The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-21
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| The following proclamation has been is.
sued by the President Of the U. s.:
| Whereas, there appears in the public
presses, what purports to be proclamation
Of Maj. Gen. Hunter, and whereas, the
same is producing some excitement and
Misunderstanding therefore, Abraham
Lincoln, President Of the United States,
proclaim and declare that the Government
| # the United States had no knowledge or
belief of an intention on the part Of Gen.
| Hunter to issue such proclamation, nor
has it yet any authentic information that
the document is genuine, and furtherf that
neither Gen. Hunter nor any other com.
mander or person has been authorized bv
the Government Of the U. s., to make
proclamations declaring the slaves of any
State free, and that the supposed procla.
nation now in question, whether genuine
or false, isaltogcther void, SO far as respects
such declaration. further make known
| that whether it be competent for me as
commander.in chief Of the army and navy
to declare the slaves Of any state or states
free, and whether at any time or in any
case 1t shall have become necessity indis-
pensible to the maintenance Of the Govern
ment to exercise such supposed power, are
questions which under my responsibility,
| reserve to myself, and which cannot feel
justified in leaving to the decision of CON-
handlers in the field. These are totally
different questions from those of police
regulations in armies and camps.
On the 9th day Of March last, by spe.
| cial message recommended to Congress
the adoption of joint resolution, to be
| substantially rs follows:
Resolred, That the U. S. ought to CO.
operate with any State which may adopt q
gradual adjustment of slavery, giving to
such State an indiscreton to compensate
for the Inconvenience public and private
produced by such change Of system.
The resolution in the language above
quoted, was adopted by large majorities in
both branches Of Congress, and now stands
an authentic, definite, solemn proposal Of
the nation, to the States and the people
most interested in the subject matter to the
people of these States, now earnestly up.
peal. do not argue, l beseech you to
make the arguments for yourselves-you
cannot, if you would be, blind to the signs
of the times.
beg Of you calm and enlarged consid.
Grafton of them varying of it may be far
above personal and party politics.
The proposal makes common cause for
common object-cast no reproaches upon
any-it acts not the Pharisce. The change
it contemplates, would come gently as the
dews of Heaven, not rcnoing or wrccking
anything. VIII you not embrace its So
much good has not been done any one If.
fort in all pastime as in the providence Of
God II is now vOur HIGH nrivileop IN do
May the vast future not have to lament that
you have neglected it.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the U.
S. to be annexed. Done at the Capitol Of
Washington, this 10Th day Of May, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand, eight hun.
dred and sixty two and Of the Independ-
cnce of the u. S., the eighty.sixth.
Signed, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the Pres't, WV. II. SEWARD, Sec'y.