Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-01-09
Proclamation by the President of the
United States OF America.
wAsHINoroN, D. O., ist january, 1863.


WASHINGTON, d. O., lst January, 1863.
WHEnEAs, On the 22d day of September, in
the year of our Lord 1862 proclamation was
issued by the President of the United States
containing, among other things, the following, to
wit:
"That on the first day of January, in the year
of our Lord 1868, all persons hold as slave.
within any State or designated part of State
the people whereof shall then be in rebellion
against the United States, shall be then, hence.
forth and forever free, and the Executive Govern.
ment of the United States including the mill
tary and naval authority thereof, will recognize
and maintain the freedom of such persons, and
will do no act or acts to repress such persons OIL
any of them in any effort they may make fol
their actual freedom; that the Executive will
ON the LIST day Of January aforesaid, issue
Proclamation designating the States and part.
of States if any, in which the people therein re.
spectfully shall then be in rebellion against the
U. States and the fact that any State or the peo.
pie thereof shall on that day be in good faith
represented in the Congress of the U. s., by
members chosen thereto at elections wherein q
state
shall have participated, shall, in the absence Of
strong countervailing testimony, be deemed con
elusive evidence that such State and the people
thereof are not in rebellion against the United
States.
Now, therefore, /, Abraham Lincoln, President
of the United States, by virtue of the power in
me vested as Commander-in- Chief of the Army
and Navy in time of actual armed rebellion
against the authority of the Government of the
United States, and as fit and necessary war
measure for suppressing 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 full period of one hundred
days from the date of the first above mentioned
ORDER and designate as the States and parts oi
States therein the people thereof respectively
are this day in rebellion against the United
States, the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas
Louisiana, except the parishes of st. Bernard
Plaqueminc, Jefferson, st. John, st. Charles, St
James, Ascension, Assumption, Terre Bonne
La Tourche, ST. Mary, ST. Martin and Orleans
including the city of New Orleans; Mississippi
Alabama, Florida, Georgia. South Carolina, N
Carolina, and Virginia, except the forty eight
counties, designated as West Virginia, and also
the counties of Berkly, Accomac, Northampton
Elizabeth City, York, Princess Anne, and Nor
folk, including the City of Norfolk and Ports
mouth, which excepted 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 that all
persons held as slaves within designated States
and parls Of States are, and henceforward be
iree' and that the Executive Government of the
U. s., including the military and naval autbori-
ties thereof, will recognize ond maintain the
freedom of said persons. And 1 hereby el;sin
upon the people so declared to be free to abstain
from all violence unless it is necessary in sell
defence; and l recommend to them that in all
cases when allowed, they labor faithfully fol
reasonable wages; and / further declare and
make known that such persons of suitable con,
dition will be received into thearmed service o
the U. s., to garrison forts positions 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 Constitu-
tion upon military necessity.
invoke the considerate judgement OF man
kind and the gracious favor of efAlmighty God
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
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 ofour Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty three,
and of the independence ofthe U. s., of America
the eighty seventh.
(Sgned) ABRAHAM INCOLN.
By the President
WM. II. SEWARp, Secretary of State