Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-05-12

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Proclamation,
Whereas, the Congress ID the United States
at its last session enacted aw entitled An Act
for Enrolling aud calling out tie National
Forces and for other purT ses, which was APP
proved % 'le 9lth DAY q N- ,s ,t 10 ,b.ra
now exists in the United States an instruction
and rebellion agaius the authority thereof, and
it is under tie Constitution Of the nted States
the duty OF the Government to suppress iusur-
rettou and rebellion, 90 guarantee 20 each
State Republican form Of government and to
/ preserve the public tranquility and whereas.
/ Tor these high purposes military larce is IN.
Idtspensable, to False and support winch all per
slls ought willingly TO contribute and where
as, no service can be more pmlseworthy and
honorable than that which Is rendered tor the
maintainauee OF the Constitution and Union
aud the consequent preservation OF a tree gov
erumeut
And whereas, for the reasons thus recited ID
was enacted hy the said statute that all able
/ bodied male citizens OF the United States and
| persons oi foreign birth, who shall have declared
Oh oath taor intentions. 10 become citizens under
aud IN pursuance OF the laws thereof, between
the ages of twenty art forty five years. audwiih
certain exceptions not necessary to be here mem
i toned and declared 10 constitute the national
i.rc.s, aud shall be liable to perform military
/ duty ia the service Of the United States when
called out by the President for that purpose
And whereas 1t is claimed. and in behalf If
persons OF foreign birth within the ages specified
m sand act, who have heretofore declared on oath
their Intentions 90 become citizens under and Ia
pursuance OF the laws OF the Uu,e5 States, and
who have not exercised the rights Of suffrage, or
any other political franchise under the laws of
the lnlted states, or OF any Of the States there
OF, are not absolutely concluded by their a.orc.
said declaration of intention from rcnouncipe
/ their purpose % become ctlzene and that. on
the contrary such persons, under treaties or the
law OF nations, retain a right 10 renounce that
purpose, und 10 iurcg0 the privilege OF citizen.
ship and residence within The United States un-
der the obligations imposed by the aforesaid act
Of Congress
VOW, therefore to avoid all misapprehens ion
concerning the liability Of persons concerned to
perform The service required by such enactment
and to give ull effect, ! do hereby order and
proclaim that no plea of ulenago will be re.
eeyed or allowed to exempt from the ohhra.
tons imposed by the aforesaid act of Congres.
Any person Of foreign birth who shall have
declared on oath his intention to become cit.
zen OF the United States under The laws There.
OF, and whl shall DO found within the Uni.
ted States at any time during the confirm.
anco Of the present instruction and rcbel.
lion at or after the expiration Of the period
OF slXiy-lye days from the date of this procl,.
nation nor shall auy such plea Of alenaee be
allowed IN iayor OF any such person who has 40,
as aforesaid declared his intention Ia become a
citizen OF the United States, and shall have e,.
ereised at any time the right OF suffrage or an,
other political franchise within the |, nitc3
states under the laws thereof or under tho aws
OF any II the several States.
In witness whereof have hereunto set nv
hand and caused the seal of the United states
TO be aihAed, Done at the city Of WASHINGTON
tbs eighth day Of May, in the year Of our 1o,5
one Thousand eight hundred andaxty.tbree md
oil The United States the eighty seventh '"'
n -, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WV IL. SEWARD, Secretary Of STATE