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IHII I..HIH .1151111(1 W JSV J! 1 IS 1 1 '7 V3S i ..II & ama xx: m a i-v m CHARLOTTE, X. C, JUNE 6; 1865. Terms, $i .per Annum. Volume 13-Numbcr 669. . The Amnesty Proclamation. Terms of Pardon Who are to he restored tr, cili vnA'J and Kho are to he disfranchised Those who 'are excluded from the Amnety man make special ap ..Ucatioil to Vie President for Pardon. rjiOt'LAMATION.KY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.VITKD STATES ' - Whereas. i Stil the President of the United States, on D.cembcr. A. D. 1SG3. ami on the ,th day of March, A. u. isf4, am, wiui me oojec-i . ru; 'it-is the existing rc-beliion, Jo induce all per !0;is to return to their loyalty, ainhto restore the ,-u'iority of the United ijtates, i-sue proc'ama't ions . u-:-inif amnesty and pardon to certain peisons who d.rectly or by implication, participated in the ' rebellion; and wherea many persons who had i : .. a : , ... i. .. ii : 1. .. !M':lITlU III Mllll It'UfllllMI. u.iv regulatious fordrnininering and recording the said amnesty oath so HjS to insure its benefit to the peo ple, a nd guard the government against fraud In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States t be afiixed. Dane at the city of . AYashingtoti, the 29th day of May, in the year of Our, Lord 18G.". ami of he independence of the United States the K'Mh. , ANDREW JOHNSON. Iiy the President Wm II Seward, Sec'y pf State. Worth Carolina. Directions for oryaniziny a Estate Government. . V. Hut den ujpointcd Governor. the ince tne issuance of r;i J proclamntion Jailed or neglected to tiKe .'"..bciietits ottered thereby; and whereas many per il. tve been lastly ilepriveU Jon thereunder by reasou of their i aid re- of all claim-to i!:d I):ild( :..!rtii-i'iiii:oii, directly or by implication, in vJh'ji! and continued hostility lo the government I'mted Slates since the date of said proclaiua iLui, t.uw desire to apply for and obtain amnesty and iardou: To the end, therefore, thnt the authority of the joverhineut of ihe Tailed States may be restored, nd t ua: peace, order und freedom may be estab :.;hfd, l. Anokbw Joiinsuj, President of the United Siittes, il : proclaim an.i declare that I hereby grant :o all per.-ons who liave directly or indirectly Jar ii ipHie i in the existing rebellion, except as herein after excepted, amnesty and pardon, with restora :ui! of all l ights of property, except as to slaves, and icept in ca?e5 where lcg4 proceedings, under the ;ws o!' the United Slates providing 4or the confis .Atinii of property of per.-.ous engaged in rebellion, l.-ivt heesi instituted, but on the condition, never 'hekss, that every such person shall take and sub icri'je the following oath r atlirmation, and thence vwnrd keep and maintain said oath inriolai, and iiitli o;h shull be registered for permaeent pre- ervHtion, and shall be of the tenor and effect fol- .i w i : g. to-wit "- do scdemniy swear or afTirm, in prc- e:ire ot Al:ingl ty (Jon, that i will henceforth tauh :'j"iy Mippurt nod defend, the Constitution of the l.'ni.ed Stales and the Union of the Stales therein) cr, and that I will, in like manner, abide by and .a;;ii!ul!y s.ipportall laws and proclamations which :mre l-een made during the existing rebellion with uteteiice ;o the emancipation of slaves. So help me tu.J. . ' " " ' The following classes of persons are excepted from tie benefits of this proclamation: Kiihtr-i-AU who ar or shall have been pretended or diplomatic ofli jera or otherwise, domestic, or foreign agents of the pretended Confederate goveru- .ll'-MU. Second All who left judicial stations under the United Slates to aid the rebellion. ' Tr.inl All who shall have ben military .or naval oflictrs of suid jncteuded Confederate - govarument -ibou- the rank of Colonel in thearmy or Lieutenant .ii the navy. Fourth All who left seats in the Congress of the 1'iKied iS'.ate to aid the rebellion. fifth All who iesigi:ed or tendered nsignations. tin it commisfioitti in the army or navy of '.lie U.S. ;.' -vuiie duty iu rsislun the rebellion. .Sixth All who have engaged in any way in treat r.ig ottierwise than lawfully as prisoners of war per ou i iunj in theU. . service, as ofTicers, soldiers, j.it!ie!j. or in other capacities. cut li All per-ons w ho have been or are ab-vjtr-e. trom the L. S. for the