Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-04-07

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pfopoa Marshal Generars ONics,
WAsnlNGTos b. G.,
Circular, March II, 1865
No. 6.
In conformity with the Proclamation of the
President herewith published, all officers and
employees of this bureau are instructed TO give
prompt attention to the receiving and forward
ing VI such deserters present themselves in
accordance with Its provisions.
BY TIM PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
a PROCLAMATION
| Whereas the twenty-frst section Of the act Of
| Congress- approved on the Sd inst, entitled can
act to amend the several acts heretofore passed,
to provide for the enrolling and calling out Of
the national forces, and for other purposes - re-
quires that, in addition to the other lawful pen.
alties OF the crime Of desertion from the military
or naval service, "all persons who havo desert
ed the military or naval service Of the United
States, who shall not return to said service.
or report themselves to Provost Marshal, With
in sixty days after the proclamation hereinafter
mentioned, shall DO deemed and taken to have
voluntarily relinqushed aud forfeited their
rights OF citizenship and their rights to become
citizens, and such desefters shall be forever
incapable Of holding any ofioe Of trust or
profit under the United States, or of ex-
ercising any rights of citizens thereof; and
uit ppEooHo WIN bnhlt ueTehIter desert Inc MILL
tary or naval service, and all persons who be-
ing duly enrolled shall depart the Jurisdiction
Of the district in which he is enrolled, or go be-
yond tue limits or the United States with in.
tent to avoid any draft into the military or na-
val service duly ordered, shall be liable to the
penalties Of this section. Aud the President ia
hereby authorized and required forthwith on
the passage of this act to issue his proclamation,
setting forth the provisions of this SECTION in
~ pluFn nutt la
to notify all deserters returning within sixty
days, as aforesaid, that they shall be pardonei
on condition OF returning to their regiments mud
companies, or to such other organizations as tley
may be assigned TO, until they shall have
served for period Of time equal to their original
term Of enlistment.
Now, therefore be il known that |, Abraham
Lincoln, President of the United States, |
do issue this my proclamation, as required
by said act, ordering and requiring all
deserters to return to tfeir proper posts ;
and | do hereby notify them that oil de- |
serters who shall, within sixty days from the |
date Of this proclamation viz, on or before the |
tenth day OF May, 1865, return to service, or
report themselves to provost marshal, shall be |
pardoned on condition that they return to their
regiments and companies, or to such other or
ganizatlons as they may be assigned to, and |
serve the remainder OF their original terms Of
enlistment, and in addition thereto a periol |
equal to the time lost by deserton.
ln testimony whereof have htreunto set my
hand and caused thu seal of the United States 10 |
be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this lth day
OF March, in the year of our Lord one thousand |
eight hundred and sixiy-fvc, and of the indie
pendence of the United States the cighty-ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
by the President
WILLIAM u. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
The records and returns of these deserters
will be made up in the same manner as is pro
vided for in other cases by existing regulations,
except that it will be noted on the book of de-
serters arrested. opposite the name OF the de- |
serter, the fact of his having voluntarily sur
rendered himself in conformity with tho Presi.
dents Proclamation and the number thus sur
rendering themselves to be separately stated on
the report to this office.
The Secretary of War directs, that no reward
be paid for the arrest of deserters who may be
arrested subsequent to the receipt of this order
by the District Provost Marshals.
JAMES B FAY,
mhl1-2t. Provost Mdrskat Generaf