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Washington, Jan. 1.
-sss Whereas, On the e92daauyvf f~6eptem.-
Der. in the year of our Lord 1882, proc
iamatien was issued by the President of
the United States, containing among 9TH
er things the following to.wi.
That, on the lst day of January, in the
year of our Lord, 1863, all pefsois held as-
slaves within any State or designated parts
Of State, the people thereof shall thex
be in rebellion against the United States,
shall be then, henceforth and forever free,
and the executive Government of the Uni.
ted States. including the naval and mil.
itary authority thereof will recognize and
maintain the freedom of such persons, and
will do no act or acts to repress such per.
sons or any of them in any effort they may
make for their actual freedom. That the
Executive would on the lst day of Janua-
ry aforesaid, issue proclamation designa-
ting the States and parts of States, if any
in which the people therein respectively
shall then be in rebellion against the
United States, and the fact that any State
or people thereof shall on that day be in
good faith represented in Congress Of the
United States by members chosen thereto
at election wherein majority of the quail
fed voters shall have participated, and
shall in the absence Of strong counterven-
ing testimony, deemed conclusive evidence
that such State and the people ahereof are
not in rebellion against the United States !,
Now Therefore. I, 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 authori.
ty of the Government of the United States
as fit and necessary war measure for
suppressing said rebellion, do on this first
day Of January, in the year of our Lord,
1863, and in accordance with my purpose
SO to do, publicly proclaim for The full Pc
riod Of one hnnd.ed days from the date Of
the first above mentioned order, and des.
ignate es the States and parts Of States
wherein the people thereof respectively are
this day ip rebellion against the United
States, the following, to-wit: Arkansas,
Texas, Louisiana Except the Parishes of
La Bernard. Plaquemine, Jefferson, St.
Johns, Sachas. St. James. Ascension, AS.
sumption, Terfe Bonne. La Fourche, ST.
Marys, St. Martin, and Orleans, including
the city of New Orleans Mississippi,
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carroll.
na, North Carolina, and Virginia, Except
the 48 counties. designated as Western
Virginia, aad also, the six counties of
Berkly, Acconac, Northampton, Elizabeth
City, York, Princes, Anne, and Norfolk,
including the cities of Norfolk and Ports.
mouth, which excepted parts are for the
present left precisely as if this proclama-
ton 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 the designated Stat es, are
ant henceforward shall be free, and that
the Executive Government of the United
States, including the military authorities,
thereby will recognize and maintain the
freedom of said persons, and hereby en-
join upon the people SO declared to be free
to abstain from all violence, unless in nec-
essary self.defence, and Recommend to
them that in all cases when allowed they
labor for reasonable wages. 1 further de-
clare and make known that such persons
of suitable condition, will be received into
the armed service of the United States, and
other places 10 man vessels Of all sorts in
said service. And upon this. as it is be,
lieved to be an act of justice, warren,ed by
the Constitution upon military necessity, l
inySke the considerale judgement of man,
kind, and the gracious favor of Almighty
God. bss.a. bas sil ,s. .a -,s.,--..
In witness thereof have hereunto set
my hal I'D and caused the seal of the Uni :
ted States to be affixed. Done in The city
of Washington, this first day of January,
1853, and ofthe Indehendencs of the U.
s. of America the S7lh. r.tsas
- reA By the President,
+. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
. W. II. Seward, SEQ. of State.
Nor DEAD YEr.-Andrew Jackson,