Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-05-20
PROCLAMATION.
wAsarssrcs, Mar 8

WARRINGTON, MAY g.
Proclamation By the President Of ~
United Stats. E@ ." So
WHEREAS, The Congress Of the United
States, 81 It's last session, enacted = lsw
entitled Al AGs for saFelling and calling
cat the national forces, and for other
purposes which was approved on the Sd
day OF March last. fH #T asfsf- r
WAxRxAs, it is reeited ia said act
thar there now exists ia the United
States an insayrecsion and rebellion
against the authority thereof, sad Il ia
under the Consultation Of the United
States the duty Of the GovsFwmans 90
suppress instruction aad rebellion, to
guarantee ID each Sssss Fspahifeas
form Of Governmens and 10 preserve the
public tranquility and s ST Ef1r
NHEEx4s, For these high purposes .
military force 10 indispensable 10 TO sup
port, 70 which ali persons ought willingly
10 contribute and @5R fs
WHEREAS, Ne sarvisa can be more
psaissworthy and aaasEahas than thai
whieh ia rendered for the maintenance of
che institutions and the Union and the
CONSEQUENT preservation d free govern
meEs md " - s5t<zE SszEg3F g.
WaxRxAs, For the reasons thus recited,
ID was enacted In the said statute that
all able hsaae4 male eisiseas OF tAe Usi-
ted States and persons Of foreign birth
who shall have declared on oath their IA
seation 10 become eisixens under and in
pursuance Of the laws thereof, between
the ages Of 10 and As years, with certain
exceptions not accessory to be hegain
mentioned, and declared 20 eoastiats ths
national force and shall be liable 10 per.
form military duty in ths service of she
United States when called oas by she
President for saat purpose ard
NHEaRAs, IL 10 alaimea In behaH Of
persons of foreign birth within the ages
specified in said act, who hgretegors de-
elared ON cath their Intentions TO beo0me
eisixens under Aad ia parsuaaos Of shs
laws Of sne Upited States, and who have
not aocseded to ths right Of suffrage. or
any other political franchise under the
lave of che Uaited States, or OF sny Of
tho Ss@sea thereo9, are NOT al.olusely sg-
eladsa by thsag farsea deelaratiom sI In.
ssatlons from Teaoanciag their purpose
TO become citizens, and that on the co.,
srafY such persons under sreaeiss Oh the
Law Of saaiona retain eighs to renounsa
that paFpose, and to forge the privilege Of
citizenship and residence within the
United States, under the objection ina.
piled by the Aforesaid act of Congress !;
now, therefore, 10 avoid all misappse-
henssons concerning alae lfssstiss Of per
sons conoesaed 10 perform the saFzias re-
form the service required by snch en-
aesnens, ard 10 give II full eject, | do
hsreby order and psoclsiza, THAI 10 idea
of aiseasge, will be received or SLOWED
20 sxesaps from the ehllgasians izpessd
By the Aforesaid aes al Congress, any
pefson Oh fdfei9n birth wiss shah have
declared co oa1h, hts inssasion 70 beoozae
o eikizea Of shs Daassa Ssaaes andsx
the laws thereof, and who shall be foaa
within tho Uaised States nj Any ams
during the eontiauAnce Of tbs presans
iasasreesiea snd re5siiieu &s OF afEer
saa expisatiou % the period nf 6s dsys
frum dmsa Of shis pgaelamalian; nor
shsA aay plea af aIienage DO aIlawed In
favor Of any sach person wlio have 80 ~
aforesaid declared his inssnsioa 20 be!
eosaa eiEisss Of shs United 8tasas aad
shall have exercised al aay time the right
OF su6sAges CT any Other puligieal 4fEaa-
ohise within tbs uaitsd ssassa aa,iar sha
lgw OF any Of the several States,
(Signedl ABRAHAAL LINCOLN.
Wa III SxwAss,