or either of them since the 17th day of April, 1861, shall be deemed and taken as in rebellion against the United States, and shall be dealt with accordingly.

"Second. That the Secretary of State proceed to put in force all laws of the United States, the administration whereof belongs to the Department of State, applicable to the geographical limits aforesaid.

"Third. That the Secretary of the Treasury proceed, without delay, to nominate for appointment, assessors of taxes and collectors of customs and internal revenue, and such other officers of the Treasury Department as are authorized by law, and shall put in execution the revenue laws of the United States within the geographical limits aforesaid. In making appointments, the preference shall be given to qualified loyal persons residing within the districts where their respective duties are to be performed. But if suitable persons shall not be found residents of the district, then persons residing in other States or districts shall be appointed.

"Fourth. That the Postmaster-General shall proceed to establish post-offices and post-routes, and put into execution the postal laws of the United States, within the said State, giving to loyal residents the preference of appointment; but if suitable persons are not found, then to appoint agents, etc., from other States.

"Fifth. That the District Judge of said district proceed to hold courts within said State, in accordance with the provisions of the acts of Congress. The Attorney-General will instruct the proper officers to libel and bring to judgment, confiscation, and sale, property subject to confiscation, and enforce the administration of justice within said State, in all matters, civil and criminal, within the cognizance and jurisdiction of the Federal Courts.

"Sixth. That the Secretary of War assign such AssistantProvost-Marshal-General, and such Provost-Marshals in each district of said State as he may deem necessary.

"Seventh. The Secretary of the Navy will take possession of all public property belonging to the Navy Department within said geographical limits, and put in operation all acts of Congress in relation to naval affairs having application to the said State.

"Eighth. The Secretary of the Interior will also put in force the laws relating to the Department of the Interior.

"Ninth. That to carry into effect the guarantee of the Federal Constitution of a republican form of State Government, and afford the advantage and security of domestic laws, as well as to complete the re-establishment of the authority of the laws of the United States, and the full and complete restoration of peace within the limits aforesaid, Francis H. Pierpont, Governor of the State of Virginia, will be aided by the Federal Government, so far as may be necessary, in the lawful measures which he may take for the extension and administration of the State government throughout the geographical limits of said State.

"In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand,
and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
"By the President:
ANDREW JOHNSON.

"W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary of State."

The Secretary of the Treasury early in May issued full instructions for executing the proclamation of April 29th for regulating trade with the States which had been engaged in the Rebellion; and on the 23d of that month the President made another proclamation, opening all the ports of the South except those on the coast of Texas. And in pursuance of an opinion of his Cabinet, the President now issued this Amnesty Proclamation :

"WASHINGTON, May 29, 1865. "WHEREAS, The President of the United States, on the 8th day of December, A. D. eighteen hundred and

sixty-three, and on the 26th day of March, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-four, did, with the object to suppress the existing Rebellion, to induce all persons to return to their loyalty, and to restore the authority of the United States, issue proclamations offering amnesty and pardon to certain persons who had directly or by implication participated in the said Rebellion; and

"WHEREAS, Many persons who had so engaged in said Rebellion have since the issuance of said proclamations, failed or neglected to take the benefits offered thereby; and

"WHEREAS, Many persons who have been justly deprived of all claim to amnesty and pardon thereunder, by reason of their participation directly or by implication in said Rebellion, and continued hostility to the Government of the United States since the date of said proclamations, now desire to apply for and obtain amnesty and pardon:

"To the end, therefore, that the authority of the Government of the United States may be restored, and that peace, order, and freedom may be established, I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, do proclaim and declare that I hereby grant to all persons who have, directly or indirectly, participated in the existing Rebellion, except as hereinafter excepted, amnesty and pardon, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slaves, and except in cases where legal proceedings under the laws of the United States providing for the confiscation of property of persons engaged in rebellion, have been instituted; but upon the condition, nevertheless, that every such person shall take and subscribe the following oath (or affirmation), and thenceforward keep and maintain said oath inviolate; and which oath shall be registered for permanent preservation, and shall be of the tenor and effect following, to wit:

“I,

do solemnly swear (or affirm), in

presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States thereunder, and that I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing Rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves. So help me God.'

"The following classes of persons are excepted from the benefits of this Proclamation: 1st. All who are or shall have been pretended civil or diplomatic officers or otherwise domestic or foreign agents of the pretended Confederate Government; 2d. All who left judicial stations under the United States to aid the Rebellion; 3d. All who shall have been military or naval officers of said pretended Confederate Government above the rank of colonel in the army, or lieutenant in the navy; 4th. All who left seats in the Congress of the United States to aid the Rebellion; 5th. All who resigned or tendered resignations of their commissions in the army or navy of the United States, to evade duty in resisting the Rebellion; 6th. All who have engaged in any way in treating otherwise than lawfully as prisoners of war persons found in the United States service as officers, soldiers, seamen, or in other capacities; 7th. All persons who have been or are absentees from the United States for the purpose of aiding the Rebellion; 8th. All military and naval officers in the rebel service, who were educated by the Government in the Military Academy at West Point or the United States Naval Academy; 8th. All persons who held the pretended offices of Governors of States in insurrection against the United States; 10th. All persons who left their homes within the jurisdiction and protection of the United States, and passed beyond the Federal military lines into the so-called Confederate States for the purpose of aiding the Rebellion; 11th. All persons who have been engaged in the destruction of the commerce of the United States upon the high

seas, and all persons who have made raids into the United States from Canada, or been engaged in destroying the commerce of the United States upon the lakes and rivers that separate the British provinces from the United States; 12th. All persons who at the time when they seek to obtain the benefits hereof by taking the oath herein prescribed are in military, naval, or civil confinement or custody, or under bonds of the civil, military, or naval authorities, or agents of the United States as prisoners of war, or persons detained for offenses of any kind, either before or after conviction; 13th. All persons who have voluntarily participated in said Rebellion, and the estimated value of whose taxable property is over twenty thousand dollars; 14th. All persons who have taken the oath of amnesty as prescribed in the President's Proclamation of December 8th, A. D. 1863, or an oath of allegiance to the Government of the United States since the date of said Proclamation, and who have not thenceforward kept and maintained the same inviolate.

"Provided, That special application may be made to the President for pardon by any person belonging to the excepted classes; and such clemency will be liberally extended as may be consistent with the facts of the case and the peace and dignity of the United States.

"The Secretary of State will establish rules and regulations for administering and recording the said amnesty oath, so as to insure its benefit to the people, and guard the Government against fraud.

"In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the City of Washington, the twenty-ninth

day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, and of the Independence of the United States the eighty-ninth. "By the President: ANDREW JOHNSON.

"WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State."