The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-24

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Whsfss'. IN aad BY me Cousliiulion ei
ihs Uhnsd states. Il . provided that The
pfssdsal shall have pIWsr 90 grant &C.
prleves ADD pafdona ldr olsosss against
ihs United stalss. except IN sasss o. im
psaehmsnl aad. whsuas, = rebellion
nov exists wbsfeby the loyal State Gov
sfemests Of several States have, Tor a
long time, been subysfled. and many
penons have committed. and are nov
guilty Of. treason against ihe United
States: and whereas, With reference 10
said rebellion and treason. laws have
been enacted by Congress declaring for.
FIXTURES and eonGscalion Of property and
liberation Of slaves, all upon terms and
conditions therein stated aud also de.
claring that the President was thereby
authorized Mt any time thereafter, by
proclamation, to extend to persons who
may have participated in the existing re-.
belion in any State, or part thereof, par.
don and amnesty, with such exceptions,
and at such times, and on such conditions,
as he may deem expedient for the public
welfare and whereas, the Congressional
declaration for limited and conditional
pardon accords with the well established
judicial exposition Of the pardoning pow
er; and whereas. with reference TO the
said rebellion the President of the United
States has issued several proclamations
with provisions in regard to the liberation
Of slaves; and whereas, it is now desired
by some persons heretofore engaged in
said rebellion to resume their allegiance
20 the United States, and to re-inaugurate
loyal State governments within and for
their respective States; therefore, |, Alb
raham Lincoln, President of the United
States, do proclaim. declare and make
known to all persons who have directly
or by implication, participated in the ex
listing rebellion. except as hereinafter ex
cepted, that full pardon is hereby grant
to them and each of them, with restora.
ton Of all rights of property except as
to slaves, and in property cases where
the rights of third parties shall have in
tervened, and upon the condition thai
every such person shall take and sub
scribe an oath, and thenceforward keeE
and maintain said oath inviolate, anC
which oath shall be registered for per
manent preservation, and shall be OF thu
tenor and effect following, to wit;
do solemnIy swear. in presence of AL
mighty God, that | will henceforth faith
fully support, protect and defend tn
Constitution of the United States, AM
the Union Of the States hereunder, an
that will in like manner abide by ant
faithfully support all acts of Congress
passed during the existing rebellion wit
reference to slaves, so long and so far a
not repeated, modified, or held void b
Congress or by the decision of the ST
preme court, and that | will in like mat
ner abide by and faithfully support a
procamations of the President, mad
during the existing rebellion, having re
erence to slaves. SO long and so far as n,
modified or declared void by decision
the supreme court. So help me God.
The persons excepted from the bene6
of the foregoing provisions are all wi
are or shall have been civil or diplomat
officers or agents Of the so-caled COME
crate Government, obove the rank
colonel in the army, Of lieutenant in u
navy; all who have left seats in the I'm
ed States Congress to aid the rebellic
ell who resigned commissions in {
army or navy Of the United States q
Afterwards aided the rebellion, and
who have engaged in any way in treati
colored persons, or white persons
charge of such, otherwise than Lawful
as prisoners of war, and which persc
may have been found in the Unit
States service as soldiers, seamen or
any other capacity
And / do further proclaim, decl'
and make known that whenever, in a
Of the States of Arkansas, Texas, Lou
lana, Mississippi Tennessee, Alaban
Georgia. Florida, South Carolina 3
North Carolina, a number Of persons