The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-10

consent OF The Government exist
ing there, will be continued. 7hat on
he first dagcf January, in the gear IF or
lord, ono thousand eig1 hundred and sizty-
tree, al Peysoas AeH as Slaves vitbin aag
ssnte, or ,e;tRia qpy designated part Of STATE,
the people 1clcrcef shall Asn be IN rebellion
against Dc United States, shall then, ge,os-
Jo'7Card and toreveT free, and he Executive
G0vsWmat Of he United Slaios, iscliaii,g
tls mi1taryaH5 aaUaJ authority fiere,y, trig
recognize and maiataia he trse79n Of such
persons, and win do no act or acts to re-
press such persons, or any of them, in
any efforts they may make for their ac-
tual freedom; that the Executive will, on
the FIRST day OF January 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; the
fact that any State, or the people thereof
shall on that day be in good faith repre-
sented in the Congress Of the United
States by members chosen thereto at
elections wherein majority Of the quali-
fed voters Of such States shall have par.
ticipated, shall, in the absence Of strong
corroboraiive testimony, be deemod con-
elusive evidence that such State and the
people thereof have not been in rebellion
against The United States
Attention is hereby called to an act of
Congress, entitled an act to make an adj
ditional Article of War, approved March
10, 1862, and which act ia in the words
and figures following.
"Be 10 enacted by tie Ssna'e and Houss Of
! Representatives, Of the Uui'is3 StqtSs, IN Con-
qyess assembled, That hereafter the follow
ing shall be promulgated as an addition
! al Article Of War for the government Of
the Army OF the United States, and shall
be obeyed and observed as such
/ Article: All officers or persons in the
military or naval service Of the United
| States, are prohibited from employing any
OC the forces under their respective com
nnands for the purpose of returning fu-
gitiVes from service or labor, who may
have escaped frem any person 20 whom
such service or labor is claimed TO be
| due, and any officer who shall be found
! guilty by q court martial, Of violating
this article shall be dismissed from ihc
service.
Sec. 2. Ind be 3 Egtier enacted, That
this act shall take effect from and after
i's passaeg"
Also to ihe 9th and 10Th sections Of AN
act entitled an act to suppress iusur-
rection, 20 punish treason and rebellion,
to seize and confisoate property OF rebels,
and for other purposes, approved July
18th, 1862" and which sections arc in tho
words and figures following;
SECTION 9. Ind ha 70 fEthcy enacted,
That all the slaves Of persons who shall
hereafter be engaged in rebellion against
the Government Of the United States, or
who shall in any way give aid or COM
fort thereto, escaping from such persons,
and taking refuge within the limits Of
the army, and all slaves captured from
such persons, or deserted by them and
coming under the control Of the Govern
ment of the United States, and'all slaves
Of such persons on or being within any
place occupied by rebel forces, and af-
terwards occupied by the forces Of the
United States, shall be deemed captures
of war, and shall be forever free of their
serVitudo and not again held as slaves.
SEC. 10. Ind b. IL further enacted, That no
slave escaping into any slave territory OF
the District Of Columbia, from any OF the
States shall be delivered up, or in any
way impeded or hindcred Of his liberty
except for crime or somo odense agains
the laws, unless the person claiming sale
fugitive shall fret make oath that tht
person to whom the labor or service o
said fugitive is alleged 20 hc due, is hi
lawful owner, and has not been in arm
against tho UnitCd States in the prcsen
rebellion, nor in any way given aid o
comfort thereto: and no persOW engaged
, in the military or naval service OF th
United States shall under any pretens'
. whatever, assume 70 decide on the valid
. ity Of the claims Of any person 20 tho ser
, vice OF labor Of any other person o
surrender up any such person TO tn
. claimant on pain Of being dismisse
from the service.
And do hereby onjoin upon and or
der all persons engaged in tho militar.
and naval service of Che United States
to obey and enforce within their rospoC
two spheres Of service, the Article an
/ Sections above rccited And the Exec
utiyo will in duo time recommend thl
all citizens Of the United States VIII
c shall have remained loyal therct
o throughout the rebellion, shall, upon II
Y restoration OF the Constitutional rel,
!, tious between the United States and the
4 respective States and people, If the rela
. ton shall have been suspended or dil
$ turbed, je compensated Jcy an losses gy ol
70 Of 0s United States, ncba}ng he lass
n sl1rcs.
It Ia witness whereof hay, hcrcunto s.
6 my hand and casued the seal of the Tn
e ted Siatos to bo affixed.
= Done at tho City Of Washington IN
g the twcnty-seoond day Of September,
10 the year Of our Lord one thousand oigl
n hundred and siEty.two, and Of the II
IS dependence Of the United states u
j. cighiy-seyenth
l- [Signe6,l ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
II BY the fvesident