The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-05-16

WAsHIhGTvN, MAY ..
BY the President Of the United Staies of
America--A Proclamation.
WHERrAs. The Congress d the United
States. nt its session, enacted law entitled
An Act for enrolling and cal ing cut the
National forces, and Tor other purposes,'
when was approved on the 80 day Of March
lust; and.
Whereas. II is reiterated In said SC, iha,
There now exists in the United States en-
Iinsurreclion and rebellion sgainst the su
thorilies thereof. aud il 10. under The Con-
lsiituion OF the United States. the duty OF
the Government 70 suppress ineurrection
snd rebellion, 10 guarantee 10 each State a
republican form Of Government, and q
preserve the public tranquility; and,
Whereas. For these high purposes mill
lary force is indispensabic, 70 taise and sup
port which all persons ought Willingly tc
contribute; ard,
Whereas. no service can b. more praise
verify and honorable than that which !.
Rendered for the maintenance Of Tie Con.
,,iiusion and tic Union, and The consequent
preservation Of free Government; aad
Whereas, FOR The reasons thus reci,ed, il
was enacted ~ sLs ssid statute, that oil
able boiled male cilzens Of the United
States. anJ persons otforcgn birth who shall
have declared on oath thar intention u
become citizens under aud 10 pursusnce o.
the laws thereof. between the ages ofiwenty
aud foriy f,e years, with certain Exceptions
not necessary to be herein mentioned, are
declared 20 constitute the Nation forces
and shall be liable to perform military duty
liz the service Of the United States when
called out for that purpose. and
Whereas, II is claimed ia behalf 81 per
sons o. foreign birth within the ages speci
,lfed in said act, who have heretofore declares
Ion oath their intention 10 become citizens
under and il pursuance cf the laws Of III
United States. and who have mol exsrcise'
the raLt u suffrage or any other Po!i,ica
franchise under the laws 81 tie Unite
Estates or of any 81 the States Thereof, ar
rot absolutely concluded by their AFORESAID
declarations Of intentions from renouncin
l,heir purpose 70 become cisizen-. and tha
lou the contrary such persons under treaue
lur the law uf nations retain o right 10 re
aounce that purpose aud 10 lcregs the priv
Iilere of citizenship ard residence With
,il,he Unilcd States under the obligations in
= posed by the Aforesaid act of Congress;
2 Now, therefore, TO avoid all misappreher
sions concerning the liaLliy Of person
concern,d 10 perform the service require
N by such enactment, and 10 give it iul effec
!. Il do hereby order and proclaim that .
plra oi rlicnage will be received o. allowe
10 exempt from the obligations imposed
tie aloresaid act of Congress any person
''Itorern birth Who shall have decla-ed 3
lonih his Intention 10 become a citizen
! the United Stotrs under The laws iheres
= and who shaI be found within the Unit
oiStaies al any time during the continunn
A. lof ihe present insurrectior and rebellion
~ ~ or alter the expiration Of sixty five &c
days from the date Of this proclamation N
de shall any such play Of alienage be allow
: lin favor Of any such person who has declar
lhie intention TO become . citizen Of I
4 United States, and shall have exercised
y any time the right Of suffrage or any 9th
political franchise within the United Stat
" ! or under the laws Of any Of the seve
n,lStates.
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