Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-10

OF JULY AND REJoICE.
WAsHINGToS, D. c., july 3-P. NJ.
SENATE.-A memorial was presented asking an
appropriation of SIS, ,0C0 for deepening the st.
Johns ella River.
The tax bill was reported and made the special
order for Monday next and until completed.
resolution to adjourn until after the Fourth
was adopted. ten Radicals voting nay.
The remainder of the day was devoted to Dis
trict Of Columbia affairs.
The Senate then adjourned
HoUsE-The Democratic seats were not occu-
pied to-day.
The House considered appropriations in Com
mittee of the Whole. again rejecting the amend
ment allowing clerks extra compensation.
A bill was passed furnishing the militia of Ger.
tain Congressional Districts with two Thousand
rifles and two batteries of artillery.
The House then adjourned.
THE PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, In the month of July, A. D., 1864, in
accepting the conditi of civil war; which was
brought about by insurrection and rebellion in
several of the States which constitute the
United States, the two Houses OF Congress
did solemny declare that the war was
not waged on the part of the Govern
ment in any spirit of op preston, nor for any
purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor for any
purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the
rights established institutions of the States,
but only to defend and maintain the supremacy
OF the Constitution of the United States, and to
preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality
and rights of the several States unimpaired, and
that 80 soon as these objects should be accom-
plished, the war on the part of the government
should cease and whereas, the President of the
United States has heretofore in the spirit of that
declaration and with the view Of securing for it
complete effect and eoforth, has issued several
proclamations offering amnesty and pardon to
persons who had been or were concerned in the
aforesaid rebellion, which proclamations however
were attended with prudential reservations and
exceptions then deemed necessary and proper,
and which proclamations were respectively issued
on the 9Th day of December, 1868; on the 26th
day of March, 1864 On the 29th day of May, 1865,
and the 7th day of September, 1867 and
whereas, the said lamentsble civil war has long
since altogether ceased with an acknowledgment
by all the States of the supremacy of the Federal
Constitution and the government Hereunder, and
there no longer exists any reasonable ground to
apprehend renewal of the said civil war,
or any foreign Intervention, any unlawful re-
sstance by any portion of the people of the States
to the Constitution and laws of the United States;
and whereas, it is desirable to reduce the stand
ing army and bring to speedy te. mination mill
tary occupation. martial law, military tribunals.
abridgement of freedom of speech, and of the
press, and suspension of the privilege of hdbeds
corpus and the right of trial by jury, such en-
croacbments upon free institutions in times
of peace being dangerous to public liberty,
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citizen. contrary to the genius and spiri
of our Republican form of government.
and exhaustive of the national resources
and whereas, it is believed that amnesty and par
don will tend to secure complete and universe
establishment and prevalence Of municipal law
and order in conformity with the Constitution of
the United States and to remove all appearances
or presumptions of retaliatory vindictive pol
icy on the part of the Government, attended by
unnecessary disqualifcations, pains, penalties.
confiscations and acknowledgements. and on the
contrary, to promote and procure complete fra
ternal reconciliation among the whole people, with
due submission to the Constitution and laws:
Now, therefore be it known, that 7, ANDREW
JOHNSON, President 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, Internationally and without reservation
to all and to every person, who directly or ind
rectly, participated in the late insurrection re-
bollion, excepting such person or persons, as may
be under presentment or Indictment in any Court
of the United States having competent jurisdic,
ton, upon charge of treason other felony.
full pardon and amnesty for the offence
of treason against the United States, or
OF sdhering to the tenemes during the late
civil war, with the restoration of all rights Of
property, except to slaves and except also.
as to any property of which any person may have
been legally divested under the laws of the United
States.
In testimony whereof I have signed these
presents with my hand, and have caused the seal
of the United States to be hcreunto affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, the Fourth
day of July. in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty eight, and of the Inde-
psndence of the United States OF America the
ninety-third.
ANDREW JOHNSON,
By the President
WILLIAM II. SEWARD,
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