Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-12-11

der the UDited Statee, to aid the rebellion; ell
who aie or she'll have been military or naval
officers OF The rank Of Colonel, in the army, or
Lieutenant In the navy; ell who left eests in
the United States Conf rsss to aid IN the rebel
on; all who resigned her commissions 10 the
army and navy OF the United Ssaies. and after
ward aided the rebelIiou; eli Nho have engaged
In any way in treating coiCred psrsoDe or white
persons In charge OF suob, otherwise than law
fully as prisoners of war, end which pereons
NAV be found 10 the Uoited States service, as
soldiers, semen, or 10 any other capae'ty.
And do fuit6tr proclaim, declare aod make
known that whenever, In any of tho States of
Arkansas, Texls, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ten
nessse, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Sou Car
olins ard North Carolina, q number OF per
sons not les than enc tenth Of the number Of
the votes cast In such State, at the Presidential
election of the year our Lord le6O, each
having taken the oath aforesaid, end not bag-
ing since violated II, and being quail fei voter
BY the election laws Of the State, txsling i'm
mediatsly before the go called &C! Of secession,
aud txcluGiDg all others, shall have establish
ed a state government which shall be repub l.
can aad noWse contEavene said oath, such
shall be recognized as the true government,
o the State, aud tho State shall receive there
under the benefits Of the Constitutional pro-
vision which declares that the United S.atet
shall guarantee to every State In this Uoi1n E
republican form OF government, and thall pro
tect each of them against invasion, anc
on application 0f the Legislature, or th,
Executive, when the Legislature can no.
be convened, sgairsI domestic violence.
Aud do further proclaim. declare and max 9
known, that spy provision which may be adopt.
ed by euch State Government In relation to The
freed people OF such State, and which shall re.
cognize aod declare their permanent freedom,
aud provide for their education, and which may
yet be cons steut As temporary arrangement,
With their present condition ss lsbcrng, land.
lees, and homeless class, will no. be objected to
by the Naton,l Ex cutive.
And 1t is euggesttd as not improper that, In
constructing loyal State Government 10 any
State, the name of the boundary, the .ubdivi.
sion, the Constitution and the Federal code Of
lave as before the rebellion, be maintaiued cd
subject cnly to the notifications made neces-
cary by the conditions hereinbefore stated, and
such oilers, if any, contrayeniug said oondi
tions, which may be deemed expedient by thofe
framing the ne State Government. To avoid
misundefsts n6ing, 1t may be Proper to say that
this proclamation, go tar as it relates to State
Govern ments, his no refeEe elee to States where
been maintained.
And for the zane reason 1t may be Eroper 70
further say that, whether members sent to Con
Rress fom State, sbsll be united to seats.
Ds.ituti nAllJ, o fetloeivtlt vi the re pc =
tive Houses, and o. to any x eus with the Ex
ecutive; and still further, that this proclaim 4ton
is intended 10 Present 10 the people of the States
wherein the national Authority has been cub
ver.ed a mode bV which the Iatioua al authority
over every loyal State Gov,rIment may be e:-
tablished within said Sietes, or any Of them;
and while the mode presented is the hes, the
Executive can suggest with bis present impress
tio 8, it mus: not be understood that anoI Iher
pos lole mode would not bescceptable.
Given under my hand, at the CITY of Wash
ington, the = h day Of December, A. D.,
one thuusar eight hundred and sixty
three, and IF the Independence of the Uoi
Ted S .ates Of America, the eiChty-eiehth. /.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President,
We. H. SEWARD. Secretary of Ssa'e.