The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-29
LATER FROM THE NORTH.

are received A dispatch from Washington, Sept
ed. says the enemy is still falling back from the
Potomac and that "all is quiet along the lines
Gen. Crawfords wound is very serious Lieut..
Col. Wilder Dwight, of the I'd Massachusetts,. who
conspicuous Q: the battle OF Antetaln has died
Of his wounds. 1t is stated that General Burnside
was offered the command Of the Army of the Po.
tomac, but declined in favor of Gen. Mcclellan
Gen. Richardson's wound has proved to be mortal
Gems. Dana aud Hooker will recover. The follow.
ing is Lncoln's proclamation freeing the slaves
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED srATEs-A
PkO1 1LAhATION.
WAsHIs0roN, Sept. 81. 1862
I, Abraham L:ucOn President of the United
States of America and Commander in. Chief of the
army and navy thereof, do hereby proclaim and
declare that hereafter, heretofore the war will
be prosecuted for the object Of practically restoring
States and the people thereof in which States that
relation is, or may be, suspended or disturbed
that 1t Is my purpose upon the next meeting Of
Congress. to again recommend ths adoption OF
practical measure rendering pecuniary aid to the
free acceptance or rejection of al! tho 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 adopt.
the immediate or gradual abolishmsnt OF slave
ry within their respective limits aud that the
efforts to colonizs persons eft African descent,
with their consent, upon the continent or else.
where, with the previously obtained consent OF
the governments existing there, will be continued
on the first day Of January, Ia The gear of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sirts three all per-
sous held saces itin any STATE, on any mated
State tie people achereof shall then be in rebellion
a9aiastth the United Sates shall be aenceforeard and
torerer free: and the executive Government Of the
United States, including the military and naval au.
thority thereof will recognize aud maintain the
freedom u azf nj r. IN
to repress such persors any OF them, in any ef.
forts they may make for their actual freedom that
the Executive will, on the hrst day of January
aforesaid, by proclamation, designate the States
and parts Of States if any, in which the people
thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion
against the United States and the fact that any
State, or the peops thereof, shall on that day be in
good faith in the Congress Of the United
States members chosen hereto elections where
in majority of the qualified voters Of such State
shall have participated, shall, in the absence of
-ciasSe evidence that sush State and the people
thereof have not been in rebellion against the
United States
And do hereby enjoin upon, and order all per.
sons engaged In, the military and naval service Of
the United States to observe obey, and eMfOrC with
in their respective spheres Of seryict, the act and
sections above recied.
And the Executive vii, in due iims recommend
that all citizens OF the United States who shall have
remained loyal thereto throughout the rebellion,
shall upon the restoration of the constitutional
latio1 between the United States and their pee
tive States and people, if the relation shall have
been suspended or dlsturbed) be compensated for
ali Losses by acts of the United States, including
the loss of slaves.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand
aud caused the ssai OF the United States To be af-
fixed. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Done ~ the City of Washington, this twenty
second day of September. i'll the year of our I.ord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty, two, and of
the independence Of the United States the eighty
seventh. By the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD,
Secretary of State