The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-12-10

the liberation of slaves and whereas. il
is now desired BY some persons hereto
fore engaged in said rebellion to return to
their allegiance to the United States aud
reasaugurate loyal State governments with
IN and tor their respective States,
Therefore /, Abraham Lincoln, Presi-
dent Of the United States. do here de-
ciars and make known to all persons who
have directly or by5lmplication particips-
ted in the existing rebellion, except Al
hereinafter excepted, that full pardon
10 granted TO them and each of them with
restoration Of ell rights upon the condi-
ton that such persons shall take and sub
scribe to an oath and thenceforward keep
and maintain said oath inviolate, and
which oath will be registered for perma-
nent Preservation and shall be of the ten
or ana effect following, to-wit:
! 40 soiemnly swear in the presence Of
Almighty God, that / will henceforth
faithfully support, protect and defend the
Consultation of the United States and the
union OF States hereunder, and that l
will in like manner, abide BY and faith
fully support all acts Of Congress passed
during the existing rebellion with refer
ence'to slaves, SO long and so far as unre.
peaied, modified or bel void BY Congress
or BY decision of the Supreme Court, and
that | will in like manner abide by and
faithfully support all proclsmatious Of the
Presiden. made during the, existing re-
bellion having reference to slaves, so long
and 30 far as not modified or declared
void bv 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 beer civil or diplomatic
| officers or agents of the so called Confed-
crate Government (; and who have left
Judicial stations under the United States
to aid the rebellion; all who are or shall
have been military or naval officers of the
rank Of Colonel in the army or Lieut. in
navy all who left seats in the United
| States Congress to aid in the rebellion
all who resigned their commissions in the
army and navy of the United States and
afterwards aided the rebellion all who
have engaged In any way in treating col
ored persons, or white officers in charge
Of the same, unIawfuIiy as prisoners Of
war, which persons may be found in the
United States service as soldiers, seamen
or In any other capacity.
And | do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that whenever, in any Of
the States Of Arkansas, Texas, LouIsiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Geor-
gia, Florida, South Carolina and North
Carolina, number of persons not less
than one-tenth of the number of the pres
idertial electors OF The year Of our Lord
1861, each having taken the oath offered,
and not having since violated it, and be-
ing qualified voter by the election laws
Of the State existing Immediately before
the so-called act OF secession, and excud-
ing all others, shall be established state
government which shall be republican
aud In no wise eontrovertiug said oath,
such shall be rec0gn z-d as the true gov
erument of the State, and the State
shall receive them under the benefits Of
the constitutional PROVISIONS which de-
cl4res that the Unilede States shall guar
sntse tor every State in this Union a re-
publican form of government, and shall
protect each of them against invasion,
and on application OF the Legislature or
the Executive, when the Legislature cam
not be convened, against domestic vie-
lence.
I'd, do further proclaim, declare and
make known that any provision which
may be adopted by such State Govern
ment in relation to the freed people of
such State which shall recognize aud de-
clare their permanent freedom and pro-
vide for their education and which may
yet be CONSISTENT as tenn porary arrange
ment with their present condition as
lsboring, landless and homeless class, will
notibe objected to by the national execu-
tive, and 1t is suggested as not improper
that in constructing loyal State Govern
ment In any State, the name the boun-
dairy, the subdivision. the Constitution
and the Federal code of laws as before the
rebellion, be maintained subject only to
notifications made necessary by the con-
dtions herenbefore stated, and such 9TH
ers. if any, not contravening such condi-
tions, which may be deemed expedient by
those framing the new State Govern
ment
To avoid misunderstandin :, it may be
proper TO say that this proclamation, so
lar as 1t relates to State governments, has
no reference to States wherein loyal State
governments have all the while been
maintained, and for the same reason it
may be proper to further say that where
members sent to Congress from any State
shall be admitted to seats exclusively with
the respective Houses, and not to any
extent with the executive, and still fur
Their that this proclamation is intended to
present to the people of the States wherein
the national authority has been suspended
and loyal State governments have been
subverted, mode by which the national
over every loyal State gov
ernment may be established within
said States, or any of them, and while
the mode presented is the best the
Executive can suggest, with his present.
it must not be understood
that another possible mode would not be
accepted.
Given under my hand at the City of