The Portland daily press., 1863-01-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
The Presidents Emancipation
Proclamation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.
By the President Ofthe United States proc
ldmdtion.
Whereas, on the 22d day of Sept, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-two, proclamation was issued by the
President of the United States, containing,
among other things, the following, to witt
That on the lst day of January, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three, all persons held as slaves within any State,
ordesignated part of State, the people whereof
shall then be in rebellion against the United
States, shall be then, thenceforth and forever
free, and the Executive Government of the
United States, including the military and
naval authority thereof, will recognize and
maintain the freedom of such persons, and
will do no act or acts to repress such person or
any of them in any effort they may make for
their actual freedom"
THAT the executive will on the 1st day of
January aforesaid. by proclamation, designate
the States and parts of States, if any, in which
the people therein respectively 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
United States Congress by members chosen
thereto at an election wherein Il majority of the
qualified voters of such State shall have partic
ipated, shall in the absence of strong counter
vailing testimony be deemed conclusive evil
dence that such State, and the people thereof
are not then in rebellion against the United
States"
Now, therefore, /, Abraham Lincoln, Presi-
dent of the United States, by virtue of the
power in me invested as Commander-in-C Chief
OF the army and navy of the United States, in
time of actual armed rebellion against the
authority and government of the United
States, and as a fit and necessary war measure,
do on this 1st day of January, in the year of
our Lord 1868, and in accordance with my
purpose so to do, publicly proclaimed for the
full period of 100 days from the day first above
mentioned, order and designate as the States
and parts of States wherein the people thereof,
respectively, are this day in rebellion against
the United States, the following, to witt
Arkansas, Texas, louisiana except the
parishes of st. Bernard, Placquemine, Jefier-
son, st. John, st. Charles, St. James. Ascen-
sion, Assumption, Tere Bonne, La Fourche,
st. Mary, St Martin and Orleans, including
the city of New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Car
olina and Virginia, the forty eight
counties designated as West Virginia, and
also the counties of BuIkley, Accomac. North
ampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann
and Norfolk, including the city of Norfolk
and which excepted parts are for the present
lett precisely as II this proclamation were not
issued. And by virtue of the power, and for
the purpose aforesaid, | do order and declare
that all persons held as slaves within said les-
ignated States and parts OF States 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 enjoin upon the people so declared to
be free, to abstain from all violence, unless in
necessary self defence: and | recommend to
them in all cases, when allowed, they labor
faithfully for reasonable wages. And further
declare and make known, that such persons,
of suitable condition. will be received into the
armed service of the United States to garr-
son FORTS positions, stations. and other places,
and to man vessels of all sorts in said service
And upon this act, SINCERELY believed to be an
act OF justice warranted by the Constitution
upon military necessity, invoke the consider
ate judgment of mankind and the gracious
favor of Almighty God.
In witness whereof, have herewith set my
hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the city of
Washington, this lst day of January, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-three, and of the independ-
ence of the United States of America the
S7th. (Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President.
VIM. II. Seward, Secretary of State.