The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-01-08
Proclamation of the President.

Proclamation OF the President.
Whereas, on the 22d day OF Sep
tember, in the year of our Lord
1862, a proclamation was issued by
the President OF the United States,
containing among other things, the
following, to wit: THAT on the LIST
day of January, in the year of our
Lord 1868, all persons held as slaves
within any State or designated part
ola State, the people whereof shall
then be in rebellion against the
United States, shall be then, thence
forward, and forever free; and the
executive government of the Uni
ted States, including the military
and naval authority thereof, will
recognize and maintain the freedom
of such persons, and will do no act
or acts to repress such persons, or
any OF them. in any efforts they
may make for their actual freedom.
"That the Executive will, on the
lst day Of January aforesaid, by
proclamation, designate the States
and parts of States, ifany, in which
the people thereof, respectively,
shall then be in rebellion against
the United States; and the fact that
any State, or tho people thereof,
shall on that day be in good faith
represented in the Congress of the
Unised States by members chosen
thereto at elections wherein a ma
iority of the qualified voters of such
States shall have participated, shall,
in the absence Of strong counter
vailiug testimony, be deemed con-
elusive evidence that such States,
ami the people thereof, are not then
in rebellion against the United
States"
Now, therefore, /, Abraham Lin
coin, President ofthe I'm ted States,
by virtue OF the power in me ves'
ted as Commander. in'Chief of the
Army and Navy of the United
States in the time of actual armed
rebellion against the authority and
Government of the United States,
and as u fit and necessary war meas
ure for suppressing said rebellion,
do, on this 1st day of January, in
the year four Lord 1868, and in
accordance with my purpsse so tc
do, publicly proclaimed for the full
period of one hundred days from
the day first above mentioned, or
der and designate as the States anc
f parts of States wherein the people
thereof respectively are this day il
rebellion against the United States
the following to wit:
: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tex
cept the the parishes of st. Der
nard, plaquemines, Jefferson, St
John, St. Charles, St. James, As
cension, Assumption, Terre Bonnie
Lafourche, Ste. Marie, St. Martin
and Orleans, including the city o
New Orleans,) Mississippi, Ala
bama, Florida, Georgia, South Car
DINA, North Carolina, and Virgin
ia, Except tie forty-cight countie
= designated as West Virginia, ant
also the counties Of Berkeley, Ac
comac, Northampton, Elizabetl
o City, York, Princes Ann, and Nor
= folk, including the cities of Norfolk
8 and Portsmouth, and which excep
: ted parts are for the present LET
e precisely as if this proclamation
=. was not issued. . Us.
And, by virtue of the power ant
for the purpose aforesaid, | do or
+ der and declare that all person
d held as slaves within said designa
}. ted States, and parts of States, are
and henceforward shall be, free
and that the executive government
1t of the United States, including tn
e military and naval authoritie
d thereof, will recognize and main
tain the freedom of said p~ersons.-
. And l hereby e%njoin upon tn
people so declared to be free to alb
stain from all violence, unless il
h necessary self-defense; and l recon-
mend to them that, in all case
= when allowed, they labor faithful
for reasonable wages.
It And / further declare and max
known that such persons, of suita
bic condition, will be received int,
: the armed service of the Unite
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