Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-10
Unlimited Pardon to Rebels-On-
ly those Indicted for Treason
Excepted.
WASHINGTON, July 3.
By the President of the United States.

A PROCLAMATION Ell
WHEREAS, In the month of july. A.
ID. 1861, in accepting the condition Of
civil war, which was brought about by.
1nsurFuction and rebellion in several
of the States which constitute the uni
ted States, the two Houses of Congress
did solemnly declare that war was not
Waged on the part of the Government
in any spirit Of oppression, nor for anv
purpose of conquest or subieetion. nor
for any purpose Of oYerGhroWing or in
terfering with the rights or established
institutions of the States, but only to
defend the supremacy Of the Constitu-
ton of the United States and preserve
the Union with all the dfgnit, y equality
and rights of the several States Unin-
paired, and that as soon as those objects
should be accomplished, the war on the
part of the Government should cease
WHEREAS, The President of the Uni
ted States has heretofore, in che spirit
Of that declaration, and with the view
of securing for it ultimate and complete
erect, set forth several proclamations
Offering amnesty and pardon to persons
VINO have been or were concerned in
the aforenamed rebellion, which procla-
nation however, were proclamatfons at
tended with prudential reservation and
exceptions, then deemed necessary and
proper, and which prOcIamations were
respectively issued on the 8th day of
December, 1868 on the 26th day of
March, 1864; on the 10Th day of Nav.
1865 and on the 9TH day of September,
1886 and,
WHEREAS, The said lamentable civil
war has long since ceased, with an ac-
acknowledgement by all the States Of the
supremacy of the Federal Constitution
and the Government Hereunder, and
there no longer exists any reasonable
ground to apprehend renewal of the
said civil war, or any foreign interfer-
ence, or any NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by any
portion of the people of any Of the
States, to the Constitution and laws of
the United States; and
WHEREAS, It is desirable to reduce
the standing army, and bring to a
speedy termination military occupa-
tion, martial law, military tribunals,
Rbridgment offreedOm of speech and Of
the press, suspension of the privilege of
hGbedS corpus, and of the right of trial
by jury, such encroachments upon our
our institutions in time of peace being
dangerous to public liberty, incompati-
BILE with the individual rights OF the
citizen, contrary to the generous spirit
of our repu blican form of government
and exhaustive of the national resour-
ces, and
ty and pardon will tend to secure a
complete and universal establishments
and prevalence of muicipal law and
order in conformity with the Constitu-
tion-of the United States, and to re-
move all appearances and presumptiops|
of retaliatory or vindictive policy on
the part of the Government, attended
by unnecessary disQualiications, pains,
penalties, contiscaGions and disfrRn-
chisements, and on the contrary to
promote and procure complete frHternRl
reconciliation among the whole people
with due submission to the Constitu-
ton and laws.
Now therefore be it known, that 1,
Andrew johnson, President of the Uni
ted States, do, by virtue of the Consti-
tuition, and in the name of the people
of the United States, hereby proclaim
and declare unconditionally, and with
out reservation, to all and TO every per-
son who directly or indirectly or par
ticipated in the late insurrection or re-
bellion, excepting such person or per-
sons as may be under presentment or
Indictment in any Court of the United
States having competent jurisdiction
upon charge of treason OF other felony,
fun pardon and amnesty for the Of
| 1ense of treason against the United
States, or adhering to their enemies
| ton Of all rights of property, except as
| to slaves, and except also as to any
property of which any persons may
have been legally divested under the
laws of the United States.
In testimony whereof I have signed
these presents with my hand, and have
caused the seal of the United States to
| be heFeunto affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this
fourth day of July, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred aud
sixty-eight, and Of the Independence
Of the United States Of America the
ninety third.
[signedl, ANDREW JOHNSON. :
BY the President,
WIN. Fl. SEWARD, sec'y of State.