Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-12-16

President was thereby authorized nj any
time hereafter w proclamation. to OK.
tend TO persons who may have participa.
ted in the existing rebellion in nm, State
ot part thereof, pardon and amnesty, with
such exceptions and at such times and on
such conditions as ho may deom oxpedi.
out lor the public welfare and
whereas, the congressional declaration
for limited aud conditional pardon sccords
with well established judicial exposition
OF the pardoning power and
Whereas, with reference to said REBEL.
ion, the President of the United States
has issucd several procnmations, with
provisions in regard to the Liberation Of
slaves and
Whereas, j, is now desired by some per-
sons heretofore engagdd in said rebellion,
10 resume their allegiance to the United
States, and to reinaugurate loyal State
governments within and for the respective
States therefore,
], Abraham Lincoln, President Of the
United States, do pro,laim, declare and
make known to all persons who have, di-
rccty or by implication, participated in
the existing rebellion, except as hereinaG
ter excepted, that Tull pardon is hereby
granted TO them and each Of them, with
restoration Of all rights Of property, eX-
cept as to slaves, and in property cases
where rights OF third parties shall have
intervened, and upon the condition that
every such person shall take and subscribe
an oath, aud shall thenceforward keep
and maintain said oath nviolate; and
which oath shall be registered for perma-
nent preservation, and shall be Of the ten
OF and effect following to wit;
81 --- -, do solemuly swear, in
presence Of AlmiPh,y God, that will
hencetorth faithfully support, protect and
defend the Constitution Of the United
States and the union Of the States there
under and that | will, in like manner,
abide aud faithfully support all acts OF
Congress passed during the existing rebel
lion with reference to slaves so long and
so far as not repealed, modified or held
void 10y Congress, or by decision of the Su.
preme Court and that will, in Ike man
ner, abide by and laithtGllv support all
proclamations Of the President made dur
ing the existing rebellion having reference
TO slaves, so long and 90 far us not modi-
fed or declared void by decision Of the
supreme Court. So help me God"
The persons excepted from the benefits
Of the foregoing provisions are all who are,
or shall have been, civil or diplomatic Of
fcers or agents of the so-called Conieder-
ate Government all who have left judi.
cial stations under the United States to
aid the rebellion all who are, or shall
have been. mii,Sry or naval officers Of said
n, 1..A r.. (s,yar,,,.,,t olnvp
/ the rank cf j'onel in the army, or Of lieu.
tenant il. the navy all who left seats in
the United States Congress b aid the re
bellion ; all who resigned commissions in
the army or navy OF she United States
and afterwards aided the rebellion RnC
all who lave engaged in any other way
in treating colored persons ur white yer
sons I'm charge oi such otherwise thar
lawfully as prisoners OF war, and whict
person, may have oeen found in the Uni
ted States service as soldiers, sehmsn, o.
in any other capacity.
And do further proclaim, declare, anC
make known, that whenever, ~ any Of thu
|Statos or Arkansas, Texas. Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia
Florida, South Carol=a, and North Caro-
lima, number os persons, not less thar
r. cne-tenth in number OF the votes cast II
= such State at the Presidential election o
e. the year of our Lord one thousand eigh
hundred and sixty, each having taken th,
oath aforesaid and not having since viola
ted it, and being qualified voter by th
election law of the State existing immedi
= ately before the so-called act of secession
and excluding all others, shall re-establsl
l. ,gl, IL. L., Il
T. lican, and in no wise contrayening sait
OATH such shall be recognized as ,he tru
government Of the State, and tie Stat
shall receive hereunder the benefits 0
the constitutional provision which declare
% that "The United States shall guarantee
to every State in this Union republican
form of government, and shall protec
each of them sgainst INVASION and on ap
plication OF the Legislature, or the Execu
tive, (whCn the Legislature cannot I've con
vened against domestic violence"
And do further proclaim, declare, anr
make known that any provision whicl
) may be adopted 10y such State governmen
&, in relation 20 the freed people Of sucl
State, which shall recognize and declar,
their permanent freedom, provide io
their education and which may yet b,
consistent, as a temporary arrangement
with their present condition Ns n lnborng
% landless, and homeless class, will not b,
= objected TO by the national Executive
And it is suggested az not improper, that
in constructing loyal State goyernmen
in any State, the name of the State, th,
boundary, the subdivisions, the constiiu
tuition, ana the general code of laws, q
. before the rebellion, be maintained, sub
ject only TO the notifications made neces
r sary by the conditions horeinbelore stated
and such others, if any, not contravenini
said conditions, and which may be deem
> ed expodient by those framing the ne'
State government.
To avoid misunderstanding, it may b
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