The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-08
GEEERALAMNEsTY PROCLAIMED.
A Proclamation by the President Of the
Clit6d States.

A Proclamation by the President of the
CRit5d States.
EHEEa#. Ia the moDth Of July, I
-I,ssso i57D1in2 1851, in. accepting the /
condition Of c5vlj war which Was .
htonght aa.ng by iusurroolion /
:a5 reboiHon.in several Of the States !
= Hie5 cQG@cj.ute the Uaiaest States |
taa .t,Tg Houses of Congress did |
soial::als- Declare HAT the war was not !
8: ged on the part o. the Government |
il any spirit OF orIrtssiou. nor for
any purpose Of conquest or sutjuga-
tion, nor for any purpose Of over
throwing or interfering with the
rights Or established institutions of
States, but only to defend aud main
tain the supremacy of the ConstitU
tion of the United States. and TO pre-
serve the Union with sill the dignity,
and equality and rights OF the sever
al Statet unimpaired, and that so soon
as these objects should be accomplish
Ell, the wsr, on the part of the Gov.
ernr2ent should cease and
WuEREAs, The President of the
United States has heretofore, in the
spirit of that declaration, and with q
view Of securing for it ultimate and
complete effect, set forth in several
proclamations offering amnesty and
pardoa to several persons who had
! been, or were concerned in the afore-
named rebellion, which proclama-
tions, however, were attended with
prudential reservations and eXcep
tions, then deemed necessary and
proper, and which proclamations were
respectively issued on the Sth day of
| December, 1853 on the Goth day of
March, 1864 on the 29th day of May,
1865, and.On the 7th day of Septem-
ber, 1867, and
WHEREAS, The said Iamentable civil
war has long since. altogether ceased,
with an acknowledgment of the su-
prcnjacy of the Federal Constitution,
and of Tho Government thereunder,
and there 10 Iopger exists any reason.
! able grauH3s 10 applehend Q renewal
, Of said civil war, or any foreign inter
= ference, OF. any unlawful resistenceby
any portion of the people of any o
). the States to the Constitution anC
= laws of the United States, and
WHEREAS, 1t is desirable TO reduce
> the standing army, and to bring to {
speedy termination the military oc
cupation by martial law the militarI
l. tribunals, the abridgment of the free
dom of speech and of the press, tn
J. suspension of the privilege of the Wri
of hd6eus corpus, and the right of tr.
al by jury, such encroschments upo
l. our free institutions in time of peaC
being dangerous to public liberty an
ls incompatible with. the indiYidut
nd rights OF the citizen, contrary to til
generous spirit of our Republica
e, form of Government, aud eXhauztiN
of the national resources and
r. WHEREAS. 1t is. believed that an
is nesty and pardon will tend to secul
r. a complete establishment and prev
lence of municipal law and order
lu- conformity with the Constitution
err the United States.
Now to remove all appearances al
presumptions OF retaliatory or vi
my dictive policy on the part OF the Go
our ernment, attended by unnecessa
rk. disquslificatibns pains, penalties, d
cal franchisements, and on the contra
M to promote and procure complete Fl
cts, terna! reconciliation among thewhC
| 10 I
ady Constitution and laws,
ngs Therefore, be it known that l, A
drew Johnson, President of the Q
put ted States, by virtue of the Consti
eri- ton, and in thenanne of the people
cles the United States, hereby procla
on and declare, umconditiOnally q
md without reservation, to all and to I
ouri cry person who, directly or indirec
-aw participated in the late ipsurrectiOu
'0i rebellion, excepting such persons
on may be under gresentment or. ind
.nci- rnent in any Court of the Uni
An States having competent jurfsdicti
ate under charge OF treason. Or other
enis oDy, fun pardon for the offensC
hro- treason against the United States,
y OF OF adhering to their caemies dur
airy the late civil war, with restoration
Bil all rights Of property except as
Ma slaves, and except, also, as 10
&c, property of.whieh any persons II
Plat have been IpgaE!y' tivested qn
S8t; 7 the laws Of thn United Statesa ii.
'I'ue ia %gstiiIony where's. / tHEP assig
tlt5:5. presents with MY hi
I ti-y and caused the6 Seal of the
Z ti-e, ted States to be hereunto a
''liz II lis. led. Done at Washington on
18th day of July, in the yea
iocl,- our Lord one thousand e
med, hundred and sixty eight, af
state - = the Independence of the Un
oosier States. of America the min
and ~ third. .-.... -g;..I .zg,-...3 :
hen ISignedl ANDREW aJOaNSO
aance By the President : 40
hica- WIN. H. SEWARD, Secretar,
State. i
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