Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-03-28

Ptopod .harshd' Generals O6es,
WAsnIEGToN b. c.,
circular Aarch II, 1866.
No. q.
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 OF such deaerters as present themselves in
accordance with its provisions.
ny TliE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES or
AMERICA.
PROCLAMATION
whereas, the twenty-hrst section of the act of
Congress-, approved on the Sd inst, entitled Gan
act to amend the several acts heretofore passed
TO provide for the enrolliug and calling out of
the national forces, aud for other purposes. re-
quires that, in addition to the other lawful pen
alties Of the crime of deserton from the military
or naval service, Z" all persons who have desert.
cd the military or naval service Of the United
States, who shall not return to said service
or report themselves to Provost Marshal, With
10 sixty days after the proclamation hereinafter
mentioned, shall be deemed and taken IL have
voluntarily reiuqulshed and forfeited their
rights Of citizenship aud their rights TO become
cltz ns, aud such doserters shall ho forever
incapable Of holding any ofli1e of trust or
proht under the United States, or Of ex-
eIcisihg nny rights OF citizens thereof aud
tary or naval service, and all persons who he
Ing duly enrolled, shall depart the jurisdiction
oil the dlstlict in which he is enrolled, or 20 be-
yond the limits of the United States with in
tert 10 avoid any draft into the military or na-
val service duly ordered, shall he liable to the
penalties Of this section. Add tho President il
hereby authorized ind required forthwith on
the passage Of this net 10 issut his proclamation,
setting forth the provisions Of this section, in
which proc amation the Pie iieut is requested
10 notify all dc 4eriers returning within sixty
days, NJ nforee |, that thev shril be rqr'-iei
on condition ol retufning h. 'a..s r.glinents and
cohpanies, hr To such oiLer urgag izaiions as they
may oe assigned TO, uatil they shall have
-i' Etime equa to their original
te III g. enlistment.
Now. therefore be it known that |, Abraham
Line u, Persistent Of the United States.
Do Issue this my proclamation, as required
by said act, ordering and requiring oil
desf rters 10 reurn to their proper posts;
an1 | do hereby notify them that oil de.
serters who shall, within sixty days from tho
date of this proclamation viz, on or before the
tenth day Of May, 1866, return to service, or
report themselves 20 provost marshal, shall be
pardonedi on condition that they return 10 their
regiments aud companies, or to such other or
gauizatVns as they may be- assigued to, and
serve the remainder Of their original terms of
enlistment, and in addition thereto @ period
equal to the time ost by dvsertion
In testimony whereof have hereuntO set my
hand and caused the seal vl the United States TO
be affixed
Done at the city Of Washington this l1th day
oi March, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eiaht hundred and sixty five, and Of the indie
peudOuoe of tho United sntes the eighty-ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
The records and returns of these deserters
will be made up in the same manner as is pro-
ylded for in other cases by existing regulations,
except that il will he noted on the book Of de-
serters arrested, opposite the name Of the de-
serter, the fact Of his having Voluntarily sIrs
rendered himself in conformity with the Presi-
dent's 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 Provoet Marshals.
JAMRs D. Fry,
mhlf-2t Provost Marshal 0eneTaL