Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-07-23


The political highwaymen who feed
md five entirely ON hate, malice and
rcvcnge, by this net of the President
have ehad much oftheir food dcstroyedj
md now, like their captain, they are
going about seeking whom TO devour :
A PROCLAMATION,
By the President Of the United States.
Whereas, in the month of July, An,
no Domini, 1861, in accepting the con.
dition of civil war, which was brought
about by insurrcction and rebellion in
several of the States which constitute
the United States, the two houses of
Congress did solemnly declare that
war was not wagcd on the part of
the Government in any spirit Of OPP
preston, nor for any purpose of con-
quest. or suhjugation, nor for any pur-
pose of overthrowing or interfering
with the rights or established 'insLitu
tions Of the States, but only TO defend
and maintain the supremacy OF the
Constitution Of the United States and
to preserve the Union, with all the
dignity, equality aud rights of the
several States unimpaired, and that
so soon as the objects should be nc
complished, the war on the part OF
the Government should cease
And whereas, The President Of the
United States has heretofore, in the
spirit of that declararation, and with
the view of securing for it ultimate
and complete effect, sent forth several
proclamalions Offering amnesty and
pardon to persons who had been or
were concerned in the aforesaid rebel
lion, which proclamations, however,
were attended with prudential reser-
vations and exceptions, then deemed
necessary and proper, and which proc
lamations were respectively issued on
the eighth day Of December, 1868
on the twenty-sixth day Of March
1854; on the twenty-ninth day OF
May, 1865 and on the seventh day Of
September, 1867
And whereas, the said lamentable
civil war has long since altogethor
ceased, with an acknowledgment by
all the States of the supremacy Of the
Federal constitution, and OF the gov.
crnment Hereunder, and there no
longer exists any reasonable ground
to apprehend a renewal of the saic
civil war, or any foreign interference
or any unlawful resistance by any por
tion OF the people Of any Of the States
10 the constitution and laws of the
United States;
And whereas, it is desirable TO re
duce the standing army, and TO bring
TO Il speedy termination military oc
cupation, martial law, military tribu
nails, abridgmept of the freedom o
speech and OF the press, aud suspen
sion Of the privilege of hdbeds corpus
and of the right Of trial by jury, such
encroachments upon our free institu
tion in time OF peace being dangerous
to the public liberty, incompatible,
with the individual rights OF the citi
zen, contrary to the genius and spiri
OF aur republican form of governmen
and exhaustive Of the national ressoodF
ces;
And whereas, lis believed that am.
fSesty and pardon will tend to secure
complete and universal establish
ment and prevalence of municipa
law and order, in conformity with the
Constitution of the United States
and TO remove all appearances or pre-
sumptions of retallatory or vindic
tive policy on the part OF the govern
ment, attended by unnecessary dis
qualifications, pains, penalties, confs
cation, and acknowledgements and oI
the contrary, to promote and pro
cure complete fraternal reconciliation
among the whole people, with dul
submission TO the Constitution an,
the laws.
Now, therefore, be il known, tha
/, Andrew Johnson, President of tn
United States, hereby proclaim ant
declare, Internationally and withou
reservation. to all and to every persoi
who directly or indirectly particips
ted in the late insurrection or REBEL
ion, excepting such person or person
as may be under presentment or in
dictment in any court Of ;he Unite
States having competent jurisdiction
upon charge of treason or other fel
ony, full pardon aud amnesty 70
the offense OF treason against the Un
tied States, or of adhcring to thei
enemies during the late civil wal
with the restoration of all rights Q
property, except as TO slaves, and ex
cept also, as to any property of whicl
any person may have been legally di
vested under the laws Of the Unite
States.
In testimony whereof / have sign
cd these presents with my hand, an
have caused the seal of the Unitel
States TO be hereunto affixed.
Dono at the city of Washington tn
fourth day of July, in the year Q
our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty.cight, and Of the in
dependence OF the United States O
America the nineiy-third.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the Aresident:
WM. ii. SEWARD, Sec'y. Of State.
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The Radicals in Congress arein grea
haste to get !ome. A number of III
present members have been renom
mated, and from the way the popula
tide has been setting for some tim
past these gentIemen begin 70 fin