The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-03

The Emancipation Proclamation - All
Slaves in Seven States Declared Free /
.ss WAsHfNeToN. Jauuary /, 1863.

The Emancipation Proclamation - All
Slaves in Seven States Declared Free
WAsHINGToN, January 1, 1863.
I, the President of the United States Tof-
America. whereas on the ed day of Sep
TENDER, in the year Of our Lord, 1867, a
proclamation was issued blythe President OF
the United States. containing among other
things the following to wit: "That on the
LIST day Of January. in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three'
C1S63.) all persons held as slaves within any
State, or designated part of State. 1t the
people thereof shall there be in rebellion
against the United States, shall be then,
henceforth and forever free. and the Exec
utive Governm ent of the United States, IN
Guiding the military and naval authority
thereof. will recognize and maintain the free
dom of such persons, and will do no act or
acts TO repress such persons. or any OF them,
in any effort they may m axe for their actu-
al freedom. ta
THAT the Executive will on the first day
of January aforesaid, issuera proclamation
designating the States and parts of States
if any in which the people then, respective
", shall then 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 there
to, at elections where majority OF the quail
flied voters Of such States shall have Partlc-
! ipated, shall, in the absence OF strong coun-
| tervailing testimony be deemed conclusive
/ evidence that such State and the people
thereof are not in the Rebellion against the
| United States; "now, therefore. Abraham
Lincoln. President of the United States, by
virtue of the power in me vested as COM
| m auder-in- chief of the army and navy In
! time of actua. armed Rebellion against the
authority of the Governm ent Of the United
States, and us fit and necessary war mea-
sure for suppressing said Rebellion, do, on
/ this the 1st day of January. in the year OF
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty three, aud in accordance with my pur-
pose so to do, publicly proclaimed for the
| full period Of one hundred days from the
date of the above first mentioned order, and
designated as the States and parts of States
wherein the people thereof respectively are
this day in rebellion against the United
States the following to wit:
Arkansas Texas, Louisiana, except the
parishes of La Bernard, Plaquemines. JET
ferson, St. John, st. Charles, st. james,
Ascension. Assumption, Terre Bonnie, La
Fouche ST. Martin and Orleans, including
the city of New Orleans. Mississippi, Ala
bama, Florida, Georgia. South Carolina,
North Carolina and Virginia except the 48
counties designated as Western Va; and
also, the counties of Berkeley, Accomac,
Northampton, Elizabeth City. York, Prin-
cess Anne and Norfolk, including the city
of Norfolk and Portsmouth, which except
ed parts are for the present left precisely as
if this proclamation were not issued and by
virtue of the power, and for the purpose
aforesaid, do order and declare tn at all par
sons held as slaves within the designated
States and parts of States are and hencefor-
ward shall be free; and that the Executive
! Government of the United States, inclu-
ding the military and naval authorities
thereof will recognize and maintain the free
dom of said persons.
/ And l hereby enjoin upon the people so
declared to be free, to abstain from all vio-
lence, unless in necessary self defense, and
! L Recommend to them that in all cases,
when allowed, they labor faithfully for rea-
sonable wages.
l further declare and make known that
such persons, of suitable condition, will be
received into the armed service of the Uni
ted States, to Garrison forts, positions, sta
tons and other places, and to man vessels of
all sorts in said service; and upon this, sin
cerely believed to be an act of justice, war
ranted by the Constitution, upon military
necessity, invoke the considerate ijudg-
ment of mankind and the gracious favor Of
I Almighty God. In. witness whereof have
hereunto put my hand, aud caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed. v s
/ 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 of the
United States the eighty seventh.
! (Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President: )