Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-01-14
'LINCOLN'S PROCLAMATION.

/ A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, On the twenty.second day of September,
in the year of Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-two Proclamation was issued by the
President of the United States, containing among
other things the following to witt
THAT on the first day Of January, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty,
three, all persons held as slaves within any State
designated part of State, the people whereof shall
then be in Rebellion against the United States shall
be then, thenceforward and forever free, and the
Executive Government Of the United States includ.
ing the military and naval authority thereof, will
recognize and maintain the freedom Of such persons
and will do no act acts to repress such persons
or any of them, in any effort they may make for
their active freedom.
THAT the Executive will, on the first day of JAN
uary aforesaid, by proclamation, designate 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 and the people thereof shall, on that day, be
in good faith represented in the Congress Of the
United States, by members chosen thereto at cleo.
tions wherein majority of the qualified voters of
such State shall have participated shall, in the ab
sence of strong countervaling testimony be deemed
conclusive evidence that such State and the people
thereof are not then in rebellion against the United
States"
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, Prcsidcnto of
the United States, by virtue of the power in me
vested as Commander in Chief of the Army and
Navy Of the United States in time of actual armed
rebellion against the authority and Government Of
the United States, and as fit and necessary war
measure fol suppressing the said rebellion, DO on
this the first day of January, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty three,
and in accordance with my purpose SO to do, pub
fcly proclaim, for the full period of one hundred
days from the day first above mentioned order and
designate the States and parts of States wherein
the people thereof respectively arc this day in re-
beion against the United States the following, to-
| wit:
| Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana Except the parishes
of St Bernard, Plaquemines Jefferson, St. James,
Ascension, assumption, ferre60h6s, laiolTche. St
Martin and Orleans, Gncluding the city of New Or
| leans) Mississippi Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia Except
the forty eight counties designated as West Virginia
and also the counties Of Berkeley, Accomac, North.
| ampton, Elizabeth City, York. Princess Anne and
Norfolk and Portsmouth, and which excepted parts
are for he present left precisely :. The prOcama
| ton were not issued
Ard by virtue of the power and for the purpose
aforesaid, do order and declare that all person.
held as slaves within the said designated States ant
parts Of said States are and henceforward shall b,
free; and that the Executive Government of thu
United States, including the military and naval au
thorities thereof, will recognize and maintain th,
freedom Of said persons.
And hereby enjoin upon the people so declared
to be Free to abstain from violence, unless in neces
sary selfdefence, and recommend to them that II
all cases, when allowed, they labor faithfully 70
reasonable wages And further declare and max
known that such persons, of suitable condition, vii
be received into the armed service Of the Unite
States, TO garrison FORTS positions, stations, an
other places, and to vessels of all sorts in tn
said service. And upon this act sincerely believe
to be an act Of justice warranted BY the Constitu
ton, upon military necessity, invoke the consider
ate judgment Of mankind and the gracious favor Q
Almighty God.
In witness whereof, I have hereunt
!, set my hand and caused the seal CT tn
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, thi
the fist day Of January, in the year of our Lor
one thousand eight hundred and sixty three, and 4
the Independence of the United States of Americ
the eighty seventh.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WV. II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.