The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-01-06

make known, that whenever, in any of the
States OF Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia.
Florida, South Carolina and North Carroll.
ma, number Of persons, aot less than one.
tenth IN number Of the votes cast in such
States, 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 qualified yoter by
the election Law Of the State existing i'm
mediately before the so.called act of seces.
sion, and excluding all others, shall re-es-
tab.ish State Government, which shall be
republican. and in no wise contrayening
said oath. such shall be recognized as the
true government Of the State, and the State
shall receive hereunder the benefit of the
constitutional provision which declares,
that !" the United States shall guarantee to
every Stale in this Union a republican
form Of government, and shall protect each
Of them against invasion. on application sr
the Legislature, or OF the Executive when
the Legislature cannot be convened. and
against domestic violence"
And do further proclaim. declare and
make knswn, that any provision which
may be adopted by such State government
IN relation TO the freed people Of such
State, which shall recognize and declare
their permanent freedom. provide for their
education, and which may Jet be consis-
tent as . temporary arrangement with their
present condition as a labering, landless
and houseless GLASS, will net be objected to
by the nausnai Executive. And il is en-
gagged as not improper. that in construct
ing ioral State government in any State
the name oil the Stale, the boundary, the
Subdivisions, the constitution and the gen.
eral code Of laws. as before rebellion. be-
maintaine,l, subject only to the modiica-
,ions made necessary by the conditions
hereinbefore stated. and such others, il
any not coDtraysning said conditions, and
which nav be deemed eIpsdient by those
framing the new State government.
| Ts avoid misuuderstanding, il may be
lproper to say that this proclamation, 90
Tar as IL relates 10 State governments, has
no reference to States wherein loyal Stats
,go,ernments have all the while bees main
ltsinej. And for the sams rea.sn il may
lbt HiNptl ~ sluiMst sdy uht Nhetutf mcA-
bsrs sent TO Congress irsn any State shall
be admitted To seats enthusiastically. rests
tsIeiosivsly with the respective houses,
and act 10 any sytsat with the Executive ;
spa. still further, that this proclamation Is
intended TO present 70 the people Of ihs
States wherein the national authority bas
bees suspended and loyal State govsrR-
ments have been suky.rted, msds ID. and
by which the natioaal ssihsrity and loyal
State gc,ernmeLts may bs re-es,ablishsd
within sad States, or 10 sny Of thea aud,
while the mode presented 10 the best the
Executive can suggest with his present i'm
pressions. IL must not be. usderstood that
no ether possible mode wssld be aseepta'
BILE.
Given under my hand, 1T the city q
Washingtsp. the eighth day Of December
A. d.. Que thousand eight hundred and
siIty-three, and Of the Independents Of tbs
United States Of America the eighty
eighih. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President,
II Wu.LIAs II. SEwAap,