Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-03
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PROCLAMATION
BY the President cfMc United States o,

America.
WmtREAs, On the ood day Of Scptem-
l,er, in the year OF our Lord ls62, pro
c'lamaiou WAS issued by the President Of
he United States, containing, among
other things. the iolowin :, to-wt.
That on the first day OF January, in the
year of our Lord, one Thousand eight
hundred and sixty three, all the persons
held ~ slaves within any State or dcslg-
mated part OF State the pc pie whereof
ihall then be- IN rebellion against the l..
y, shall he then, hcnceioi,h and forever
free, aud the Executive Government of
the L. :, including the military and ma
val authority thereof, will recognize and
maintain the freedom Of such persons,
and will Go no net or acts 10 rcpress such
persons oi any ot them III any effort they
! NAV make for their active freedom That
he Executive will, on the tir-t day Of
January aforesaid, issue Proclamation
designating the States and parts oi States,
If any, IN Ihich the people therein ro-
spcctively .haIl then be in rebellion
against the | ]. s., and the fact that any
State or he people thereof, shal
on that dav be in good faith repre-
seated in tli q Congress of the Y. ,.
hy members 0hosen thereto at elections
wherein "A npaiority Of the qualified
voters of such state shall, in the absence
ol strony con,ntcrvallng testimony, be
dee,1e1 conclusive evidence that such
State, and tho people thereof, are not IN
rebellion against the L. >.
Now, therefore. |, Abraham Lincoln,
President # the IT, \. by virtue Of the
rnwcr IN me vested, ~ Commandment
! Chei oi the arinv and navy, in time of
actual rebellion against the authority 81
'he to.ernn ent of the I. =, as NJ
aud necessary var measure, for the sup
preston Of said tehcdion. a., IN this lst
day OF January, IL tho year ol onr Lord
eighteen hundred aud sXty.thrct, IN ac-
cofdanco with my purpose 50 70 do
my duty, publicly proclaimed, for the
full period of our hundred GAYS iroin
the date Of the frs above mentioned or
der, des' gnatc as the states and parts
Of States wherein tire people thereof, re-
spcctiycly, mc this day IN rebellion
against the t. =, the following. to.wi.
Askansas, Texas, Louisiana. except the
parishes Of 81. Bernard, l'laquclnlne, .lci-
ierson, 81. John, NJ. harrs, ~. James
Ascension, Assumption, 1clrcbonne, La
iourcho, St. Mary, st. Martin, aud Or
leans, including the city OF New Or
leans, Miss, Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina. North Caroins, and
Virginia, excepting the forty eight coun-
ties designated ms Western Virginia; al
so the countles of Berkly, Acconac,
Northampton, Elizabeth City, York,
Princess Ann, aud Norfolk, including
the cities OF Norfolk and Portsmouth,
which excepted parts are for the pres
ent left precisely as if the proclamation
were not issued, aud by virtue OF the
power aud for the purpose of the afore-
said, do order and declare ,hat
all persons held as slaves with
in the designated States and parts OF
States are aud hcnce'oraard shall b.
free, and that the Executive Government
OF the United States, including the mill
tary aud naval authorities there will re
cogulzc and maintain the freedom Of
said ptrso and hereby enloin upon the
people 80 declared 10 be tree, to abstain
from all violence unless in necessary self
defense. ] recommend to them that III
all cases when allowed they labor faith
fully for reasonable wages and further
declare and make known that such per
sons Of suitable condition bc received IN
To the army service ot the Unite States |
To gar Ison forts. positions, stations and
other places, aud 20 man vessels Of all
sorts in said service, aud upon this 1t i,
sincerely believed to be an act Of justice,
warranted 10y the Constitution upon mil
ilary necessity, in.okc the cousideratc
Judgment of mankind, and the gracious
Iayor Of the Almighty God.
In witncss whereof have hereunto set
hand and caused the seal Of the u. 5.
to be affixed. Done at the City OF
Washington, this first day OF January,
in the year of our LORD one thousand
eight hundred and slxty-thrce, ana OF
the independence OF the United States
OF America the eighth seventh.
lSigncdl ABRAHAM LlNsOLN
By the President.