The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-12-17

implication, parLicipeted IN tnc ex'
listing rebellion, except a. hereinaf.
ter excepted, that full pardon I:
granted to them, and each ofthem
with restoration of all Vfights, II
third parties shall bayeintefeRned,
land upon the condition that every
such perron shall take and Sob
scribe al oath, andthence forward
keep and maintain said oath invio.
late, ard which oath shall be regis.
teredfo permanent preservation,
and shall be Of the tenor and effect
[foilowingto WITT ~.
NJ dc solemnly swear, In pres
ence of Almighty God. that I will
henceforward faithfully support,
protectandl defend the Constitdtipp
of the United States, and the Un.
ion of States there under, and that
u will ia like manner abide BY aad
faithfully support oil acts Of Con.
|gress passed during the existing rel
Ebelllon with reference to slaves, so
long and soifar as not yetFepeaIed,
modified Or heldlvoid BY Congress
or ydecision ofthe Supreme Court
and that wilIjn like manner, a.
hide by and faithfully support all
p~roclamstions of the Of President
made during the existing rebellion.
having reference to slaves, 90 long
and 80 far as not modified jor DEF
,clared void by decision of III SUI
preme Court, 90 help me God" ssnii
The persons excepted from the.
benefits of the foregoing provisions
are all who are or shall have been
civil or diplomatic officers or agents.
Of the so.cailed. Confederate Gov.
eminent; all who have left judicial
stations under the United States to
aid the rebellion; all who arc or
|shal, have been military or naval
officers Of the rank Of Colonel 10
the army or Lieutenant in the navy
Jail who lett seats in the United
States Congress to aid in the re.
bellion; all who resigned their
comnissionSinthe Army and Navy
of the United States, and afterward
aided 1.-THE rebellion, and all who
have engaged in any way in treat
ing colored persons or white peri
sons in charge of such otherwise
than lawfully as prisoners of war
and which persons may be found
United States service as SOL
dies, sear;en or in any other ca
pacity. % -e. i s'
And ! do further proclaim, de-.
clare and Aakeknown, that when
ever, in any of the States OF Arkan.
sas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississlppi,
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia,
Florida, South Carolina. and North
Carolina, q number of persons, not
less than one-tenth of,the number
of the votes cast in such State at
the Presidential election, of the
year of our Lord 1860, each having
taken the oath aforesaid, and not
having since violated it. and being
q qualified voter by the election
laws of the State, existing imme.
diatcly before the SO called act of
secession and excluding all others,
shall be established q State Gov,
eminent which shall be Republi.
can aud nowisc contraveaing said
oath. Such shall be recognized as
the true Government Of the State,
and theState shall receive thereun.
der the benefits of the Constitution.
al provisions, which declares that
the United States shall guarantee
to every State in this Union q Re,
publican form of Government. and
shall protect each of them against
invasion, and on application of the
Legislature or the Executive when
the Legislature can not b eonyenC
ed against domestic violence 90 8a
And / do further proclaim, de.
Clare and make known that, any
provision which may be adopted