The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-07-10
General Amnesty Proclamation lssneG
by the President-The Modest Act
of Andrew Johnson Life. ~
WAsHINGTON; July J

-s.tit aus w ARLINGTON; July J
BY the president of the United States q
proclamation. l1a;4 5aoI .alrs
Whereas the month Of July, Ammo Dom
ini 1861, in accepting the condition OF civil
war, which was brought about by insurreo-
tion and rebellion in several of the states
which constitute this United States. thA
two houses of congress did solemnly deolrre
that that war was not wagcd on the part o.
the government in any spirit OF oppression
| nor fer any purpose of conquest or subju-
CATION, nor for any purpose of overthrow
ing or interfering with the rights or estsb.
lished institutions OF states, but only TO do
fend and maintain the supremacy OF tho
preserve the Union with all tho dignity.
| equality and rights of the several states
| unimpaired, and that as soon as those on
jects should be accomplished the war on the
on the part Of the government shead
Whereas, The president of the United
States has heretofore in the spirit Of that
declaration, and with the view Of securia4
| for it ultimate and complete effect, set
forth several proclamations Offering amnes-
| ty and pardon to persons who had been of
were concerned In the afOrenamed rebea-
| lion, which proclamations, however, wers
| attended with prudential reservations and
exceptions then deemed necessary and
proper, and which proclsmations were re-
spectfully issued Oh the eighth day Of De-
cember, 1868, on the 26th day of March,
1865, and on the 7th day OF September.
1867 and whereas, the said lamentabls
civil war has long since altogether oeased. !.
! with an acknowledgment by oil states Of
the supremacy Of the federal constitution
and OF the government thereundet, and
| there no longer exists any reasonable
| ground to apprehend renewal Of tho said
civil war, or any foreign interferenoe, or
any unlawful resistance by any portion Of
the people of any of the states to the con-
stitution and laws Of the United States !:
and whereas, it is desirable to reduod the
standing army and to bring to speedy ter
mination military occupation, martial !aw,
military tribunals, abridgmeut of the freq
dom OF speech and of the press, suspension
of the prililege of habeas corpus, and Of
the right Of trial by jury such encroaeh-
ments upon our free institutions in time of
peace being dangerous to public liberty, in
compatible with the individual rights of
citizens, contrary to the genius and spirit
OF our republican form of government, and
exhaustive OF the national resources; and !,
Whereas, 1t is believed that amnesty
and pardon will tend to secure q complete
and universal establishment and prevalence
of municipal law and order il conformity
with the constitution of the United StatoA,
and to remove allappearances and presump-
tions of q retaliatory or vindictire policy on
the phrt OF the government attended BY
unnecessary disquall6cati0ns. pains; psas.-
5 ties and disfranchisenents, and on the cou-
trary to promote aud procure complete fra-
ternal reconciliation among the whois
people, with due submission 70 the sonsti
tu:ion and laws. Now therefore. be il
known that /, Andrew johnson. prssidssA
of the United States, do, by virtue Of tAs
constitution and in the name Of tho pnD-
Eple of the United States, hereby prociaini
and declare, unconditionally and without
reservation, to oil and every person Who
directly or indirectly participated in the
late insurrectiOn or rebellion, except such
persons as may be under presentment or iu.
dlctment in any court of the United States,
having competent Jurisdiction upon .
charge OF treason or other felony full par.
don and amnesty for the offense Of treason
against the United States or Of adhering a
their enemies during the lste civil war,
= with tie restoration Of oil rights Of proper.
ty except As to slaseS, and except also -
70 any property Of which any person mIy
have besn legally Invested uuder the lam
Of the United Statea .e r. 3.
a In testiAony whereof.I have signed these
presents with by hand and have caused
the seal Of The Usited Ststes to be here.
unto af5xed, -, !, !, ~ 8. q,
+ Done at the city Of Washington, y. c.,
the Sd dag u Jufy, ia tho year of oar LORD
one thousaad eight hundred and s;x.g
eight, and of the ID isv endAnes Of the Uut
ted States OF America the Dinety,third. s.
l. kSignsd ANDRtw Joaksos.
By the president. gs s-alss
W. u. SEwARp, secretsfy Of ssaas. Z
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