1869 – President Andrew Johnson’ Proclamation 179 granting an unconditional full pardon for anyone who participated in any capacity in the insurrection against the United States.
Washington, DC: 1869. Wraps. Report. The message of the President of the Unite States, communicating [the] proclamation of the President, dated December 15, 1868, purporting to extend pardon and amnesty to a class of persons guilty of treason, &c. . .. 40th Congress, 3d Session. Senate. Rep. Com. No. 239.Washington D. C. 1869.
Complete with 5 pages. Tipped into a plain, white, heavy paper wrapper. In nice shape. This pamphlet contains the text of Proclamation 179 and expresses the Senate Judiciary Committee’s outrage against it, declaring it “wholly beyond the constitutional power of the President. . ..” The proclamation reads in part:
"I, Andrew Johnson . . . by the virtue of the power and authority in me vested by the Constitution . . . do hereby proclaim and declare unconditionally . . . to all and every person who directly or indirectly participated in the late insurrection or rebellion, a full pardon and amnesty for the offence of treason against the United States [and restore] all rights, privileges, and immunities under the Constitution. . ..”
. Very good. Item #010766Radical Congressional Republicans viewed the proclamation as a betrayal., characterizing it as handing unchecked power right back to the former Confederate aristocracy. However, many others viewed it as a necessary step toward restoring the Union. Despite claims, that Johnson’s decree was unconstitutional, the Supreme Court disagreed and found that the President had acted within the powers granted to him by the Constitution.
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