Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-01-07

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\ PROCLAMATION
Whereas, On the tw,n:y-socond dav of
September, in the year OF our Lord one
THOUSAND eight hundred and sixty-two. =
prHci;'rn:'tion was issued by the President
OF the United States, cun.aiaiur anonr
Sther things the following. to wit:
= i hat on the first day OF January. in
the year of our Lorl one tiousani ciah.
hnn,iird AMI ,iEty-iEr,e. all persons he'll
a. slaves wi;alIn any Stat or d.-isnIt,l
p''r' OF a Stat, ihc people whereof snail
thSn b. In reor!iIph ;ILpiHst t'ie UIit.l
States, sh Ill b then. IhclcelJ-SIrI an
forever free, AMI Iiie executive guycrn-
mcnt ot thc United States. iu.,Eu linz tn.
military an nlvl! an!h DrIiy tn .ryof. viii
r2cu"Hlze AMI maintain tme freedom uf
>uch pSr~Ons, AMI viii 10 ~ act OF act,
to r"prceS such parsons. or Hnv of them.
in any effort they IN ~ make iUr ihrir ac-
tive freedom. That tie Executive will.
on the iirst dag ot .I.'nuary aforesaid, by
proclamation. ds>i.ntte the States a.l.l
parts OF : a:cs. if any III which the y o.
pc therein, respectively, sllii th.a b.. in
rebellion against The United S;IatcS. ;nd
thrtitct that ,,lg Ss,lr, ;,n tn, p.upl,
thereof, shall. Oh thIt day. b.. liz goI!
taith represented in the Cun-rc~S of the
t.nited States. 10y members chosen there
H. a; clsciinn~. wherein u IN iioliiy o. lIIe
qualified voters ui such Stale shall have
participated. shall, i'll iht absence OF strong
c0untcrvH.inG testimony, b.s,l.tm.I con
elusive evil nee that such S:;tie un the
people thereof are not then i'll rSblliiJu
AGAINST the niGr,I ,i;Itcs''
Nov. II hrstJr.. |. Abraham Lincoln.
I're>i lent 0t the UII;rn 5..r;,.~, by vig,u.
power N M vested IL Comm ,m,lrr-iu-
Chief OF tha Army a.Il Navy ot tia Uni
tel STATES, in tim. of ;tc;u;lI armed rcbcll-
ION against ;he authority and Government
ct the United State. AMI as Il fit AMI
necessary wU MEASURE for SupYr,S<ir,"
the S:li rebellion. II. on this. tic fist day
rf .Iauuicv. IL h. vg..,r - ou. L.: on.
thous n iLh; h;lI ired and sjNty-thr,c.
AMI, in accordance with my purpose 50
10 DO, publicly pror!,.mei for TIE tull
period Of oa" han Iral days from the day
first above IN ntion d. ur Ier AMI d,>i.nIa;e
~ the sHiatc~ AM parts oi States wherein
the people thereof respectively are this
day in rebellion :gainS; the United States,
the following, TO wit:
Arkansas, Texas. Louisiana. Tcxccpt
the Parishes oI ~ Bernard, Plaqu,mineS.
Jefferson. st james. Az, ,nSion. N>>ump-
ton. Tergebomrie Il, ourrhc, st NIariin.
and Orleans. iu"'u lln, tn City of New
Orleans VI Sis-i,ii. Nablina. For Ia.
Geogyiu, :>,uih Carolina. North Caro.in
an Virginia, except the forty ciyh:
counties Il Si-il,I Il a. West Virginia, an
also the counti.s of B,r11licv. acconlc.
Nor,hamp;oa E!izIb ,th CITY. York, Pfm-
Cos, Ann an >[uri1iil, iu.iuling the Git
:e~ of No..,,!k AMI Pnri~mp ,;l,. AMI
whici, excepted parts ar tor the present
lei! prrci-, Is IL ii the proclamation were
not issued
I'm by v;r;ur OF thc power AM for the
pr,1 os ;;t'D...-:iil, | d. order and declare
that all persons held rs slaves within the
sail designated States ami parts of sail
States, are anI h,ncyforwar7l shall be free
and that IT,. Executive Government oE
the United States. inrlu.iin" the military
and naval authorities thereof. will rcco.-
irizc and maintain the freedom of said
persons
And hereby cnjoin upon the people -
declared to b. Ire. To abstain from all
viol,.nc,.. unl,-~ in ,ccS~arv Sclf-de;encc.
AMI / Jmmeni to them that in all
c.S when allowed, thry labor faithfully
ior responsible. wsues. AMI | tI,tIer de-
clare a:'d make known, 'ha; -u"II persons.
of >ui,ula condition, will b, received into
tn. armed >sryicc .: the United States.
to garrison forts, positions, s.a;i; n. an'l
other places. and Ia man vessels OF al
~r-t- in ih ~aid srr1icc- AMI upon
tbs act sine rely he ievcd Il be an
act ot justice. warranted by th, ConslitIl-
ton. upon military necessity. invoke tn
cJn-i:lerate iud-racuG af mankinl, and
the gracious favor of Almighty God.
In witness whereof. | have hor,un:o
set my hanl and caused the seal of the
+ United States tn b. affixed.
( l.. \ Done at tn. c1ty of Washing
ton. his the first day of January, in the
wear o. our Lord one thousand eight hun
drcd and ~ixty-threc, ANA of the Ind p n
dnnce OF the 'niied States of America tiIC
/ ci-h.y-Seven,h ABRAHAM Lincoln.
BY the President,
w ii. SEWARD. Sec'v of State