purpose of aiding the iifu'llion. Kighth All military ami naval - officers in the '?!;el iiervice who were educated by the government "i the Military Academy at West Point, or the U. S. Nid Academy. Nllltl All t)erS(ns whn IipIiI tlw nrt.ti.n,li,t rflif. in insurrection againl tbe "J governors oi btales ' 'tilled Sl:iTej. 1 -nil. - - -All persons who left their homes within ' he jun.diction and protection of the United Stafos, PROCLAMATION BY' THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Whereas, the. fourth section of ' the fourth article of t herons ti tut ion uf the United States declares that the United States shall guaranfe to every State in the Union a republican form of government, and shitty motect each of tUetu against invasion and ! domestic violence, and Whereasthe Picsident of the United States is by the constitution made Uovuman-dcr-i'n-.Chief of the Army and Navy, as well as chief executive officer of the United States and is bound by solemn oath faithfully to execute the oflice of. President of tho United States, and take care that the laws be faith fully executed ; and Whereas, the rebellion, which has been wgedlrv a portion of the puople of the United States, against the" properly constituted authorities of the govern ment thereof in the most violent and revolting form, but whose organized and 'armed forces,, have now been almost entirely overcome, has iu its revolu tionary progress deprived the people of the State of North Carolina of alhjjjivil government; and, Whereas, it "becomes necessary and proper to carry out and enforce the obligations of the United States to the people of North Carolina in securing ihem in the enjoyment of" a republican form of 'government, Now, therefore, in -obedience to the high and solemn duties impoted upon mc by the constitution of the United States, and for the purpose of ennbliDg the loyal people of aid State to organize a State government, whereby justice way be established, domestic tranquility insured, and loyal citizens pro tected in all their rights of life, liberty.and property, I, AsuHKtv Johnson, President of the United Siaies, 1 do hereby appoint William YT. Holdeu provisional Governor of the State ot North Carolina, whose duty it shall be, at the earliest practical period, to pre scribe such rule' and regulations as may be neces sary and proper for convening a convention, cotn osetk of delrgrelo be -ehesen by--taar prrf rttrf the people of said State w ho are loyal to the United States. aj)d no others, for the purpose of altering or amending the constitution thereof, and .with author ity to exercise withiu the limit of f aid State all the powers necessary and proper to enable such loyal people of the State of North Carolina t restore said Stale, to its constitutional .relations to the federal government, aud to present such a republican form of Slate government, as will entitle the State to the guarantee of the United States therefor, and its peo ple to protection by the United States against in vasion, insurrection aud domestic violence: Provided that in any election Unit niny be hereafter held for choosing delegates to any State convention, as aforesaid, no person shall be qualified as fin elector, or shall be eligible as a member of such convention, unless he shall have previously taken and subscribed ! to the oath or uriitiesty as set forth in the President's I proclamation of May 2i, 1865, and vs a voter quali fied as pi escribed by tho constitution and laws of ihe State of North Carolina in force immediately "be fore the20lh day of May, A. D. lbtil, the date of the so-called ordinance of secession ; and the said con vention, w hen convened, or the Legislature that may l be thereafter assembled, win prescribe me quamica- tion? of electors and the eligibility of persons to hold office under the constitution and' laws of the ,tate a. pdwer the people of the several States composing the federal Union have-rightfully exer cised from the origin of the government to rhe pre sent time: And I do hereby direct: .";rit That the military commander 'of the depart ment, and all officers and persons in the military l . - j r y I wgagfcd id destroying the commerce of the United j istration whereof belongs to t; " S'. iiri upon the 'akes and riyerg that .separate the i applicable to the geographical t-uiitii M-oviucpj from the ITnitud Si at 4 ! Twelfth All persons who, at the time when I hey i VK to obtain the benefits hereof by taking tho oath j fittiti prescribed, are in military, naval or civil j p i.t:nenir n: or custody, or under bonds of the civil. ' m;!'1-'' or naval anthoiities uf agents of the United j ' atr., ;:ioner3 of war or persons detained for j dT-u vs of any kind either before or after convic- ! 