Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-10

tnen harder parts % nobly aud we'll, and
u may be sstssmsd fortunate that ip Civ.
ing the greatest sficiepey 70 their indis-
pensable arms, We do also hoporably en-
courage gallant men, from eommsnder 10
sentinel, who compose them, aud 10 whom
moro than eli Others, the world mast stsud
indebted for the home Of freedom disen-
rsssnsrsted, enlarged and per-
petusted.
f6igned1 ABRAHAn LiscoLs.
December Q, 1868.
AccoNPAHYpe rHE MESSAGE.
The following proclamation 10 appended
to the message;
WHsnsAs, 10 and by the Constitution Of
the United States, II 10 provided that the
President shall have power 70 grant 70.
prievos aud pardons for offences against
The United States, except 10 cases of i'm
peachmeot; and,
WHERsAs, A rebellion now exists, where
by the governments Of several States have
for long time been subverted, and many
persons have committed and are now guilty
Of treason against the United States and,
WHsssAs, With reference to said rebel.
lion and treason, laws have been enacted
BY Congress declaring the forfeiture sod
oou6scation Of property and Liberation Of
slaves, all upon terms aud conditions
therein stated, aud also declaring that the
President was thereby authorised at any
time thereafter, by proclamation, TO eI-
tend 70 persons who may have participated
10 the existing rebel lion in any Stale, or
part thereof, pardon and amnesty, with
such exceptions, and st such times, and on
such coalitions Is be may deem eIpedient
for the public welfare and,
WHsRnAs, The Congressional declaration
for limited and conditiooal pardon sc-
cords with well established judicial expo
sitions Of the pardoning power; and,
WHsRsAs, With reference TO said re-
bcllion, the President Of the United States
has issued several proclamations, with
provisions In regard to the liberated slaves;
and.
| WHsRsAs, II is now desired by some
persons heretofore engaged 10 said rebel
rebellion, To resume their allegiance to the
governments within aud for their respec-
tive States; therefore,
I, Abraham Lincoln. President of the
United States, do proclaim, declare and
make known to all persons who have di-
rectly. or by implication, participated in
the existing rebellion, except as hereinat.
ter excepted, that a full pardon is granted
to them, and each of them, With restoration
Of all rights. upon the condition that every
such person shall take and subscribe at
oath and thenceforwsrd keep and main
| tain such oath inviolate, and which oath
shall be registered for permanent preser.
vstion, and shall be OF the tenor and effecl
following, 10 wit:
| Ill do solemnly swear, in the presence ol
Almighty God, that / will henceforth faith
fully support, protect and defend the Con.
stitution of the United States, aud the
Union Of States hereunder; and that
will in like manner abide by aud iaithfull
support all acts Of Congress passed durinI
the existing rebellion, with reference Il
slaves, and 90 long aud 80 far as not ye
yet repealed, modified or held void by Con
gress or by decision Of the Supreme Court
and that will in like manner abide b
and faithfully support all proclsmAtions {
the President, made during the existin
rebellion, having reference to slaves, &
long and 80 far a. not modified or declare
void by decision Of the Supreme Court:
help me God.
The persons excepted from the benefi
OF the foregoing provisions are: all vi
/ are or shall have been civil or diplomat.
, Officers or agents or the so-csiied Confe'
crate government, all who have left judi
cial stations under the United States I
aid the rebellion, all who are or shall hs'
been military or naval officers of the ran
Of colonel In the army or lieutenant 10 th
navy, all who left sea.s 10 the United State
Congress TO aid in the rebellion, all VIII
resigned their commissions in the army Q
oavy of the United States and afterwsrd
aided the rebellion, and all who have en-
gagged in any way 10 treating colored per
sons or white persons In charge of sucl
otherwise than lawfully as prisoners Q
war, and which persons may be found il
the United States serving as soldiers, sea
men, or in any other capacity.
And | do further proclaim, declare anC
make known, that whenever, in any Of th
States of Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia
Florida, South Carolina and North Caro-
lima, q number of persons, not less thai
one. tenth of the number of the votes cas-
in such State ct the Presidential election
of the year of our Lord 1860, each havinI
taken the oath aforesaid and not having
since violated it, and being a qualifie,
voter by the election laws of such Stat
existing before the so-called act of seces
sion, and excluding all others, shall es
tsblish a State government, which shal
be Republican and in no wise contraveninl
said oath, such shall be recognized as tn
true government of the State, and the Stat
shall receive hereunder the benefits of th,
constitutional provision which declare
that the United States shall guarantee tc
every State in this Union q Republican
form of government, and shall protect escl
of them against invasion, and on applica.
tion of the legislature, or of the Execctiv,
when the legislature cannot be con vened
against domestic violence.
And do further proclaim, declare, aut
make known, that any provision which
may be adopted by such State government
in relation to the freed people of suct
State, which shall recognise aud declar,
their permanent freedom and provide fol
their education, and which may yet bt
consistent, as a temporary arrangement
| with their present condition as Q laboripg
landless aud homeless class, will not b,
objected to by the National Executive
And it is suggested as not improper that il
constructing a loyal State government il
any State, the name of the boundary, tht
subdivision, the constitution and th,
Federal code of laws as before the rebel
lion, be maintained, subject only to modi
fications made necessary by the conditions
herein before mentioned, and such others
IL not coutravening said conditions, which