Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-07
Tuy T,lyEsT aBUtLn FROM LINCOLN.

THE LATEST BULL" FhUM LlNOOkN.
We give, asa part OF the history Of the times, the
promised edict of Abraham Lincoln, concerning the
emancipation of pegroes' ~
WASHINGTON jan l, ls6S.-By the. President Of the
United States Of America:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, On the twenty-second day Of September In
the wear of our Lord thousand eight hundred and
sixtywo Proclamation issued by the President OF
the United States containing among other things the
following, to wit:
rbat on the first day of January in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtythree all
persons held as slaves within any State or designated
part of State the people whereof shall then be in he
heiou against the United States shall be then, thence
forward aud forever Free and the Executive Govern
ment of the United States including the military and
naval authority thereof will recognize and maintain the
freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to
repress such persons any Of them in any effort they
may make for their active freedom.
THAT the Executive WILL on the first day Of January
aforesaid by proclamation, designate the States and
parts of States if any, which the people therein,
spectiyely shall then be in rebellion against the United
States aud the fact that any State and the people there
of shall on that day be in good faith represented in the
Congress of the United States by members chosen there
TO at elections wherein majority of the qualified voters
of such State shall have participated shall in the alb
s.nce of strong countervaing testimony be deemed
conclusive evidence that such State aud the there
OF are not then in rebellion against the United States"
Now, therefore, Abraham Lincoln, President OF the
United States by virtue of the power in me vested as
Chief of the Army and Navy of the Uni
ted States in time of actual armed rebellion against the
authority and government of the United States and rs
t and necessary for suppressng the said
rebellion do on this the first day of January, in the
wear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three and in accordance with my purpose so to do pub
cly procaim for the full period of one hundred days
from the day first above mentioned order and designate
As the States and parts of States wherein the people
thereof respectively this day in rebellion against the
United States the following, 10 witt
Arkansas Texas Louisiana Except the parishes of St.
Bernard Plaquemues Jefferson, st. James, Ascension,
Assumption, TerrebOnne Lafourche st. Martin and Or
leans Including the city Of New Orcans) Mississippi
Alabama Florida Georgia, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima and Virginia Except the oryeght counties desig
mated as West Virginia. and also the counties of Berke
Lew Accomac Northampton, Elizabeth City, York,
Princess Anne and Norfolk and Portsmouth, and which
excepted pant for the present left precisely as If the
proclamation were not issued.
And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aiore
said, do order and declare that all persons held as
slaves within the said designated States and parts Of said
States are and henceorward shall be Free aud that the
Executive Government of the United States including
the military and naval authorities thereof will recognize
and maintain the freedom of said persons.
And hereby enoin upon the people so declared to
be free to abstain from violence unless in necessary self
defence and recommend to them that in all cases when
allowed they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And
further declare and make known that such persons OF
suitable condition. will be received into the armed SER
vice of the United States to garrison forts, positions,
stations and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts
in the said service And upon this act, sincerely be-
eyed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Const
tuition upon military necessity invoke the consderae
Judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty
God.
In witness whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand and
..od tla aaalo f tho limited States TO he affixed
RI. 81 Done at the city of Washington, this the
frs, day of January in the year of our Lord thousand
eight hundred and sixtyhree and Of the Independence
of the United States of America the eighty-seyenth
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President,