'tor.. i Th;rt:e::th AH Mr!; :T:it... persons who have vo'untari! v '('"'i: r. sHid rebellion, ana tne estimaieu ot whose t!iT:vli! hrmiprtv i nvcr iwiMitr i-"e-.' ----- - . ':'--arui .iu'iij.r.-. ' , r'o'.t :ei m:,. All pr?ons whJ have taken" the oath .described in the President's liruei.- andnaval service, aid fld assit the said Provisional paed Lev ond the federal military lines iuto i Governor in carrying into effect ibis proclamation : so-called Confederate States for the ourpoe of ' and they arc enjoined to abstain from in any w-av - dng the rebellion ,- . j hindering, impeding or discouraging the loyal peo- t-li veuth All person? who have been engaged in j pie fronthe organization of a State ' government as 'he distiuetiou of thd commerce of the United Slate ! herein authorized. . jpon the high seas, and all persons who have made j Second That the Secretary of State proceed to raids inio the United ' States from Canada, or been put in force all laws of the United Suites, the admin- oeiouirs to me jouue ieiiarimeni . limits aforesaid. Third That t be Secretary of th Trea.-utv4 pro ceed to nominate- for appoinlhicnt assessors of taxes and collectors of customs and internal revenue, atjd such other officers of the Treasury Department nf are authorized by Jaw, and putin execution the rev enue laws of the United States within the geograph ical limits arbrrsfaid. In rriaking the appointments the preference shall be given to qualified loyal persons residing within tLe districts where their respective duties are to be performed; but if suitable residents of the districts shall not be found, then persons residing in other States or districts shall be appointed. Fourth That the Postmaster Uenerv.I proceed to atnr.v; rti- re-i-rihi-d in the President's nroti-.- establish tiost routes and put into execution the :i'):i o.'' 1'cveniber eight. A. D. one thousand eight ( postal laws of tha United States within the said r L.i.it,.uu nr. naili 1 " a'luirl'mi' tn ( M t ft f p rrivinf' to lnYal residents the t.referencH nf - " f- o - - - . - .- appointment; but if suitable residents are not found, then appoint agents from other Stales. Fifth That the District Judge for the judicial dis trict in which North Carolina is included proceed to hold courts within said State, in accordauce with the provisions of the act of Congress. The Attorney General will instruct the proper offi cers to libel and bring to'Judgment, confiscation and i-ale, property subject lo confiscation, anii enforce h" iid'iiir.is'raiion of justice within said State 5a all matiersjwithin the cognizance artd jurisdiction of the federal courts. ' Sixth That the Secretary of the Navy take pos sesion nf all public, property belonging to the Navy Department within said geograplal litnifs, and put in operation a.llicts i of Congress in relation to naval affairs having application to said State. Seventh ThatMhe Secretary of the Interior put in force tfce laws relating to the Interior Department applicable to the geographical Jimits aforesaid. In testimony w hereof I have, hereunto set my hand nnd caused the teal of the United State3 to be affix ed. Done atMho city of Washington, this 29th day of May, in the year of our Lord 18t5, and of the in dependence; of the United States the eighty-ninth. ANDREW JOHNSON. By the Pres-ident : William II. Sewaud, Secretary of State. r-"u:ea iw.-l hlxty-three. or an oath of allegiance to k:c gover:.:ncni of the Uuited State since the date .-f i i proclamation, and who have not .hencefor "t;d ke; t iiiul maintained the saine invioiate : 'revid.