The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-07-09

Onllmlteu PARDON 10 Rebels,
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Only Those Indicted For Treason Ac.
eepted.
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WAsnSoroN, July g.
BY the President Of tho United
States.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS. In the month of July.
A. d. 1861, 10 accepting the condi-
ton Of civil war which WAS brought
about by iusurrection aud rebellion
in several ofthe States which con-
stituie the Uuitei States, the two
Houses Of Congress did solemnly
declare that the war was not waged
on the part Of the Government in
any spirit Of oppression, nor for any
purpose of oyerthrowing or interfer-
ing with the rights or established
institutions of the States, but only to
deleud aud maintain the supremacy
OF the Constitution Of the United
States, and to preserve the Union
with all the dignity, equality and
rights ofthe several Statesunimpaired,
and that as soon a. those objects
should be accomplished, the war on
tho part of the Government should
cease.
WHEREAS, The President of the
United States has heretofore, in the
spirit of that declaration, and with
the view Of securing for it unlimited
and complete effect. set forth several
proclumOtions Offering amnesty and
pardon to persons who have been or
were concerned in tho afpronamed
rebellion, which proclamations, how
ever, were proclamalions attended
With prudential reservation aud ex-
ceptions, then deemed necessary aud
proper, and which proclamations
were respectively issued on the 9Th
day of December, 1868; On the 26th
day of March, 1861, on tho 29th day
Of May, 1865 aud on the 7th day Of
September, 1867 and,
WHEREAS, The said lamontable civ
il war has long since ceased, with an
acknowledgement by all the States Of
the supremacy of the Fedora. Con-
siitution aud Of the Government
Hereunder, aud there no longer OK.
lists any reasonable ground to appre
hcnd renewal of the said civil war,
or any foreign interference, or any
unlawful resistance by any portion Of
tho people ofany Of the States, to the
Constitution anl laws of the United
States; aud,
WHEREAS, 1t is desirable to reduce
the standing army, and to bring to
speedy termination military occupa-
ton, martial law, military tribunals,
abrijgment of the freedom Of speech
aud of the press, suspension of tho
privilege Of habeds corpus, and of the
right Of trial by jury, such oncroach.
ment upon our FREQ institutions in
time Of peace being dangerous to
public liberty, incompatible with TIE
individual rights of the citizen, con-
trary to the generous spirit of our
republican form Of government aud
exhaustive Of the national resourc os,
and,
WHEREAS, II is believed that am
uesty aud pardon will tend to secure u
comp etc aud universal establishment
and prevalence of municipal law aud
order iu conformity with the Consti-
tuition of the United States; and to
remove all appearances and presump.
tons Of retaliatory or vindictivo
policy on the part Of the Government,
attended by unnecessary disqualiii-
oatiuus, pains, penalties, couiiscations
aud acknowledgements, aud on the
contrary to promote and procure
complete trateraul reconciliation u
moug the whole people with due sub
mission to the Constitution aud laws.
Now therefore bo it known, that |,
Andrew johnson President of the U
ni,ed State, do, by virtue Of the Coz.
stitution, and 10 the name Of the peo.
pie OF the United States, hereby pro
claim and declare unoouditiuually,aud
without reservation, to all and to
every person who directly or iudi
roctly participated in the late iusur-
rection or rebellion. excepting such
person or porsous as may bo uRder
presentment nr indictment in any
Court of the United States having
competent jurisdiction upon charge
of treason or felony, full pardon
aud amnesty for the otIense Of trea-
son against the United States, or of
adhcring to their enemies during tho
late civil war, with restoration of all
rights Of property, except as 10 slaves,
and except also as TO any properly,
of which any person may have been
legally divested uudor the laws of
the United States.
In testimony whereof have sigued
these presents with my hand, aud
have caused the seal Of the United
Statos 20 be horeunto affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington,
this fourth day of July, in tho year
of our Lord one thousand oight hun
dred and sixty eight aud of the In
depcp dense of the United States of
America the ninety.third.
[Sigued) ANDREW JOHNSON.
by the President.
WM. II. SEWARD, Seo'y, of State.
Richard Grant Whita nonnoctal