Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-12-17

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whom, more than all others, the world must
disenthralled, regenerated, enlarged and per
petuated.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
December 8, 1868.
/ The following proclamation is appended
to the message
| ,.r- PROCLAMATION. esa
WHEREAS, By the Constitution of the
/ United States, it is provided that the Presi-
dent shall have power to grant reprieves and
pardons for offenses against the United
States, except in cases Of impeachment,
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TrHereos, a rebellion now exists whereby
| the loyal state governments of several states
have for long time been subverted and
many persons have committed and are now
guilty Of treason against the United States,
and
/ Whereas, With reference TO said rebellion
and treason laws have been enacted by Con-
gress, enacting the forfeiture and confsca.
ton Of property and liberation of slaves Of
all upon the terms and conditions therein
stated, and also declaring that the Presi-
dent was thereby authorized at any time
thereafter, by proclamation to extend par
don to persons who may have participated
in the existing rebellion in any state or part
of state, with such exceptions and at
such terms, 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 we'll established judicial expositions of
the pardoning power; and
Whereas With reference to said rebellion,
the President of the United States has
issued several proclamations with proyis-
ions in regard to the liberation of slaves !;
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Whereas, It is now desired, by some per-
sons heretofore engaged in said rebellion, to
resume their allegiance to the United States,
and relnaugurate loyal State Governments
within and for their respective States;
Now therefore, /, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Pres
ident Of the United States, do proclaim, de-
clare and make known to all persons who
have, directly or by implication, participated
in the existing rebellion, save as hereinafter
excepted, that a full pardon is granted to
them, with the restoration of all their rights,
upon the condition that every such person
shall take and subscribe an oath and thence
forward keep and maintain said oath invio-
late, and which oath shall be recorded for
permanent preservation, and shall bc Of the
tenor and effect following, to wit:
81 do solemnly swear, in the presence Of
Almighty God, that I will henceforth faith
fully support, protect and defend the Con-
stitution and laws of the United States, and
the Union of the States Hereunder and
that will, in like manner, abide and faith
fully support all the acts of Congress passed
during the existing rebellion with reference
to slaves, SO long and so far as not repealed,
modified, or held void by Congress, or by
the decision Of the Supreme Court and
that will iii like manner abide by and
faithfully support al Proclamations of the
President, made during tie exciting rebel
lion, having reference to slaves, so long and
SO far as not modified or declared void by
the 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 been civil or diplomatic officers
or agents of the so-called Confederate gov
eminent; all 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 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 navy of the
United States, and afterwards aided the re-
! bellion; and all who have engaged in any
manner in treating colored persons, or white
persons in charge of such, otherwise than
lawfully as prisoners of war, aud which per-
sons may be found in the United States
service as soldiers, seamen, or in any other
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do further proclaim, declare and make
known, that whenever, in any of the States
of Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South
Carolina, or North Carolina, a number of
persons, not less than one-tenth of the num-
Der of the votes cast in such States at the
Presidential election of the year of our Lord
1S60,-each having taken the oath aforesaid
and not having since violated it, and being
a qualified voter, by the election laws of the
State existing Immediately before the So
called act of secession, and excluding all
others-Shall establish State Government
which shall be Republican in form and in
! no wise contravening said oath, such shall
+ be recognized as the true Government of
the State, and the State shall receive there
under the benefits of the constitutional pro-
vision which declares that the United States
shall guarantee to every State in this Union
Republican form of Government, and shall
protect each of them against invasion, and
on application of the Legislature, or the
Executive when the Legislature cannot be
convened, against domestic violence.
do further proclaim, declare and make
known, that any provision which may be
adopted by such State Government in rela-
ton to the freed people of such State, which
shall recognize and declare their permanent
freedom and provide for their education, and
(which may yet be consistent as a temporary
arrangement with their present condition
as la5oring, landiess and homeless class,
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