St. Cloud Democrat., 1862-10-02
EMANCIPATION CT SLAVES.
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Proclamation by the President
OF the United States.
A Death Blow to the Rebellion.
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j.. WASHINGTON, Sept. %. 1862.
By he p esident Of the United States OF
America:

DY 'Ne Z eSaucNt ~ WS CNlteH OtutcS W
america:
A PROCLAMATION.
I, Ahrahom Lincoln, President Of the
United States of Amcric', and Command
er in Chief Of the Army a"d Navy thereof,
hereby proclaim and dccla-c th't hereaf~
ter as heretofore, the war will be prosecu-
ted for the object Of practically restoring.
the constitutional relations between the
United States and the people thereof, in
which States that relation is Or may be
suspended or disturb bed that it is my pur-
pose, upon the next meeting Of Congress,
to again recommend the adoption If 4
practical measure, rendering pecuniary aid
to the free acceptance or rejection Of all
the Slave States, ~ called, the people
whereof may not then be in rebellion
against the United States. and which
States may then have Voluntarily adopted.
Or thereafter may voluntarily adobt the
immediate or gradual" abolishment of sla-
very within their respective limits, aud
that the efforts to colonize persons Of AT:
,ican descent, with their consent upon the
continent or e)scw' e.e, with the previous
iy obtained consent Of the governments
existing there. will be continued; that on
the first day Of January, in the year of
our Lord ono thonsald ii. lit, hundred and
sixty three, all persons held as slaves with.
in any State, or any designated part Of q
State. the rcople whereof shall then be 10
rebellion a,,ainst the United States, shall
bs thencefprward and forever, free, and
the executive government Of the United
States, including the military and naval
authority thereof, will recognize and main
tain the freedom uf such persons, and will
do no act or acts TO. repress such: persons,
OF. any IF them in any efforts they may
make 'or actual freedom that the exccu-
tive viii OH the first day Of JANUARY afore-
said by proclamation, designate the States
" purts Of States, If any in which the
eopls thereof respectively shall then Le
j" rebellion against the United States, and
the fact that any State or the people there
Of shall On that day be in good faith rep
resented in the Conercss Of the United
States by 'ne,pbers chosen theretv at cleo,
tioas wherein =. majority of tue qualified
voters ui such State shall have participa.
ted, shall. 10 the absence OF strong counl-
servailing testimony, be deemed conclu-
Fsive evidence that such Suite and the peo-
bls thereof have not been in rebellion
against the U, it'd States that II; ention
is hereby called to sn act Of Congress Ell en.
titled "an all 70 make an additional arti-
ole Of war;" approved March 18th. 1862,
and which act is in the words and figures
ttelIowlng: .4,.. 80 -. sz,,'5i .i.x.s
h. Be ii further: enarted by the '&eaate oa,1
House o. Representatives. # the LATED
Mates IL C"n9ress a1sseimSls', That here
after the following stialf b, promulgated
10 IN additional article Of war, for tho gov
eminent Of the army sof the. United States
and shall b., obeyed and observed as such
--!"all officers u, persons ia the military
or naval service of tho United States Iare
prohibited from enploying l4ny Of the spr.
css under their respective commands for
the purpose Of, returning ta sitives ftou,
service Or labor who may have esoaped
from any person TO whom such labort is
clsimed Or due. and any officer VINO shail
be toaad guilty ny q ooart~marsislof rio-
|1ating this article, ahall be dismissed fr.m
the service"