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On December 25, 1868, President Johnson (D) issued "unconditionally, and without reservation...a full pardon and amnesty..and restoration of all rights, privileges, and immunities” to Democrats responsible for the deaths of 1.5M people in order to preserve slavery.
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Prior to December 25, 1868, On December 8, 1863, in his annual message to Congress, President Lincoln (R) outlined his plans for reconstruction of the South, which included terms for amnesty to former Confederates. A pardon would require an oath of allegiance, but it

would not restore ownership to former slaves, or restore confiscated property which involved a third party. The pardon excluded office holders of the Confederate government or persons who had mistreated prisoners.

Under the terms of surrender for the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 10, 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant stipulated "…each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by United States authority so long as they observe

“their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.” On May 5 the parole was extended so soldiers from the 11 Confederate states, plus West Virginia, would be allowed to return home on their paroles but "all who claim homes in the District of Columbia and in States not

“passing the Ordinance of Secession (Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri included) have forfeited them and can only return thereto by complying with the Amnesty Proclamation of the president and obtaining special permission from the War Department.”

Johnson assumed the presidency, his attitude toward Confederate leaders seemed to signify punishment and prosecution for the rebellion. Several mitigating factors however led Johnson to greater clemency, such as the attitude of Lincoln for reconciliation. On January 9, 1867,

President Johnson sent Congress a list of high level former Confederates for whom he had issued pardons embracing all of the more prominent cases in each of the Southern States:

-Frederick Chatard, rebel navy
-Bradley T. Johnson, rebel brigadier general

-George H. Steward [sic], rebel major general
-Colonel Andrew Cross Trippe, Army General
-Twenty-five citizens, recommended by the mayors of Washington & Georgetown
Virginia
-P.H. Aylett, attorney for Confederate States
-Charles Brewer, surgeon, rebel service

-Alex. R. Boteler, rebel M.C.
-John M. Brooke, citizen
-John R. Cambliss [sic], rebel M.C.
-James W. Cooke, rebel navy
-R.R. Carter, rebel navy
-London Campbell, rebel navy
-John Debree, paymaster, rebel service
-T.T. Fauntleroy, resigned commission in US service

-A.S. Garnett, surgeon, rebel service
-W.D. Harrison, rebel navy
-J.D. Henderson, ex-commander US Navy
-J.D. Halyburton, rebel judge
-Edward Johnson, rebel general
-R.W. Jeffrey, ex-surgeon USN
-D.C. De Jarnette, rebel M.C.
-James L. Kemper, rebel major general

-F.W. Lynch, citizen
-J.R.C. Lewis, rebel colonel
-E.G. Lee, rebel brigadier general
-James Lyons, rebel M.C.
-H.H. Lewis, rebel navy
-Wm. Leigh, ex-USN
-P.T. Moore, rebel brigadier general
-S.P. Moore, ex-surgeon USN
-W.H. McFarland, rebel M.C.
-Fayette McMullen, rebel M.C.

-Robert Ould, ex-U.S. district attorney
-Hugh N. Page, rebel navy captain
-R.L. Page, rebel brigadier general
-R.B. Pegram, ex-USN
-W.R. Staples, rebel M.C.
-Geo. P. Scarborough, resigned judgeship
-H.B. Taylor, ex-US army
-J.M. St. John, rebel brigadier general

-Thomas S. Gholson, rebel M.C.
-Charles E. Thorburne, rebel colonel
-Wm. C. Wickham, rebel M.C.
-W.C. Whittle, S.S. Lee, A.O. Browne, J.T. Mason, junior officers on the rebel privateer "Shenandoah"
-A.T. Caperton, rebel senator
-John Echols, rebel brigadier general

-Charles J. Faulkner, rebel minister to France
-Alexander C. Jones, rebel brigadier general
-Robert Johnson [sic], rebel M.C.
-James T. Lockbridge, rebel M.C.
-S.A. Miller, rebel M.C.
-C.W. Russell, rebel M.C.
-Joseph B. Washington, resigned from West Point

-A.H. Arrington, rebel M.C.
-Thomas S. Ashe, rebel M.C.
-R. Barrenger [sic], rebel brigadier general
-William R. Cox, rebel brigadier general
-William T. Dortch, rebel senator
-Bryan Grimes, rebel brigadier general
-Landon C. Haynes, rebel senator

-Bradley T. Johnson, rebel brigadier general
-J.M. Leach, rebel M.C.
-Richard B. Lee, rebel lieutenant colonel
-James R. McLean, rebel M.C.
-Thomas D. McDowell, rebel M.C.
-J.G. Ramsey [sic], rebel M.C.
-M.W. Ransom, rebel brigadier general
-A.M. Seales, rebel brigadier general

