Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-06-21
EYTuEpREsIDzST or THG uSlrED STATES OF AMERICA


A PRQCI.sN AIrnST.
Wn7rrAs thore appears in tha public prints
what puIpoas to ba proclamation Of A.ai. Gen.
cal llaatar in tie words and figures following, 10
wiE 8S
Headquarters Department ofdc South,
Hilton Head, S. G. Mly oh 1852
GEyER1. Orders No. IL.
The three States Of Goorgin, Florida, md
South 0erolno, comprising tho Military Depart
maat OF tho South, having deliberately declared
Themselves no longer under The protection Of the
United States Of AmQyica and having taken up
atn5 against the United Slateg, 1t becomes q mill
afy necessity to declare tAem undGrmartlal law
This was accordingly d0no on the 18th day Of
April, 1863, Slavery aud martial law in free
country arc altogether incompatible. The persons
in these three States Georgia, Florida, and
South Contamination hsld aa slaves are
therefore declared forever free
DAVID Hunter.
01lcpl: &ojor deucal Commanding.
ED. ". SAITH, Acting Assist, A]jalant Gen.
And whereas The same Is producing some ex-
citemcnt and misunderstanding therefore.
J. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President Of the United
States, proclaim aud declare That tho Coyeramon.
Of the United States had no knowledge, nfofma.
tion, or belief Of an intention on tho part Of Gen.
Hunter to issue such proclamation nor has it
yet any authentic Information that the document
Is genuine. And, farther, that neither Gen. Hun
Ter nor any other commander or person has been
authorized by tho Government Of the United
States TO make proclamations declaring the slaves
of0ny State free; and that the supposed proca.
nation now in question, whethorg genuine Or false,
is altogether void, SO far as respects such decala
ton.
further make known that whether Il be com.
petent for me, as Commander in-Chiel Of the
Army and Navy to declare tho slaves ofany State
or States free, and whether at any time, in any
case, it shall have become necessity indiapsnsa
Die to the maintenance Of the Government to ox
ercse such supposed power aro questions which
under nv responsibility reserve to myself, ant
which capnOt feel justified in leaving to the deci
sion Of commqndeys IN tho dell. Thcy are total.
different questions from those Of police regulation
in armies and campa.
On the sixth day Of March last, by o specio
message, RECOMMENDED to Congress the Gdop
ton Of a joint resolution to bo substantially d
J follows:
r aRssoloed, That The United States ought t
| cooperate with any Slato which may adopt
. gradual aboliahment Of slavery given to sue
t State pecuaiary aid, to be used by such State
ia discretion 10 compensate for tho ineonyeniel
: ccs, public and private produced by such chang
+ OF system
The resolution, in the language above quote
r was adopted by largo majorlties in both braneh'
of Congress, and now stands on authentic, deinit
n and solemn proposal ofthe nation to the Stat
. and people most Immediately interested in Il
y subject matter. 10 tho people Of those States
now earnestly appeal | do not argue. beseet
0 you to make the arguments for yourselves. "
l. cannot, il you would, be blind to the signs Of u
. times. Ibog Of you calm and enlarged consi
ID Grafton Of them, ranging, il i may be- far abo'
. personal and partisan politics. This propoI
d makes common causefor common object, castil
s. no reproaches upon any. II acts not The pharisl
The change it contempates would come gently
!. as the dews Of heaven, not rending or wreck
It any thing. Will you not embrace itl So mn
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