Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-12-10

nyre7nzuT L1NCoLr's PROCLAMATION.

Amended 70 President Lincoln'a Message
- ,be T. $. Congress, isa proclamation, which
os,ar reciting the reasons he entertainS Tor lSSu
mo t. continues as follows
abraham Lincoln President or the Cnt,
,o5 <rates. DO proclaim, declare, aud made
Lnnro "a all persons who have, directly Or by
;mnEo4tion. participated ia the existing r7-
bo)Hoy. axcep, as hereinafter excepted, that q
{nn nardonis hereby granted to them and each
If rbem. with restoration Of all nights OF prop
arrv. exce1,t as to slaves, ana III property cases
where rights Of third parties shall have inter
vonpd and upon the condition that every such
nerson shall take and subscribe an oath, and
Shenceforward keep and maintain SAID Oath III
violate, and which oath shall be registered FOR
normancnt preservation, and shall DC OF the
ren0r and effect following, TO Wit:
',I do s0cmny swear, III
presence Of Almighty God, that / will hence,
forth faithfully support, protect and defend
tbe Constitution Of the United States, and the
,n.;on of fhe States hereunder; and that /
viii IN like manner abide by and faithfully
snnnort III acts Of Congress passed during the
existing rebellion with reference TO slaves, SO
lopg ana 50 fur IS not repealed, modified, or
held voi.1 bv Congress, or by decision OF the
Snnrema Court: and chat will, in like man
ner slide by and faithfully support al procla-
roar;ons Of the President made during t4e ex-
;st;n,y rebellion having reference 20 slaves, so
7ong and SO TAR as not modified ordetlared void
bv decision OF the Supreme Court, 30 hejp
rlc God
The persons excepted from the benefits Of
she foregoing provisions are ali who are, or
shall have been, civil or diplomatic ohcers or
agents Of the so, called Confederate Govern
gacnt. all who have lett judlclaI stations under
she United States 10 aid the rebellion; all VINO
ara. or shall have been, military Or naval 9th
GERS Of said so called confederate government
above the rank Of colonel IN the army, or Of
Ieneenant in the navy; all who lett seats IN the
limited States Congress TO aid the rebellion; ali
who resigned commissions in the army Or navy
q the United States, and afterwards aided the
rebellion; and all who have engaged IN any way
n treating coIored persons or white persons III
charge Of such. otherwise than lawfully as
prisoners Of war and which persons may have
been found in the United States service as
soldiers. seanen. or in any other capacity
And T do further procialm declare, ana
make known, that whenever, IN any or the
States Of Arkansas Texas. Louisiana, MIS-
9is3jpni. Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, tlorl-
3a, South Carolina, and North Carohna :
number Of persons, not less than netenth 10
number Of the votes cast IN such State az cne
Pr.sdeutial election Of the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty; each
having t. ken the oath aforesaid, and not haVlng
vince Violated it, and being qualified voter BY
,de election law Of the State, existing imme,;
diaely before the socailed act Of SECESSION, and
szcIuding all others, shall re.esta6lish State
eovernmenf which shall be republican, an1 IN
nowjse contravening said oath, such shall be
recognized as the true government OF the
Stata, and the State shall receive thereunder
lla henaEts Of the constitutional PROVISION