The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-01-09
The Emancipation PrOclama-
tiOn--AIl Slaves in Seven States
Declared Free.

WASHINGTON, JAN |, 1868.
Proclamation by Me President Of the
United States Of america.
WHEREAS, on the 22d day of Septem.
Der, in the year of our Lord 1862, a pro-
clamation was issued by the President
of the United States, containing among
other things the following, to wit =
That on the lst day of January, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty.three, (l863,) all per.
sons held as slaves within any State, or
designated part of State, if the people
thereof shall there be in rebellion against
the United States, shall be then, hence.
forth and forever free, and the Execu.
tive Government of the United States,
including the military and naval author
ity 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 will, ON the first
day of January aforesaid, issue pro.
clamation, designating the States and
parts Of States, if any, in which the peo,
pie therein respectively 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 there.
to, at elections wherein majority of the
qualified voters of each State shall have
participated, shall, in the absence oI
strong countervaling testimony, be deem.
ed conclusive evidence that such State
and the people thereof are not in the re-
belion against the United States : now
therefore, |, Abraham Lincoln, PreSi
dent Of the United States, by virtue o.
the power in me vested as Commander
in.chef of the Army and Navy in time
of actual armed rebellion against thu
authority of the Government of the U
nited States, and as fit and necessar,
war measure for suppreSsing said rebel
lion, do, on this, the first day of January
in the year of our Lord one thousanC
eight hundred and siXty>three, and il
accordance with my purpose so to do
publicly proclaimed for the full perio'
of one hundred days from the date Q
the above first mentioned order, and de
Signated as the States and parts Of State
wherein the people thereof respectivel
;. are this day in rebellion against the Uni
} ted States the following, to wit:
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana-excep
= the parishes of La Bernard, Plaquemine'
E Jefferson, St., John, St. Charles, 81
James, Ascension, Assumption, Teri
; Boune, La Fourche, St. Mary, St. MAJ
: tin and Orleans, including the city {
New Mississippi, Alabama
: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Mort
Carolina and Virginia-excepting tn
If forty eight counties designated as Yves
d ern Virginia, and also the counties {
e Berkley, Accomac, North Hampton, I
5, Iizabeth City, York, Princess Anne an
: Norfolk, incildiug the city of Norfo
and Portsmouth, which excepted par
It are, for the present, left precisely as
6 this proclamation we're not issued ar
1t by virtue of the power and for the pu
= pose aforesaid, l do. order and decla
3; that all persons held as slaves with
le the designated States and parts of Stat
are, and henceforward shall be free al
lie that the Executive Government of tt
r, United States, including the militia
re and naval authority thereof, will reco
of nize and maintain the freedom of 50
or persons.
And l hereby enjoin upon the peoE
so declared to be free to abstain from
n. violence, unless in necessary self.defenC
rs and recommend to them that, in
of cases, when allowed, they labor faithf
&C. ly for reasonable wages.
It further declare and make known Il
of such persons, on suitable condition, "
er be received into the armed service of
II. United States, to garrison forts, pc
in tions, stations and other places, and
he man vessels of all sorts in said servic