Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-09-26
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
l. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United
States of America, and Commander-in-Chcf of
the Army and Navy thereof do hereby proclaim
aud declare that hereafter, as heretofore, the war
will be prosecuted for the object of practically
restoring the Constitutional relation, between the
United States and the people thereof in which
States that relation Is or may be suspended or
distarbcd
That ID is my purpose, upon the next meeting
oi Congress, 90 again recommend the adoption OF
practical measure rendering pccuniary aid to the
free acceptance rejection OF all the slave states,
so called the people whereof may not then be in
rebellion against the United States, and which
States may then have Voluntarily adopted the inn
mediate or gradual aboshmcnt of slavery within
trlr respective limits and that the efforts TO coli
otizc persons of African descent with their con-
sent upon the continent or elsewhere, with the
previously obtained consent OF the governments
existing there will be contnued
That ON the first day of January, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three, all persons held slaves within any State
any designated part OF State the people where
of shall then be in rebellion against the United
States, shall be then and thenceiorward and for
ever FREE, and the Executive Government Of
the United States, including the military and
val authority thereof will recognize and maintain
the freedom OF such persons, aud will do no act
or acts TO repross such persons or any OF them,
in any efforts they may make for their actual free
dom.
That the Executive win, on the first day of Jan
uary aforesaid, by proclamation designate the
states and parts OF states, If any, in which the peo
pie thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion
against the United States, and the fact that any
state or the people thereof shall on that day be IN
good iath represented ia the Congress OF the u
uited States Is members chosen thereto at cleo
tiOns Wherein majority of thc qualified voters Of
such state shall hal participated shall, in the alb
sence OF strong comtcWaihng testimony, be deem
eel conclusive evidence that such state and the
people thereof have not been in rebellion against
the United States.
That attention is hereby called TO an Act of
Congress entitled " An Aci TO make an Addition
al Article OF War;" approved March -, 1862, and
which act is in the words and figures following:
Be IL enaetsdby the $ nate and House of Represenia-
tue 81 the unef Sfatsef Ameriea m Congress essen
That hereafter the following shall be promulgated as
additional article of 1f the government Of the
my che United sates and shall be obeyed and observed
as s4tht
An officers OF persons in the military or naval service
oi hc United States. prohibited from employing any
OF the forces under their respective commands fur the
purpose Of returning heitiyos fom service or labor
who may have escaped from any persons 70 whom such
service or abor is claimed to be- due and who shall b,
found guilty by court martial OF violating this article
shall be dismissed from the service
SEC. 3 Ind b. q fiyth.r tgaefed, That this act shall
take eject FROM is passage.
Also to the 9th aud 10th sections of an act en-
titled IAN Act TO suppress instruction, 10 pun
sh treason and rebellion, TO seize and conhscatt
property OF rebels aud for other purposes APP
proved July 18th, 1862, and which sections are IN
the words and figures following
seer And be Il further enacted. That all slaves
persons who shall hereafter be engaged in rebellion
against the goyerum OF tho United States who shall
any way give aid comfort thereto escaping from sucl
persons snd taking refuge vi hin the lines Of the army
and all slaves captured RON such persons deserted by
them coming under the control of the government Of h'
United states, and all slaves u such persons found on
being Within any place occupied by phel folcss and
afterwards occupied by the forces OF The United Sate'
shAu BE- deemed eapn'es Of var ana shoN be foreve
free OF their segyitude and mot again held as slaves
SIC. no. and Be q further Enacted That say
escaping into any STATE, Territory, the District o
Columbia from any Of the States shall be delivered ul
amy way unpeded hludcrcd Of his liberty eAoop
for crime some Offence against The laws unless ID,
person claiming said fugitive shall first make oath tina
The person Co whom che labor service Of such IA
pitye is ALLEGED 10 be due is hts lawful owner and ha
been against the United States Ia the proeu
rebellion IN any way given aid or comfort thereto
and person engaged IN tho military naval service o
the H. S shall under any circumstances Whstever,
sumo 60 decide the validity Of the claim OF any per
TO the service or labor OF any other person sur
render up amy such 10 the claimant pain Of being
dismissed from the service
And do hereby eulon upon and order all persons en-
gagedin tie military aud naval service Of the United
States to oosge aud obey and enforce within their re-
speen'e spheres service Ao act and sections above
tina, all citizens Of " State who sh.ll have re
manned loyal lhrou gt., Tie rebellion shall upon tn
restoralf8n Of the constitutional relation between III
taited States aud their respective states and people
The relation shall have been suspended or disturbed
compensated fo all losses by Of the United STATE
including the loss of slaves
ln witness thereof. have hcreuuto set my hand an
caused le seal ~ the United States TO be affixed. Don
~ l.' NY Of Washington n, this twenty-scc1nd day
september i The of our Lord 1869 and Of the A.
dependence q ne United states The sGih
a. 9isnsdl ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WILLIAM H. Swain, Secretary u State
Special dispatch TO Re Boston J, urpa
WASHINGTON, Sept. %.
majority Of the officers and ciyilians her
endorse the Presidents Emancipation Proc
lamation, although some agree with the Ma
tional Intelgo Ger, that 1t will be void q
practical effect.
IL is understood that President Lincol
was induced 10 issue his Emanci patton Pre-
olamaton through assurances that unless b
did 30, jeff DAVIS would foresiall him, an
that the sympathies Of Europe would be wit
the section which first adopted this measur,
lnigned) PLRLEY.
brilliant cavalry reconnaissance wa
made yesterday from Heintzleman's corps /
Thoroughfare Gap, during which three Of III
rebel General Ewells staff we're captured.
The General was being removed in an am
bulance to Rich mond, and was got off by hi
guard. There is nothing publicly known her
about our Wednesday victory Of concern
ing the retreat Of the rebels to-day but Nha
eos been sent by specih correspondence vii
The cimy.