The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-12-16
Prae}ama.lan Of the President.

The following Proclamation is appended
to the Presidents Message:
WureGAs, In and by the Constitution Of
the UuiteG States, it is provided that the
President shall have power 10 grant re-
ptievos and pardons tor ollenscs against
The United States, except in cases OF i'm
peachmrnt; and
WnraEAs, A rebellion now exists, where.
by the loyal State Governments OF several
States have for 4 long time been Subverted.
and many persons have committed and arc
now guilty of treason against the United
States aud
WHEREAS, Wiz. reference to sail re
bellon, and treason, laws have been enacted
by Congress declaring torteituros and con-
liscation Of propcrtyaud Liberation of slaves,
all upon terms and conditions therein
stated and also declaring that the Presi-
dent was thereby authorized 1t any time
thereafter by proclamation, to extend 10
persons who may have participated in the
existing rebellion in any State, or part
! thereof, paldon and amnesty, with such OK
ceptions and at such times, and on such
conditions, as he may deem eXpedicnt for
/ the public welfare and
/ WHEREAS, The Congressional declaration
/ for limited and conditional pardon accords
with the well-cstablished judicial eXposi-
/ tion of the pardoning power; and
! WHEREAS, With reference to the said
| rebellion, the President Of the United States
has issued several procamations, with pro
visions III regard to the liberation Of slaves
aud
WHEREAS, it is now desired by some per.
sons heretofore engaged in the said rebel
| lion. to resume their allegiance 70 the Uni
. tnJ fot T. limo IN to =
! Governments within and for their respec-
/ tive States:
Therefore, J, Abraham Lincoln, President
/ Of the United States, do proclaim declare
and make known to all persons who have
directly or by implication participated in
| the existing Rebellion, except as hereinafter
excepted, that full pardon is hereby grant.
ed to them and each Of them, with restora-
ton Of all rights oil property except as to
slaves, and III property cases where the
rights of third parties shall have interviewed
and upon the condition that every such
person shall tako ana subscribe an oath
and thcuceiorward keep and maintain said
oath inviolate, Gni which oath shall be regis,
/ tered for permanent preservation, and shall
be Of the tenor and effect following, to wit:
a. ---- do solcmnly swear in presence or
/ Almighty God, that | will heucclorth faithfully
support, protect, and defend the Constitution of tho
United States aud the Union of the States there
under; and that will, in like manner, abide by
and faithfully support all acts of Congress passeC
during the existing Rebellion, with reference 4
slaves, So long and so far as not repealed, mOd
/ fed, or held void by Congress, or By decision o
the Supreme Court and that | will in like man
rer abide by and faithfully support all Proclaim
tons of thu President made during the existing
rebellion, having reference 10 slaves, long anC
so tar as 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 Off
GERS or agents Of the so.callcd Confederate
Government all who have left judcia
stations under the United States to aid the
rebellion; all who are or shall have beer
military or naval officers Of said so called
Confederate Government, above tho rank o
Colonel in the army, or Lieutenant in tbs
navy; all who lett geats in the United States
Congress to aid the Rebellion all who TO
signed commissions in the army or navy O
the United States, and afterwards aided IN,
rebellion, and all who have engaged in any
way in treating colored persons or whit,
persons in charge of such, otherwise thar
lawfully as prisoners OF war, and whicI
persons may have been ioUad in the Uuiter
States service as soldiers, seameu, OF in aBy
other capacity.
And | DO further proclaim, declare, apg
make known, that whenever, in any Of III,
States of Arkansas Texas, Louisiana Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Flor
ida, South Carolina and North Carolina,
number OK persons not less than one tenth
~ numb,r Of the votes cast ~ such Siatcl