M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-12-17


with sach exceptions, and
At such terms, agd on such conditions
- he may deem expeLient for the
public welfare:
AID WHEREAS, Tho Congressional
declaration for limited and condition.
al pardon. aeenr.s with we'll estahish
nd judicial expvs'tions OF The pardon
iaE poSera;
AND waERExs, With reisrsnee to
said rebellion, the PrssiIsut Of the
United States has issaed several Pro.
cIams,ions wiih provisions 10 regard
70 the liberation Of slaves;
AND WHEREAS, 1t is now desired
by some persona, heretofore engaged
in said rebellion to resume their allie.
glance TO tho Unitsd Statgs aad rein,
mug ara:e yal State Rov(rnnen'i
within and for tho respective Statea;
tbeirtore.
! Abraham Lincoln, President O.
the United States, do proclaim, de-
clare and make known to al persons
who have, directly or by impi9ation
participated in the existing rebellion
excep: "a heEtieaiier excepted, tina
a fuli pardon 10 granted to them, IN,
each ot them. with restoration OF al
4ighta, if,hird parties shall interven
ed, unl apon the condition that eve
ry such porson shall take and sub
scribs an oath, ana theneetvTwart
keep and maintain said oathiuvioIHt'
and which oath shaI be registered
Tor permslens preservation, aDi sba,
10 oi' tho tvnor .aDd effect following
tu.wi!
'.E do solemnly swear, in presenc'
OF Almighty God, that | will hence-
forward Mi,htully support, protect
AMI defend the Constituting OF tn'
United States, and tho Union OF States
,hele under, and that | will in like
munber abide By and faithfully sup
port all ac,s vl Congress passed dUr'
lag the rebellion with reterance tt
slaves, 90 long and 60 TAR as not yet
repealed, modified OF held .vJld by
CougRss or Gy decision OF the Su-
preme Court, and thatl will, in likt
manner, abide by and faithfully sup
port all prcclamations of tho Pres
idens made during the existing te5e'
liou, hasiug reference to slaves, g.
long and so tar as Mt II oGifed or De
clared viod by decision Of the Su.
preme Court, 50 help me God."
The persons excepted from tn
benefits OF the foregoing provision
are all who are or shall have been ci
vii or diplomatic officers Of sgep'e G
the so called Confederate Governlnen
all who have lett judicial stations un.
Ger the United States to aid the re-
bellion; all who arc or shall haV'
been military or naval officers ol TN
rank of Colonel in the army or Lieut.
enanG in the navy; all who left seat
in tho United States Congress to al,
in tho rebellion; all who resigned
their commissions in the Army anC
Navy OF the United States, and after
ward aided the rebellion, and all whC
have engaged ia any Say in treating
colored parsons Or white persons il
charge OF such otherwise than lawful
ly aa prisoners vi war, and whIcl
persona may Ds found III the UnileC
States servica as sylIier5, ssaman u
aEy other capacity.
Ard | do further proclaim, declare
and make known, that whenever. il
any Of the States Uf Arkansas, Texas
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee
Alabama, Georgia, FI,rida, Souti
Carolina and North Carolina, a mum
bcr Of persons, not loss than one
tuuth Of the number OF the votes cas-
il such Stat. ut the Presidential ole;
tior, Of tue year OF our Lord 1860
each having taken the oatR aoresal'
and not since violated it. and bein;
4 qualified voter by tho election law
oi the State. existing Immediately bG
fore the 50 called act ufsusGssipn an,
excluding all Others, shall b. estaolis
he'd a State Government WHICH sh Al
10 r. publican and nvwsc contrayen
ing said cath. ouch shall be recog
uizeI rs tbs true Governnsnt OF II,
State, and the State shall recciv
lhrreunder the ben fts OF the Uonstr
lutipuaI provisions. which declare
that the Un:t>i S,ateS shall glaran
te1 u ey.rY State in tlIs Union
Republican form Of Government, an
shall prot,ct zach of them agsins
invasion, aud on application 9th
|. gislatu.e Or the, Executive whe
tho Legislature c'nnot 51 convene
against domestic violance.
Ahd do further proclaim, declsr
AMI make knoTn that any provision
Shi,h ma! b. adopted bV such Sat
Government, in r1lation To DE iree
psoYlu Of such STATE, which shall re
cognze anl jGeia1J Their permAneI
Itruc,lJ a, aa ! pr,v,Ios !nr theis ud &C
ti1n. aud whlch may yei Gs crnslstoI
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