Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-10

also declaring that the President thereby authorized
al any tme thereafter by proclamation To extend to per
sons VINO may have participated in the existing rebellion
IN any Stale or Part thereof pardon aud amnesty with
such exceptions and at such times and such conditions
US ne ne may deem expedient for the public welfarei
And whereas the Congressional declaration for limited
and conditional pardon accords with wellssabsbed udi.
cal exposition OF the pardoning powers
ANA whereas, with references 10 said rebellion the Pre-
sdenb OF the United States has issued proeama-
tons with provisions in regard to the liberation Of slaves
And whereas it is desired by persons hereto
lore engaged IN said rebellion to their allegiance
u The United States and to reinSugurae loyal State Gov
yernments within and for their respective States There
fore
/, ABRAHAM LINCOLN President of the United States
DO proclaim declare and make known all persons ho
have directly or by implication, participated 10 the exist
ing rebellion, except hereinafter excepted that full
pardon Is hereby granted to them and each of them with
restoration OF all rights ut property except to slaves
aud ia property cases where rights third parties shalt
have interviewed and upon the condition that every such
person shall take and subscbe au oath and
Keep and maintain said oath inylolae and which oath
shall be registered for permanent preservation and shall
be OF the tenor and effect following, to wit:
l. l. - = -, do soemny swear, in presence Of Al
mighty God that Will cecrth faithfully support protect
and defend the Constitution of the United the
u%9h q NE States iesreSnder and thai viii in like
ed duag the existing rebei with reference saya 80
long ahd 50 far as not aed modified held void Com
gress, by decsion the Supreme Court aud lhat will
n like manner bde by and faithfully support ali procma
ons oi the Prt sient made during existing
ing TO slaves so long and 80 far modified
declared void by decision OF the Supreme Court help me
The persons excepted from the benefits of the foregoing
provisions are all who are shall have been civil d
pomatc officers agents Of the stcalsd Confederate
Government all who have left judicial stations under the
United States to aid the rebellion; al who shall
have been military naval officers of said ocaied Con-
ederate vefnmen above the rank Of colonel in the army
or lieutenant IN the navy all who left the United
States Congress to aid tho rebelion all who resigned
commissions IN the army OF the United States
afterwards aided tie rebellion and all who have
IN any way III treating coored PERSONS white persons in
charge OF such, otherwise than lawfully as prisoners
war and which persons MAY have been found the Unf
ted States service soldiers seaIne in any other ca
pacity. ,......
AMI do further procl.im declare and make known
that whenever 10 any If tho States of Arkansas Texas
Louisiana, Mississippi Tennessee, Alabama Georgia
Foridt South Carolina and Moth Caroln number of
PERSONS not less than onetenth in number Of the votes
cast in such State at the Presidential election of tie wear
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
each havlng taken the oath aforesaid and having
since violated IT, and beng qualified by the election
law OF the State existing immediately bef, ths s,calsd
act =" secession and excluding all others shs reestab-
hsa State government which shall b republican,
ana IN heWse contravening sad oath, such sha! be
recognised rs the true government of the State and
Inc State shA receive Hereunder the benefits o h con-
sttut!onal provision which declares that 'the United
states shhil guaranty to every State in hs Union repub
lca' Tor Of government, aud shall protect each of them
against lnVas"n; and on application of I'll Legislature,
OF the Executive ("hen the Legislature cannot be
Veneo against domestic violence
And 90 iurther proclaim declare ana make known
at any provision which may be adopted by such State
IN relation to the freed people of such
Whch sha recognise aud declare tn r permanent free
aol provide Tor their educron and which may yet bs
as temporary arrangement with their present
eohdl"h ms abotng, andless, homeless class will
| DO "eJected TO by the National Executive
Ahu ~ "a suggested improper that construct
ihs myal state government any State, the of
the STATE The boundary the subdivisions the institution
ana the general code Of lava bsi0rs the nn
msi taned subject only to The modic atoms made
sTy by The cond stated and Others
any no5 cnntravenlng said coad tons aud which may
De deemed expedient by those framing the new State
1 Government.
10 avoid Misunderstanding it may be proper to say that
Ihs Prncamaton, 30 Tar it relates State Govern
ments has no reference to States wherein loyal
Verhhehts have all The while been maintained And, for
The came reason, it may be proper further say that
whether members sent Ia Cong from any shall
be admitted To seats conttuonay exclusively with
ecutlve. And still further that this proclamation ia in
Tended To present the people OF the States wherein the
national authority has been suspended and loyal State
Governments have been subgereI mode ia aud by which
the national authority aui loyal State Governments may
be re established within said States or in any of them
and while the mode presented ia the best ths Executive
can suggest with his present impressions t must not be-
understood that other possible mode would be accept
| a6ls.
Given under my hand st the city of Washington the
eighth day of December, A. d. thousand
Il. s. eight hundred and sixy-three. aud of the Inte
| pendence "f the United States. ef America tho
| eightyeighth
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
| BY the President:
| WILLIAM II SEWARD Secretary of State