Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-12-11
Proclamation OF Amnesty.
The following proclamation Is appended To
the message:
PROCLAMATION.

The following proclamation il appended to
the message:
PROCLAMATION.
WHERiAs, In and by the Constitution Of the
United States, IL II provided that the President
| shall have power to grant repreves aud par
doLs for IF ;nces against tue United States, ex-
cept in Cases Of ofimpeachmsnt = and
Wh~eas ret ellicn now exists whereby the
loyal state governments OF several States have
for q long time been subverted, and many per-
sons have COMMITTEE and are now guilty of
treason against the Uni,ei States and
Hazsds, With reference to said rebellion and
treason, laws have been enacted by CoogIess
declaring forfetures and conhscation of property
and Liberation Of slaves all upon terms AID
conditions therein stated, and also declaring
that the President was thereby authorized at
any time thereafter, by proclamation. to ex-
teud to persons who may have participated in
he existing rebellion, in any State or part
thereof, pardon and amnesty, with such excep-
tiOns and at such times and on such conditions
as be may deem expedient for the public vel
fare; and
Whereas, The Congressional declaration for
limited and conditional pardon accord, with
well-estabished judicial exposition of the par
doning power I; and
WhereIs, With reference to said rebellion.
the President of the United States has issued
several pIoclamatiOns, with provisions in re-
gard to the liberation of slaves /: and
Whtrtos, 1t is now desired by some lersons
heretofore engaged In said rebellion TO resume
their all. glance to the United States and to
reinaugu uIate loyal State governments within
and for their respective States therefore,
l, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United
States, do proclaim, declare, and make known
to all persons vino have, directly or by impli-
cation, participated in the existing rebellion,
except a. hereinafter excepted, that fall par
don is hereby granted to them and each of
them, with restoration OF all rights of property,
except as to slaves, and in property cases where
rights of third parties shaii have interviewed,
and upon the condition that every suca person
shall Jake and subscribe an oath, and thence
forward keep and maintain said oath inviolste;
and which oath shall be registered for perma-
nent preservation, and shsll be of the tenor and
effect following, to wit:
~, --, do eolemnly swear, ia
presence of Almighty God, that l will hence
forth faithfully support, protect and defend the
Constitution Of the United States, and the
union of the States thereunder; and that will,
IN like manner, abide by and faithfully support
all acts of Congress passed during the existing
rebellion with reference to slaves, 30 long and
so far as not repealed, modified, or held void
by C0nsless, or by decision Of the Suoreme
Court; and that will, In like manner, abide
by and faithfully support Gil prociamations of
the President, made during the ex sting rebel
lion, having reference to slaves, SO long aud so
tar q not modified or declared void by decision
of tho Supreme Court. So help me God"
The persons excepted from the BE- ut fits of the
foregoing provisions all who are or shall have
been, civil or diplomatic officers OF agents of the
so-called confederate government; all who have
lett judicial stations under the United States to
aid the rebellion all who are, OF sha l have
been. military or naval officers of said 30 called
government above the rank of cJlo-
oel in the army, or of lieutenant in the navy;
all who left seats in the United States Congress
to aid the rebellion; all who resigned conmis.
.io as in the army or ns' y Of ths United States,
lad afterwa ards aided the REBEL on; aud all who
u,vs engaged in any way in treating coior.d
persons, or white persons in chsrge OF such,
other wise than lawfully as prisoners Of war. and
which persons may have been found In the
Uni,ed States service Is ssldisrs, ssameD, or In
any other capacity.
AID do iur,ner proclaim, declare and make
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