Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-18

NIHB poEABS ana Wnksn tn9Y are @1IuRed ID ns
yuneo win uOt BE- rejected here. This map erinR
tAen b sSt sOossI than tAey olhsrWils EouIa
The ob5SCsi0u 20 premature presanthAiOn
Of plan By The National Exsoutive coEalsha
in the danger Of committing sFFog IN POiuas
which could b0 more safely len Do further Do
valopmsnta. OaRs has bsOn taksn 70 Ok ths
doenmenb 90 ~ 70 avoid snhaFEaaHmenG from
this Soures. Inaaying that. % cartain tarmn,
esEtAin claaSaS viii bs paFdOnod with 4Adls
rights EestOVsd., u, O. poA .aAld thAG other
classes On other teRms viii nsSoR Be included.
Ia saying that q reconstruction win De- aeosDa.
ed ifPpsantea In . speefhsd way, tt g not naia
that Il win 30 accepted In sny other way.
Tia movements by stats aCtion GsP enamel.
patton in several Of the Gta1s not inaludsd ln
tne emancipation proelamation, are Dattas Of
profound SopgFAsulatiOn and Whila do noe
u repeat 70 detail what haVs heretofore % saFa.
s1tly urged, upon thia mbjeOG my general
yiSWs and feelings RemAin, unchanged; and I
trust thAa Congress viii omit ne fair loppoV-
tunity Of sidinR these important steps to, ths
great oonsummation. IN the midst Of OthoP
cases, heWOveR important, we muat nos looss
sight Of tha fact that the war power q stiH
our relianee. 10 that peWoP slons can We
4 %N~@p A~@ ~ eAAAANa ~ Hly0 sSO1uu1uG& W. 6N@
/ people isl eontasted regions, that the iasuF.
geant power viii nob again oveFcOms tbsm-
Till that conddencs shall ba estabIinhed little
sanbe done any where for what is called .Fa-
construction. Hence our chief care munt Gtll
be directed TO our army and navy which
6ays shns far borne their harder parts 80 noblY
and well, And Il may be esteemed SOFtUnaia
that IN giving the greatest efficiency 70 these
Indispensable arms, we DO also hoaOrabIy en-
courage the gallant men, from commandSP 10
sentinel, who compose them; and TO WhOm
more than All GtheEa the world must stand In
dsbted for the home Of freedom, diSsnihEaIlOd,
TegOaerated, enlarged and perpetua ted.
(Signed,l ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
god vDaOembe4 9Th, 1863
(PRoU.AAlATIoN AcooAPAEHENa En MMsaAdM,O
The following proclamation iG appended 10
The RealagssT Eagaoee a-7 5's7o'' erls cf7
WHRRHAs, I'm dIhy che Consultation Of
the UErrER SrATHS IL is provided that The 7
President shall have power 10 grant Tepri6vos
and psrdens for offences against tho United
StatesS exceptin casss Of impeachment; and,
iOAereRs, q rebellion now exists, whereby che
laws Of States and governments Of ssTstAI
States have fora long tine bean subveFtsd,
and arc hsw guilty Of treason against She 20
Uuitsd States; = r~,,--r-a., ,f"l.' -..--f -'-- 2
slABdI GheUaaas with reference 20 said Fo-
bellion and treason, laws have bem enasted
By Congress deelRing the forfeiture and eoa.
aseatiou o. property and tbs liberation Of r
slaves, al upOn terms and conditions therein
stated, and alsO declaring that the President
was thereby authorized ct any time thereafter
by proclamation to extend to persons, who
may have participated In the existing rebel
lion in any State, or part thereof pardon
and amnesty with such exceptions and with
Iuch terms and on such conditions "a he may
ieem sxpedient for the public welfare.
