Amnesty

- ïliis war brinffs info mon use muny words and terms to whieh the people of this country have until now been unaceustomed. One of these is the word , mneüy, contained in the President's late proclamation to repentant rebels. This word litorally signifies nol re msi.ber. It is a kind of pardon vrhich a ruler grants to the people, wherein be that he furgets and aunuls all tha-t i past, and protnises not to make any rurther in ijuiry into the saine. Amnestia was the name of au auciect law of this kind passed by Thrasybulus upun the expulsión of the thirty tyrants out cf Al hens Amnesties are usually praotieed' upou reconcilia tions of the sovereign with his people after rebellions, general defections, etc. Amnesty is either general and unlimited, or particular and restrained, though most commonly univorsal, without con ditious orexeeptions - such as that whieh passed in Geimany at the peace of OsnaWg in the year 1648. In a moro liraited senao it denotes a pardon granted by a prince to his rebellious subjects, usually with some exceptions, such as was granted by King Charles II at his restoration. Amnesty also, in a military sense, signiQes the pardon grauted by a sovereinju to deserters, on condition of their joining their regiments. ,S3" A special to the Tnbunr, daled Worthiogton, 21, sya the arrangeraeot by which ;ill mattere connected with tho exchan-fjü oL prisoners havo been turned ovet to Majur General Butler will be p.rttmnent. Gen. Mereclith, prhN h.as hitherto been cond-uctinw thi e.xcliaüfre, hna beo.i ortli'je 5 tc rVpojt urina. t