The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-26
PROCLAMATION.
The following proclamation is. appended
to the message:

/. WHEREAS, In ana Dy the CONSTITUTION OF
the United States, it is provided that the
President shall have power to grant reprieves
and pardons for offences against the United
/ States, except IN cases of impeachment.
/ And whereas, rebellion now exists where
by the loyal States and governments of sew
eral States have, for a long time, been sub
/ verted and many persons have committed,
and are now guilty, of treason against the
: United States. And, whereas, with refer
! ence to said rebellion and treason, laws
I have been enacted by Congress, declaring
! the forfeiture and confscation Of property
and the liberation of slaves, all upon terms
and conditions therein stated; and also de-
/ clariug that the President was thereby au-
tholized at any time thereafter, by procla
nation, to extend to persons who may have
! participated in the existing rebellion in any
State or part thereof, pardon and amnesty,
with such exceptions and at such terms and
on such conditions as he may deem expe-
dent for the public welfare And whereas,
I the Congressional declaration for limited
and conditional pardon accorded with the
well established judicial expositions of the
pardoning power. And whereas, with ref
erence to said rebellion the President of the
| United States has issued several procama-
! tons with provisions in regard to the libe
ration of slaves. And whereas, it is now
desired by some persons heretofore engag-
ed in said rebellion to resume their ale
glance to the United States and reinaugu-
rate loyal State Governments within and
for their respective States. Therefore, I,
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United
States, do proclaim, declare and make known
to all persons who have directly, or by i'm
plication. participated in the existing re-
bellion, except as hereinafter excepted, that
full pardon is granted to them, and each
of them, with the restoration of all rights
! if the said parties shall have -, and upon
| the condition that every such person shall
take and subscribe to an oath. and thence
/ forward keep and maintain said oath invio-
/ late, and which oath shall be registered for
permanent preservation, and shall be Of the
tenor and effect following, to wit:
Il do solemnly swear, in the presence Of
! Almighty God, that l will henceforth faith
| fully support, protect and defend the Con
stitution of the United States, and the I'm
ion of States hereunder; and that I will, in
! like manner, abide by, and faithfully sup
port, all acts of Congress passed during the
existing rebellion with reference to slaves,
so long and so far as not yet repealed, mod
fled or held void by Congress or by decis-
ion of tie Supreme Court; and that will,
in like manner, abide by, and faithfully sup
port, all proclamatons of the President,
made during the existing rebellion, having
reference to slaves, so long and so far 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 proclamation, are all that
are or may have been civil or diplomatic
officers or agents of the so-called Confeder-
ate Government All who have left Judi
cial stations under the United States to aid
tie 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
fnavy of the United States, and afterwards
: aided the rebellion, and all who have en-
gagged in any way in treating colOred per
sons or white persons in charge of such,
otherwise than lawfully as prisoners of war
and which persons may be found in the
United States service as soldiers, seaman or
in any other capacity. And do further pro
claim. declare and make known that when
ever, in any OF the States of Arkansas, Tex :
as, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tepnessee. Ala
bama. Georgia, Florida, South Carolina,
North Carolina, number of persons not
less than one tenth of the number of the
, votes cast in such State at the presidential
election of the year of our Lord 1860, each
having taken the oath aforesaid and not
having since violated it and being qualified
{ voter by the election laws of the State ex-
listing Immediately before the so called act
of secession, and including all others, shall
establish State Government which
shall be republican, shall be recognized
as the true government of the State, and
the State shall receive theIefrom the benefits
of the constitutional provision which de-
l elares that the United States shall guarantee
every State in the Union a republican form
of government, shall protect each of them
against invasion, and on application of The
Legislature, or the Executive when the
Legislature cannot be convened, agains
domestic violence.
And do further proclaim, declare, anl
make known, that any provision which may
be adopted by such State government in re
lation to the freed people Of such State
!, which shall recognise and declare their per
:. manent freedom and provide for their edu
/. cation, which may yet be consistent as
temporary arrangement with their presen
condition as laboring, landless and home
less class, will not be objected to by tn
,, National Executive, and it is suggested a
not improper that in constructing loya
or State government in any State the name c
st the boundary, subdivision, the constitution
and federal code of laws, as before the re
bellion be maintained, subject only to mod
ifc atiAns n,ada DeeesSarV nv the condition
heIeinbefore stated, aud such others, if any
contravening said conditions, which may
u deemed expedient by those framing the ne