...affirm, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of...in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation...

...faithfully support and abide by all Acts of Congress passed, and all Proclamation* of the President made, during the existing Rebellion, with reference to Slaves, so long and so tar as not modified or held void by Congress or by decision of the Supreme Court of the United State*;...

...affirm] in presence of Almighty God, that I will hereforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the union of...in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the late rebellion, with reference to the emancipation...

...except the ownership of slaves. Former rebels had only to take an oath of allegiance to the Union and "abide by and faithfully support all acts of Congress...during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves" as well as Lincoln's proclamations. Much of the Southern elite, however, whose property was liable...

...in the presence of Almighty God, that 1 will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Union of the States thereunder, and that 1 will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been...

...and so far as not repealed, modified or held void by Congress or by decision of the Supreme Court, and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all proclamations of the President made during the existing rebellion having reference to slaves, so long...

...swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of...during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves. . . ." The persons excepted from the benefits of the foregoing provisions are all who are, or shall...

...Constitution and the federal government, but, the president ordered, they would also have to swear to "abide by and faithfully support all acts of Congress...repealed, modified or held void by Congress, or by decision of the Supreme Court. . . ." By the same token, they would have to support "all proclamations...

...in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of...in like manner abide by and faithfully support all laws and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation...

...and so far as not repealed, modified, or held void by Congress, or by decision of the Supreme Court ; and that I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all proclamations of the President made during the existing rebellion having reference to slaves, so long...