-A.W. Venable, rebel M.C.
-Wm. Aiken, ex-governor
-John D. Ashmore, resigned seat in the US Congress
-W.L. Bonham [sic], rebel brigadier general
-M. Butler, rebel brigadier general
-John Bratton, rebel brigadier general
-George Davis, rebel attorney general

-Jesse J.D. DeBow, editor DeBow's Review
-Stephen Elliott, Jr., rebel brigadier general
-Walter Gwynn, rebel brigadier general
-H.J. Harstene, ex-commander U.S. navy
-John Hagood, rebel brigadier general
-Duncan N. Ingraham, ex-captain USN
-P.N. Lynch, Catholic bishop

-J.L. Orr, rebel senator
-G.S. Preston [sic], rebel brigadier general
-H.E. Smith, rebel senator
-George A. Trenholm, secretary of the rebel treasury
-Clifford Anderson, rebel congressman
-Joseph E. Brown, rebel governor of Georgia
-Richard M. Cuyler, ex-USN officer

-J.H. Echols, rebel congressman
-Thomas M. Forman, rebel congressman
-L.G. Gartrell [sic], rebel brigadier general
-H.W. Hilliard, resigned seat in US Congress
-H.R. Jackson, rebel brigadier general
-Jno. J. Jones, resigned seat in US Congress

-L. McLaws, graduate of West Point, rebel brigadier general
-E.A. Nisbet, rebel M.C.
-Wm. E. Smith, rebel M.C.
-Otho R. Singleton, rebel M.C.
-J.H.W. Underwood [sic], resigned seat in US Congress
-J.P. Anderson, rebel major general
-A.K. Allison, rebel governor of Florida

-James M. Baker, rebel M.C.
-W.G.M. Davis, rebel major general
-J.S. Finley [sic], rebel brigadier general
-A.E. Maxwell, rebel senator
-J.P. Sanderson, rebel M.C.
C.A. Battle, rebel brigadier general
Alpheus Baker, rebel brigadier general

David Clopton, resigned seat in US Congress
-W.P. Chilton, rebel M.C.
-Thomas B. Cooper, rebel M.C.
-F.M. Cockerill, rebel brigadier general
-M.H. Cruikshank, rebel M.C.
-M.L. Curry [sic], rebel M.C.
-H.D. Clayton, rebel major general
-E.L. Dargan [sic], rebel M.C.

-Z.C. Deas, rebel brigadier general
-E.E. Elmore [sic], rebel assistant treasurer
-W.H. Echols, graduate of West Point
-T.G. Foster [sic], rebel M.C.
-Duff C. Green, rebel brigadier general
-J.T. Holtzclare [sic], rebel brigadier general
-R. Jemison, Jr., rebel M.C.

-Wm. G. Jones, ex-US district judge
-Wade Keyes, rebel attorney general
-David P. Lewis, rebel M.C.
-John T. Morgan, rebel brigadier general
-Y.M. Moody, rebel brigadier general
-Thomas B. Mills, resigned his commission in USN
-E.W. Pettus, rebel brigadier general

-James L. Pugh, resigned his seat in the US Congress
-P.D. Roddy [sic], rebel brigadier general
-John G. Shorter, ex-governor of Alabama
-C.L. Sayre, ex-officer United States Marine Corps.
-W.R. Smith, rebel M.C.
-P.A. Watts [sic], ex-governor of Alabama

-S.A.M. Wood, rebel brigadier general
-S.R. Anderson, rebel major general
-J.D.C. Atkins, rebel congressman
-A.S. Colyer [sic], rebel congressman
-R.L. Caruthers, rebel congressman
-James W. McCallum, rebel congressman
-M.A. Haynes, ex-US. army
-G.A. Henry, rebel senator

-George A. Howard, ex-US Naval Academy
-John P. Murray, rebel congressman
-A.E. Jackson, rebel brigadier general
-Thomas Meeness [sic], rebel congressman
-Geo. Maney, rebel brigadier general
-J.B. Palmer, rebel brigadier general
-Gideon J. Pillow, rebel brigadier general

-C.W. Bell, rebel congressman
-John L.T. Sneed, rebel congressman

Note: “M.C.” means a member of a Confederate state legislature rather than the Confederate Congress.

Of course, not one confederate carried an American Flag in Congress while wearing a horned hat.

Not one Republican or @GOP member served under nor died for the Confederate Flag.

Only @TheDemocrats fought and died under this flag for “maintaining the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race.”

A leopard never changes its spots.