The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-09
A Amnesty-Proclamation by the
President--Unlimited' Pardon
To oRebels--Only Those Indie
ted for Treason Excepted.
WASHINGTON, July 3.

10 OheDelS--Only InOSe sInOIc-
ted for Treason Excepted.
WASHINGTON, July 3.
BY the President Of the United
States.
A APROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, In the month of July,
A. D. 1851, in accepting the rcondit
ion of civil war, which was brought
about by insurrection and rebellion
in several of the States which con-
stitute the United States, the two
Houses of Congress did solemly de
clare that that war was not waged
on the part Of the Government in
any spirit of oppression, nor for any
purpose of conquest or subsection
nor for any purpose of overthrow
ing or Interfering with the rights
or establish institutions of the States
but only to defend and maintain the
supremacy of the Constitution ofthe
United States, and to preserve the
Union with oil the dignity, equality
and rights of the several States I'M
impaired, and that as soon as those
objects ahould be accomplished, the
war on the part Of the Government
should cease. FL 15Rf
WHEREAS, The President Of the
United States has heretofore, in the
spirit of that declaration and with
the view of securing for it ultimate
and complete effect, set forth sever
al proclamations offering amnesty
and pardon to persona who have
been or were concerned in the afore-
namedrebellion which proclamation
however, were proclamations at
tended with prudential reservation
and exceptions, then deemed neces-
sary and proper, and which procla-
nations were respectively issued on
the 9Th day of December, 1868; on
on the 26th day of March, 1864: ON
on the 29th day of May, 1865 and
on the 7th day of September 1867 !;
and,
WHEREAS, The said iamentable
civil war has long since ceased, with
an ackno wledgment by all the States
of the supremacy of the Federal
Constitution and of the Government
there under, and there no longer ex
lists any reasonable ground to ap-
prehend renewal of the said civil
or any foreign interference, or any
unlawful resistance by any portion
of the people of any of the States to
the Constitution and laws of the
United States; and
WHEREAs, 1t is desirable to reduce
the standing army, and to bring to
speedy termination military occupa-
tion, martial law, military tribunals,
obridgement of the freedom of
speech and of the press, suspension
of the privilege of Aabaes corpus en-
croachment upon our free institu-
tions in time Of peace being danger
Gus to public liberty, incompatible
with the. individual rights of the cit
izens, contrary to the generous
spirit Of our republican form Of gov
ernment and exhaustive to the na-
tionaf resources, and
WHEREAS, It is believed that am
nesty and pardon will tend to secure
complete and universal establish
ment and prevalence of municipal
law and order II. conformity with
the Constitution of the U nited States
and to remove all appearances and
presumptions of a retaliatory Or
vindieative policy on the part ofthe
Government, attended by anneces-
sary disqualifcations, palms, penal
ties, confiseations and disfranchise-
ments, and OH the contrary to pro-
mote and procure complete fraternal
reconciliation among the whole peo-
pie with due submission to the Con
sjitution and laws.
Now therefore he it known I, And
rev Johnson, President ofthe Unit
ed States, do, by virtue of the Con
ssitution, and in the name of the
people of the United States, hereby
proclaim and declare uncondition-
ally, and without reservation, to all
and tc every person who directly or
indirectly participated in the late in
surrection or rebellion, excepting
such person or persons as may be
under presen tment or indictment in
any Court Of tie United States hav-
ing competent jurisdiction upon a
charge of treason or other felonly,
a full pardon and amnesty for the
offense of treason against the Unit
ed States, or of adhering to their
enemies during the late civil war,
with restoration 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 whereofI have sign
ed these presents with my b and and
have caused the seal of the United
States to be hereunto affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington,
this fourth day of July, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty eight, and Of the
Independence of the United States
of America the ninety third.
[Signedl, ANDREW JoHsNoN.
BY the President,
| WIN. H. SEWARD, Sec'y of State.
The recent storms materially in
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