The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-04
a esr0Ciatsiafton by fife President
of the Unifed States.

WHEREAS, in the month of July,
Ammo Domino, 1861, in accepting the
condition of civil war, which was
by an instruction and rebellion in
several of the States which constitutes
the United States, the two Houses of
Congress.didIsolemnlyideclare that the
war was not waged on the part Of the
Governmental any spirit of Cypress
ion, nor for any purpose of conquest,
of subjugation, nor for any purpose of
overthrowing or interfering with the
right or established institutions of the
! States, but only to defend and maintain
| the Supremacy of the Constitution of
the United States, and to preserve the
Union with all dignity, equality and
rights of the several States unim-
paired, and that so soon as these OBJ
iects should be accomplished, the war
on the part of the Government should
cease; And, 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 several
proclamations offering amnesty and
pardon to persons who had been, or
were concerned in the aforesaid rebel
lion, which proclamations, however,
were attended with prudential reserva
ton and exceptions then deemed nee
essary and proper, and which procla-
nations were respectively issued on
the Sth day of December, 1868; on the
25th day of March, 1864; on the 18th
day of May, 1865, and on the 18th day
of September, 1867 and whereas, the
said lamentable civil war has long
since altogether ceased, with an &C
acknowledgements by all the States of
the Federal Constitution and the Gov
eminent Hereunder, and there no
longer exists any reasonable ground
to apprehend q renewal of said civil war
or any foreign interference, or any un-
lawful resistance 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 to bring
to a speedy termination military oc-
cupation, martial law, military tribu-
nails, encroachments on freedom of
speech and of the press, and suspen-
sion of the privilege of the habeas
corpus and the right Of ial by jury !;
such encroachmenJs upon our free in
situations in time of peace, being dan
gerous to public liberty, and incom-
patibIe with the genius and spirit of
our republican form of government,
and exhaustive of the national re
sources; and whereas it is believed
that amnesty and pardon will tend to
|, secure a complete and universal es
Enlistment and prevalence of munich
pal law and order, in conformity with
the Constitution of the United States
and to remove all approaches or pre-
sumLtions Of retaliatory or vim
dictiye policy on the part of the Gov
eminent, attended by unnecessary dis
qualifications, pains, penalties, confis-
cations, and acknowledgements and
on the contrary to promote and pro
! cure complete fraternal reconciliation
among the whole people, with due sub
mission to the Constitution and Laws
Now, therefore, be it known that l
Andrew Johnson, President of the
United States, do, by virtue of the
Constitution, and in the natmc OF the
( People of the United STATES, hereby
proclaim and declare Internationally
, and without reservation, to all and tC
r every person who directly or indirectly
l participated in the late rebellion or in
surrection, excepting such person OF
persons as may be under presentment
or indictment in any court of the
United States having competent juris-
diction upon a charge of treason OF
other felony, a full pardon and amnes-
f ty for offences of treason against the
G United States, or adhering to their
enemies during the late civil war, with
{ restoration of all rights of property,
except as to slaves, and except as to
any other property Of which any per
son may have been legally Invested un-
; der the laws of the United States:
In testimony whereof, / have signed
these presents with my hand, and have
; caused the seal of the United States to
be hereunto affixed. Done at the City
Of Washington, the 4th day of July,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty eight, and OF
1.-THE Independence of the United States
of America the ninety third.
.... ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President:
W. II. SEWARD,
i Secretary of State