Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-09

said so.ealled con federats eo~rrnm.at aSo@s
thc rank Of e0}onei Ia the army, Or Of lisutsa.
ant Ia the navy; all WHO len seats in the Unl.
ten States Congress 70 aid the repetition; all
VINO resigned Commissions In the army or
raw OF The Vnited States, and after wards
sided the rebellion and all who have engaged
H. suy way In sreasiax colored persons or
whIe persons In charge OF such, otherwise
thsn lawfully - prisoners Of war, and which
peSeOns may have been found In the United
Statfs service rs soldiers, seamen, or in any
known. tha. vhene;er, il Any. Of the States OF
nnsssee: Aisb.n.. Ges:sis. flcrias' sopss c.ro-
Fl ss 81
NE yssr o. orr Lord one thousand eight hun dred
n assl RSs having .inse violated il. ana being
es.tns ssoI. m, inv OF The stste
secession. and excluding all Others, shall re-
and in ss b rsDoS
shall be ree2xnized as the true rnmsnt of the
5sfsi,s the
elares that The . United States shall guaranty to
against invasion; and onapplicstion Of the ss-
Cannot be c"nvened domestic ss soeaoe
And do further proclaim. declare. aut make
by such state relation t ee the esea
people Of such State, which shall recognize aud
as tenn por.ry arrangement, With their present
viii be to !, the s
sh; ss ss sssss Ss
the subdivisions, the constitution. and the general
ed subjee: only 10 the modica toms made nee.s
ssry by the conditions hereinb fore stated. and
tons, and which may S, be deemed expedien 1t By
those framing the new State goyernment.
say that this proclamation. so far it relates to
stste governments, has no reference TO States
S% "r
+s e .ss;s r ss ss:s
s,siy with tss Tsspeetiy. House.. and not to any
this proclamation is Intended to rre<en, the poo
PIE # the States wherein the national authority
have been fubv.rted, a mode in and by which the
nati"h h authnTify and iGysl State governments
any Of them; and while the mode pres ted is the
best the Executive can suggest. with bis present
other possible mode would be scce ptshl.
~ 1ix ". under my hand at the city Of M.shinston
hnndred and sixty and Of the s'f In a.
tL.s. dependence of the United States of Ame-
'' ''e ''sA'' ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WILLIAM n SEWARD. Secretary of State.
CHARACTERISTIC ORDER GIN. BCTLER
Gen. Butler, who seems to be m owing with
characteristic vim in his new department., has
just issued an important order in relation TO
negroes and negro troops, dated Fortress Mon
roe, Dec. ssh. In this he says that the recruit
ment Of colored troops has become the settled
purpose OF he Government, and it is therefore
the duty OF every cftictr and soldier to aid In
carrying ont that purpose, irrespective of per-
sonal prediction. He therefore offers a bounty
Of $40 for every able. bodied colered man who
shall enlist, to supply his immediate wants:
with certificate Of bsistence tor his family
as soon as he Is mustered.
The pay usual for colored troops Is offered
with the prospect held out thst Congress will
increaee their pay uniform with that OF white
troops. In order that such enlistments shall
not be discouraged, it is ordered that extra in
ducements OF pay higher than for the, soldier
shall not be held ont by officers for pay OF
colored employees In the several STAFF De-
rariments. No coiored man competent for
military service Will be employed by any
person in behalf Of Government, mechanics
anu skilled laborers excepted.
Glen. Butler says that political freedom
rightly defined Is liberty to .cork and to be pro-
secsed In the full enjoyment Of the fruits OF
labor, and NO one should enjoy the fruits Of
another's labor therefore he orders that no
subsistence shall be permitted to any negro or
his family who Il able to work and DOES no.
work
Orhcers and soldiers are prohibited nom I'm
pressing negro labor for private purposes. As
every negro who leaves the rebel lines and en-.
tiers ours diminishes by SO much the food and
sbor-supplying power OF the rebellion, ID Is
ordered that officers and soldiers aid by every
means in their power the coming Of all colored
people within our lines; and any ofhcer or SOL
der hindering colored men from enlistius are
TO be punished under the law "for obstructine
recruiting"