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The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], Progress of the war. (search)
he one administered to the Treasury clerks at Washington, shown us by a citizen of Rappahannock who held such a position, and who had to "stampede," on indignantly refusing to swear allegiance. It reads as follows: Treasury Department, April 21, 1861. I. A. B., at the present since in the United States service as a Clerk, do solemnly swear that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign, andll enemies, whether domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith and loyalty to the same as established by the Constitution and laws; and further, that I do this with a full determination and pledge, without any mental reservation or evasion, to perform in good faith all the duties which may be legally required of me: so help me God. County of Washington, To wit. District of Columbia. To wit. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 21st day of April, 1861. C. D., (J. P.)