The national Republican., 1862-09-23
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION

States 0i America, an0 Commander IN cDicI OF
the Army and Navy thereof, do hereby pro.
claim and declare that hereafter, as heretofore,
the war will be prosecuted for the object Of
practically restoring the constitutional relation
between the United States and each Of ibe
States aud the people thereof, in which States
that relation is or may be suspended or dis
tur bed.
That 1t Is my purpose, upon the next meet
ing Of Congress, to again recommend the adop
tion Of practical measure rendering pecunia
ry aid to the free acceptance or rejection OF all
slave States, so called. the people whereof may
not then be 10 rebellion against the United
States, and which States NAV then have volun.
tsrily adopted, or thereafter may voluntarily
adopt, immediate or gradual abolisbment o.
slavery within their repective limits and thai
the effort to coloDizs persons of African de
scent. with their consent, upon this continent
or elsewhere, with ibe previously obtained
be continued.
That, on the llrs; day Of January, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud
sxty.thl ee all persOus held as slave within
any State, or designated part o. a State, thr
people whereof shall then bs In rebellion
against the United States, shall be then. thence
forward, and forever free ard the Executlv.
Government Of the United States, iuCludiog
the military and naval NJ hori'y thereof, viii!
recognize and Int;u'ain the freedom OF such
persons, aud will do no act or acis to rspress
such persons, or aEy Of them, IN any efforts
they may make Tor their actual freedom.
Tha, the Executive will, on the first day 0.
January Aforesaid by proclamation, designate
the STATES and parts Of States, il any, in which
the people thereof, respectively, shall then be
in rebellion against the United States; and the
TACT that any state, or the people thel eof shall
ou that day be in good faith represented in the
Congress Of the CQi,ed Sta,es, by members
chosen thereto, at elections wherein majority
o the qualified voters Of such State shall have
participated shall in the absence oi strong
countervaiiing testimony. be deemed conclu
iive evidence that such state, and the people
thereof, are not then 10 rebellion sgaiust The
United States
That attention is hereby called TO an act o
Congress, entitled An act to make an add
tonal article ofvar,' approved March Is, 1852
and which act ia in the words and figures fol
lowing:
Be il endcsed by the SENATE and House o,
Representatives. OF the Untied States of America
IN Congress assembled, That hereafter the fol.
lowing shall be promulgated a. an additOna
article Of war for the government Of the army
of the United States, and shall be Ubsyed aud
observed as such:
ARTICLE -. All Uflicers % persons in the
military or naval service OF the United States
are reprohibitec from employing any Of the force.
under their respective commands for the pur
poss Of returning fugitlves from service or Ia
Dor, who may have escaped from any persons
~ whom such service or labor is claimed TO be
due; and any officer who shall be found guilty
by Il courtmirtial Of vi lating this article shall
be dismissed from the service.
81 Sec. 2. And be u further eRdcted, That this
act shall take effect from and after its passage
Also, TO toe ninth and tenth sections OF an act
entitlei An &C, to suppress insurrection. to
puni-h ueu-un and rebellion, to ncza and Con
fscste property OF rebels, aud for ether pur
poses approved July II, 1862 aud which
sectiour are in tur words and figures following
Ser. .. And he II further enacted, That al
slaves Of peTsUns whp shall hereafter be en-
gagged in reDt!lioG against the Government o.
the United Etatss, or who shall in any way
give AID or comfort thereto escaping from sue i
persons and taking refuge within the lines 81
the army and all slaves captured from such
parsons Or deserted by Them and coming under
the control "f the Government ofthe United
States and all s.Hves of such persUns found or
(or) beng within any place rGGupsd by robe
forces aud afterwards occupied by the force
Of tho United Stass, shall he deemed captive,
OF war. ard shall be ioreyortree 0i thoir sorvi.
tude, ard not asain held ts slaves.
Sec. 10. indbru further enaCied That no slave
escdQNg into any State, Territory, or the Dis
trict OF Columbia, from any other State shall be
delivered up, or IN any way impsded or hind
cred OF Gis llUerty, except for CRIME, or some
Ofhnce against tho lHWs, unless the persoi
claiming sad fugitive shall first m axe Oati
that the person 10 whom the labor or service
of such fugitive is alleged to be due Is his law
ful owner, and has not bOrne arms against tnt
United States In the present rebellion, nor II
any way given AID and comfort thereto; and u,
person engaged 10 the military or naval service
OF the United states shall, under any pTetenCt
whatever, assume to decide on the validity o
the claim of any person to the service or lAb0
oi any Other person, or surrender up any suci
person TO the claimant, on pain Of being dis
missed from the service
And do hereby erjou upon and order al
pNlcoLh VbSoktu III tiir EnIlsITJ Nllu naval htr
vice Of the United States to Observe, obey, Al,
enforce, within their respective spheres Of ser
vice, the act and sections above recied.
And the Executive will, in due time. recon
mend that all citizens Of the United States VIII
shall have remained loyal thereto throughou
the rebellion, shall (upon the restoration {
the constitutional relation between The Units
States and their respective States and people
If that relation shall have neeu suspended u
disturbed ba compensated for ell losses b
acts Of the United S.A,rs including de losp &
slaves.
In witness whereof, | have hereunto set m
hand and caused lhe seal ol the United State
to be affixed.
Done at tar City Of Washington, this twenty
second day Of September, in the year Q
t.. 81 our Lord one thousand eight huudre
and sixty.two, and OF the independence
Of the United States the eighty.seventll
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.