Daily national Republican., 1863-12-09

don 10 hereby granted to thsm and each Of
them, with restoration OF alSights of property,
except As to slaves, and In property cases whele
fghts of third psrtits lhen hive interveFf,
shall % ssEe ia ss SScriSssn oath, and theSs
fbrwan keep aud mali pAaln AsiAoeth invloll q
and which oath shall be regktered for pertAA.
nent preservation, and shall he of the tenor and
effect following, to wit: -
g sG%s%rly % :wss, y ,ipa,ssis pGs:sais
support protect and defend the Ccnstitution 81 the
United ttates, and tte union Of tbs States there
i.ifsisy support al act. Of consfsls @ pS::e3 nr @
inS ne existtny rebehon with rsfsfsnss p sisyss
SSa y and s IN Ike a. h, sSSs Ss
and faithfully support all proeismstions Of the
ins rsis1snss to s.Vs. % 80 long And 30 fsG =. not
modified or declared void by decision Of the Su-
pfeme Court. sa help me Code
foregoing provisions are all who are or shall have
been, eivi or diplomatic officers or sgents Of the
20 erllsa e9n,ed.r.c s,ve.nmsnt Al who have
the reheiioa fall who are, shall have besn, ni.
litvry or naval otcers Of said so-caed confederate
n.y. III in he a s.sy '"a1 I'll Who L i. s
the United States Congress 70 aid the ebellion
al who resigned com ni:sioss in the army Q. navy
bellion and all who have engaged in any way In
tres'Iug colored persons or white persons In
s * WsT and Wh,ch psrsess nsv bsyp Sssc
found In the United States service as soldiers
men, or IN any other c.pseity.
And do further proclaim, declare, and make
sS sS% AZ si;Ss NJ! G ss s'r.s: 9. ..
Al.ss%.. Is Georgia, Florida, south C.rclina, and
state at the PSesidenti.i election Of the year OF
said and and not 9TH ssvins .nse voea 'it and NAB SeDs
qualified voter by the election law Of the State
existing Immediately before the so-called act
Of secession, and excluding all others,
shall ,vS.s ,ssstselsh .s,,i State GOV
contravening said oath, such shall Ne recognized
as the true government the State, and the State
:h,l receive thsrensps, the csn.ts q the con.
United states shall guaranty to every state In this
Union republican form Of government, and shall
sppoS " Of the sse% ies.sai sss Executive s@a
l~hen the legislature cannot be convened against
domestic violence"
And do further proclaim, declare, and
make known that any provision which may he
adopted by such State Government In relation
to the freed people 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 condition ss . lEboring class
win not be objected to by the national E}ecu-
tive.
And II Is suggested IS not improper, that in con-
structing a loyal state government in any state,
the name Of the State, boundary, the subdivisions,
the constitution, and the general code OF laws, as
before the rebellion. be maintained, subject or ly
TO the modihoations made necessary by the con-
difions hereinbefore stated, and such others, Il
any, not cont avening said conditions and which
may be dseEed expedienthy those framing the new
state Government.
To avoid misunderstanding, 4. may be prope
to say that this proclamation, so far Gs u re-
lates to State governments, has no reference 10
States wherein loyal State governments have
all the while been maintained. And for the
came reason, 1t may be proper to further say,
thai whether member sent to Congress from
any State si.all be admitted to seats constitt
tlonally, rests exclusively with the respective
Houses, and not to any extent with the Exccu-
tive.
And still further, that this proclamation is
intended to present the people OF the States
wherein the nation authority has been suspend
cd, and loyal State governments have been sub
verted, mode In and by which the national
authority and loyal State governments may be
re-established within said States, or in any of
themI and, while the mode presented is the
best the Executive can suggest, with his pres
ent Impressions, 1t must not be understood that
no other possible mode wonld be acceptable.
Given under my hand at the city OF Washington
the Shit day Of December, A. d. 1859, and Of
lsEAi.l the Independence Of the United States Of
America, the eishty-eighth.
saI, eis... ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President,
WILL AN H.yCwARp, Secretary of state