White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-17

Whereas, w lth reference to said re-
oellioa and treason. laws have been en-
acted BY Congress declaring forfeitures
and son6scation of property and liber-
stion Of slaves. al upon terms aud con-
ditions therein stated; sud also declaring
that the President was thereby anthor.
lied at any time thereafter, BY 2rocla-
nation, to extend to persons who nsy
have participatsd in the existing rebel
lion 10 any State, or part thereof. par.
don and amnesty, With such exceptions
and at such times and on sneh conditions
as he may deem eIpedient for the public
welfare; and
Whereas, The Congressional declare.
tion for limited end conditional pardon
accords with the well-sstsbiishsd judicial
exposition of the pardoning power;
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Whereas. with rsfsrspce to the ssid
rebellion the President; Of th, United
States has issued several proclamations
with povisions in regard to the liberation
Of slaves; and fsas
Whereas, It is now desired BY some per.
sons heretofore eugsecd IN ssid rebellion
to resume their allegiance to the United
States, and to instgurxss loyal Etate
governments within and fer their respec-
tive States;
Threfore, /. Abraham Lincoln. Presi.
dent of the United Stat.s, do proclaim,
declare and make known to ell persons
who have directly. or BY implication,
participated in the existing rebellion. ex-
cept rs herein exempted. that Q vuLL PAR
DON is hereby granted to then. and each
of them, with restoration of all rights OF
third parties who shall have intervensd; ;
and upon the condition that every such
person shall take and subscribe an oath,
and thenceforward keep and maintain
said oath inviolate; and which oath shal,
be registered for permanent preservation,
and shall be Of the tenor and effect foil
lowing, to wit: ..
81 do solemnly swear, in the presence
of Almighty God, that 1 will hsnceforth
faithfully support. protect and defend
the Constitution Of the United States and
the Union of the States thereundsr, and
that will Sn like manner abide by and
faithfully support all acts of Congress
passed during the existing rebellion with
reference to slaves. so long and so far rs
not repealed, modified or held void
BY Congress. or by decision Of the Su-
preme Court; and that will in like man.
nsr abide BY and faithfully support al
preclamatioas Of tho President made
during the existing rebellion having re-
ference to slaves. so long and so far a.
not modified or declared void BY decis-
ion Of the Supreme Court. So help me
God"
The persons exsmp pied from the bens-
fits Of the foregoing provisions are all
who are, or shall have been. civil or
diplomatic officers or agents of the so-csl-
led Confsderste Government; oil who
have left Judicial stations under the Uni
ted States to aid the rebellion; all who
are or shall have been military or naval
officers of said Confederate Government
above the rank of colonel in the army
or lieutenant in the, navy; all who left
seats in the United States Congress to
aid the rebellion; all who, resigned their
commissions in the army or navy of the
United States, and afterwards aided the
rebellion; and all who have engaged in
any way in treating colored persons, OF
white persons in charge of such. other.
wise than lawfully as prisoners of war.
and which persons may bs found in the
United States service as soldiers. seamen,
or in any other capacity. And do
further proclaim, declare and make
known, that whenever in any of the
States Of Arkansas. Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi. Tennessee, Alabama. Geor-
gia, Florida. South Caroline ald North
Carolina, number of persons not less
than one-tenth in! number of the vote
cast in such State, at the Presidential
election of the year Of our Lord 1860.
each having taken the oath aforesaid and
not having since violated it, and being
. qualified voter by the election law Of
the State, existing Immediately before
the so-called act of secession, and ex-
cluding all others, shall establish State
government which shall be republican
and in no wise contrsvening said oath.
such shall be recognized as the true gov
ernment of the State, and the State
shall receive Hereunder the benefits Of
the constitutional provision which de-
clares that the United States shall guar
sntee to every State in this Union . re-
publican form Of government, and shall
protect each of them from invasion, and
on application Of the legislature. or the
exeSutive when the Legislature cannot be
convened. against domestic violence
And l do further proclaim. declare
and make known. that any provision
which may be adopted by such State
government, in relation to the freed pso-
pie of such State. which shall recognize
and declare their permanent freedom,
provide for their education, and which
may yet be consistent, as . temporary
arrangement, with their present eondi-
tion, as laboring, landless and home
less class. will not be objected to BY the
national Executive. r s;;i III
And it is suggested a. not improper
that, in constructing loyal State gov
ernmsnt. in any State, the name Of the
State. the Boundary, the subdivisions.
the constitution and the general code Of
laws a. before the rebellion be maintain
cd, subject only to the notifications
made necessary by the conditions hersin.
before stated, and sush others, if any. not
aontravening the said conditions. and
which may be deemed sxpsdisnt by
those fra minu tha na. Sta so..--s