The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-07-11
a Proclamation by the Presi-
dent OG the United states.

WHEREAs, in the month of July,
Ammo Domino, 1861, III accepting tIe
of civil war, which was BIZ
al instruction and rebellion ii sever.
al Of the Safes which constitutes tile
United States, the two Houses Of
Congress did solemnly declarethatth8
war was not waged Oh the part of tha
in any spirit Of oppress-
ion, nor for any purpose Of conquest,
Of subjugation, nor for any purpose
of oyerthrowing or interfering with
the right or established ingtitutionsof
the States, but only. to defend ana
maintain the supremacy Of the Con
stitution of the United States, and
to preserve the Union with all digai.,
", equality and rights Of the several
States unimpaircd, and that 30 soon
as these objects should be ACCOM-
plished, the war on the part Of the
Government should cease And,
whereas, flle President of ihe United
States has heretofore ii TIE spirit of
that declaration and with the view Of
securing for it ultimate and complete
effect, set forth several broalamations
offering amnesty and pardon TO per-
sons whe had been, or were concerned
IN the aforesaid rebellion, which pro
clamations, however, were attended
with prudential reservation and ez-
eeptions then deemed necessary and
proper, and which proclamations
were respectively issued on the 8th
day of December, 1868; on the 18th
day OF March, 1864; on the 10Th
day Of May, 1865, and on the 7th
day Of September, 1867 aud where.
as, the said lamentable civil war has
Hong since altogether ceased, with an
acknowledgement BY all the States of
the Federal Constitution and tie
Government Hereunder, and there
no longer exists any. reasonable
ground to appfehend q renewal Il
said civil war OF any foreign hterfers
ence, or any Unlawful resistance BIZ
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 &
speedy termination military oeeupa.
ton martial law, military tribunals,
encroaehments on freedom Of speech
and of the press, and suspension Of
the privilege Of the habeas corpus and
\ the right Of trial BY jury such en-
croachments upon our free institus
Itions in. time Of peace, being danger
Gus to public liberty. and ineompati-
BILE with the genius and spirit Of our
republican form Of government, and
exhaustive Of the national resources /;
and whereas it is believed that am
lnesty and pardon will tend to secure
a complete and universal establish
ment and prevalence Of municipal law
and order, in conformity with the
1Constitution of the United States
land to remove all approaches or pre-
tsumptions of a retaliatory or wins
dictive policy on the part Of the Gov
ernment, attended BY unnecessary
disqualification, pains, penalties, con-
fscations, and acknowledgements; and
on the contrary to promote and pro-
cure compete fraternal reconciliation
among the whole people, with due
submission to the Constitution and
laws:
| NoE, therefore, he it known that ] ,
Andrew johnson, Pretident of the
United States, do, BY virtue Of the
| Constitution, and in the name of the
People Of the United States, hereby
proclaim and declare uneonditioaallY,
and without reservation, toall and to
every person who directly or indirect'
| ly participated in the rebellion or ms
surreetion, excepting such person or
persons as may be under present
ment or indictment in any court Of
/ the United States having eomeptant
Jurisdiction upon a charge Of treason
or other felony, full pardon end
amnesty for offences Of treason
against the United States, or adaarias
to their enemies during the civil var
, with restoration Of all rights Q.
property, except as to slaves, and az.
cept as to any other property O.
which any person may have beal
legally diVested under the laws Of thi
, United States.
r In testimony whereof, / hag
signed these presents With ng hand
! and have caused the. seal Of th
9 United States to be hereuuta aaizea
] Done at the City Of Tashig u, Is.
: 4th day Of July, ii the yeaT 0F'aa
Lord one thousand eight h3iadg6i
Z and sixty eight, and of the Inaepea
! dence Of the United States of Amegi
ca the ninety third
s ANDREW JOHNs
81 BY tRe President
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