Nebraska advertiser., 1863-01-10
Presidents Proclamation.

WAsH1NeToS, Jan. /, 1861 Whereas,
on the 22d day of September, 1862, a
Proclamation was issued by the Presi-
dent of the United States, containing
among other things the following, to-wit:
That on the lst day of January, 1858,
ell persons held as slaves within any
State or designated part Of State the
peopie whereof shall be in rebellion
against the United States, shall De hence
forth and forever free, and the Executive
Government of the United States, includ-
ing the Military and Naval authority
thereof, will recognize and maintain the
freedom Of auch persons, and Kill do 10 act
or acts 10 suppress such persons, or any
of them in any effort they may make for
their actual freedom, and that the Exec
utive will on the 1st day of january
aforesaid issue a proclamation designat-
ing The States and pats of States, if any,
IL which the people therein respectively.
shall be an rebellion against the United
States, and the fact that any Stale or
people thereof shall on that day be in
good faith represented IN Congress by
members chosen thereto by q majority Of
the qualified voters of such States, shall,
in the absence of countervailing testlmo.
ny, be deemed conclusive evidence hat
such State OF people thereof are not in
rebellion against the United States.
Now, therefore, ], ABRAHAM LIN
colin President of the United States,
by virtue of the power in me vested as
Commander-in-chief of the army and ma
w in time Of actual rebellion against the
authority of the Government Of the Um-
ted States, as a fit and necessary war
measure for suppressing said rebellion,
do on the lst day Of January, 1868, and
in accordance with my purposes to, do
publicaily proclaim for the full period of
100 days from the date Of the above men
toned order designated as states or parts
Of states therein and the people thereof
respectively, are this day in rebellion
against the United States, the following
ts-wit:
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, excepting
the parishes of St. Bernard, Plaguemlne,
Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St.
James, Assertion, Assumption, Terre-
bourne, Laforche, st. Mary, St Martin,
and Orleans including the City of New
Orleans; Mississippi, Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina,
Virginia excepting as counties, desig-
mated as Western Virginia; and also the
counties of Berkeley, Accomac. Norlhamp-l
ton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess, An
ne, Norfolk including the City Of Nor
folk and Portsmouth; which accepted
parts are for the present left precisely
the came as if this proclamation were not
issued, and by virtue of power and for
the purpose aforesaid, / do order, ard
declare that all persons held as slaves
within the designated States and parts
Of States, are, and henceforward shall
be free, and that the Executive Govern
ment Of the United States. including the
military and naval authorities will recog-
nize and maintain the freedom of such
persons, and l, hereby %enioin upon the
people SO declared to be free to abstain
from all violence, unless in necessary
self-defense, and | recommend to them
that IN all cises when allowed they labor
faithfully for reasonable wages and l
further declare and make knnUn, that
such persons Of suitable condition will
be received into the service Of the .. s.,
to garrison forts, positions, stations, and
other places, and to man vessels of all
sorts in said service, and upon this sim
cerely believed to be justice, warranted
by the Constitution upon a milirary ne
csssity / invoke the considerate Judgment
of mankind and gracious favor of Al
mighty God.
In witness whereof ! have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
U. S. to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this
1st day Of January, 1863, and the hide
-peudence Of the U. S. A, the S7th.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
Ey he President,
viz. II C.--rI C,.I, e Ct,..