The New York herald., 1863-12-10

manner abide by faithfully sunnort all proclama,ons
OF the President made during The existing rebellion having
declared void by decision of thckupreme Court 10 help
me God
The persons excepted from tho benefits Of The
foregoing provisions all Who are or shall
have been civil diplomatic officers or agents Of
tho 20 called Confederate government all who have
let judicial stations under tho United States 70 AID tho
rebellion all who shall have been military naval
officers OF said socalei Confederate government sboss
the rank OF colonel the army OF lieutenant "a the navy
all who have len seats tho United states
Congress to aid the rebellion, all who resigned
commissions IN The army navy Of the United
states and afterwards aided the rebellion, and all
VIII have engaged IA any way IN treating colored
persons, white pcrsons Ia charge Of such, other.
wise than lawfully prisoners OF war, and which per
have been found In the United states service
soldicra, soaInen or IN any other capacity.
And ! do further proclaim, declare and mako
kuowb tba, whenever, any Of the sta,es
OF Arkansas Texas, louisiana Mississippi, Trnnesscc,
Alabama Georgia, Florida south Carolina and North
Carolina, number OF persons less than tenth in
number OF tho votes in such States Prcaden
ta election OF tho year Of Lord la60eaeb hav ing
taken tho oath aforesaid and not having since violated IT,
and being qualified voter by the election law o the state
existing Immediately before the so.cacd of seces-
sion, and excluding all othcrs-shan re.establsh
state government which shall be republican,
and In nowisc contravenlng said cath, such shall be
cognizcd tho government OF the State and
State shall receive hereunder benefit of tho oons
tutonal provision which declares that "the United
states shah guarantee 10 every State IN This
Union republican form Of government, and shah
protect each Of thom against vasion application II
the Legislature or OF the Executive when the ingsa-
laiure cannot be convened and against domestic yo-
lencc."
And do farthsr proclaim, declare and
max ",own that any provision which may
DO s'sied by such state government in rs
lata. she freed people OF such State which shall
recognize ana declare their permanent freedom, pro-
vide for their education, and which may yc, DO
consistent as temporary arangemsot With their pre-
sent condition laborng landess and houseesH cAss,
will not be objected TO by tho national Executive.
And II engaged az not improper that in constructing
loyal State government In any State, tho
OF the state, the boundary, ths subdlv SONS,
the constitution and ths general code a laws,
before tho rebellion, DO maintained, subject
only To tho notifications made necessary by
tho conditions hcreinbcore stated, and such otherr
y, not con,rsvenns said conditions, and which may
deemed erpcent BY those framing the state
ment.
To avoid Misunderstanding, t may 10 proper
that this proclamation 40 fsr a. relates 10 state
governments has reference 10 States wherein loyal
state governments have all Tho ~hilo bccn maintained.
And for the may bc proper 70 further ssy
that whether members Congress from state
shall be admitted " rca,s eon,utionay rests orcusve,y
with tho respective boses and not 10 snssn with tho
Executive and stl further that this proclamation 10
intended 10 present 70 tho people o the stato~ lho
national authority has boen suspended and loyal Stats
governments have boon subvertsd a mode IN and by
which tho national authority and 10y State governments
may DO established within said stAtes any u thom
and whie tho mode prsss~sed the best ths Executive
suggest with nn proscn, mpcasions mas not bs
UNDERWOOD thai other possible mode would be socspss
ble.
Given under my hand, at tho city OF Washington ths
eighth day Of December, A. D. one thounand eight hun
drsd and srty three. and Of the indcpebdeboe
United staica OF America the eighty eighth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
by the President.
WILLIAM n. SEWARD,
sscrotary Of state