The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-01-02
EMANclPATlON
PROCLAMATION!
All Slaves In Seven states Declared
Free.
WASHINGTON, January 1, 1868.

I, the President of the United States of
America, whereas on the 99d day of Sep
TENDER. in the year OF our Lord, 1862,
a proclamation was issued by the President
of the United States. containing among
other things the following to-wi,: That
on the LIST day Of January, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty three. (l863,) all persons held as
slaves within any State, or designated part
of a State. if the people thereof shall there
be in rebellion against the United States,
shall be then hencetorth and forever free,
and the Executive Government Of the Uni
ted States, including the military and naval
authority thereof, will recognize and main
tain the freedom of such persons, and will
do no act or acts to repress such persons.
or any of them, in any effort they may
make for their actual freedom.
That the Executive will on the first day
of January aforesaid. issue proclamation,
designating the States and parts Of States.
if any, in which the people therein, respec-
lively, 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 faith represented in the Congress Of
the United States by members chosen there
to, at elections wherein a ma ority Of the
qualified voters of such States have partici-
pated, shall, in the absence of strong coun-
iervailing testimony be deemed conclusive
evidence that such State and the people
thereof are not in the rebellion against the
United States; ''now, therefore, l, Abraham
Lincoln, President of the United States, by
virtue Of the power in me vested as com
mander in chief Of the army and navy in
time Of actual armed rebellion against the
authority of the Government Of the United
States, and as fit and necessary war meas.
nre for supervising said rebellion, do, on
this, the LIST day of January, in tie year Of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty three, and N accordance with NY pur-
pose SO to do. publicly proclaimed for the
full period Of one hundred DAYS from the
date of the above first mentioned order, and
designated as the States and parts of States
wherein the people thereof respectively are
this day in rebellion against the United
States the following. to-wit:
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, except the
parishes of La Bernard, Plaquemines, JET
ferson. St. John, St. Charles, ST. James,
Ascension. Assumption, Terre Bonnie, La
Fourche, St. Mary. St. Martin and Orleans,
including the city of New Orleans. Mis-
sssippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia. South
Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, ex
cept the As counties designated as Western
Virginia; and also, the counties of Berkeley,
Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City.
York, Princess Anne and Norfolk, inclu.
ding the city of Norfolk aud Portsmouth,
which excepted parts are for the preseu.
left precisely as if this proclamation were
not issued; and, by virtue of the power,
and for the purpose aforesaid, 1 do order
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within the desi grated States and parts of
States ale and henceforward shall be free,
and that the Executive Government of the
United States. including the military and
naval authorities thereof will recognize and
maintain the freedom of said persons.
And hereby epjoin upon the people SO
declared to be free, TO abstain from all yio-
lence, unless in necessary self-defence, and
recommend to them that in all cases, " hen
allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable
wages.
further declare and make known tina,
such persons. of suitable condition, will be
received nto the armed service of the United
States. to garrison forts. positions, stations
aud other places, and TO man vessels of ali
sorts in said service; and upon this, sincerely
believed to be an act of justice, warranted
oy tue IONS Hto'fon, oPoh miiiaEy necessity
Invoke the cousiderats judgment of man.
kind and the gracious favor of Almighty
God. In witness whereof have hersunto
put nv hand, and caused the seal of the m
States to be afixei.
Done at the City of Washington. this frs,
day of January, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
three. and Of the independence of the g,
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(Siyued) ABRAHAM LINCOLN
By the President:
WV. n. SxwARD. Sec'y Of State.