior
and Avs.
/ Now. therefore, he il known, ,kst /, A.
i i,vv aonnson, Asrt aidtht Of the Unif.S
states, by v.rs . Of the Constr uiion, aud II
j the name Of the p-orse OF tho United Mates
! do proclsim and declare, ,uncondilioually aLt
without rrservx,ion, To all and TO tvtry per
son who dir, u or indirectly participated y
4 the late rebellion oF iHsGfrex'.on, e-:ceptinl
8 such paraon os persons as may be under pre-
sentiment or Indictment in any court OF III
| U,itsd States having competent Jurisdiction
upon 8 charge Of treason or other ieiony,
faIl usrdon and amnesty for the otfens-
treason against the United States or Of =.
hrr,uy 10 their enemies ce:i'g lhe tate Slsl
var, ~i,h The r.stnsatioa fall rights OF pr"
perty, except 10 slaves, and except also As
~, properly Dt which an. pIreon may hav
been legally divess.d under the lave u ,h
United States.
/ Ia tts,imon. whereof, have signed ,hes
presents rih my hand, and have CT use,
i III. seal Of The United States TO be hereun,1
i afIixed. Done al the City Of Wash nston
4 the Fourth day uf July. IN the Year ns Oh
4 Lo;n oae thousand eight hundred .ld six
" eight, sid Of tbs Independence o. III
/ United States Of Am~tica The ninety Third
/ 1>isned AsDstw JoHksoy,
By tue President, Nm. ii onAwARD.
&. Sec , of State.