Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-01-16
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LINCOLN'S PROCLAMATION.
WAsHINGroN, Jan. 1st, 1868.
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas On the twenty-second day OF Sep>
tember, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty>two ProcamatioE
was issued by tie President of the Unite d
States, containing among other things, the fol-
lowing to witt
That on the first day Of January, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty three, all persons held as slaves
within ary State designated part of q State
The people whereof shall then be in Rebellion
against the United States shall be then, thence.
tnrward aud forever tree, and the Executive
Government of the United States including the
military aDd naval authority thereof, will reco5
nize and maintain the freedom OF such persons
and will do acts to repress such per-
snns any Of them, in any effort they may
mske for their active freedom"
That the Executive will, Oh the first day OF
January aforesaid, by proclamation, designate
the State and parts of States, if any, in which
The people therein esPecsively y shall then be ia
rebellion against the United States, ard the tact
that any State and the people thereof shall, on
that day, be in good faith represented in the
Congress OF the United States. by members
chosen thereto at elections wherein a maJ"ritj
of the qualified voters of such States shall have
participated, shall in absence of strong counter
railing testimony, be deemed conclusive evi
dence that such States and the people thereof
are not then III rebellion against the United
Statos"
Now, therefore, |, Abraham Lincoln, Presi
dent OF the United States, by virtue of the pow
er 10 me vested Commander in Chief of the
Army ard Navy nf the United States in time
OF actual armed rebellion o .ainst the authority
and Government of the Uuits3 States, and u
ht aud necessary war measure for supprssslng
the said rebellion, do, on this the first day OF
m pf itlr0 ne nd
eight hundred and sixty three. aud in accor-
oance with my purpose SO to do publicly pro
claim. for the full period of one hundred days
from the day first above mentioned, order and
designate as the States and part of States where
Ia the people thereof respectively this day
in rebel ion against the United States, the fol-
lowing, to wit:
Arkansas, Texas Louisiana except the par
ishes of St. Bernard, Piaqueinines, Jefferson,
St. James, Ascension, Assumption, Tsrrebonna
Laforche. ST Martin and Orleans (lnciudng
! the city of New Orleans.) Mississippi, Ala nama
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima and Virginia Except the forty eight coun
ties designated West Virginia, and also he
counties OF Berkeley, Accomac Northampton
Elizabeth City, York, Princess Anne and Nor
foik and Portsmouth, and which excepted
parts are for the present left precisely ii the
proclamation We're not issued.
nhd Dy virtue OF the power and Tor tne pur'
pose a5oresaid, do order and declare that all
persons held as slaves within the said desigpa-
ted States and parts of said States, are, ard
nence forward shal be free and that the Exec
eutve governments of fhe United States, ineud
ing the military and Eayal authorities thereof
viii recognize and maintain the freedom o
said pa rsons. f ,ssa s. sslx
| And hereby enjoin upon the people SO de
elared to be free, TO abstain. from violence, un
less IN, necessary seIf>dsfenee, and recommend
70 them that in all cases, when allowed, the,
labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And
further declare and make known that such per.
sons of suitable conditien, will be received int
uson forts, positions, stations, and other places
ano to man vessels Of all sorts in the said ser
sice. Ard upon this act, sincerely believed t
's an act of justice. warranted by the Constitu.