The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-12-18

parties shall have inter, and upon
tie con'ii.i"n that every such person hail
take aud subscribe an oath an! ihencetor
ward keep and maintain said oath invio-
'e..and which oath shall be registered for
permanent preservation. and shall he OF
,:,e tenor and effec. following, to wit:
I,-, do solemnl, swear in pres-
enee of A mighty God rha, | vii! hence
forth faithfully support, protect. and de-
frnd he Constitution of the United States
aud The Union of the states thereunder.
and that will in like manner abide bv
aud faithfully support all acts OF Congress
passed durns the existing rebellion with
reference 10 slaves. so long and so far "a
not repealed, modified or held void bv
Congress, or hv decision of tn. Supreme
Count, and that | WILL in like manner,
abide by and faithfully support all procls
maiOns of tie President made during the
existing rebellion. having reference 10
slaves, so long and so far As no, modified
or d4cIareh void bv deisnn of the Su-
preme Cont. So he me God.
The persons excepted from the benefits
Of the foregoing provisions are all who are
! or should have been civil or 'piGmaic OF
ficers or agent. Of the so-caIled confener
a,e government: ali who have LETT jncicial
stations under the United States to aid the
rebellion all who ere or shall have been
military or naval officers ct said so-called
confederate government ahyve the rank of
cnlone! in tha armv. of lieutenant in the
| II q. Y
States Congress to aid the rebellion all
who resigned commissions in Ihe army or
rAvy of The United S atas and afr erward
;,ided The rebellion and all who have en-
gaged in any way in treating colored pet
sons, or ahie persons in charge of such
other than ~ prisoners of war snd which
persons NAV have been found iE the Uni
ted States service as soldiers. spanrn. or
| in anv oher capacity: and do further
! proclaim, declare, and make known that
whenever. in anv of The states Of Arkansas
T,xas. Loui>iesa. Mississippi. rer neSsee.
! Alabama Georgia, Florida, South Caro-
| lima and North Carolina. number of per-
sons. not less than one tenth in number of
the votes cast in such states at the "fesl-
| d"n ial lection of the wear of our LorI.
| S6O, each having taken the oath afora,
said. and not having since violated il. ssd
! being a qualified voIer 5v the election law
of the state existing Immediately before
the SO called act OF secesslan and exclui
| ing all others, shall re-rs' abish state gov
ernmen, which shall h- rppublican-and
IN no wise Govt avenlng said ia shall he
| iecnghizpd as tie true yoverntiahi of the
3 ate. and the state shall receive ihereun-
der the beueti. of the constitutional pro
vision which declares that
1.-The United states shall guarantee to
every STATE in this Union republican form
o. government. and shall pro ect each oi
them against invasion on application of the
Legislature. or Of the executive when the
Legislature cannot be convened, against
domestic violence
Aud | 10 further proclaim declare and
make known that anv provision which
na, be adopted bv such sra'a government
in relation to lhe freed people OF such state
which shall recognize and declare their per
manent freedom, provide for their educa-
| non. and which vet may be consistent, as
a temporary arrangement. with thei pre-
sent condition as a laborlng. landIess and
hnuseless class, will not be objected TO bv
the national executive .
And i, is engaged as not improper that
III constructing a foval tia'e g"vernmrn
In anv state. the HAne of Tie state, the
boundary, the subdivisions. rhe cnns,iu
\ Il
fore the rebellion he maintained subject
only To the mndtira:iods made necessary
| hv the CONDITIONS herr-nhefora ared, and
such Others. If anv. no, coutraveLIng said
rnndtions and which NAV he deemed ex-
pedient hy those framing he new state
government. To avoid misunderstanding
! il may ke proper 10 say ,ha, 'hls proclams
ton. so far AS i, relates to state govern
nenis has no reference to states wherein
| TO, al state go7eruin-n'S have all the " hile
been maintained; and for The same reason
it may be proper to SAY. that whether
members seat to Congress from any state
shall lie admitted to seats constinrioraly.
rest- exclusively with the respective houses
and MOI 10 any * -nt with the executive
And sill further. that this proclamation is
intended to present the peopl. of the
states wherein the national autharitv ha,
been suspended aud loyal state govern
men,s have been snhverted mode in and
hv which the national authority and lovai
state governments may be re-es abished
within said states or in any Of them. aud
while the mode presented is the heat the
executive can suggest with his present i'm
pre>sions it must not be understood thar
no other possible mode would be sccepta-
bio
Given under my hand, at the city Of
/ Washington, the ei gh,h day Of December,
1868.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.