The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-07

alley as the Kappa
nkltocs - asFvyvr very pleasant
~ specially as the monoiony Of camp
life around headquarters has, since the
late battle, again become wearisome.
Since m5 last visit TO Fort Conway the
feet has been increased from five 10 nine
of the largest gunbpats floating upon in
land waters. The guns they carry are
all OF the largest calibre, and have been
thoroughly tested in many engagements.
Gen. Lee, either fearing so formidable
foe, or desiring 10 capture them all In
some bold night attack, concentrated
force near Port Royal, and few days az
ter the battle brought two batteries to
bar upon them supported BY at least ono
division Of infantry. The weather at the
same time turning excessively cold, Capt
McKray, commanding the feet, fearing
that he might be frozen in, aud be in dan
ger Of attack from greatly superior force
of infantry, fell down the river ten miles
below Port Royal, to Tobago Bay, where
the river is very wide, and seldom frozen
over lie is nov where his Transports
can easily reach him through ont tho en-
tire winter, and a so where he eau be OF
service TO Gen. Burnside whenever tbs
thought beat TO again. move the amy.
The most Of the wounded able to move
have been sent 10 Washington and Alex
aAdria. They have been better cared for,
on the whole, than the sufferers after any
previous baths. The New York Soldiers
Relief Association, through ils scent, Mr..
S. V Boyd, the United Stats Sanitary
Commission, and the agents Of nearly all
the States and local Associations have
contributed TO che good work.
President Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation.
I, the President of the United States
Of America.
Whereas, on the Odd of September, in
the year of our Lord 1862, proclama-
ton was Issued by the President Of he
United States, containing. among other
things, the following, to-wit:
That on the first day of January, in
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and xty-three, all persons
held as slaves within any State or des.
ignatsd part Of State, the people where
Of shall then be in rebellion against the
United States, shall be then, thenceforth,
and forever free, and the executive gov
eminent Of the United States, including
the military and Daval authority there
Of, will recognize aud msintain the free
dom of such persons, or any of them in
any effort they may make for their actual
freedom; that the Executive will, on the
frat day of January aforesaid, issue
proclamation designating the States ard
parts of States, if any, in which the
people therein respectively shall then be
in rebellion against the United States,
and the fact that any Stale, or the people
thereof shall on that day be in good
faith represented in the Congress Of the
United States by members chosen there
TO at elections, wherein a majority Of
the qualified voters Of such States shall
have participated, shall, in the absence
Of strong cOuntervailing testimony, be
deemed conclusive evidence that such
State and people thereof are not in the
rebellion against the United States.
Now, therefore, ], Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States, by virtue
of the power in me vested as Command
er in-chief Of the army and navy, in time
Of actual armed rebellion against the au-
thority of the Government of tho United
States, and as a fit and necessary war
measure, 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, ia accord
snce with my purpose so TO do, publicly
proclaim for the full period of one humid
red days from the date Of the first above
mentioned order aud designate as the
States aud parts Of States therein, the
neopla thereof respectively being this day
in rebellion against the United States,
the following, to-wit;
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, except the
parishes Of st. Beruard, Plaquemine, JEFF
fersOn, st. John, st. Charles, 81. James,
Ascension, Assumption, Terre Bone, La
fourchc, ST. Mary, St. Martin, and Or
leans, including the city Of New Orleans,
Mississippi, Alabama, Fl0rida, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, and Vr-
signated as West Virginia, and also the
counties Of Berkeley, Aecomac, North
ampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess
Anne, ard Norfolk, including Portsmouth
city, which excepted parts are for the
present left precisely as il this procla-
nation were not issued, aud by virtue
of the power and for the purpose afoio-
said, / do order and declare that all per-
sons held - slaves within The designated
States and parts Of States are and hence
forth shall be free, and that the Execu-
tive Government of the United States,
including the military and naval author
tiles thereof will recognize and maintain
iho freedom Of said persons, and ! here
by enioin upon the people 20 declared 10
be free 10 abstain from all violence, un-
less in necessary self defence, and | re-
eoRnsRd 10 them that in all cases when
allowed, they labor faithfully for reason
able wages; and ] further declare and
make known that such persons Of suit
able condition be received into the armed
service Of the United States 10 garrison
forts, positions, stations, and other places,
and 10 man vessels Of all sorts In said
service; and upon this, sincerely believed
10 be an act Of justice warranted by the
constitution upon military necessity,
invoke the oonsiderate judgment Of man
kind and the gracious favor Of Almighty
God
In witness whereof, ! have hereto set
my hand and caused the seal Of the Unit
ed Stairs TO be sHixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this
frst day Of January, in the year % our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and