Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-18
A PROCLA dATION

A PROCLA "a ALTON
BY tis Frs-i,sss.f o,tLe t-uael .S,4-.,.
has0s. Ia aud by the Constitution a
the InItcd States. a j. provided that the
iFCsi'lcni shal h@s e powrrt grant reprissrs
snd PARTON for eacnccs against ti.. United
States. cNevpt IN cases ~ inrpsaciacrt.
and whcrcss r-lvliion nov exists uhr-,-
by ihc loyal Stale ,ios crnuients 81 several
States have Cor long tine been sul,Vcrted
and niany I'crsons have committed ana are
row guilty q trrsson against Tie Tnifrl
STATE and. uhcrgas. wuh reference %
san o.. .-.cl sd f.ts.c1. laws have been
en-e;r.. ~ Congrcss declaring. iorieiturcs
and coahsc2tioa o. property. al iibrrafion
81 slaves. AT uToa conditions and terms
th'-rcip statcl. AM also deciarin- fhat %.
l'resilcni va thereby authorized % anv
umc thcrraiter by proslaEsatioa Co extend 90
peTsoas NO may have participated IN 81,
esisting REBELLION Iu ANY State or part tlcre-
%. pardon AID amnesty. With such exrept-
sons AMI on such cond tiions - D. may deem
eNI'c,icHt Tor the public welfare: a-,
t.crcas. the Congressional declaration
Tor limited and couditionsl pardon accorls
With vel estabi shed Judicial exposition o.
the pardonirc power; and. whsrcas. With
reiercncc O. sal REBELLION. abe President q
TIE Juitcl Stale las issucd several nrorla-
nations n i;h pr, 'siors in rc-arI o. tie
liberation 81 slaves and. ~ iscrcas. T. j. pow
desir-'i BY zone persons heretofore encar-
81 "a sad rebellion % resume their alie-
glance % the United States. and o. r.
luaassr-te loyal state Governments with
pa and Tor thcir respective. States. there
forc.
/. Abraham I-sncoln. President q the
nitcl >tatcs. d. proclaim. decIar.. and
Fr. -. I
u, or br implication. participated On fh-
existing rebellion. cxcs-ut a. hc-rinaftr-
excepted. thar fali r1-don ~ Granted %
Them. md each ~ them wIth rcsforafion IL
90 rights OF property cNcept ~ o. slaves.
afia in proTser.v cascs where rleits ol thirI
parties have iuicrveacd. upoa a.. conIi-
ton, that sfcry suCh pcrson shall take snd
Subscribe an oath. ans3 ell cncefurvar.l ksrn
and maintain s2i4 cata ansialaI d.. al
Which o-ih shall De registered sor prfma-
nrni prcserHafion. AM shall - % tie ien.r
AMI eject follow 20. Co uii .-
A 10 soienniv swear. IN presence %
Almighty Iod- thai ] sal Aracriorih faith
iuils support. protect All defer fLs Con-
ssi;ution offhe Inited states AMI ~. r-ri...,
81 tie >tstcs thcrcrn.icr and thar sill IN
Ike manner ahl1c ~ and faithiuilg .apr-ort
Al acts ~ congrrss passed durin. a. cx-
lsiing rebellion villa reference o. slave. 50
long and 90 Tar a. not repealed or uo.E "a
81 hetai void hv torgIcss or hv decree %
tn Supreme cart and that ulI in Ike
Haa1aer abide ay aud faithfullv sarrort AL
procia-uati5ns 9f tbe Prcsidcntmat..Is -in.-
thc cS.s.n- rciciion having -efrrrrre Il.
Slaves so Far ne Mt modified or declared
toia BY tbe Sap-eme Court.-So hcln ne
Col
The persons excepted from ths benrEtsof
TIE Foregoing rr1tisions arr. al Who ar
or stai have been civil or frrfn.usf,r an
GER. or agents Of the so-csllrd Conf-i~-ate
1ofcrumeui al Who have l-lt r.IiriaI
stations under the United states. n, ~ rr-
bcAion AT who are 81 shall have been
military ~ naval officers 20 sail so-rsHad
Confederate Government above fh- rark az
tol1nrl on the army or iirutcnarf n ODE
navy. and AZ uso lcif seats in tie LATED
states uugrrss o. All fhc liirn. All
Nho resigned clrluis-i1ns in fh- ar.rvnr
nav 81 fhc rrcd State anI afe-uar.fs
sided thc nptciitcn. AMI aN WIN have en-
gagged lH a1F ~ iu tr-4iin- .l .-saI nrr.1rs
o. "h.te persons in eIsrle of .r. b. ofl.r
VIE fhaf 81. .f .-,~ .-I
rr1 f...f .- .... l.unI .r f....
in.ict ontes service as sold,crs. scamrn.
o. .n anF ather -apa-ifF.
AMI OBJ i.ria,r lrl..ain. declare. arI
n ..aN .rH.r. rn nmU U. f.r
Nin.r % rr.. D.. .nrr Rf.ss.s..-.r-
icrressfc. Aahara. Goorria. Fl.r,i.
south carolina al N1rl CaIs.iaa 4 MANS
l''r persons aot i.ss than on--trrfL FRI
rm..tr o. tar votes as in such ~..f. .t
g. Ircsiicrt.al .'cr.i.r OF ff- ~r-- IN ..-
i.DrI ono Thousand eight h.rlrri s-f .,vr,
hafln- takeu oath aforesaid. arI n.f E.,.
az sla-e violated f. aul being r.,..f..l
voters lv o. eicrfinG .1u 20 .t. SEC 81.
fsfiHs f.arr.iiafelr before fh- s..rrr.f L..
- secession. all ~Seiaiinr al others. shall
re-css'stsh state GoFerument. uhi-t
siaai He rePlliiran. and in n0 Fise COD.
fraFruirg sail o1fh. sab shall o. rrrorrir
= as - frae -or.llrI..f 0f fhr ',.afe. AMI
So STATE shaN rrrsira fherrlr,ierti. t.rne-
g. ~ &c. csnaifs,isaal provision shirb De-
clare thaf o. l,fcl !, ass shall eaaransv
g ever state on fh-f I 600 a rer1L'irtr
fprln ~ zsFerrIr~f. fll slsli r-rf..f cas-
~ ihef1 agaiast fnvasiaa. 81 srpiieafisn Of
tsie ierlsi tture. - "a executive shsrc th-
80 slaiure ctunot 81 convened. aaa a..a.rst
domestic VinIerrr
AID DO iurther proclaim. dscisrc. al
nlakc Known. that 49, r-svisio-s wti.Ii
fnay o. adoFted by sucs ssatr government
"a rriaiion fo ilc frccI pcopL of ss,h