-fl tliatsneeial ftunlication mav be made to i i i ' i i - lr; dent tor pardon by any person belonging to txcepted classes; and 9uch clemency will be lib- exrertdd as may be consistent with the tacts e and the peace and dignity ot the United of St r:;le- nd . THE PLAGUE. An order lias hcn sent to Dtrrjkirkto put In quarantine all ships arriving from Kussia. This measure of precaution has been necessitated by the epidemic; now raging at St. Pettfsurg. The Nazione of Florence publishes the follow ing communication from Dr. (Jalligo, director of the medical JYlniparizale, on. the nefious epi demic now prevalent in .Russia: "We have re ceived" from Dr. Tilcur, physician to the Grand Duchess 31 aria of Russia, who has just arrived from St. Petersburg, some important details re specting the disease now raging in the capital. This malady seems neither to-be a fever of an internment or curtaneous nature, nor yet a sun pie typhoid lever; but it certainly is very viru lent and dangerous.' According to the opinions of the Russian physiciana, it is thesame fever that was observed Ur the first time in Scotland, in thet year 1819, and denominated in that country the intermittent fever, fjm the length of the intermissions and tho prolonged attacKs, This fever is. ushered in by cold shiverio, alternating with remarkable heat (from 4J' Q ' to 41 " centigrade, or 10l Fahrenheit,) the pulse being 150." Great prostration and disor der'are observable in the n-ervous action, al though the state of the mental faculties remains, unaltered; frequent pains are felt iu the head and-limbs, great pditi is also felt in the reft hy- "fiocoodriac'Tegroi), and an examination of the puifriLiiiivHi jiiuiw oicjiiccii iu i.ave iiiiLueuiaiu- ly decruused iii volume. The skin is yellow in color, owing to the liver being likewise affected by the malady. The initiatory attack of the fever laets from sevey to eight days, -and- terminates with a very copious perspiration. After the first paroxysm, an interval occurs of seven or eight days, 'during which the patient appears to be almost as well as ever, but at the expiration of that peiiod a second attack manifests iuelf like the first,- but accompanied , with still greater, prostration. This continues also about seven days, terminating like the other with profuse perspiration. Sometimes a third paroxysm de claws itself after u further interval of seven days, one .of the symptoms being great thirst and complete aneurism aud the patient sink in-' to the mo&t profound state of prostration. The rate of mortality is 8 per cent , and the victims of this malady die during the second attack, usually from a kind of general paralysis, 'or through serious derangement of the nervous or gans, with real decomposition of tRe blood und an enormous increase in the spleen. Tho liver also bCeomesgreatIy enlarged, but the intestines on the othr handsale either fyund healthy or else hardly congested. Kverything liithetfo has failed to shorten the duration of t lie febrile attacks: Salts ol' qui uine given in Jurgo and small doses, have been quite ineffectual to overcome- tho attack char acteristic of this malady. In the second parox ism, in which there is increased prostration of the forces, the most powerful stimulants kayo" been'administered such' as moss wine, alcohol, cher, camphor, etc., but they produce little or no effect. The chief cause of this disease is sup posed lo be the arrival in St, 'Petersburg of im mense numbers of workmen from the neighbor in" provinces, and even from the mosc distant i town."!. 11 is.saiu mat, mere are just now in me capital 43,000 workpien more than the usual number. The consequence of this is that, they cannot find work and are obliged to live in un healthy localities, and to live upon the blank brad, which contains this year much more horned rye ihan. in previous years. -It has been discovered by ci'eiuical analysis 'that this bread contains onj p0 cent, of horne-d rye in the flour with which it is made. Thus every working man living oti tbesame may be calculated to j eat 100 grains ot horned rye per dienj. Resides this, the oxen, cows, and other animals being no longer slatttered iu St. Petersburg, but at Moscow, whence the meat is dispatched ready prepared, the heads, hoofs, feet, and intestiues of these animals, which previously formea one of -the staple articles.of sustenance of the poorer classes, on account of the cheapness, ire co 'on- ger to be had at St. Petersburg, and the poor are now compelled to live almost exclusively up on the above-mentioned .bread, -which contains injurious substances, partly contributing to pro duce the disease in question. , The JnalaxJy is exclusively confined to the lower eJasses."' The