The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-07-09
From, washington.
Washington. July a.

From washington.
Washington, July 4.
BY tho President of the United |
States, Proclamation.
WHEREAS in tho month Of July, |
A. D. 1861 in accepting the copdition
Of civil war, which was brought
about by insurrcction and fobciIion
III several Of The 6tSaNe which con.
stitutc the United States, tn two
Houses Of Congrsss an solohhly do
clare that tho war q Id 1d9ed on
tho part of the Govpr1mAnt IN any
spirit of oppression nor for hny spur-
pose Of conquest or suhjugatioh, nor
for any purpose OF ovcrthrowing or
interfering with the rights Of estab.
lished institutions Of States, but Oh
~ to maintain and defend the gu
premacy of the constitution of the
United States, and to preserve the
Union with all the dignity, equality
and rights Of the several States un-
impaired, and that as soon as these
objects should be- accomplished tho
war on tho part Of the Government
should cease, and 81
i, WHEREAS, Tho 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 several
proclamations, offering amnesty and
pardon to persons who had boon or
were concerned in tho affair named
rebellion, which proclamations how.
ever were attended with Proeiden-
tial resolutions and exceptions then
deemed necessary and proper, and
which prociamations wcro respect
lively issued on the goth day Of
March, 1864, on tho goth day Of May
1867, and on the 9TH day Of Sept.
1867, and aae 1
Whereas, The said lnmonthble civ.
il war hns long since altogether clos.
cd with IN acknowledgements by oil
tho States, Of the supremacy Of the
Federal Constitution, and Of the gov.
eminent Hereunder, and there nc
longer exists any reasonable ground
to apprehend a renewal of said civil
war, or any foreign interference, OF
any unlawful resistance by any por
ton of the people of any Of the
States to the constitution and laws
of the united States; and 5@ Fl1'ii3
Whereas, It is desirable to reduce
the standing army, and to bring to /
speedy termination military occupa
ton, martial law, military tribunals
abridgement of the freedom Of speecl
and of the press, suspension Of thu
privilege of habeas corpus and Of TIL
right Of trial by jury, such cncroach
ment upon our institutions in time d
peace being dangerous to the public
liberty, incompatible with individua
rights Of citizens, contrary to thu
spirit of our Republican form Of gov
eminent, and exhaustive of the ma
tional resources, jnSq4its 81
Whereas, It is believed that am
nesty and pardon will tend to secure
a complete and universal. establish
ment and prevalence of municipal
law and order in conformity with thu
Constitution of the United States
and to remove all appearances and
Prescriptions of rctaliatory or vim
dicativo policy, on tho part of Tho
Government, attended BY unneces-
sary disqualifcations, pains, penal
tics, confiscation and disfranchisc-
ments, and on tho contrary to pro-
mote and procure complete ffatcrna|
reconciliation among tho whole with
due. submission to the constitution
and laws. Now, therefore, be il
known that I, Andrew johnson
President of tho United States, dc
by nature of tho constitution and in
the name Of the people of the Uni
ted States, hereby proclaim and de-
clare Internationally and without
reservation, to all and to every per.
son who directly or Indirectly partic.
ipated in the late instruction or 70.
bellion, excepting such person OF
persons as may Be under imprison-
mcnt or indictmen, by any court Of
tho United States having competent
Jurisdiction, upon . charge Of treason
or other felony, afull pardon and am
ncsty for the offense of treason
against the United States or Of ad.
herring to their enemies during the
late civil war with the restoration
Of all the rights Of property, except
to slaves and except also as to any
property Of which any person may
have been legally Invested under the
laws Of the United States. ~ T.. e
In testimony whereof / have sign
ed these presents with my hand, and
have caused the seal Of the United
States to be hcreunto affixed. 3
Done at the city Of Washington
on the 4th day Of July, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hun.
drod and sixty-eight, and of the In.
dependence Of the United States Of
America the>93d. ~ & t't4
[Signedl ANDREW JOHNSON,
BY the President. VIM. II. SEWARD
Sec'y of State.