The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-09-26

For Surveyor,
SETH EDSON, OF Ilambden.
The Presidents Proclamation Of Free.
dom.
President Lincoln has issued his Proc
lation Of Freedom. 1t is great step in
the right direction, and is as follows
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22i.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF U. S. OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
|, Abraham Lincoln. President of tho U
S. of America, and COmnauder-in. chief of
the Army and Navy thereof, do horeby
proclaim and declare, that hereafter as here.
totoro, the war will be prosecuted for The
object OF practically restoring tho Constitu-
tiOnal relation between the u. S. and the
people thereof in which Satos that relation
is or may be suspended or disturbed; that i.
is my purpose, upon tho next meeting of
Congress, to again recommend tho adop.
tion of practical measure rendering pc
cuniary aid to tho free acceptance, or no.
lection of all tho slave States go called. tho
people whereof may not thon bo In rebellion
against tho United States. and which States
may then have voluntarily adopted tho i'm
mediate or gradual abolishmont of Slavery
with their respective limits. and that the
efforts TO COLOMBO persons of African descent
with their consent upon tho Continent or
elsewhere, or thereafter may voluntarily
adopt with the previously obtained consent
of tho Governments existing there, will bo
continued that on the first day OF January,
in tho year of our Lord one thousand oght
hundred and sixty.threo, ali persons held
us slaves in any State, or IN any designated
part of State, the people thereof shall
then be in rebellion against tho United
Statos, shall bo then. thOnceforward and for.
ever FREQ ; and the Executive government
of tho u. S, including the Military and Ma
val authority thereof, will recognize and
maintain the freedom Of suoh persons, and
will do no act or acts to roprcss such per.
sons or any OF them in any efforts they
make for their actual freedom; that tho
Executive will, on the first day of January
aforesaid, by n proclamation, designate tho
States and parts of Statos, If any. in which
thu people thereof respectively shall then
DO 10 rebellion against the United States
aud the fact that any State or tho people
thereof, shall on that day TO IN good faith
represented in the Congress of tho United
States, by members chosen thereto, at eIcc.
tions whoreln majority of tho qualified
voters of such State shall have participated,
shall in the absence Of strong ountervailing
testimony be doomed conc, ,Isivc eyidenc tn /
such State, or tho people thoreof, have not
been in rebellion against the United States;
that attention is hereby called to an Act of
Congress, entitled an Act to mako an addi.
tiona article of war, approved March 18th,
1862, and which Act is in tho words and
figures following: :.
Be 1t enacted by the Snnato and House
OF Representatives Of the United States in
Congress assembled, that hereafter tho :ol-
lowing shall be promulgated, as an addi.
tional article Of war, for the good of the
Army Of tho United States, aud shall be
Oboyod and observed as such.
ARTICLE. ALI officers or persons en-.
ployod in tho military or naval service OF
tho United States arc prohibited from ON
ploying any Of the iorc0s undor their ro-
spectiyo commands for tho purpose of ro-
turning fugitiVcs from service or labor WHO
may have escaped from auy person to whom
such service or labor is claimod to bo duo /;
and any officer who shaft DO found guilty
by Court Martial of violating this article
shall be dismissed from thu service
SEC 4 And ho it further enacted that
this act shall tako effect from and after its
passage.
Also to the 9th and 10th sections of an
act ITO Suppress insurroction. to punish
treason and rebellion, to soze and conis
cate the property of robels, and for othol
purposes, approved July l7th, 1862, anC
which sections are IN the words aud figure
following:
SEC. o Add be it further enacted, Tha
all slaves of persons who shall hereafter b,
engaged in rebellion against tho Govern
ment Of the United States, or who shall il
any way givO aid or comfort thereto, esca
ping from such porSOus aRd taking refug
within the limos Of tho army, aud all slave q
captured from such persons, or deserto
by thom, and coming uudor the control O
tho Government of the United States; an
all slaves of such persons on or being With
any place occupied by robel forces and a
Ierwards occupied by the forces of tho Uu
ted States, shall bo deemed captives of wa
aud shall b0 forever free Of thoir sorvitud
aud not again hold as slaves.
SEC 10. Aud be it further enacted, Thr
no slave escaping into any State, Territor,
or the District of Columbia, FROM any of III
Statos, shall be delivered up or in any wa
impeded or biudered of his liberty, except fC
crime, or some otfonco against tho laws, III
loss the porson claiming said fugitive sha
uTbt UAAko Outu NHuJ tue IpSIsOu W "uO
tho labor or service OF such fugitive is a
legged to be duo is his laSfu owner, and h,
not been in arms against tho United Stat,
In tho present rebellion. nor in any wa
given aid or comfort thereto; and no pc
son engaged in the military or naval SO
vice of the United States shall, under al
pretence whatever assume to decide on II
validity of tho claim of any person to II
service or labor Of any othor porson, or su
render up nnv such person to tho claimar
ON pain of being dismissed from tho servc
And do hereby enjon upon and ord
all persons engaged in the military and n
yal service of the United Statos to observ
obey and enforce within their rospocti
spheres Of service tho act and sections abo
Feoited, and the Executive will in due tia
recommend that all ctiLons of the Unit
States who shall have remained loyal t0or
TO throughout the rebellion. shall upon q