The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-01-08


By the Presiden, Of The United States Of Au'sr'eG
/ WHEREAS On the % day of September. IN
the year of our Lord 1853, a proclamat ion 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 one thousand eight hundred and
sixty>three, all persons held as slaves within
any State or designated part of State. she
people whereof shall be in Rebellion against the
| Uuited States, shall be thencefoIth and forever
free, and the executive government 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, or any OF
them, in any effort they may make for their
actual freedom; that the executive will on the
| first day of January aforesaid. Issue proc
lRmation designated the states and parts OF
States. if any, in which the people therein re-
spectively 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 thereto at
elections wherein majority of the qualified
voters of such States shall have participated.
shall in the absence of strong counterValllng
tes,iomony, be deemed cocluslVe evidence tina :
such State and the people thereof are in re-
belIion against the United States"
Now. therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, PresI-
dent of the Unied States, by virtue of the
power IN me invested AS Commander-in- Chief
of the army and navy, in q time of actual armed
rebellion against the authority of the govern
ment of the United States, as fit and nccesa
sary War measure for suppressing said rebel
lion, do, on this first day of January, in the
year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hun
bred 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, deS~
iguate as the States and parts of States therein,
che people whereof respectively are this day In
rebellion against the United States, the follow
ing, TO witt Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana
except the parishes of st. Bernard, Plaques
mine. j ffsrson, st. John, ST. Charles, St.
James, Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne,
La Fouche, St. Mary, st. Martin and Orleans
including the city of New Orleans. Mississippi
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolinn aud
Virginia, (cxcept the forty eight counties des~
ignated as West Virginia and also the counties
OF Berkiey, Accomac Northampton, Elizabeth
City, York, Princess Anne and Norfolk, inclu-
ding the Cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, }
which excepted parts are for the resent left
precisely as if this proclamation were not is
sued; and by virtue of the power and for the
purpose aforesaid, do order and declare that
al persons held as slaves within the designated
States, and parts of States; are and hencefor-
ward shall be free, and the executive govern
| ment of the United States, including the mill
tary and naval authorities thereof, will recog-
ME and maintain the freedom of the said
persons and hereby enjoin upon the people
| 81 declared TO be free, 10 abstain from all VIC
| lence, unless i'll necessary defence, ana
recommend to them that in all caaes where
allowed. they labor faithfully f9t reasonable
wages, and further declare and make known,
thar such persons Of suitable condition, viii
be received into the armed service OF this
| United States to garrison forts positions, STA
lions aud other places, and to man vessels o.
| al sor;s in said service
Aud upon this sincerely believed to be an ac
| Of jus ice warranted by the constitution, upoT
military necessity, l invoke the consolidate
judgment of Mankind and gracious favor o
Almighty God.
In witness whereof | have hereuntO set my
hand and caused the seal of The United State'
10 be affixed
Done at the City of Washington this hrs
day Of January, in the year of our Lord on
thousand eight hundred and sixty>ihree, al
of the Independence of the United States
America the eighty>seventh.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the Prcsidsut:
WIN. H. Seward, Secretary of State.