New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1863-01-09

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U"itel States incluling the military
and naval auth rtv thereof, will rec
oc izn and main'a;n the freedom Of
snch prs ms, and will 10 no act or acts
t. rcpre>s sn.h pers N nr persons, or
Ia vof them. in any cff rt they msv
fnakc for their actual freedom, that
he Executive will on the first dav Of
Jnnnnrv afres iii issue proclamation
|c., .,guatiny the States AMI parts of
Safes Of any in which the people ,her"
IL shalt then he in rebellion against
'hc U..itcl States. anil the fact thai
my @fate. or the people therc,f on
hat dav he, in g,,l faith. represented
in the Congress Of the United States
bv members chosen thereto at elections
twherein ma rity Of the qualified vot
crs # such States shall have partici.
psted. shall, il the absence Of strong
@, n'rovcr'iny testimony, he deemed
conclusive evidence that such S,ate AMI
the people thereof are not in rebellion
ngai st the United States. now there
fore. Abraham Lincoln, President Of
the United States, hy virtue of the
power in me vested as cnmmanAer-in
chief of the Army and Navy, in time
If actual armel rebellion against the
authority of the Government Of the
United States, as fit and necessary
measure far the suppression Of said
rebellion, do. of this first dav Of Janu.
,rv, in the year of our Lord 1863. and
in accor'|anc" with nv purpose S, to do,
my duty publicly proclaimel fnr the
full re i,' of one hunlrph 'lavs from the
| late of the Fl 81 named order. and drs-
irna'e 10 the Statrs an parts of
Sta'cs wherein the people tlereof
rcsrecfivr'v are this dav in rebellion
gains the United States, the follow
ing, to wit:
Aka SIS, Toys. L,uiSi,na (oxcepr
'hc Parishes II s. B .rnarl, P,ynnn
ono Jefferson, S.. J 'hn, ST Charles,
St. james, Ascension. Assumption !,
Terrrbonne, L, Puche, St. M,rys.
ST. Martins, and Orleans, including
the city of New Orleans) Mississippi
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina. North Carolina, und Virginia
Except the forty-eight counties des-
ignated as Western Virginia, and also
The counties of Berlley, Accomac,
North Hampton, Elizabeth City. York,
Princess Anne, anil N,rfnlk. including
the cities Of Norfolk and Portsmouth,
which excepted parts are for the pres
ent left precisclyas if this procl INA
ton were not issued, and by virtue of
'he power, and for the purpose afore-
said. | 'to nr,ler anil declare that all
persons held as slaves within the des
ignatel States aud parts Of States are
and hencefarth sha! be free, and that
the Ex 'curivc & ,vernme, It of the Uni
rel S ates inclu hing the Military and
Naval auth ri les therewirh. recnguize
and maintain the freed IN IF said pers
rns, and hereby enj in upon the peo-
pie so declared to he free, to abstain
from all violence unless i. necessary
selt-1l. fence, and [ recommend to them
hat in ali cases, when allowed, they
labor faithful v for reasonable wages,
and further declare and make known
that such persons, If suitable cnndit-
ION will be receive | into the service of
the Unite! States to garrison forts
positions. stations, and other places, and
to man vessels of all 'rts iu sail ser
vicr, and upon this, sin ,erely believed
TO be an act Of justice warranted by
the Cons uti N am! upon military ne
cessi'v. invoke the consi leration Of
,nankiua aal The gracious favor Of AL
mighty 9 Il.
In witness whereas I have hereunto
set nv hands and cause the seal Of
the United Sta es to he affi xel D me
at the City Of Washington this first day
f January. in the year of our Lord one
thousand eigh, hundred and sixty three,
and Of the Independence Of the United
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