Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-07-08
AssEsrYro soUruERs REBELS.
PRooLAMArrcy BY TIE PRESIDENT.

Whereas, in the month of July, Ann
Domipi. 1861, 10 accepting the condition
of civil war which was brought on b
'iHstrreetion and rebellion in several c
of the States which constitute the Unite'
States. the two Houses of Congress di'
soleInnly declare that war was not wages
on the part Of the Government in an,
spirit of oppression nor for any pur
pose of conquest or subjugation. nor to
any purpose of overihrowing or interior
ing with the rights or established institu
tons of the States. but only to defcnc
and maintain the supremacy of the Con
stitution Of The United States aud to pre-
serve the Union with all the dignity
equality and rights of the several States
uninp tired. and that 50 soon as those OBJ
jects 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 taat declaratiou..and with the view 81
securing for it the ultimate and complete
effect set forth ia the several proclaml
tions Offering amnesty and pardon to per-
SOUS who had been, or were. concerned
in the aforenamed rebellion, which pro-
clam1tions, however, we're amended with
prudential reservations and exceptions,
then deemed necessary aud proper, and
which proclanatlons were respectively
IiSsucd on the Sth day of December, 1868 /:
on the 26th day of March, 1864; on the
10th day Of May, 1865, ard on the 7th
day of September, 1867;
And whereas the said lamentablo civil
war has long siuce altogether ceased. with
an acknowledgment by all the States Of
the Supremacy Of the Federal Constitu.
tion and of the government hereunder.
and there no longer exists any reasona-
BILE grounds to apprehend renewal Of
the said civil war, or any foreign inter.
ference. or any unlawful resistance by
any protion 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 a speedy
termination to military occupation, mar.
tial law, military tribunals abridgcment
of the freedom Of speech and of the press
and suspension Of the privilege of haheas
corpus and of the right of trill by jury.
such encroochments upon our free iusti-
tutions in time of peace being dangerous
to public liberty. Incompatible with the
individual rights of the citizen, contrary
to the genius and spirit of our Republi.
can from of Government and exhaustive
of the National resources;
and whereas, it is believed that am
nesty and pardon will tend to SECURE
complete nduUiveraA establishment and
prevalence of municipal law and order in
conformity with the Constitution of the
United States, aud to remsve all appear.
ance and presumption of rotaliatory or
vindictive POLICY of the Government, 4
attended by unnecessary disquali6cations.
pains. penalties confsca ions and disfran.
chiscment, and on the contrary to pro
mote and procure complete iraternal
reconciliation among the whole people,
with due submission to the Constitution
and the laws;
Now, therefore be it known that l.,
ANDREW JOHNSON. President of the Unit.
ed States, do, by virtue of the Constitu.
ton, and in the name Of people of the
United States, hereby proclaim and de
clare Internationally. and without reser
walton, to all and to every person who
directly or indirectly participated IN The
late instruction or rebellion, excep,9g
such person or persons as may be un Yer
presentment or indictment in any court
of the United States having competent
jurisdiction upon a charge of treason or
'hcr felony, full pardon and amnesty
for the offense Of treason against the
Uni'el States or Of adheriug to their
enemies during the late civil war, with
the restoration Of all rights of property
except as to slaves, aud except also to any
property Of which any person may have
been legally Invested under 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
herewith affixed.
Done at the city of Washington the forth
day Of July, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
eight and Of the Independence Of the
United States Of America the ninety
third.
(signcd) ANDREW JOHNSON
VIM II SEWARD Secretary Of State.