The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-01-07
Emancipation

The blow is struck The great deed Is done
tn c. ins are broken which held more than
three a.ulions Of men and women In bondage
more cruel, than any other ever tolerated on the
earth. The great Proc amafioa q September
12d has been completed and fulfilled OF JarusrE
lst, and under tte blessing OF God, ~e trust it
will shortly restore the country 70 peace, bg TAX
ing from the rebels the poser % su-'ain tie re-
belion
The slaves throughout the South, II ~e may
believe the reports from all quarters, have been
fully informed Of the coateuts o. the President
Proclamation Of the 2zd % Sepfember last and
they have waited patiently AMI hopefully the
dsy when BY the terms oithat Proclamation their
dehvessuce should come. The President has TO-
dsappoh ted them He has keeps hi- VOID ain
them They are heucefjrth forever tree, and
soou the glad tciugs shall spre-d from pisnls-
ton 70 plantatiou aud from cabin TO cabin
throughout tue entire lad OF bondage, ana be
echoed aud re echoed fiom oil top 10 valley.
proclaiming the year Of jubilee 10 tie long Gown.
troddeh aud oppressed.
u : sad b. lh,se ~hose sympathies are attn
the rebels, AID ~lO have deuOuuc-d and sueered
At the Proclamation, that 10 ~Al amount lo Moth
ing-tnat tue Preslarat has 40 tDoie eMaLciPa
ted The slaves b. bis Proclamation, tl-n JEFF
DAVIS uaa hug leu. B4ter D., Lis-tlAti IL Is =
mere paper ellcl, ~ilAout io,ce Or yitahty.
To al. sucn Nc pom u the 4cuon already be-
ing taken 1Ddsr lie Proclamation, b, those
whose duty Il - u execute tie orders VI tie
Commaudrr Ia CneL here Is What General
Sa1tOu, the Commander Oi the Department u
the south, Las done IN advance Of the P.Oclaula-
ton
GIN sA1IOS TO THE sLAvEs-A HAPPY SkW
IKAks GkEkTISG 10 Tia COLOAED PEOPLE OF
TIA DErAKTNGAT Oh IHx SOUTH.
In accOfdaLce as / believe with the will Of
our Heavenly Father, and Dy the difecuOn o.
your good friend, ~LOse name you are AL iaH.i4
lar Win, Abraham Lincoln, P,esIceat OF Tue
United State-, and Commander ~ Chief Of the
Amy aud Navy, Oil The hist day Of January.
1908, you vii DC declared "iOreyer Tree
Nhrn IA Tue course vi human events there
comes a day, when u destined 10 Dc ali evesiast-
ing beacon IA ht, making J1sfdi eta IL the pro
gross oil a ua.ion aud tue hopes OF people, d
seems u be ntuug Tie occas.on tDat it should
no. pass uuuOuceI ~ thOs. whose hopes II cOuDe=
to brighten and ~ bless.
Sucn DAY 10 you Is January lst, 1903
therefore upon ali the cO!Ored people ia this
Department, 10 assemble Oh that day az the
headquarters u The flrst Regiment OF Soutb
Carvliuia Volunteers, There ~ hear the PresI-
dents Proclamation read aud 10 indulge ia such
other manifestations o. joy a. may be called Urth
by The OCCASION. Ii 10 your Guly IL carry this
good news 10 your brethren ~uO stlll Ia Fla
vsry Let ali your v,ices like merry bells, JON
loud aud clear the s,sud chorus Oi hOerIy-
We are frve - - We are tree ."-unul listen
ing, you sd II hear It's echoes coming back iron
evrty caOln III the laud-" We are Tee :" q" w
a-e ireel" K. SAAIUN,
Brig. Gen. aud Military Gov
Gene-al Banks, at New Orlraus, issued an ad
dress OIL the oath ut, 10 which was appended
the Presidents Proclamation OF Emanci patton
and in that address said that " the changes sug
gested BY the Proclamation do not take place a
any precise period" aud he accordingly at that
time, treated the slaves as free men, recon
meudng aud advfsf~y shs.a a. ---.-.. -Fe" sre
plantations uut.i their privileges are established,
and for The present su-pending sl demoustra
tious Of their Joy which may disturb the public
peace.
These are the measures whch are already be
ing taken TO make the Proclamation earctusl.
The slaves will soon know ;h-r rights, that the
Law is on their side, that no man may hereafter
lawfully claim them as property, aud they vii
not be SLOW TO assert and maintain their freedom
When they do this the rebellion will be virtually
endeG