The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-10-11
Lincoln's proclam atiom.


NssuissfoS. sept ~ ls52.
|. Abraham Lincoln, President OF the United
States OF America. and Commander In C hief of
the Army and Navy thereof do hereby proclaim
and declare, that hereafter as before. tho war
will be- prosecuted for the object ot practically
restoring the constitutional relation between
the United States and the people thereof in
which State. that relation Is or may be suspen
ned or disturbed tina, 1t v my purpose upon
the next meeting OF Congress to again recon
mend the adoption Of practical measure ten.
dering pocunitry aid for the tree acceptance or
rejection OF all the slave states So called the
people whereof may not then be ia rebellion
against the United States, aud which States
may then have voluntarily adopted or thereafter
may voluntarily adopt the immediate or grasiu.
al adjustment Of slavery, within their respco
tive limits. and that the efforts 10 colombo per
sons Of African descent, with their consent,
upon Che contincn. or elsewhere, with the pre-
yiously obtained consent OF the government OK
is,ing there, will he continued.
That on the lat day OF January, In the year
oi our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty three,
all persons held ~ slaves within any State or any
designated parts Of . State, the people whereof
saal then lie In rebellion agains, the United
states, SHALL THEs Bs rngscEraRwARp AND
roxsvGR FREE, and the Executive Government
OF the United States, Including 'he military and
| naval authority thereof will rseognis, aud
ma'nfain the FREEDOM Of saea persons and lr,R
10 no laet OF acts 10 rspfsu such persons or any
" them, IN TIC ,forfs fhsq may make f0r her
actual freedom,
That the Executive viii. ~ the Isl day Of
January Aforesaid, by proclamation designate
the States and parts Of States ia which the PEG
| pie thereof respectively shall then be in rebel.
lion against the United States and the fact TINT
an, state or the people thereof shall on tina,
day be IN good faith represented IN the Congress
/ Of the United States by members thereto At
elections, wherever majority Of the qualified
voters shall have paftie patrd, shall in the alb
sence OF strong eoaniervailing testimony, lie
deemed conclusive evidence that State and the
people thereof have not been Ia rebellion against
the United States.
| Their attention is hereby called TO an act of
| Congress, entitled An act 70 make an additional
Article Of War. approved March 10, 1862, which
act is 10 the words and tgures following
| be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of The United Satss. In Con
grrA4 assembled. Thai hereafter the followins
shAll be promulgated ~ an additional article Of
uxr. for tho government Of thu array Of the
United States. and shall be obeyed and observed
| a. snuh
AssXLr l. All nfieers or Iersona 10 the MI
isAry or naval s.fsire IN the unned States, are
prohibited rom employing any 81 tile forces
under their feseectve cofnmsnds for the yur.
pose % fe'nFnins iueihvts nom service ov labor
suea service or i,bcr Is claimed u h ats ard
any ofIitcs who shall be foaAd guilty by court
martial Of violating this article, shall be dsA
missed from the service.
Ar. 4, And he II further eascied, That this
act shall tikn effect from and siser IL nesAss.
Also, 70 the Oh sid lIth sscNoaA VI a At eu
Titled An act " yutpfeu iaSuNactiou and 10
puaish treason And EAelljAA; 70 seise and con.
hscste TIE prcb:rty q rslsis. Aa4 neAss rsr-