The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-23
LATEST NEWS.
A Proclamation by the President.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II, l863--By the Pre-
sident of the United States Of America.
PROCLAMATION

w WASHINGTON, Oct. Ii, lSO3.-By the Pre-
sident of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, The term of service of part of
the volunteers forces of the United States will
expire during the coming year and whereas,
in addition to the men raised by the present
draft it is deemed expodent to call out three
hundred thousand volunteers to serve for three
years or the war, not, however exceeding three
years: -
Now, therefore, l, Abraham Lincoln, Pre-
sident of the United States, and Commander
in-chief of the Army and Navy thereof, and
of the Militia of the several States when called
into active SERVICE do issue this, my Procla-
nation, calling upon the Governors of the
different States to ia,se and have enlisted in
the United States service, for the various
companies and regiments in the field, from
their respective States, their quotas of three
hundred thousand men.
further proclaim that all volunteers thus
called out and duly enlisted, shall receive adj
vance pay, premiums and bounty, as hereto
fore communicated to the Governors of States
by the War Department, through the Provost
Marshall Generals Office, by special letters.
further proclaim that all volunteers re-
ceived under this call, as well as all others
not heretofore credited, shall be duly credited
on and deducted from the quotas established
for the next draft. 1 further proclaim that
if any State shall fail to raise the quota as
j signed to it by the War Department under
this call then draft for the deficiency in said
quota shall be made on said State, or in tho
districts of said State for their due proportion
of said quota And the said draft shall COM
mence on the fifth day of January, 1864.
And further proclaim that nothing in this
Proclamation shall interfere with existing
orders, or those which may be issued for the
present draft in the States where it is now in
progress, or where it has not yet commenced.
The quotas of the States and districts will be
assigned by the Department, through the
Provost Marshall Generals office, due regard
being had for the men heretofore furnished,
, whether by volunteering or drafting, and the
recruiting will be conducted in accordance
with such instructions as have been issued by
, the Department.
In issuing this Proclamation address my
self not only to the Governors of the several
States, but also to the good and loyal people
thereof, invoking them to lend their willing,
, cheerful and effective aid to the measures
thus adopted, with view to reinforce our
victorious armies now in the field, and bring
our needful operations to a prosperous end,
thus closing forever the fountain of sedition
, and civil war.
In witness whereof I have unto set my
9 hand and caused the seal of the United States
: to be affixed.
q Done at the CITY of W ashington, this seven
: teenth day of October, in the yeai of our
: Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three and of the independence of the United
: States the eighty-eighth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
$ By the President,
: WILLIAM IL. SEWARD, Secretary of State