The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-01-08
Tr.e Presidents emancipation
Decree
Washington, January !, 1868
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
ETATES or AMERICA:

dent of the United States, containing
among other things the following, to wit
"That on the Isl day OF january, III
the year Of our Lord, one Thousand
eight hundred and sixty three, all per
sous held a. slaves within any State or
designated pert Of State. the people
whereof shall then be i'll 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 aud naval author
lily thereof, will recognize and maintain
the freedom Of such persons, or any ct
them, in any effort they may make tor
their actual freedom; that the Executive
will, on the first day Of January afore-
said, Issue Il proclamation designating
the States and parts OF States, It any, in
which the people therein respectively
shall then be in rebellion against Emitted
States; and the fact that any State, or
the people thereof, shall on that day be
in good faith represented III the Con
grcss 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 countcsva.llng tes-
,imcnv, be ieemed eonciusiv evidence
that such State and the people thereof
are not in rebellion against the United
States.
Now. therefore. l, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States by virtue
Of the power in me vested rs Comman
der in-Gh,rf of the Army aud Navy, in
4 time Of actual armed rebellion against
the authority OF the Government of the
United States, as fit and necessary
War measure Tor supprcssng said rebel
lion, d., on this first day of January, in
The year Of our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and xty.Thrce and in
accordance with my purpose 50 to q"
publicly proclaimed for the period Of one
hundred days tto,H the date Ct the frs,
above mentioned order designate as the
States and parts Of States therein, the
people whereotrc>pec,ivrly are this day
III rebellion against the United States the
following, ,o-wil Arkansas, Texas and
Louisiana, (.xccpt the parishes Of s..
Bernard, Piaqtuminc, Jefferson, ST
John, 81. Challps, st. James, Ascension
Assumption, Tvrrcbonne, Ia. Fonch,,
81, Mary St. Martin, and Ollcans, in
clndin. the city Of New Orleans Miss
sspp, Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
S ,u,h Carolina. North Carolina and
Virginia, Except the ~ counties lesig
mated as West Y ireinia, and also the
counties Of Belklcv, Accomac, North
ampten, Elizabeth City, York, Princess
.Ansa and Norf,!t. incllliu. the cities
Of Norfolk and Portsmouth, whic. ex
ccptcd parts are Tor the present, LETT bre.
ci,ely as i Ills Proclamation were not
issued: IN by virtue Of the power and
tor the purpose aforesaid, do order and
declare that all persons held as slaves
within designated States, are and hence
forward shall be free, and that the Ex-
ecntive Government Of the United States
inclpdino the militia and naval aulhori-
ties thereof, VIII recognize and main
Tain lie freedom Of the sad persons, and
hereby enjoin upon the people SO de-
clareG 10 be free TO abstain from FL! VIC
lence, unless in Eecessary self-defence,
and I recommends. to them that in all ca
scs where allowed they labor faithfully
for reasonable wages, and further dc
clare and make known that such per-
sons Of suitable condition, will be rccel-
we'd into the armed service OF the Uni
ted States, to garrison forts, positions
stations and other places, and to man
vessels of all sorts in said service.
And upontils, sincerely believed to
be an act Of justice, warranted by the
Constitution upon military NECESSITY, !
invoke the consider;.le Judgment of.
mankined and the gracious favor OF Al
mighty God.
In witness whereof, have hercnnto
set my hand and caused the seal ofthe.
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington this
first day Of January, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixtythree, and Of the Independence OF
the United States Of America the eighty
seventh.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
by the President:
VIM. Ii SEWARD, Secretary OF State.