The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-01-09
TIFFIN, o., JANUARY o. lsos
The Presidents Proclamation Of
Freedom.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1, 1863.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I, 1868.
Proclamation BY The President Of hs
United States Of America
wHEREAs, On th3 22d day Of septem-
Der, in the year Of our Lord 1869, proc
lama,ion was issued by the President OF
the United States, containing, among 9th
or things, the following, to-wit That on
the LIST 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 the
people whereof shall then be in rebel
lion against the United States, shall be
Their, henceforth 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,
aud will DO no act or acts to reprcss 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 proclamation
designating the States or parts Of States,
IL any, In which tho people thereof res
poctiycly, shall then be in rebellion
against the United States, ahd the fact
that nny State or the people thereof shall
on that day be in good faith represented
the Congress Of the United States. by
mcmb ers chosen thereto ut elections
wherein a majority Of the qualified voters
Of such States shall have participated.
shall in the absence Of strong contravcn-
ing testimony bo decmed conclusive evil
dcnce that such State and the people
thereof arc not in rebellion against the
United States"
Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
President Of the United States, by virtue
of the power in mo entrusted as Com
Chief Of the Army aud Navy,
in time of actual armed rebellion against
the authority Of the government of the
United States, und US fit and necessary
war measure for suppressing said rebel
lion, on this first day Of January, in tho
year Of our Lord, ono thousand eight
hundred aud sixty three, and in accord.
aucc with my purposes so to do, publicly
proclaimed Tor the full period Of 100 days
from the date Of the first above mention
cd order, do designate as the States and
parts Of States wherein, the people |
thereof respectively are this day in rebel
lion against tho United States, IRE the
following, to-S : Arkansas, Texas, Lou
isiano, except the parishes of St. Bernard,
PlOqucmino, Jefferson, st. John, st.
Charles, st Jtmcs, Ascension, Assump-
Iion, Tcrre Bonne, La Tourchc, st. Mary
81. Martin aud Orleans, including the city
of New Orlerns; Mississippi, Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North !
Carolina, and Virginia, except the forty
eight counties, designated as Wcst Vir-
yinia, and also the counties of Bcrkley, |
A ccomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, |
York, princcss Anne, and Norfolk, in.
'udng the city of Norfolk and Ports.
mouth, which excepted parts arc for the
present len precisely us it this prucIOma-
Ion were not issued; and by virtue of
he power and fer the purpose aforesaid |
10 order and declare that all persons held
rs slaves within the designated States
md parts of States are, and henceforward |
hall be free, and that the Executive |
ioySrnmcnt of the United States, inclu.
ling the military and naval authorities
hereof, will recognize aud maintain tho
rcedom OF said persons. And hereby
njoin upon the people so declared free,
o abstain from all violence unless II is
necessary In self-dslcncc and recon-
n end to them that In all cases when al.
owed, they labor faithfully for reasonable
wages ard further declare aud make
'nown that such persons Of suitable con-
ition will be received into tho armed
crvice Of the United States, to garrison
'orls, positions, stations and other places,
nd to man vessels of all sorts in said
eryiee and upon this, sincerely believed
o be an act Of justice, warranted by the
Constitution, upon military necessity,
nyokc the considerate judgment of man
ind and the gracious favor of Almighty
iod,
In witness whereof | have herouutO set
ny hand aud caused the seal Of the Uni
ed States to DO affixed.
Done at the City OF Washington, this
irst day Of January, in the year OF our
Ior4 one thousand eight hundred and
.iNy-,hree, and OF the independence of
he Usited States OF America the eighty
seventh.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
lv the President;
Wn. II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
The Great battles.