Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-01-22
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WLercss, Gu tho itwenty-se:ond
'dsy1ysSett. uub' {. IN tho yesr,ofloar
Lord Que Ih, uEnpd eight hundred
and six,y.tmo. a Proclamation was
issued Ly til, President Of The United
States contsinirgS among other things,
the following. to.wit::
"That Oh the first day OF january,
in The year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and siXly-three, all
persons held as slaves within any
State or designated part Of a Safe,
the people whereof shall then be IL
rebt Zion against the United States,
sb.ll be thencelorWard. and forever
free, and the Executive Government
of the United States, including tie
military and naval authority thereof,
will recognize aud. maintain the free,
DON of such persons, aud will do no
act or acts to repress such persons
or any of them in any effort they
make for their active freedom
~ THAT the Executive will, on the
Grst day Of January aIer,srid, by
proclamation. designate tie States
ard parts Of States. il any, in which
the people tbofein, respectively, shall
then be in rebellion against the Upl-
ted States, and The fact that any
Sta.e and the people thereof shall,
en- that day be in good faith repre-
sented in tie Congress Of :hc United
States, by members chosen thereto at
elections Wherein a majority Ok the
qualified voters Of such States shall
have participated, shall, in The absence
Of strong counterValilng testimony,
be de' med conclusive .yidence that
spch STATE aud 1he people thereof
are not then 10 rebellion against the
United States" ~ .al
New, therefore, ], Abrahf m Lin
coin, President Of the Unit, d States,
by virtue of the power in IN, vested
as Commander-in-t hief of the Army
and Navy Of the United States IN
time Of actual III med REBELLION against
the ;niholiiy aud government Of the
United States, and as fiji and ncccs-
savy war measure fer suppressing the
said rebellion, do. on this the day
of JANUARY, in the year oil our Lord
one. thousand Gig hit hundr d aud
s;xiy.;hree, in accordance With my
purpose so to do, publicly proclaim,
| for the fell period Of one hundre d
days irqm the day first sbpve men
| tiou, d, order aid designate as the
States and parts Of States wherein the
people thereof, respectively ere this
day in rebellion against the United
States, tie following, to-wii:
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana Except
The parishes OF ST. Bernard, Plaquem-
ines, j. f. rson. St. James, Ascension,
Assumption, Terrebonpe, Lalourcbe,
st. Martin and Onleans, including
the city Of New Orleans Mississippi,
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia.
except the foriy-fight counties de-
signatod VS. West .'frgipin, and also
he counties Of Btlkeiy, Accomac,
Northampton, Elizabeth City, York,
Princess Azure and Norfolk and Ports
month, AID which excepted parts are
ior The present left precisely as ii,
lie pracla matlon were not issued.
And by virtue of the power and
for the purpose aforesaid, | do order
aud dtclsr' that all persons held as
slay es within the said designated
States and paris Of said States, are
and h, rcetolward Shall lie free; and
that the Executive Government Of
the United States. Including the mil
itary and naval authorities thereof
will recognize and maintain the free.
dom Of said persons.
Aad | herrby e,joiu upon The
people SO declared to be free TO ab-
stain from violence, unless in necessary
selfdefencf, and reco mmend to them
that;in all cases, when. allowed, they
labor faithfully for reasonable wages.
And | further declare ard max
ksown that such persons, Of snita.
! bic condition, will be received into
! The aimed service of the United
Ststes, to garrison forts, positions,
stations, and other places, and. TO
man vessels Of all sorts in the said
service. And upon THIS act, sincerely
believed to be an act OF justice war
! ranted,; by the Constitution, upon
military necessity, invoke The con.
siderate judgment of mankind and
! The gracious favor Of Almighty God
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