And, 4OhereGS, the Congressional declaration
or limited and conditional pardon accordS
With well established Judicial sxpros sion Of
he Pardoning powers -sogc- q c,ar-e 'za
And, SShcrsas, With refsrsncs - ths sGid re
DelliOn, the President Of the United State has
ssued several PrUclamationS with pEoviEions In
'pgArd 70 the hberAtioH Of slaves: ~
And, WhsrSaS, il ID now desired By some
DeTson heretofoFs sBRaged In said FsbslIion %
ssums1 their 7allegiancs 20 the United States,
nd inAugurats loyal State goveEnmonts Within
nd for their respective States
THERFoRE, T. AbrahAm, Lincoln, President
fthe UNr1ED SEAEHs, de proclaim, dsdAPs,
ud make, known 90 all persons who have d. r
actly or by implication participated in said
sbeIlion, except as heEeinaftOF excepted, that ~
FULL PARDON .is granted TO them and each m
them, with restoration ef all rights, IL third
aFties shallnot have iHteEFened; and upon the
,ndition that every such PsEssn shall take
I'd subscribe an oath inviolAts, and WhisAs
ath shall bs Registered for permanent prmA
ivaGion, and GhAlI be Of the tenor and Caeon
DIlSwing to-Wit: "I DO sOlsuaNly ssOsar a. ~
rsssnee of ALMaHEx Con, that I SgM hsncs e7o
nth faith fully support, protect, and defend
,s COnStittltion of the UNiteS States and tie
Is1ton Of the ,iStGtGs thereundsr and that
ilI ialiEe manner abide by and JaifhflEly1 G.
spport all acts of Congress passed during tn
riding REBELLION 'OiA Tsfereses to slaUss %
ng and sofar as not repealed, modified. or
I'd voSSd by Congress, or By dssisioD Of he
upreasS Court; and that iOiH, IN like man
r. d6ids 81 and faithfa fully support al PrOela-
Ioti0NS Of the PFesident 1sGds during the. sz-
fling rebellion, having reference 10 slGVes, 90
ne and 50 far as not modified, or declared ,5s
nd BY dsei'ioR Of tEs Supreme Court, 50
ELP ME- GoD." .,r,..,.,., ....,ui, d. .
The persons excepted from Ole bsasdts Il
v foregoing provisions are AIl. who are held .
:, or shall hold, ofics uader the so-GAllod
onfederate GoyOrnmCnt; diplomatic offers Or
sspts OF o1he so-oalled Conledorats Govern
cot; all Who have IefI Judicial stations un-
r the Unitsd States to aid the rebellion; all
10 are, or 6haIl have been, military or naval
icers Of the rank Of OolOlsl in The army, Or c-,
eutsnSnt il the navy OF the So-called Com /,
lera4S Government; also, al who leit their
.ts ID the United States Congress to aid In
bellioD, ell .ho resigned their oOmminions
the army and navy Of the United States
d aftarWards aided the rebellion; and all who
vs engaged in any way in All-treatinG col
ID prisoners or white men in charge Of such
prisoners OF war; and which persons may
. found ID the United States service a. sol
NJ, ssnmsn, or in any capacity. And i do
ith6rs proclaim, declare, and make known
e. WheBever IN any Of the States Of Arkan-
/. Missisaippi, Tennessee, Alabama, qeor-
!. South OnToIina, aud North Carolina, BY
,umber Of persons NOT less than one-half Of
, number Of the votes east In such State at
, PFssidential election Of the year Of our
I'd 1860, each having taken the cath afora'
d and not having since violated it. and be-
|, a qualified voter aA the time Of election Of
ate oaROerslimmsdiatsly before the SO-oalled
/ ofseaIiou, and excluding all othsrS' thara
III he established q State GovsFnmsnts
,ic6 SbSII, be republican and in7no Wiss cen
IveninR said cath, such ahRil be reocgniEsd
the tFaai GOyernmsnt Of Ahe StAts; and he
ate shall rseeive fheFSundsR lhO benefits OF
, oonstisutiOual provision which declares
& The United StaAos shall guArAuSos aosF-