Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-01-07
The PROCLAMATTON

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
Whereas, on the 22d day ofSeptember,
in the year of our Lord, 1862, a Proclama-
ton was issued by the President Of the
United States, containing among other
things the following, to wit:
chat on the lst day of January, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eigh hun
dred and slxtythree, all persons held as
slaves within any State or designated part
of a State, the people whereof shall then
be in rebellion against the United States,
shall be then, hencelorth and forever free,
and the Executive Government oft Uni
ted States, including the military and ma
val authority thereof, will recognize and
maintain The freedom u such persons, or
any OF them, in any effort they may make
Tor their actual freedom; that the Execu-
I've VIII, on the first day ofJa2uary aiore-
said, issue proclamation designating the
States and parts ofStates, if any, in which
the people therein respectively shall ,,..e n
be in rebellion against the United States,
and the fact that any State or the people
thereof, shall on that day be in good faith
represented in the Congress Of the United
States by members chosen thereto at cleo
tons wherein majority Of the qualified
voters of such States shall have partici-
pated, shall, in the absence Of strong coun-
tervalling testimony, be deemed conclus-
i've evidence that such State and the peo-
pie thereof are not in rebellion against the
United States
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
President ofthe United States, by virtue Of
the power In me vested as Commandcr in
Chief OF the Army and Navy, in IA time
of actual armed rebellion against the au
thority of the Government Of the United
States, as fit and Necessary War meas
ure for surpressine said rebellion do, on
this first day Of January, in the year of
our Lord One THOUSAND Eight Hundred
and Sixty-Three, and in accordance with
my purpose so to do, publicly proclaimed
for the fun period Of one hundred days
from the date ofthe first above mentioned
order, designate as the States and parts Of
States therein, the people whereof respec-
lively are this day in rebellion against the
United States, are the following, to wit:
Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. Except
the parishes of S, Bernard, Plaquemine,
Jefferson, st. John, St James, ST. Charles,
Ascension Assumption, Terrcbonne, La
Fourche, st. Mary, St Martin and Orle-
ans, including the city of New Orleans
Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina and N:r-
ginia, Except the As counties designated
as West Virginia, AMI also the counties of
Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Eliza
beth City, York, Princess Anne and Nor
folk. including the cities of Norfolk and
Portsmouth, which excepted parts are
for the preseat left precisely as ifthis pro
clamation were not issued and by virtue
ofthe power and for the purpose aforesaid
do order and declare that all persons
held as slaves withinthe designated states,
and parts of States, are and henceiorward
shall be free. and that the Executive Gov
eminent Of the United States, including
the military and naval authorities thereof
Will recognize and maintain the freedom
of the said persons, and | hereby enioin
upon the people SO declared to be free to
abstain from all violence, unless in neces-
sary self defence, and | recommend to
them that in all cases where allowed, they
labor faithfully for reasonable wages. |
further declare and make known that
such persons of suitable condition, will
be received into the armed service of the
United States, to garrison forts, position.
stations and other places, and to man
vessels of all sorts in said service.
And upon this, sincerely believed to be
an act of justice, warranted by the Consti-
tuition, upon military necessity, invose
the considerate judgment of mankind
and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
In witness whereof, | have hereunto
set m hand and caused The seal of the
United States 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
sixty three and of the Independence cf
the United States of America the eighty
seventh. (Signed)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President: