The weekly Butte record., 1863-01-10
Emancipation Proclamation.

WAsHINGToy, January 1st.
By the President Of the United States:
Whereas, Ca the 22d of September, 1862, a
proclamation was issued by the President of
the United States containing, among other
things, the following, to wit : That on the lst
day of January, 1868, all persons held as slaves
within any State, or designated part of State
the people whereof shall be in rebellion against
the United States. shall be henceforth and
forever free, and the Executive branch of the
Government Of the United States. including
the military and naval authorities thereof, will
recognize and maintain the freedom of such
persons or any Of them, in any effort they may
make for their actual freedom and that the
Executive will. on the lst day of January
aforesaid, issue a proclamation designating the
States, or part Of States, if any, in which the
people therein respectively shall 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 Congress
by members chosen thereto BY majority of the
qualified voters of such States, shall in the
absence of strong countervailing testimony, be
deemed conclusive evdeuce that such State, or
the people thereof, is not in rebellion against
the United States
Now, therefore | Abraham Lincoln, Presi-
power in me vested, as Commander in Chief of
the army and navy. in time of actual rebellion
against the authority of the Government of the
United States, as a fit and necessary war meas
ure, for the suppreSsing of said rebellion, do.
on this lst day OF January, 1858, and in ac-
cordance with my purpose to publish procla-
nation at period of hundred days from the
date Of the first above mentioned order, do dis
+a fha of arts Of
the people whereof respectively are this day in
rebellion against the United States, the follow
ing, to wit: Arkansas; Texas Louisiana,
excepting the Pharshes of ST Bernard, Pla-
quemne, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James.
Ascension Assumption. Terre Boune, La
fourche, St. Marys, st. Martin and Orleans.
including the city Of New Orleans Mississip-
pi; Alabama Florida Georgia South Car
olina North Chrolina; Virginia, except the
forty eight counties designated as Western
Virginia and the counties Of Berkey, Acco
mac Northampton. Elizabeth City, York,
Princess Anne and Norfolk, including the city
of Norfolk and Portsmouth, 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 afore
said do order and declare that all persons
held as slaves within the designated States
aud parts of States, are and henceforth shall
be free; and that the Executive Government
of the United States, including the military
and naval authorities, will recognize and main
tain the freedom Of such persons and hereby
enjoin upon the people so declared to be
free to abstain from all violence unless in ne
cessary selfdefense 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 re-
ceived into the armed service of the United
States, TO garrison forts, positions. stations and
other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in
said service.
Upon this, sincerely believed to be an act OF
justice, warranted by the Constitution as a
military necessity, l invoke the considerate
judgement Of mankind and the gracious favor
Of Almighty 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 the lst day
Of January. A. D. 1868. and Of the independ-
ence of the United States of America the
eghty-seventh.
l. 5 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President.
By VIM. H. Seward, Secretary Of State.