North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-16

participated in the existing rebellion in any
State, or part thereof, pardon and amnesty.
such exceptions, and at such times, and on
such coRditioas as-he may deem cxpedient
for the public welfare, and @ 4
Whereas The Congressional declaration
for limited and conditional pardon acccrds
with well established judicial expositionof
the pardonng power and,
Whereds, with reference to said rebellion.
the President of the United States has issued
several pr9ciamatians ,Yllth Provisions in rcf.
gard to The liberation Of slaves and,
Whereas, 1t is now desired by some per
sons heretofore engaged in said rebelllon TO
resume their allegiance to the United States
and re-inaugerate loyal State governments
within and for their respective S lates.
1herefore,,I, Abraham Lincoln, President
of the United States, do proclaim, declare
and make known to. all persons who have,
directly or by implication, participated in
the existing re belon, except as hereafter
excepted, that FULL PARDON Is hereby
granted to them and each Of them, with re-
sloraion of all rights Of prooerty, except ash
to slaves and in property cases where the
rights Of third hartles shall have interviewed,
and upon the condition that every such per-
son shall take and subscribe all oath, and
tAence-forward keep and MAINTAIN said oath
shall be registered for permanent pre9erTa-
ton, and shall be Of the tenor and effect fol
| towing, to wit: - ...-... ..r.. ,.........
81 do solemnly swear, in the presence
| Of the Almighty God, that will hence
furth faithfully support, protect and defend
| the Constitution of tie United States and
| Union Of the States lhcrenndcr, aud that
| will in Ike manner abide by and faithfully
support all acts OF Congress passed daring
| existing rebellion with reference 10 slaves
| sb long AID 50 far as not repealed MODIFIED
or held void by Congress or by decision the
| Supreme Court and that wI!Ein like manner
| abide by and faithfully support all ProcIama-
tions Of the President made during the exis'
| ting rebellion having reference o slaves So,
| I, ,ner and SO far as not modified ur declared
void bpsdecision of the Supreme Court, 81
help me God.' .. a.| -a
The persons excepted from the berefis OF
the fresong provisions are a!l"wh" are or
| shall have been civil or diploma TIC officers or
agents Of the so called Confederate Govern
menr; all who have Iel, ind'cal stations un
| der the United States to aid the rebellion;
! all who are or shall have beer military or
| naval officers Of said Confederate Govern
r,ert. above the rank CT CuI.nef i'll the army,
| or Of lieutenant in the navy all who left
| seats IN the United States Congress to aid
| the rebellion all who resigned their Commits
/ ions in the Army or Navy Of the United
States, and afterwards aided by the rebel
| lion. and all who have engagod, in anyway,
| in treating cIlorcd persons, or white persons
| in charge Of each, otherwise that lawfully,
| prisoners Of war, and which persons may be
found in the Unlted States service, as sol,
di,rs, seamen. or in any other capacity.
And do further proclaim, declare and
! make known, that whenever, in any Of tie
States OF Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Tennessee, AIaramy, Georgia, Florida
! Sonth Carna, and North Carullna,a number
of persons, not less than one-tenth in NUN
/ Der Of the vote cast in such State OF the
Presidential electian If the lear Of our lord,
! 1850. each having taken the oath Aforesaid
y and not having since violated it, and helng
a qualified voter bY the election law of the
/ State existing immediately before the so
I called Act Of Secession, aud eXcfnaing all
/ others, shall establish State Government,
which shall be republican. and in no wise
contravpning said oath, such shall be recog.
nised as the true Government of the State
and tfe State shall receive hereunder the
benefits Of the constitutional provision
! which declares that the United States shall
gnraniee to every State in this Union re-
publican form "f government, ar>i shall pro
tpct each oi them. against inyason and on
application ofthe Legislature. o( the executive
when the Lpsis sature. cannot be convened,
against domestic violence.
4, And d further proclaim, declare and
Il make kt'"h 'hat my pi"''>"'h ""''" H'"N
he adobted by such" state Government. in
relation to tho freed people Of snch State
which shall recognize and declare their per
mancnt freedom. provide for their educs-
ton, and which may yet be censisani as a
temporary arrangement with their present
condition as laboripg landIoss and home
4 less class, will not be objected toby the Ma
tional Executive. .s.--..-.- t'a.-.F s..
Ard it is suggested az not improper that ,
t in constructing loyal State Government in
any State, the name Of the State, the bonn
dary, the subdivisions, the Constitution and
the general code Of laws IA bcfor the rebellion
be maintained, subject only to tie noiifca