Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-23
NUMBER 200.
VERY LATEST.
MID NIGHT REPORT.
PRocL AVIATION BY The
PRESIDENT.


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| PROCLAMATION by the President.
"e e.o esre'.d.n. ofsAs U.ised States Of america !:
:, ,Ao'anam Lincoln, President of the United
aoo Commanaer-in-ohiefo OF the army and
y 'nsse0'' hereby declare and proclaim:
asleaItss. as heretofore, the war will be
e. lot the object Of practically restoring
.'.uohal relation between the United
-.u 'ne people thereof in which States thai
20 VI may DO suspended or disturbed. il IL
my purpose upon the next meeting Of Conu,... ~
again recommend the adoption os . n,..,;..,
measure tending pscuniary aid 10 tn. free ,cc.r,.
ance or REJECTION, Of al the slave State, A. ...a
tns peotls "hereof may not be in rebellion .p.in,.
'ne united states, aud which States may then
nave Voluntarily adop'sd or thereafter NAV VOL
untariay adopt iMm ,dists gradual sooli .h ment
OF slavery within their respective limits. hat
their efforts to colonies persons Of Air can de-.
with their consent upon the continent or elso-
wnere' with the previously obtained consent Of
the dovernnsnt existing thers. Be il continued.
that on tho first day of January, In the year Of
our Lord, ,one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
thee. that all persons held ~ slaves within any
State o. any designated part Of State, the peo
Flo whereof shall then be in rebellion arains tho
un'ted States, will be thence forward and forever
free, aud the executive government Of tho United
States instructing the military and naval authori-
y thereof, will recognize and maintain the free
DON OF such psrsons and will do no act or acts to
repress such persons any Of them, in any efforts
they may mako tor actual freedom thas the exc.
cutive WILL on the first day Of January Aforesaid,
BY proclamation designate the States and parts Of
states. II any which the people thereof rs.pec:-
lively, shall then be In rebellion against the United
States, and the fact that any stste BY the .opls
thereof, shall that day be in good fsi,h repre-
sented in the Congress Of the rnited States By
members chosen therein, and ajor,y o. tho quail
ihed voters Of such State shall have partici pated,
SHALL in the absence Of strong counter voting tss-
timony, be deemed conclusive evidence that such
State and the people thereof have not been in re-
beilion against the United States. That alton
ton is called to act Of Congress entitled an sot
10 mako an additional article Of war, approved
March 18th, 1862, and with act 10 in tho words
and figures following:
he At enaciedby the Senate and Homs Of Repre-
se.tattres. IN Congress Assembled, That hereafter
the following shall be promulgated as an addition
OF article o. war Tor the government Of the army
Of tho United States, and shall DO obeycd and oh
served as such art cles;
All officers or pers Ons in the military or naval
service are prohibited from employing sny Of the
forces under their respective commands for the
purpose Of returning 'ugtives from service or la
bor who may haze escaped from any person to
whom su ia service or labor is claimed to be due,
and any ofhc r who shall be ionnd guilty by .
court marital. Of violating this article, thail bo
dismissed from tho service, according to section
eecnnd, and
he 1t /"tier enac,ea, That this act shall take
effect from and after its passlge, also to the s,h
ani 10th sections Of an act entitled IN act 10 sup
press insurrection, to punish treason and rebel
lisn to sze and coLfsca,e the pr pcrty Of rebels,
and for uh,r purpojes. spIr1ved July 18th. 1869, i,
and which secti jns are in tho words ard Asuros
following.
SIC .. And be it further enacted, That all
slaves Of persons who shall hereafter be engaged
in rebellion against the government IL tho United
States, or who shall in any way give aid q COM
tort thereto. escaping from such persons, and TAX
ing refuge within tho lines Of the army, and all
slaves captured from such persons, or deserved
from them and Com, NJ under tho control Of the
government Of the United States, asd all slasos
Of such persons being within any place occupied
by rebel forces. and afterwards occupied by the
forces Of the United States, shall be deemed cap
tives Of war; and shall be forever free Of their
vi.ude, and not again held - slaves.
SIC. 10. Aud be it further enacted, That no
! slave escaping into any = Ass. Territory, the
District Of Columbia, from any Of tbs States
shall be delivered up sr in any way imredei Oh
hindered Of his liberty, except for crime or 81 me
oiyense against tthe Laws. unless tho ssid person
| claiming the said fugitive shall first mako oath
that the person to whom the labsr or service Of
such fugitive 10 a legged to be due, 10 his lawful
owner, ard has not been in arms against tho
United States in tho present rebellion. nor in any
way given aid or comfort thereto; and no persor
engaged 10 the military or navsl service VI the
United states, shall, under my tret nse n tower
assume TO decide on the validity Of the elai II Of
any person TO tho service Or labor Of any other
person, or surren'sr up any such psrson to the
clair snt on the pain Of being dismissed from tho
| service.
lido hereby e,join upon and order oil persons
engaged in the military and naval service Of the
United states 70 observe, obey and enforce within
their respective spheres Of service, the act and
sections above recited, and the Executive will II
due time recommend that ail citisens Of the Unit
/ cd States, Who she'll have remained loyal thereto
throughous the rebellion, shall, upon restoration
Of the consttutional relations between the United
States and their respective states and people. II
the rsaiton shall have been suspended Of disturb
ed be .sorpsnsatsd for al losses BY scts Of the
United States, including the loss Of slaves. la
witness whereof have hsrsonto sst my hand and
caused the seal Of the United States 70 be afdxed
Done At the City Of Washington, this, the twsn
ty-seeond (22) day Of September, in the year ol
our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and sixty
two, and Of the Indspsndsncs Of the United Ststs'
the sighty.seventh.
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By the Presiding VIZ. II. SEvAsD,
See'y OF State.
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