Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-12-10

aid the rebellion; all Who are OF shall have been
military or naval ohicers Of said 80 called
confederate government above the rank OF colo.
mel in the army or OF lieutenant IN the navy, All
Who left seats in the United states congses to
aid in the rebellion, all who resigned commissions
I'm the army OF navy Of the United States and AZ
forwards aided the rebellion, and all who have en-
gagged in any way in trestns eolored persons or
white persons in charge Of sneh, otherwise than
lawfully a. 4 oners Of war, and which persons
may have been found in the United States ssryise
as soldiers, sesmen or in any other capacity, And
i do further proclaim, declare, and make known
that wherever IN any o. the state, o. AsAhsAs,
bama, Georgia, Florida, South Caroila, nun.
Der, Of persons, not less than one tenth
in number OF the votes cast
such states AZ the Presidential election
OF the yeaa OF Lord one thousand eight hundred
and slxty, each having taken the oath Aforesaid,
and not having sncs violated II, and being quail
fed voter by the election Law Of the State existing
Immediately before the SO called act OF secession
and excluding all others. shal re-establlsh state
government which shall be republican, and In no
wise contrsvening said oath, such shall be recog-
nised ~ the true government Of the state, and the
State shall receive hereunder the benefits OF the
constitutional provision which declares that the
United States shall guarantee 70 every state IN
this Union republican form OF government AAd
shall protect each Of them against invasion on APP
plicaton Of the legislature or the executive when
the legislature cannot be convened, against do
And do further proclaim, declare and make
known that any provision which may be adopted
BY such sta government in relation to the freed
people Of such state which shall recognise and de-
clare their permanent freedom, proviie for their
education, and which may yet be consistent as q
temporary arrangement with their present oondi.
ton as q lsboring, landless and homeless class,
will not be objected 10 by the national executive !;
and il is suggested rs not improper, that IN con-
straoting a LOYAL government Ia any state, the
name 4 the state, the boundary the sub iivisions
the constitution and the general code Of Laws, as
before the rebellion, be maintsined, subject only
TO the notifications made necessary " the oonai-
tions hereinbefore stated, and such other
IL any, not contravening said conditions, and
which may be deemed expedient by those forming
the new state government. To avoid misunder-
standing II my be proper TO say that this procla-
nation, so far as il relates 10 the State govern
ments has ne reference 10 states wherein loyal
state governments have all the while been main
tanned, and for the same reason 1t may be proper
10 further say that whether members sent to Con-
gress iron any state shall be admit
ted to ssats constitutionally rests
exclusively With the respective Houses,
and not 10 any extent with the executive, and
still further, that this proclamation is intended
to present the people of the states wherein the
national authority has bren suspended, and
loyal state governments have been subyer ed, q
mode in and by which the nstohh author
ity and loyal state Goyerniaents
may be reestablished within said states or in an
of them; and while the mode presented lie the
best the Executive can suggest with his present
impressions, il must not be unde stood that no
other possible mode would be acceptable.
Given under my hand at the City OF Wash.
- ington, this sth day of December, AID,
I l.. year OF our Lord one thousand eight
49, hundred and sixty three, and OF the ln-
dependenceot the United s stes of America the
eighty-eighth.
fsr - -g ABRAHAM LING COLIN
BY the President,
WV. Ii. SEWARD,
.sA. Secretary of State,