The New York herald., 1862-09-29
The Emancipation Manifesto Of Gen. y
and the Counter Blast Of the Preside
MIR. LiHcoln'S Three Months N
to the Rebels.
Thc Border State and New England Abo
View Of the Pr0clamatiO
BEECRER ON THE PROclAMA1
&c.. &C.. &c.
The Hunter PrOcIa mn tion.
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The Hunter ProcIa nation.
pY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATE
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas there appears In the public prints VIII
ports u be proclamation OF Major General Hunter
words and figures following; to wit
GENERAL oaDERs-So II.
HRADouARrERs, psfARrxEsT OF THE Soy
The three States Of Georgia, Florida and suth @
comprising the Military Department ai the South,
tect,on Of the Uniedssates Of America and having u
ari,s against the sid United States y becomes y =
Necessity 70 declare them under ms.sa % VA, rms
nariiai law in q free country are altogether incom
TIE pc, sons in taesc ,ee S,es-Geogn, soats ca,
''ooiiuil oiiucial Major Gsasrai ,o1iaalI
En-. w. SMITH. Acting Assistant Adjutant General
And whereas, the same is producing some excl
and mis- understanding,
Therefore !, Abraham Lincoln, President OF the
States proclaim and declare that the government
ULited S'atca had no knowledge or belief oi an III
On the part OF General Hunter to Issue snch pft
ion nor has IL yet any authentic Information q
document is genuine. and urther, that neither &
Hunter nor any othcr commander or person ma
authorized by the government Of he United -;
IN Ike prt amation declaring the slaves OF any sta
and that the SUP osed proclamation now IN qu
whether genuine or fl'se, is altogether void, 50
respects oh declaration.
further make known that whether 10 be corr
for me, as Commander IN Chief Of tho Army and
10 declare the slaves OF any State or States ire
wleiher at dny time; ~ q, onn cass shal hGr tes
necessity ;idapsNsa5c 10 NE maintenance Of the gor
10 ercise ssich surpssd pooer, are que5ons iphic
ay resp nSibilatg, 7eS9Te % nsyseT, and which
teeI justified in leaving TO tho decision OF c1mman
the field. Taose are .5tiNy different questions from
c. ,ra.,,..:ca regulations IN armies and camps
ON the 9th day Of March last, by d specia mes
recommended 10 Congress the adoption OF loint
tion. to be substantially as !oscws:--
Resolved, That the aited States ought 70 coopera
an State which may aaort gradua! abolssment OF !
In senences, Pub.c aud private, produced by such
OF Aystem.
The resolution, in the language above quote,
adopted by large majories in both branches Of Col
and now stands an authentic, definite and solemn
sal o the nation TO the States and peop.s most
diately interested IN the subject matter To the
OF these states now earnestly appeal. do not
beseech you to make the arguments for your
You cannot. II you would, be blind to the
Of the times. l beg OF you calm ant
iaygcd consideration Of them. ranging, II II
be- far above personal and partisan
This proposal makes common cause for q Common
casting reproaches upon any. II acts not the Ph
me chdage IL cO,,teplaes moaitd come getlyde tte
koooen not re1'din or wrecsin9 anThtng. Wni y
embrace 1t? SO much good has not been done
effort in all past times as in the Providence OF Go
now your high privilege to do. May the vast futl
have TO lament that you have neglected III
In witness whereof have hereunto get my ma
caused the seal Of the United States to be ailzed
Done at the city Of Washington, this l9lh day oi
In the wear of our Lord one thousand eight hundr
sxty-two, and of The independence oi tho unlted
the eivhty.sixth. ABRAHAM LINC(
By the President.
WIN H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.