New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-10
Doe,zlo 1854
Tho following Proclamation is appended to
the Message.
PROCLAMATION.

Tho following Proclamation is appended to
the Message.
PnoCLANATIoS.
EBrreD In and Ly Tie Constitution Of tie United
States q Is pro-, ord that the icdcii ihn. have pow.
81 TO gr.At pfc,rs md pird".r tn offence. against
tie United Stirs ~1ori 10 case 81 nlle"'AIneni al1
HL,r'~s. kch'AoD ros cHisis ~icit' Tie 10. Al
Sse cover al several states ave ior l'fn.
time been ,uhtcgied. and msi! persons rave committed
aid arc nOs SGly q! treason 81. aAss r .i.lte. Sta'es
LGd
Da,,a, With reference to said rel cilion and
TREASON LAVE have Teen ENACTED by t,rfies ae'ETihg
lor.cgfcs ,i .ttcHiluu IL property Hni hcrniloD
q. sa,es s upon terms ard condition. tloi,n slied.
sLd a. drcaI.nr tlRt tic President Wnr 'JeErby sg
ihofid % ally time thcrefi'er. 10y proclamation. to eS
tend t. Isf,.bs Nio may have participated ~ thrersi
ug rebellion ia aay Sio or pat tAsr'ol pardon aLd
sl4no.iy slu su,h exceptions md 81 sgca unes And
.uet ~nciiiofs lie Ina! dcoia eir~dienI Tor the
pablo sr.iaic, and
end surd lior. pardon ae,oiGs wish he s'le.tabsAed
Judicial exposition cf tis paTdoEils power. and
President " IN. Tnilsd State, hn.,..u-d several
pIOcismRtions sih piO,isoDs IA regard 10 the Lbe.
iIun 81 slaves. and
engaged ii TO sai Rebellion to f"sgae ther slsg ance
To the tDiie btate' and To fcnsusnrsfe w., al state
Governments within aud fur t.ir respective STATES.
Therefore l. Abraham Linc,ln President Of tis
tniiej states. do Proclaim. declare aud max,
tu"wn 10 al J-fsons WHO have Directly o' ~
iulca,luI Ilr.icifai, 10 tlrexisflIr Rebellion except
as hereinafter sEccgird Got IN rofdon l. Lerchy
81 .nird them suI each II Item N T-s'cTai.u II
al ghis Of pfupafiy except - t. sisses Gnd 10 lcP
sry here Ito rights ~ tLr pai.ic- shall have
nsrVsn.d and upon is cot dillon thHt every such FER
abs. take snd subscribe a. "aia aai tfcaceiTwAfd
trrp sha mHlgfain ssd oath lnvoHe. sud which ohfL
,haIl he registered nr permanent presciFauoa. AID
,hall bs Of tie tepof eld s.,cf iolowng I" vat
d" l. - 20 s"ennll swear % pf'.carc" A'night!
God. tLai Nil Lencciofth htfIiy supP'ri. pruic,
end defend Tie ton-i!igriur ~ tie Inca SfIi,s aud
tie Union q tie state, Hereunder. AID that VII. IN
ie r.aunrf ahie b. and !sitlhiy snrIni al so y
Colsfrss paced during tie 'Ihtirg Rebellion VIII
reference t. slaves long AID T aoi repealed.
n oleL o. ied sJI D, Goa sfrss ~ by decision e. tie
supreme tuuit and thai Nil 90 III banner abide ahd
itnly sui lDff 81 lfvy laGftDfa ~ tie President
m'de duinf Tie ct.'ths h''c4ob hn,i rrhr"n'" 10
,.,c. nns snd - 'af as not modified or declared
Co.."
lie persou, erccr.ca from the horedts osi- fore
roiAg pl.giols arc al phO arc shall have b'~n CIV
or iignm-uo Officer, or rFcYts Of tie so-calrd Con.
rfr ate Gutrrrnri all VITO have len lnlrai stations
under The nlfcd states e. aid tie Rebellion. 'l Who
- 90 lave hrcn military OF naval officer - .aid
80 called Go tolerate Government atoye tio 'luk ~
COLONEL the army. ~ Lieutenant ~ tho navy oil Who
IN -esl IN tie Ioitod otHies Congress - sid tie lie
b,lipn
An the resigned commissions IN tic army n.vy Of
tie United states and afrru ard aided It's Rebellion
aud al vhp have engaged ANY way l treating eoofed
sons wli.s person, ~ charge OF srh oh"rwisr
itnn lauf IS ~ prisoners ofwar have l,cn hnhd "a
the Un'tci states service - s4dieis Scamen or Ia
AZ other capacity.
