Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-09-30
Proclamation Of Emancipation.
Washington. Sent. %
a PROCLAMATION.

! By the President Of tie Unjted States
/ Of Anaerica.
a PROCLAMATION.
!, Abraham Lincoln. President Of The
I United States of America, and @ ,mmaud-
erin Chief Of the army and navy thereof
hereby proclaim and declare that hereafter
as heretofore, the war viii be prosecuted
for The object Of practically restoring the
constitutional rights between the United
States and the people thereof in which
States that relation is or may be disturb
lei.
That it is my purpose, upon the next
meeting Of Congress. TO again recommend
/ the adoption Of practical measure tender
inc pecuniary aid to the free acceptance or
/ rejection OF all the slave States, SO called,
/ the people hereof NAV not then be in
rebellion against the United States, and
which States may then have voluntarily
adopted, or thereafter may voluntarily
adopt the immediate or gradual abolish
m,nt Of slavery within their respective
IimiIs, and that The efforts to colonies PER-
sons Of African descent, with their consent
upon this continent, or elsewhere, with the
nl.,;onsly oLtainad consent If he Gov
eminent existing there wiIl he continued.
That On The first dav ofJanuarv. n the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-three, all persons held as
slaves within any State, or any designed
part Of State, the people whereof shall
then be II ,ebellion AGAINST the United
States, shall be thenceforwald and forever
free. and the Executive Government Of h.
Tnitel Statos ;ac,u,lina he military and
naval antbority tbar.of will taenoniz. And
MAINTAIN Fla freedom of such person. and
VIII do "a net 81 acts % repress such FER
sons, or anv ofthem, in any efforts they
ma, make for actual freedom.
That the Executive will, on the first
day of January aforesaid. bv proclamation
DESIGNATE the States and parts If states,
if any. which the Deope thereof respective
tx shall then be in rebellion against the
ITeite6 States. and the fact that any State
., the neo,le thereof. shall on that day tie
!, ~ard f,i,b ranra.snta,l II the Compress
nr Ina l7.,;fad State. hv members chosen
,I,arato u oloct;ons vbsraof . majority of
the onaI;fisd voters Of such State Shall
bava nart;c;notal. shall IN the absence Of
strond connt4rvaiIing testimony. he deem
"a cancIns;ve evidence tbat n. STATE and
,bo 49,, tl,ar,of bavo MT boon n re-
! lel6con ara;nst a.. Tnita5 States
TIT st,an,; ;lo :. lora1', coll.3 - an
act Of CONGRESS entitled AN act - make
additional art;cIes ~ gar > aanrovad March
ID. 1869 and which oct ! s tba words
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!, a ~ al oIfeefs o. persons =
e.ie lniil'afy or naval service q the o''i'eu
otates' arc prohioited from employing any
o. Inc force under their respective com
names 'of the purpose q restoring lss
yves i'olil service q iaoof VINO 'p"y na .k
escaped from any person 70 who'n ~.
laoor Is canned TO be QUE ana ANY once
VINO shah be found guity " cou,l-hi &.
tlal OF violating THIS article shaii pe as
missed from inc service az,
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