epidemic is still committing fearful rav ages at St. .Petersburg. Official returns as to tlic number of cases ha.ve altogether- ceael of late; but from "the large sums voted by the me tropolitan authorities, or supplied by Govern ment, some idea may be formed of the exfenn and virulence of the inalady. . lSestdes 200,000 roubles contributed by the treasury, 400 addi tional beds have been placed at- the disposal of the town, and large subscriptions made by the princes and aristocracy.. - The town, too, ha opened a new .hot-pital ot the cost of G0,000" T-oubles, considerably augmenting at the samo. time tne lunus of the chanties, and aiding- the convents in the care and reception of the tek. The malady is stated to have broken out origin ally on tho other side ot the Ural Mountains, whence it slowly threaded its way towards St. Petersburg, increasing as it went, and culmina ting at length among the destitute classes ofati unhealthy and densely populated" capital. In its steady. advance towards the west it has now reached the Prussian frontier, and in a milder form, already shown itself in the town of Kon igsberg. Dantzig, and Gumbensen. In the WaU dai hills, to the south-west f St. Petersburg, whole villages are said to have been depopular- f ted. London Duihj Tijn.. The S'eckkt of Gen. Butler's Removal. Many people suppose that the removal of. General Butler was caused by his failure to take Fort Fjsher. Tnat is not so"! The true reason i,this : " when General Butler was in "command in thisreity, psevious to the last presi dential election, u certain article appeared in tho Nuw York Herald, which the General did not like. " As soon as he , read it, he at-on3e de spatched one of his aids to the Herald office, to summon .the managing editor (Mr' Hudson) to appear at his headquarters. Mr Hudson obey ed the :sutnuiof; auci jon appearing before the high military official hre-was informed that the Herald must retract the offensive article, or ho (General Butler) would - suppress the paper. General Butler was not aware when he made this threat that the relations "of Mr Bennett, the responsible editor of the Herald, with the administration, were of a veryfriendly and con fidential character, and, therefore, in making this exhibition of his''brief authority," he "puc his foot ' in it " Mr Bennett, of course, never' forgave him; but, on the contrary, managed't'j liave liim removed just as soon as the General's superiors could assign ra reason that would seem ingly justify his decapitation. ' General Butler ishiii.self aware of this now, although he did not know the secret of his removal at the time it took place. ' Thp offer of the French Missiotf "by our lale President to James Gordon Bennett aud the endorsement of the offer by Horace Greeley must have opened General Butler's eyes. He will probably let the newspapers alone here after. Arte Yoiic Ltilner. Interference with newspapers is a bad busi ness for any one to engage in at any time. ' . , Rides for the Improvement of the Temper. -. 1 Pray devoutly and incessantly for divine assistance in this great work. 2. Avoid as much" as-possible all temptations, to the indulgence-of an unchristian temper. 3. Think no provocation sufficient to justify resentment. 4. If anything occur to excite angry feelings, pause and reflect, cro you -give vent to. them. 5. Do not suffer yourself to be ruffled by the little cross incidents of life, by which ill-temper is greatly nourished and encouraged. i. Never corftct or reprove children of ser vants while under the influence of anger; and when you do reprove, let .it be done with ten derness : and gentleness. - 7. Accustom yourself to express your senti ments with modesty,- lest your pride be offend-- ed by a difference of opinion en the part of oth . . .... , ers. TheIIon. Jcre. Clemens, ex United. State Senator from Alabama, died at his residence at. Iluntsvillc, Ala., on the 21st. The. Wheat 't'jwjf -We are glad to hear that, wheat h looking fair and bids fair for a farge yield. "The Dext few weeks) however, will "be the critical period for it, as there is always more, or less dange of scab. and rust at; this stage of its growth. We think there was more wheat seeded last Fall thark usual. In some sections we know this'was the case, as all seed wheat was. exempt from being tithed. Rahigh I'rogres'. 2Z