An I DO iuftlcr proclaim declare ,nd make known
that eicrcter g. ANY II the fstcs ~ hHrsns Ifnns
Louisiana. M'sssppi. Icnn,ssec, \ hl ama Cr"itiH
Florida Solib Carolina snd North Curo.ua. number
81 persona not les than orcru'h ~ number :" nc
vote. ritt W rech ~ trs O. tie PIcsilciai election
- e. verr Of ipid 1900 each having tnken tic
oath GioIcslM rid not hnsiug since violated 4,
ard beng qua flied voter ~ the election law ~ iir
state existing Immediately before TIC sooalcd sot VI
.,.,,fsion end excluding oil others shn! reessatsh
State Government lich s'g De- republican,. aud ~ no
ui,e eon,rarcnrg .lil oatn such shall be- recognized
- tho true Government Of re STATE and tic State shn
rve Hereunder the benefit OF tie constitutional pro
Vision HlioL declares tAat
"Ihr United Stslcs shnll guarantee o. every State "
iris Union IspIhhcaB ioln Of Government nrd shall
protect each VI ten scainst insuson, on sipeaiion
81 Legislature. or Of tho EScutvc, when TO Lcgi-
lstuf. cannot be Convened. against domrtic ,olehc"
And 4" further Pfo'aiin. declare. and make kn"~n
TINT any provision which may 20 adopted By such State
H. relation Ia the freed pie NJ such state
which shah .eco. aud declare tlcir crmEneni FREQ
dom lrJs de for tier euciinn aud winch may SCI pc
consistent ~ Temporary arrangement Win their
present condition ln0orins audsss end Louselcss
cass will not bs objected To bs The National EEscutrc
Aud II 10 engaged a. not Improper tha Ia construct
ing u,n State government in any STATE. the name of
"a, STAT, the boundary, tie subdivisions the IDnstu
tiun sad ~ general cuds of lave before the Rebel
hon be maintained subject Oniy TO fhe moGhcauohr
made ueocs,ny ny The condionshUrcn before stated
aud spei oilers. any not cnnt o'enlne sAii '"nul
none, and which msy 10 deemed o1pedient by thOee
Il aiming the nrw State Government.
To avoid Misunderstanding. 10 may be proper 70 SAY
thai tis iiDciumation ~ tar ~ relates Ia state Cos,
erHmsntd. has 10 reference to states Hhcteln oynl
state Cos ernmeut have oil the While been maintained
nd for the same reason may be pf"pof Ia On!
that ahoier mcmbrfs seat /" Congress nom any o'no
hail he ndmittcd "a seats COusttutOney ress eScu
sycy wih tie respective Houses aid not to any extent
with the Executive.
Aud ain nrii,r Tint this Proclamation IL intended
to f..ut Tia. r,u,e If tLc Sta.ss wiu.c the national
authority hrs becu suspended. nni loy slate Govern
ments have been snb,oued. mode ~ nnd by Which
Tho national authority and loyal STATE '"crnih'nts
ury he ieestah.Led within sad ttaies. or Ia Az VI
LAcin.
And while the mode presented Is tie best tie EIecu
tive suggest aith his present inlfoesioba IL mutt
NOS be dosvod that no Other possible mode would bv
acceptable. $500 ,
Gis,n uudcr my hand at the City Of Washington. the
eighth day u December. a: - QUO th"u-@nd eight
LuhdIed aud sixty thr-e. aud OF tho Independence Of
Ito United Suites u Ancricn the eighty eighth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Iy the Prctident,