Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-09-25
Proclamation by tho prosidort

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America and Commander in. (lb;aI of ~
Army and Navy thereof. do Hereby nroo,a;,'. "o
and declare that hereafter as hureiofors H..
war will oe prosecuted by the obiect nroe.;' e"e
cally restoring the constitutionsi raIa.;a.
between the United States aud each of ibs
States aud the people thereof in wh;os
states that relation is or NAV be sns,onJ.J
OF disturbed; that It is my puspose ,,,,on ~.
next meeting Of Congress To aoe;r re,'''. v'
mend the adoption Of a practical measrn.
rendering pecuniary aid TO the frse ac,',.
tance or rejection Of all slave States % III
ed, the people whereof NAV not then he l.,
n rebellion ag inst the Uni q Sto..a II
which States may then have voIu,s.r;i.,
adopted, or thereafter may adopt. ;mmaJy
ate OF. gradual abolishment of slavery w;,b;r
their respective limits; and tlrat the efFnrt ~,
colonize persons Of African descent w;,h
their consent. upon this continent or eIsn.
where, with the previously obtained consent
oil the Uovernments existing there, will be
continued that on the first day Of Jannarwv "
IN the year OF our Lord one thousand e;rbt
hundred and sixty three all persons hold a.
slaves within any State, or designated mart
OF state, the people whereof shall then he
rebellion against the United States. sbalj
then and thcnceforward and forever be free.
ana the executive government of the Uni.
TED states, including the military aud naval
authorlty thereof' Will recognize and main,
tam the freedom Of such persons, and viii
any of them in any efforts they maEs for
their actual freedom; that the Execu.;va
will, on the first day of January aforesaid,
by proclamation, designate the States and
parts OF states, 1t any, in which the people
thereof, respectively. shall then be in rs.
6elllon against the United States, and Tho
fact that any State, or the people the,eof
shall on that day be in good fifth re, ~.
ssented IN the Congress Of the United State.
by members chosen thereto M elect;on,
wherein majority of the qualified voters of
such States shall have participated shah in
the absence Of strong counteraoting test;.
mony, be deemed conclusive evidence that
such State, and the people thereof are nos
then in rebellion against the United States.
that attention is hereby called to an act NJ
Congress, entitled an act to make an adS;.
tional article OF war, approved March I3th.
lS62, and which act is in the words and
figures following: N
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of.
Representatives of the United States Of
America, 10 Congress assembled, That
hereafter the following shall be promulgated
as an additional article of war. for the roy.
ernnent Of the army of the United States.
and shall be observed as such article
AL ofhcers or persons in the military or
naval service OF the United States are pro-
hibited from employing any Of the forces
uhder their respective commands for the
purpose OF returning fugitives from service
or labor whc may have escaped from anv
persons to whom such service or labor il
claimed to be due, and any officer Who shall
be found guilty by court martil ofviolat;ng
this article shall be dismissed from the ser.
vice.
Sec /. And be it further enacted, That
this act shall take cffec' from and after its
passage, also, to the 9th and 10Th sections
OF an act entitled IAN Act to suppress in
surrection, to punish treason and rebellion.
TO seIze s and confiscate property OF rebels,
and for other purposes, +"
Approved, July 18th, 1862
And which sections are in the words and
figures following y
Sec g. Add be il further enacted TISst
all slaves of persons who shall hereafter be
engaged IN rebellion against the Govern.
nent OF the United States or who shall in,
any way give aid or comfort thareto, and
captured from such persons and taking re- ,
tuge within the lines of the army, and all
slaves captured from such persons or de-
serted by them and coming under the con.
trol OF the Government of the United States,
and all shares OF such persons found on or
beng 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 servitude and not again held as slaves
Sec. 10 An be it further enacted, That
no slave escaping into any State or Terrific
ry, or Inc District Of Columbia, from any
other State, shall lie delivered up, or in any
way llnpeded or hindered of his liberty, ex-
ccept for crime or som" offence against the
laws, miles. the person claiming said fu-
gitive shall first make oath that tho person
to whom the labor or service of such fup,-
tive is alleged to be due, is his lawful owner
and has not borne arms agninst the United
States in the present rebellion, nor any wav
given aid and comfort thereto. No person
engaged with military or naval service of
the United States shall, under any pretence.
whatever, assume to decide on the validity
OF the clliln OF any person to the service or
labor OF any other person. or surrender I'M
any such person to the claimant on pain Of
being dismissed from the service.
And l do hereby enjoin upon and order
all persons engaged in the military and ma
val service of the United States to observe.
obey and enforce within their respective
spheres of service the act aud sections above
recited, and the Executive will in due time
recommend that all citizens Of the United
States who shall have remained loyal there
to throughout the rebellion, shall upon the
restoration of the constitutional relation be.
tween the United States and their respec-
tive States and the people, if that relation
shall have been suspended or disturbed, be-
compensated for all losses BY acts Of the
United States including the loss of slaves,
In witness whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this
twenty. second day of September, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty:two, and Of the indepen-
dence Of the United States the eighty
seventh. ABRAHAM LINcoLN..
By the President: