The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-04
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IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
TIE PRESIDENT RaoczALas AMNESTY.
wAsaNeros, July S.-The President to-
morrow win issue the following:
By THE PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITED STATES.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, in themonth OF July. Ammo Domini
: 1851, in accepting the condition Of civil war,
: which was brought about By insurrection and
rebellion in several of the States which consti-
stute the United States, the two Houses of Con-
gress did solemn]y declare that the war was
not waged on the part Of the government in
any spirit Of oppression, nor for any purpose OF
conquest or subjugation, nor for any purpose
ofoverthrow;ng or interfering with the rights
orsestablished institutions Of the States, but
s.,a.
4 oily to defend and maintain the supremacy
OF the Constitution OF the onltee ssa'es' ana 70
preserve the Union with all the dignity, equal-.
ty and rights OF the several States unlmpal1ea'
and that so soonas those objects should be ac-
compEahed the war on the part Of the govern
ment should cease;
Ind .0hereas, the President OF the United
States has heretofore, in the spirit OF that
declaration, and with the view OF securing ior
sits ultimate and complete efect set fortn .seSe-
ral prociamations Offering amnesty ana par
don 70 persons who had been oriwere conceln- ~
edin the Aforesaid reoeihon, whicn pfosama.
tions, however, were g attended wltn pruaen1A
reseEZ Za.ions and exceptions then deemed me-
cessarJ ard proper, and which ,proclamahons
were respectively issued on the eighth day OF
December, 1858, on the twenty-si1th day OF
March, 1854, onthe twenty-ninth day Of May,
1855. and on the seventh day OF September,
1867; and totereaa the said lamentable clyl, s7it
war has long since altoge ether ceased, with an
acknowledgement BY sll the States OF the supre-l
macy Of the Feds.al Constitution and the gov
ernmmt thereunder and there no longer e1- <
list any reasonable ground to ap prenena 3 fs--
newal Of the said civil wal, or any foreign IN
terference. or any. unlawful resistance BY any
portion Of the people Of any OF the States to
the Constitution and laws Of the United.
States; 8.
A,d ,uhereas it is desirable to reduce the
standing army, and to bring to a speedy
termination military occupation, martial law.
military tribunals, abridgement Of freedom Of
speech and OF, the press, and suspension Of
the psiyisese Of shaSsas corpus and The right
Of trial Sy fury. such encroachments upon
our free institutions in times Of peace being
dangerous to public liberty. incompatible
With the individual rights Of the citizen,
contrary to the genius and spirit Of our re-
publican form Of government and exhaustive
Of the naaonsl resources;
And ,eaesassi is believed that amnesty and
pardon win tend to secure complete and
universal establishment and prevalence Of
municipal Law and order, in conformity with
the Constitution oi the United States. and to
remove al appearances or presumptions Of .
rstalatory or yiadictiye policy on the part Of
the government, attended by unnecessary dis
$qua,iasations, pains, penalties, conascations
and diahsnchisemsnts. and on the contrary.
TO promote and procure complete and hsternal
reconciliation among the whole people, WITH
dne submission to the institution and laws.
Now, therefore, bel known that I, AndreV
johnson; President Of the United States do.
) by virtue Of the constitution, and IN the name
9ofthe people ofthe United States, hereby pro-
claim and declare uncondi ditionary and without
reservation, To- an and TO every person who,
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