The New York herald., 1862-09-29
The Three Months Notice.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED sTATE

A PROCLAMATION.
Abraham, Line In President Of the United State
Commander. In / s.hcf Of the Army aud Navy there
hereby proclaim md declare that hereafter, ms
fore, the war will be prosecuted for the object Of
caliy restoring the constitutional relation betwe
United States and the peo % thereof h wnich slat'
relation is or may be suspcL' 'dcd or disturbed.
| That it is my purpose AZ the next meeting os 70
TO again recommend the adoptio0o OF y apiacucll my
,encerng pecuniary aid 70 the free -, s rSsre
Of all the slave states. called the peoe wnereO
not then be in rebellion against th.@ en,,ou s.a..
| which States may then have volunL Wy uIvp''
thereafter may voluntarily adopt. imme1 ~se ur X
abolishment oi slavery within their respectl ~ hmil
that the eort to cooDize persons OF African dtSsat
their consent, upon this continent, or elsewhere, W.
previously obtained consent Of the governments ~
there, will b. continued.
That on the first day OF January. in the year OF on.
one thousand eight hundred and sixty three, all PC
held AZ slaves within any state or any designated
Of State the people whereof shall then be n reb'
srainst tho United States, shah Be then, Oencefn
aud JofTer. free; and tho executive government
Uni,ed states including the military aud naval auth
thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom OF
persons, or any OF them, IN any Efforts they may
for their actual freedom.
That the executive win, on the rst day Of January
said by proclamation designate the States or psi
States, IL any. id which the pope hTeof resssctst
Me, ts il, rGei,ion rgsfnst The Cated Saes and thu
that any state or pscpIc thereof Shall on that day
good faith represented iu the Congress OF the
States by members chosen thereto al eiections whci
majority Of the qualified voters OF such State Shall
participated, shall, in the sfsencc OF strong counter
ing testimony BE- deemed cociss'rs eidsaer hof such
and pop!c tseyref are rot IA geseIson Ggdtaa mc .
Stcts.
That attention 10 hereby called 10 an act n Cong
entitled An Act to make additional article OF "
approved March IL, 1882 aud which set is IN shs y
and fgureS following -
Of the Uniled Ststeso America In Congress assembled
hereafter the following shall be rroms SAT asan addt
states, and shall be or-yed aud observed ~ suclr'
Article Al olls.ss = or persons N tas military or 7
any forces under heir respective commands ioi
purpose Of arning fuatises ffom service &C laoor
hay, escaped rom any persons " whom such sef
r labor y ella med 10 be due. and any officer who sss
found eat by court martial of sioaline this a.tcls
scciioua. And be Il iurhcr enacted. That this &C.
take ciI @ from and after lis passage.
Also 10 the 9th and 10th sections Of an net emit
" An act to suppress insarrecsen 70 punish treason
rebelion 70 scizs and conscate property cs rebels
for othr purposes approved July ~ 1862, and wi
gectioDA are in the words aud figures followiug:--
Section o. Aud be 81 farther enacted Thai all slave,
persons shah hereafter no cngsged IN rebellion aga
the government, OF lhe United States or who shall in
and taking refuge w!thln the lines OF the army, lnd
slavcs captured from suce persons or deserted ny tcm
States and nj sla - cf such persons found b
Saa %,n any Y pe Tue oce o The United States sa be drs
captures and -hal be forever free OF their sev
Section 10 And be ii further enacted That no ri
escaping into any STATE Territory or the District OF Col
npeded hindered of his liberty except for crime
Offence ssalnst the laws unless the person claniin
Fugitive shall first make osth that tho person whom
labor service OF such Fugitive alleged to be duo IL
Law u owncr, and has not been In arms against he Uni
States IN the prekent rebellion in any way given aid
comfor. thereto; and person engaged In the miar
navsl service OF the United States shall Under any prce
whatever assume to decide the validity OF The claim
any person TO the ,erce or labor Of any other person
surrender ~ any such person to the claimant ON pair
being dismissed from The service
And do hereby enoin and order all persons engages
the military and naval service Of the United states 70
servo obey and enforce within their respective sphs
oi service the acts and sections above recited and
Executive win In time recommend that all citizens
tho United states who shall have remained loyal thcr
throughout the rebellion shall, upon the restoration
the constitutional re'atoe between tho United States
their rcsvcctve states and people, II the relations 81
have becn suspended disturbed be compensated for
losses By acts OF the United states, including the loss
In witness whereof have hereunto ret my hand,
ssueed the seal of the United States 70 - afixed
Done ~ the city Of Warrington, this 22d day Of {
teunber In the year or Lord 1867 aud Of the ndep
dence Of tho United States the cighty seventh.
BY the President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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