Newbern weekly progress., 1862-10-04

actual freedom; that the Executive will. on m.
frst cay Of January aforesaid, by proclamation.
designate the States and paris of States. if any
~ winch the people thereof respectively shall
then be in rebellion against the United Sta,ca.
ana The fact thstany Stats, or the people thereof
shail on that day be IN good faith IL presented III
the Congress OF the Uiiited States by members
chosen thereto at elections wherein majority 81
Tue qualified voters Of such State shall have par-
uc'nH'e'' shal, ~ me AbseIce of sroug counter.
vaIing iestimony.5bs deshed conclusive ayi.
uehee thst such State and the people thereof
nave not been Ia rebellion against the United
States.
Tbat attention is hereby called 10 an act,
Congress, entitled "An act to make an addition.
Miihieh act Is ~ NAssL
De e enacted ,ss he Hoass ef Representatives. cf
tke United statrs 5oj limericG In Congress assem-.
bed. That Aessaf,vf the tqlloaiug sIall b pro-
sed ns II .Af iOf tho
|goyernaient OF the Army Of the United States,
and shall be obeyel and observed as such:
AniICLE.-Aii dficsrs or persous in the mill
tary or nayal selvice Of the United States are
prohibited from employing any Of the forces nn-
der their respective commands for the purpose of
retGrnlng tugltlyes from service or labor who
may hnve escaped from any pers>ns to whom
such service or laboris claimed to be cue, and
any officer VINO shall be found guilty by court.
martial Of violating this article shall be dismissed
ff"tn HE service. -e
SECTION 2-And be il further enacted, That
this act shall take efert from aud after its pus-
sage. .
Also to the ninth and tenth sections of an act
entitled AN Act to suppress insurrection, to pun.
ish treason AID rebellion, to seize aud confscats
property of rebels, and iUr other purposes, }" APP
prnvn1 Iuiy II Izt,J nb ,,,Ii.h y,
tile words aud 6gure following:
SECTION --.had be il further enacted, That sll
slaves OF persons who shal hereafter be engaged
III rebellion against the government OF the Uni
ted states, or who shall IN any way give aid or
comfort thersto, escaping from such persons and
taking retngs within the lines Of the army, and
all slaves captured from such persons, or deserted
by them and C. ming under the control Uf tho
government Of the United States, and all slaves
Of such persousAound on Cor being within) any
place occupied by rebel forces aud Afterwards oc.
cupiei by the forces Of the United States, shall
he deemed captures Of war, and shall be forever
lree Of their servitude and not again held as
slaves.
storr,N TO- Aad Dc il further eaaefed, That
no slave escaping into any State, Territory, or
the District Of Columbia from any of the States,
shall be delivered up, OF in any way impeded or
offence against the laws, uuess the person claim.
Ing said fugitive shall first make oath that the
erson to whom The labor or service OF such fu-
sitiye issleged to be due is his lawful owner,
and has not been in arms against the United
States in the present rebellion, nor in way given
aid aud comfort theretoi and no person engaged
in the military or naval service Of the United
States shall. under any preieDce whatever, as
sumo TO dvciie On the validity Of the claim Of
any person to the service or labor Of any other
persons. er surrender up any such person to the
Claimant, on pain OF being dismissed from the
sl'sls.sss. .--4a--sa..--
of the United States TO observe, obey and en-.
iofce within their respective spheres OF service
tae act and sections above reciied
And the Executive win in due time recon-
mend that all citizens Of the United States who
shall have remained loyal thereto throughout the
rebellion shall upon the restoration of the con.
sutulonal relation between the Unite Saiej
aud their respective States and people, If the re-
lalon shall have been suspended or disturbed)
be con pensated for all losses by acts Of the Uni.
leu States, including the luss Of slaves.
Il witness whereof have hereunto set my
nand and caused the seal Of the United States to
Ue affixed,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Dome at The City Of Washington. this twenty
second day OF September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
two. aud OF the Independence Of the United
States the eighty seventh
~ the fresldeut:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD,
S c"etary of State.