The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-10-01
Proclamation by the President.

PROCLAIM alton by the President.
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
PRoCiAMATIoN.-I, Abraham Lin
coin, Prcsiden, OF the United States of Amer
Ica, and Commander IL Chief OF the Army and
Navy thereof, do hereby proclaim and declare
that hereafter, Us heretofore, The war will be
prosecuted Tor the purpose vi practically restO-
ring the Constitution. and the relations between
the United States and the p' ople thereof in the
Stat : IN which that relation Is or may be- sus-
pended or disturbed. That it is my p nose,
upon the next meeting OF Congress. To again
recommend the adoption OF a practical meas
ure, rendering pecuuiary aid To The Tree accept
ance or Rejection Oi the slave States, 80 called
the people whereof may not be then III reb. L.
.ou against the United States, and all which
states shall then have voluntarily adopted, or
thereafter may voluntarily adopt, the Imnedi
ate Ur gradual adjustment oil slavery within
their respective limits. That the efforts to col
oniZe PERSONS OF African descent, with their
consent. upon the continent ar elsewhere. with
the previously obtained consent OF the govern
ments existing there, vail he continued. That
on the hrst day oil January, Ia the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three, all persons held slaves, within any
state, or any designated part OF a state, The
people whereof snail then lie ia rebe lion
.igaiAsi the United States snail be then. thence
forward aud forever Tree. The Executive Gov
ernmcnt Of the United States Including the
military and naval authority thereof, viii rec
OsuiZc ana maintain the freedom OF such per
SONS, or ANY oil them, III any efforts they NAV
make Tor their actual freedom. That the Ey-
ccut,ve will on the iirst day OF January alOre.
sad, 10y proclamation, designate the States and
parts oil the states, II any, IN which the people
thereof, Respectively shall be IN rebellion
against the United states, and the fact that any
state, or the people thereof, shall on that d.,y
he III good faith represented III the Congress vi
the United States by IA member chosen thereto.
at elections wherein majority OF the qualified
voteIs OF such States shall have partici pated
ha il ,A Ge daeesed eSdencc that such stqe
aud tho people thereof, have not been i'll Rebel
non against the United States. That attention
Is hereby called 10 an Act oil Congress, entitled
= All Act To make an additional article ot war
approved March 18th, 1862 which act is i'm the
words and hsures following: BE il enacted by
lhe Senate aud House oil Representatives OF
the u. ). III Congress assembled. that hereal-
ter the following shall he promul gated "a an
additional article OF war Tor the government
of the army of the United States, aud shall b.,
oDeyed and observed as such:
ARTICLE. All officers or persons in the mill
prohibited from employing any OF the forces
under their respective commands for the pur-
pose Of returning fugitlyes from service or
labor, who may have escaped from any person
~ whom such service or Labor is claimed To be
due. Any officer who snail be found guilty bv
"A court martial, OF violating this article SHALL
oe dismissed from the service
Section 2. Aud be it further enacted, that
this act shall take effect from and after lis
passage
Also to the 9th and 10th sections of :! An
10 punish treason and rebellion, to seize and
cOnnscate property Of rebels and for other
purposes" approved July 18th, 1862. aud
which sections are in the words and figures fol.
lowing:
section Q. And be it further enacted. that
all slaves OF persons who shall hereafter he
engaged in rebellion against the Government
OF the United States, or who shall ia any way
give aid or comfort thereto. and escaping from
such persons, and taking refuge within the
lines OF the army. aud all slaves captured from
such persons, or deserted by them and coming
under the control of the Government of the
United States, and all slaves OF such persons
on, or being within any place occupied 10y
rebel forces and afterwards occupied by the
forces of the United States shall be deemed
their servitude and not again held as slaves"
Section 10. And be it further enacted that
no slaye escaping into any State or Territory
or the District of Columbia. from any of the
States, shall tie delivered up. or in any way
impeded or hindcred OF his liberty. except for
crime or some Offense against the laws. unless
the person claiming said fugitive slave shall
Iirst make oath that the person to whom the
labor or service of srch fugitive is alleged to
he due, is his lawful owner. and has not been
in arms against the United States in the pres
eat rebellion, nor in any way given aid or com
fort thereto, and no person engaged i'm the
military or naval service of the United States
shall. under any pretense whatever assume to
decide on the validity of the claim of any per-
son to service or labor OF any other person. or
surrender up any such person to the cauant.
ON pain of being dismissed from the service"
And do hereby enjOin upon. and order all
persons engaged III the military or naval ser
vice OF the United States TO observe, obey and
enforce within their respective spheres of ser
vice. the actions above recited
And the Executive will 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
constitutional relations between the United
States. and their respective States and people.
III the relation shall have been suspended or
disturbed. be compensated for all losses by acts
of the United States. including the loss of
slaves.
In witness whereof I have hcrannto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, on this the
Twenty second of September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred aud sixty
two, and of the independence of the United
States the eighty seventh.
Signed, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President,
WV. II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.