The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-01-09
BY tho President Of tho United States
Of America.
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, on the twenty.second day OF
September, in tho year Of our Lord one thous-
and eight hundred and sixty two, Procla-
nation was issued by the President Of the
United States containing among other things
the following to.wit:
"That on the First Day of January, in tho
year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hun
dred and Sixty-three, all persons held as
Slaves within any State, or designated part
Of State, the people whereof shall then be
in rebellion against the United States, shall
be then thenceforth and FOREVER FREE, and
the Executive Government of the United
States, including the Military and Naval au.
thorities, 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 effort they may make for their
actual freedom.
"That the Executive will, on the first day
Of January aforesaid, by Proclamation, des-
ignate the States and parts of States, IT any,
in which the people 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 thereto ut
elections wherein majority of the qualified
voters of such States shall have participated,
shall, in the absence of strong countervail-
ing testimony, be deemed conclusive evidence
that such State and the people thereof are
not then in Rebellion against the United
States"
Now therefore, l, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, President of the United
States, by virtue of the power in
me vested as COMMANDMENTS Chief
of the Army and Navy of the Unit
ed States in time of actual armed
Rebellion against the authority and
Government of the United States,
and as q fit and necessary war mea-
sure for suppressing said Rebellion,
do, on this first day of January in
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-three, and
in accordance with my purpose 80
to do publicly proclaimed for the
full period of one hundred days
from the day of the first above
mentioned order, and designate, as
the States and parts of States
wherein the people thereof respect
lively are this day in rebellion
against the United States, the fol-
lowing, to wit: Arkansas, Texas,
Louisiana, Except the Parishes of
st. Bernard, Palquemines, Jeffer-
son, st. John, st. Charles, st. James,
Ascension, Assumption, Terre Bon
ne, Lafourche, st. Mary, St. Martin
and Orleans, including the City of
New.Orleans, mississippi, Alaba-
ma, Florida, Georgia, South Carroll
ma, and Virginia, Except the forty
eight counties designated as West
Virginia, and also the counties of
Berkeley, Accomac, northampton,
Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann,
and Norfolk, including the cities of
Norfolk and Portsmouth land which
excepted parts are, for the present,
left precisely as if this Proclama-
ton were not issued.
And by virtue of the power and
for the purpose aforesaid, l do or
der and declare hat ALL PERSONS
HELD AS SLAVES within said desig-
mated States and parts of States
ARE, AND HENoEFoRwARD SHALL BE
FREE! and that the Executive
Government of the United States,
including the Military and Naval
Authorities thereof, will recognize
and MAINTAIN THE FREEEoM of said
persons.
And I hereby enjoin upon the
people so declared to be free, to
abstain from all violence, unless in
necessary selfdefense, and l recon-
mend to them that in all cases,
when allowed, they labor faithfully
for reasonable wages.
And I further declare and make
known that such persons of suita-
BILE condition will be received into
the armed service of the United
States to garrison forts, positions,
stations and other places, and to
man vessels of all sorts in said ser.
vice.
And upon this, sincerely believ-
ed to be an act of justice, warrnt-
ed by the Constitution, upon mill.
tary necessity, l invoke the consid-
crate judgment of mankind and the
gracious favor of Almighty God.
In witness whereof l have here