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sSsedom of the Slaves in the Rebellious
States.
PROCLAMATION By THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.

UNITED STATES.
|, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United
States Of America, and Commander-in- Chiel
If the Army aud Navy thereof, do hereby
proclaim and declare, that hereafter as before
be war will be prosecuted for the object oi
practically restoring the constitutional rela-
ions between the United States and the peo-
lie thereof in which States that relation IS or
lay be suspended or disturbed that it is nv
urpose upon the next meeting OF Congress TO
gain recommend the adoption of q practical
leasure tending pecuniary aid for the free
cceptance or rejection OF all the slave States
o-called. the people whereof may not then be
rebellion against the United States, and
shich States may then have voluntarily adopt
/or thereafter may voluntarily adopt the
Immediate or gradual abollshment of slavery
F5ithin their respective limits, and that the
forts 10 colonize persons of African decent,
pom the continent or elsewhere with the pre-
iously obtained consent Of the Governments
xistng there, will be continued.
That 10 the lst day Of January, in the year
our Lord 1868, all persons held as slaves
sithin any State or designated part Of a State,
he people whereof shall be in rebellion against
be United States shall then be thenceforuard
nd foreUer FREE, and the Executive Govern
lent of the United States, including the mill
lry and naval authority thereof, will recognize
nd mGutdia the freedom Of such persons, and
gW do no act or acts to repress such persons, or
ny Of them, m the efforts they may make for
ietr Gctuai freedom.
That the Executive WILL on the lst day of
anuary aforesaid, by proclamation designate
ne States, and parts of States in which the
eople thereof respectively shall then be in
ebelhon against the United States, and the
lct that any State or the people thereof shall
. that day be in good faith represented in the
'engress of the United States, by members
k1oSen thereto at election wherever majority
( the qualified voters of such State shall have
anticipated, shall, in the absence OF strong
0unteryaing testimony, be deemed conclusive
| gIdence that such State aud the people there
| have not been in rebellion against the Uni
. ID States.
That attention is hereby called to an act of
congress entitled " An act TO make an addi-
onal article of war" approved March 49,
S62, act is in the words aud figures following:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
representatives Of the United States in Con
ress assembled, that hereafter the following
nall be promulgated as an additional article
war for the government Of the United States,
nd shall be obeyed and observed as SUCH
Art lst All officers or persons in the mill
Try and naval service of the United States,
e prohibited from employing any of the forces
lder their respective commands for the pur
0se Of returning fugtives from service or
bSr, who may have escaped from any person,
whom such service or labor is claimed to be
le, aud any officers who shall be found guilty
3 court-marial of violation this article
lal be dismissed from the service.
Art ID. And be 1t further enacted, That
lis act shall take effect from and after its
lsSage.
Also to the 9th and 10th section of an act
ltitled an act to suppress insurrection and to
inish treason and rebellion to seize and con-
cate the property of rebels and other purpo-
5, approved July 18th, 1862, and which
elton are in the words and figures following
See. S. And that it be further enacted
hat all slaves of persons who shall hereafter
engaged in rebellion against the Govern
ent OF the United States, or who shall in any
ay give aid or comfort thereto and escaping
ON slch persons and taking refuge within
e lines of the army, and all slaves captured
ON such persons, or deserted by them and
,ming under the control of the Government of
c United States. and all slaves of such per-
rs on or being within any place occupied by
e forces of the United States shall be deem
captveS of war, and shall be forever free of
cir servitude and not again serve as slaves.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That,
Slave escaping iutD any slave Territory or
{ District of Columbia, from any of the
ates. shall be delivered up, or in any way
hpeded or hindered Of his liberty, except for
ime or some odeuse against the law, unless
e person claiming said fugitive shall first
axe oath that the person to whom the labor
service Of such fugitive is alleged to be due
his lawful owner, and has not been in arms
yainst the United States in the present rebel
Du, nor in any way given aid or comfort and
person engaged in the military or naval
rvice of the United States shall, under anv
etense whatever, assume TO decide on the
alidity of the claim OF any person TO the SER
ce or labor of any other person to the claim
lt, on pain of being dismissed from the ser
Ice
And do hereby enjoin upon and order all
ersons engaged in the military and naval
rvice Of the United States to observe, obey
nd enforce within their respective spheres of
Ervice the act and section above rected and
be Executive will in due time recommend
bat all citizens OF the United States who shall
ave remained loyal thereto through the rebel
", shall upon the restoration of the constitu-
onal relations between the L. nited States and
be respective States and the people thereof
herein the relation shall have been suspended
disturbed, be compensated for all losses by
cts of the United States, including the loss OF
aVeS.
In witness thereof | have hereunto set my
and and caused the seal of the United States
be affixed. Done at the city of Washing
bn this 22d day Of September in the year Of
lr Lord, 1862 and of the Independence Of
be United States the S7th
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President.
WM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
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