Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-10

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respective Ststss; therefore
!, Abraham Liocols, Preeidest Of the
Uoited States, Do proclaim, declare, ssd
make known to oil psssoss VIE hsvo Il.
recsiy or BY implisaiios pessjeips:so b
The existing rsbelljea, s1oeps = hee1ls.
after excepted, that isli perdsa = srast.
ed to them and each Of them. With he
restoration Of oil rights, II The third par
ses shall have iotervensd, and upoa The
condition that they, such persons, shall
take N oath and thenceforwsrd keen asd
maintain said o-th, ioviolats, and which
oath will be registered for permanent
preservation, and shall be Of the tenor
and effect Of the following, to sit:
II do solemnly swear, in psessscs Of
Almighty God, that I will hsnceforth
faithful y suppors, protect asd defend
the constitution Of the United States
and the Union Of Ssa'ss thsrsundes, and
that will in like manser abide by end
faithfully support oil the scts d Congress
passed during the existing rebellion with
reference to slaves, 90 long and 20 far
as not repealed, modified or held void by
Congress, or by decision Of the Supreme
Court, and that l will 10 like manner
abide BY, and faithfully support al
proclamalions Of the President made d..
ring the existing rebellion, having refer
ence 10 slaves, 80 long and % far - not
modified or declared void By The deeis
ion Of the Supreme Court 70 help Ne
God"
The persons excepted ftam the bsos0ta
of the foregoing provisions are oil who
are or shall have been civil or diplomat.
ic officers or agents Of the 90 called Con-
federate government; oil who have left
the Judicial States under the United
States to aid the rebellion ; oil who are,
or shall have been, military or naval Of.
Ulcers Of the rank Of Colonel in thu
army, or Lieutenant in the navy ; oil
who left seats in tho United States Con-
gress to aid in the icAAliop; " Who re-
eicne2 their commission in the army and
navy of,be United States and aftsrwazd,
aided in the rebellion, and III who have
engaged in any way iu treating colorsd
person, aud white persons in charge Of
such, otherwise than lawfully - prisoners
Of war, and which persons may be found
IN the United States service - soldiers,
scamen or in any ether capacity.
And ! do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that whenever in any Of
the States Of Arkanss,, Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Geor.
gia. Florida, South Carolipa and North
Carolius, number e. persons not Leo,
; .asn one tenth of the number Of votes
cast in such State at the Pfeaidsstial
election Of the year Of our Lord 1860,
each having taken the oath Aforesaid,
and not having since violated it, and be.
ing a qualified voter BY the election laws
OF the State existing before the 80 called
act Of secession, and excluding al others,
shall be established Is State govern
ment., which shall be republican, aud in
no wise CONT avening said oath, such shsll
be recognized as the true government oil
the State, and the State shall receive
under them the benefits Of the . onsti-
tuti nal provision, which declares that
the United States shall guarantee 10
every State in this Union ! republican
form Of government and shall protect
each of them against invasion, and on
application Of the Legislature OF the exec.
utive, when the legislature cannot be
convened. against domestic violence.
2d.-I do further proclaim, declare and
make known that any provision which
may be adopted by such State govern
N mt in relation to the freed people 81
such State, which shall recognize and
declare their permanent trsedom and
provide for their education, aod which
may yet be consistent - . Temporary
arrangement with their present coudi-
ton a. laboring landless and . home.
less class, will not be objected to BY the
national executive; and it is suggested
IS not improper that in constructing Z
loyal State government in any State, the
namo Of the boundary, the submissive
constitution, and the Federal code Of
laws - before the rebellion, be main
tanned. subject only to modification
made necessary BY the conditions herein
before stated, and such others, il any,
not contravening such conditions which
may be deemed expedisnt BY those fra
ming the new State government.
To avoid misund .tanding il may Be
proper to say that this proclamation, %
far - it relates to State governments, haa
no reference to States wherein loysl
State governments have al tho while
been maintained, and for the same reas.
on it may be proper to further say that
whether members sent to Congress from
any State shall be admitted TO seats, con.
ventionally rests exclusively with the re-
spective houses, and not TO any extent
with the execu i've; and still further that
this proclamation il intended to present
to the people Of tho States wherein the
national authority has been suspended and
loyal state government have been subvert.
ed,a mode by which the national authori.
ty over every loyal state government
may be established within said states or
any If them,and while the mode present
ed is the best the Executive can suggest
With hispresent impressione,it must not be
understood thst another possible mode
would not Le accepted.
Given under my hand q the
city Of Washington the eth day
day Of December, A. D., One Thousaal
Eight Hundred md Sixty-Thses, and u
the Independence of the United Ststes
of America the Ssth.
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