, 1864-07-10
PROCLAMATION OF THE
president r..
WAaH1HsToa, July Q. 1861
PROCLAMATION.

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WHEREAS, At the late session, Congress
passed bill to guarantee to certain States
whoec governments hare been usnfpei or
oyerthrowu, republican form Of govern.
1nent, a copy Of which Is herennto annexed !;
and ,r1trea,, the said bill Was presented to
the President Of the United States for his ap-
p1oyal less than m hour before the stne die
adjournment of said session, and was not
signed by him, and whereas the said bill con
tains, among other things, plan for restor-
tug the States In rebellion to their proper
practicsl relation to the Union. which plan
expressed the sense Of Congress upon tbut
eubject, and which plan It Is now thought
TT to lay before the people for their consider
alton:
Now, therefore, I, Ab7e.lam Lincoln, Pres
ident Of the United States, do proclaim, de-
clare, and make known that, while am, as
Was IN December last, when by proclasua.
ton proponn1ed 1 plan for restoration, M
prepared, by formal approval Of this bill,
to be inacxlbly committed to any single plan
Of restoration, and while I am also unpre-
pared to dcclsrc that the free State con:titu-
ttons and governments already adopted AMI
installed in Arkansas and Louisiana shall be
set inside, and held for naught, thereby re-
pelling and discournefns the loyal citizens
who Aaye set up the same as to further effort,
or to declare constitutional competency in
Congress to abolish slavery In the States, but
am at the same time sincerely hoping AMI
expecting that constitutional. amend
ment abo1ishing slasery throughout the
nation may be ADOPTED, nevertheless I am
fully satisfied with the system for restora-
tion contained in the bill, as very
proper plan for the loyal people Of any
State choosing to adopt it, and that an au
at Ill times shall be prepared to giSe the ex-
ecutiye uid apd aas's:auce to any such people
60 soon as the military resistance to the Uni
ted States shall have been suppressed In any
such Suite, and tie people thereof shall have
sufficiently returned to their obedience Of tn.
Constitution and laws OF the United States,
In which case Military Governors viii be up.
pointed, with dircctlous to proceed accord
ing to the bilf.
In testimony whereof, have hcreunto set
my hand and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, this Sth
day OF July, in The year Of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty four, and of the independ-
ence Of the unittd statcs the SSth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
B. the President:
NM. L. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
THE PLAN.
The plan above referred to, as adopted b;
Congress and thus APPROVED By the President,
II in substance rs follows:
The uill a. passed pro:ides for tho appointment
Of Provisional Governor tor each rebel state ilh
lay nnu tMounieuts OF Bfi.adief General. Su h
Gtytrnor touu as the military Resistance to thr
Initcd States shall anre, been suppressed In auy
&c, ty Teinrned 10 1he}r ooedence 70 the consti.
tntIoI md 1awe Of the United states. is 70 direct
the United states Marshal to enroll all the maie
aid to require OF then, tic oath Of Allegiance IN
catc ma Uffty Of the persons enrolled shall ha &c
tn4sn lhG oath: tEs tIoytsiona! Goyceaor .ha.! by
% s'ces delegates 10 a Convention for lie
citizens who arc In tho military service 10
lc aluwed 10 yott at their headquarters t,r de,e.
eatee. person wIo has held ot.ice, or yolnntl-
rfly htf1e arms EndC1 the .ehe1 nturpRtio1, fs to
tc allowed to Totc Ior AGele4.fe or serve Or siee
gate to the Convention. tbs Convention IL 1earl
rcd to cec1arc the submission Of the S.atc to rc
Constitution andlaws ot The Cu,ted States, aud
to incorro1u,e In It's Courtltution provision ds.
frnncht>b all who have held o,lcca, except aacrc-
II mil sria1, or military below The ra OF CO o.
y
been Incorporated pIoh,bt1ips involuntary servi.
tudc and guaranteeing universal freedom, aud a
provision forb!du'ng the recognition OF payment
II any debt crta'ed Or sanctioned BIZ the c:uspsl
rower. The people Of the State are to vote tui Of
sdapted, ehsll be certified to the President, who,
after ohssintnc the aFsent Of Congress- eha,t recE
nizr tfegoveEnment eo established. Senasora, R-p-
reeentat1Ees nnd electors may be cho-en from the.
dale Of such recognition, md not beE,rc The
Convention shaN be dissolved II 1t rotafcs 10 eek
tanaish tte State GovernsDen: upon the above con.
ds;ons, hot another nsy subsequently bt called il,
The same nan1tr. Until recognition by the Uuttetl
States. tho Provisional Govr1or,ent IN eaeh State
is 10 gee TO the execution of the United States Aws
ai'd ttese OF the stats beor 1t went INTO rebcliun,
.ase tha' thosc rlatire u slavery eha!! no, be cn.
forced. Until recognition, tho Provisional Eoy.
c.nment - to attsfs md leyy taxes. as tney w"rc
the rehe lion. Al per.ona ncld 10 involuntary ser
vttadc In The rebel Stnce are dcclsred forever free
End restrained OF thtir liberty hereafter, to ae
distl atcet Oh ho5sas eoryr<, the person convicted
~ restraining them n he puatsted b. heavy tue
Aid Improvement. Every persnn hrsea!trr hp!d-
ing Office, except thase nlcfey ministerial ii. hc "
Ill Gr.sds ot Comrr1. II declared uot to be q cu.
zen Of tie United Statce