Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-10
nited States has issued se7ersl proelama.

United States has issued several proelama-
tions with provisions in regard to the lib
GRAFTON Of slsves; snd whereas, it is now |
desired By persons heretofore engaged in |
said reoelliOn to resume their allegiance to /
the United States, snd reinsugersts loyal |
State Governments within and for their |
respective States therefore,
|, Abraham Lincoln, President Of the
United States, do proclaim, declare and
make known to all persons who have di
reetly or BY implication, participated in
the existing rebellion, except as hereinsf-
ter excepted, that full pardOnis granted
to them and each Of them, with q restora-
tion Of sll rights, if these parties shall
have interVened, and upon the condition
that every such person shall take and
subscribe to an oath, and thenceforwsrd
keep and maintain said oath iDviolste,
and which oath shall be registered for
permanent preservation, and shall te Of
the tenor and effect following, to-Wit;-
I do solemuly swesr, in presence Of
Almighty God, that will henoeforth faith
fully support protect and def NJ the
Constitution Of the United States, and the
Union Of States hereunder; and that !
will, in like manner, abide by and faith
fully support all acts Of Congress passed
/ during the existing rebellion with refer
ence to slaves, so long and 30 far as not
repealed, modified, or held void by Con-
gress or by decision of the Supreme Court;
and that l will, in like manner, abide BY,
and faithfully support all prOolsmations
Of the President, made during the existing
| rebellion, having reference to slaves, so
lsng and go fsras not modified 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
offiears or agents Of the so-ealled Coniede-
rate Government, all who have left judici-
al stations under the United States to aid
the rebellion, all who are or shall have
been military or naval officers Of the rank
Of colonel in the army or lieutenant in the
navy, all who left seats in the United
States Congress to aid in the rebellion, all
who resigned their commissions in the
army and navy OF the United States and
afterwards aided the rebellion, and ell who
have engaged in any way in treating
colored persons, or white persons
in charge Of such, otherwise than
lawfully as prisoners of war and which
persons may be found in ths United
States service as soldiers, seamen, or in
any other capacity, and 1 do further pro-
claim, declare and make known that when
ever in any Of the States Of Arksnss, Tex
as, louisiana, Mississippi Tennessee, Al
ALBANIA, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina
and North Carolina, q number Of persons
not less than one-tenth Of the number of
the votes cast in such State at the Presi-
Dental election Of the year Of our Lord
1860, each having taken the oath sfore-
said and not having since violated il, and
being a qualified voter BY the election laws
Of the State. existing Immediately before
the so-called act Of secession, and exelud-
ing all others, shall be established State
government, which shall be republican and
in no wise contrsvening said oath, such
shall be recognized as the true government
Of the State, and the State shall receive,
hereunder, the benefits OF the cOnstitu-
tional provision Whi3h declares that the
United States shall guarantee to every
State in this Union Republican form
of government and shall protect each
Of them against invasion, and on
application of the Legislature or the EK-
ecutiVe, when the Legislature cannot be
convened, agsinst domestic violence. Aud
[ do further proclaim, declare aud make
known that any provision which may be
adopted by such State Government in re-
latiou to the freed people Of such State
which shall recognize and declare their per-
manent freedom and provide for their ed
ucation, and which may yet be consistent
as q temporary arrangement with their
present condition % q lsboring, lsndless
aud homeless class will not be objected 70
by the National Executive, and it is sug-
gested as not improper that In con-
strucdng a loyal State Government
In any State, the name of the boundary,
the sub-diviaion, the constitution aud the
Federal code of laws, as before the rebe.-
lion, he maintained, subject only to modi
faatjons made necessary BY the conditions
hereinbefore stated, and such others, II
any, not contraVening said conditions,
which may be deemed expedient By those
framing the new State government. To
avoid Misunderstanding, it may be proper
to say that this proclamation, so far as 1t re-
lstes 70 State governments, has n } reference
70 States wherein loyal State Governments
have all the while been maintained, and
for the same reason it may be proper to
further say that whether members tc Con-
gress from any State shall be admitted to
seats, oOnstitutionslly rests exclusively
with the respective houses and not to any
extent with the Executive; and still fur
Jher, that this proclamation ia intended to
present to the people Of the States wherein
the National authority mas been suspended
and loyal State governments have b0el sub
verted, q mode hyWhioa the national author
ity over every loyal State government may
be established within said States or any Of
them, and while the modo presented is the
best the Executive cen suggest with his
present impressions, itmust not be under
stood that another possible mode could
not be accepted.
Given under my hand at the City o.
Washington, the 9Th day Of December, A
D., one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three aud Of the Independence Of The
United States Of America the eighty-eighth
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President
WH.H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
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