The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-04

By the President of the United StdteS-.A
Proclamation
WHEREAS, In the month of July,
Ammo Domini, 1851, In accepting the
condition of the civil war which was
brought about by insurreetion and re-
bellion In several OF the States which
constitute the United States, the two
Houses of Congress did solemnly de-
clare that the war was not waged on
the part of the United States in any
spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose
OF conquest or suhjugatIon, nor for any
purpose of overthrowing or interfering
with the rights or established tnstttu-
tIons of the States, but only to defend
and maintain the supremacy OF tn
Constitution of the United States and
to preserve the Union with all the dig
nifty, equality, and rights OF the sever
al States unimpaired, and that as soon
as those objects should be accomplish
ed the war on the part of the Govern:
ment should cease; and
WHEREAS, The President of the uni
ted States has heretofore, in the spirit
of that declaration, and with the view
of securing for it ultimate and COM
plete effect, set forth several proclama-
nations offering amnesty and pardon
to persons who had been or were con-
cerned in the afore named rebellion,
which procIamations, however, were
and exceptions then deemed necessary
and Eroper, and which proclRmattons
were respectively issued on the Sth day
of December, 1868, on the 18th day of
March, 1864, on the 29th day of May,
1855, and on the 7th day of September,
1867; and
WHEREAS, The said lamentable civil
war has long since altogether ceased,
with an acknowledgement by all the
States of the supremacy of the Federal
Constitution aud o! the Government
hereunder, and there no longer exists
any reasonable ground TO apprehend q
renewal of the said civil wSr or any for
eign interference or any unlawful re-
sistance 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 occupa-
ton, martial law, military tribunals.
abridgement of the freedom OF speech,
and OF the suspension of the privilege
of hd6eaS corpus, and of the right of
trial by jury; such encroachments
upon our free institutions In time OF
peace being dangerous to public liber-
ty, Incompatible with the individual
i rights of citizen, contrary to the
genius and spirit of our republican
form of government, and exhaustive
\ of the national resources; and,
| WHEREAS, It is believed that am-
nesty and pardon will tend to secure q
complete and universal establishment
and prevalence OF municipal law and or
der in conformity with the constitution
of the United States, and to remove all
appearances and presumptions of a re-
taiiating or vindictiYe policy on the
part of the Government, attended by
disquali6cations, pains, penalties, con-
tiscation and acknowledgements, and on
the contrary to promote and procure
a complete fraternal reconciliation
among the whole people, with due sub
1 mission to the Constitution and laws:
Now, therefore, be 1t know that l.
Andrew Johnson, President of the
United States, do, by virtue of the Con-
| stitution, and in the name of the people
ofthe United States, hereby proclaim
and declare, Internationally and with
| out reservation, to ali and every person
who, directly or indirectly, participated
/ in the late insurreCtion or rebellion, ex-
cepting such person or persons as may
be under presentment or Indictment in
a court of the q. s. having compe-
tent Jurisdiction, upon charge OF trea.
son or other felony, a full pardon and
amnesty for the offence of treason
against the United StatesI or OF adher-
| ing to its enemies during the late civil
war, with the restoration of all the
rights of property, except as to slaves,
and except also as to any property oil
which any person may have been legal
lydivested under the laws ofthe United
States.
(SignedJ ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President,
W1LIIAaf H. SEWARD. Sec'y Of lS!ate