The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-12-17

{. WHERE'S, With reference to said re.
heliidn and treason, laws have been
eGacted by Congress declaring the for. |
future and coniscation of propertv
and liberation OF slaves, allupon terms
ani conditions therein stated; and also
declaring thatthe President wasthere-
BY authorized at any time thereafter, |
by proclamation, to extend to persons
who may have participated in the ex.
isting rebellion, in any State, or part
thereof pardon and amnesty, with
ench exceptions, and at such times, and
on such conditions as he may deem ex
! pc l,entfor the public welfare and
a- WHEREAS. the Congressional decla.
ration for limited and conditional pa :.
don, accords with well-establshed jud. |
dicial Cxpositions of the pardoning
power; and
= WHEREAS, with reference to said re-
heiiion the President Of the United
States has issued several procamations.
with provisions in regard 10 the liber
alton Of slaves and
WHEREAS, it is now desired by some
persons, heretofore engaged in said
rebellion, to resume their allegiance to
the United States, and reinaugurate
loyal State Governments within and
lortheir respective States, therefore,
/, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Presi-
dent Of tho Unitei States, do proclaim,
declare, and make known to all per-
sons, who have directly, or by impli-
cation, participated in Mo existing re-
ho,hon, except as hereinafter excepted,
that's Il full pardon is granted to them,
ani zach ofthenn, with restoration OF
oil rights il third parties shall have
intorvened, and upon the condition that
every such person shall take and sub
scribean oath, and thenccforwarl keep
an maintain said oath involate, and
q which oath shall be registered tor per
manent preservation, and shall be Of
the tenor and effect following, to.wit :
~ dOsolomnly swear, in the presence
. Of Almighty God, that | will hence.
forth faithtully support, protect and
= dcFoni the Constitution Of tho United
o' States and the union of States there.
undor, and that l VIII in like manner
abide by and faithfully supportall acts
OF Congress passed. during the existing
rebellion, with reference to slaves, so
!taras not yet repealed, modified or
held void By Congress, or by decision
OF the Supreme Court, and that ! will
in Ike manner abide by and faithfully
support all proc0matonS OF the Frcsi.
dent made during the existing rebel.
Ion, having reference to slaves, so
long and so far as not modified or de.
olarcd void by decision OF the Supreme
Court, 80 help mo God"
Tho persons excepted from tho ben 10
etits Of the foregoing provisions. are all
who are or shall have been civil or di-
plonatc officers or agents of tho 80
caIod Confederate Government; all
who are. or shall have been military or
naval officers Of the rank of Colone!.in
tho army, or Lieutenant in the navy
all who left seats in tho United States
Congress to aid in the rebellion; all
who resigned their commissions in the
army and navy Of the United States,
and atlcrward aided the rebellion and
all who have engaged in any way in
treating colored persons or white per-
sons in charge of such, otherwise than
lawfully Ns prisoners Of war, and which
persons may be found in tho United
States service, as soldiers, AS seamen,
or in any other capacity. .....
And do further proclaim, declare
and make known that whenever, in
any Of the States of Arkansas, Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Car
DINA and North Carolina number of
parsons, not less than ono-tenth Of the
votes cast in such State, at tho Presi-
don,ial election Of the year Of our Lord,
1870, each having taken the oath aioro.
cal |, and not having since violated it,
AMI benSa qualified voter by tho elec.
ton laws OF the State, existing immc-
diateIy before the 20 called act Of 40
cession, and excluding all others, shall
have established State government
which shall be republican AMI nowise
contrayeno said oath, such shall be 70
coSnj1el rs the true government ofthe
stats, and the State shall receive there.
undor tho benefits of the Constitution
= al provision which declares that the
United States shall guarantee to every
State in this Union.a republican form
Of government, and shall protect each
OF them against invasion, and ON mp
.plication oftho L"gi,hturc,o or the Exc
cutIve, when the legislature cannot be
vcnel,againSt domestic violcnce;and
do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that any provision which
may be adopted by such State govern
ment in relation to the freed people oI
such State, and which shall rocoeniz,
and declare their permanent freedom
anI provide for their education, and
which may yet be consistent as tenn
porary arrangement with thoirprcscn
condition Nc II laboring, landcss Nnt
homcloss class, will not be objected t(
. by the National Executive,
And it is suggested as not improper
thot, in constructing loyal State Go
vcrpmcnt in any State, tho namo o
tho boundary, the subdivision, theCon
stitution and tho Federal code OF law,
as before the rebellion, he maintained
slhiceted only to the modification
mplonecesssry by the conditions here
inholorc stated & stch Others, ifany con
travenins said conditions, which may