The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-07-14


this human in6rmity-bus l hope the ez
pertinent Of ooaxing back red .hsnde,
> rebels to the favors and protection Of
Government they have moved heaven sn,
earth to destroy, will be repeated no more
Let cannon and not honied words prepsr
the way.
Plan for the Richardson Of Beccdel
ton Of the President.
WHEREAS, At the late session of Con
gross wss passed bill to guarantee t.
certain States whose governments hav,
been usurped or overthrown republican
form Of government, q copy Of which j!
bereunto annexed; and,
| WHEREAS, The said bill was present
ed to the President of the United State.
for his approval less than one hour before
the sine die adjournment of said session
and was not signed by him; and,
WHEREAS, The said bin contains a
mope other things plan for restoring
the States in rebellion to their prope,
practical relations in the Union, which
plan expressed the sense of Congress up
on that subject, and which plan it is now
thought ft to lay before the people 70,
their consideration;
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
President Of the United States, do pro.
claim, declare and make known that while
am, as was 10 December last, when
BY proclamation proposed plan for re.
storation, unprepared by formal sppro.
val Of this bill to be infexibly committed
to any single plan Of restoration, and
while sm uoprepared to declare that
the free State Constitutions and govern.
ments already adopted and installed in
Arkansas and Louisiana shall be set aside
and held for naught, thereby repelliug
and discouraging the loyal citizens who
have set up the same a. to further effort,
or to declare constitutional competency
in Congress to abolish slavery 10 the
States, but am at the same time sincerely
hoping aud expecting that constitution.
al amendment abolishing slavery through.
out the nation may be adodted, neverthe.
less am fully satisfied with the system
for restoration contained in the bill, as
one very proper plan for the loyal people
Of any State choosing to adopt it, and
that am and at all times shall DO pre-.
pared to give tho executive aid and as
sistance to any such people SO soon as the
military resistance to the United States
shall have been suppressed in any such
State, and the people thereof shall have
ficiently returned to their obedience Of
the Constitution aud laws of the United
States, in which case Military Governors
will be appointed, with directions to pro-
coed according to the bill.
In testimony whereof, / have hereun.
to set my hand, and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Dated at the city Of Washington this
sth day Of July, in the year of our Lord,
1864, and of the independence Of the
United States the S8th.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
p, cha President:
WV. II. SEWARD. Secretary Of State.
The plan above referred to, ss adopted
BY Congress and thus approved by the
President, is 10 substance as follows:
The bill as passed provides for the ap,
pointment Of q Provisional Governor for
each rebel State. with pay and emolu-
mcnts Of a Brigadier General. Such
Governor, so soon as the military resist.
ancc to the United States shall have been
suppressed in any such State, and the
people thereof shall have sufficiently re-
turned to their obedience to the Cons,i.
tuition and laws Of the United States, is
to direct the United States Marshal to
enroll all the male citizens Of the United
States resident in the State, and to re-
Iuire of them the oath of allegiance. 10
case a majority Of the persons enrolled
shall have taken the oath, the Provisional
Governor shall, by proclamation, invite
the loyal people of tho State to elect del
egates to Convention for the re.cstab-
lishment Of the State Government, ci,i.
zeus wto are in the military service to be
allowed to vote at their headquarters for
delegates. No person who has held Of.
fee, or voluntarily borne arms under the
rebel usurpation, is allowed to vote for a
delegate, or serve as delegate to the Con.
veption. The Convention is required to
declare the submission Of tho State to
the Constitution and laws of the United
States, and to incorporate in its Consti-
tuition a provision DISTINGUISHING all who
have held Offices. except merely ministc-
rial, OF military below the grade of Colo
uel, under the usurped power. A pro-
vision has been incorporated prohibiting
involuntary servitude and guaranteeing
universal freedom, and a provision for
bidding tho recognition or payment Of
any debt created and sanctioned by The
usurped power. The people of the Stat
ave to vote for or against the Constitu
ton 80 framed, which, it ad pied, shall
be certified TO the President, who, sfte
obtaining the assent of Congress, sbal
recognize the Government so established
Senators, Representatives aud Elector
may be chosen from the date Of ssch 70
cognitioa, and not before. The Conven
ton shall be dissolved if it refuses to re
establish the State Government upon tn
above conditions, but another may subsc
auently be called in the same manner
Until recognition by the United States
the Provisional Government in each Stat