The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-01-03

Bv the President d fhS o. S.-WHEssAs,
90 the I'D Of sepssmosr, 1852, proSlama-
lion was issusd by the Presidsns OF shs U.
s., containing, amsDg other things, the fol-
loving 20 wis That 90 the 6rss day Of JAZZ
cary, 1868, all psrsobs held IS slavssWitAio
sOy State or designated parts Of State. the
people whereof shall be In rebellion agaiDs'
the Uuissd States, SHALL be hssseforsh and
forever free asdsbs sxseative, and Gov
erumsns Of the U. 8, including the military
and naval Authority thereof, will EesogoIse
add msint&in the freedom Of sueh persons
sud will do no act or acts 10 reprass such
psrsOps or any OF them In any effort they
may make for their aesasl freedom and thas
the executive will on The arss Of JanusFy,
aforesaid, issue proclamation Designating
she States and parts Of States, it any, IN
whish the people thereof, respectively shsll
DO in rebslliOs against the .. g., add the
fact thss any Stats or people thereof, shall
on that day, be in good faith represented in
Congress BY members chosru thereto By Q
majority of the qualified voters Of sucb
States shall IN the absence Of strong eOuO-
testimony be deemed conclusive evidence
that such State or people thereof 70 nOs in
rebellion against she q. 8. Nov therefore,
1, Abraham Lincoln, Prssidens Of the o.
g., by virtue Of the power in me vested a.
Commaadsr in. chief Of the army aud navy
10 lime 0f actual rebellion against the Ru-
shorisy of ths Government Of the q. g., -
q &c necessary var measure suppVss.
sing the said rebellion, do, on this fret
day Of January, 1853 and in scoOrdSnos
wisa my purposes, 10 do publicly proelsimed
for the full period of one hundred Gays,
from the frss above mentioned order, des-
|1gnated 40 the States and paEss Of SGasea
wherein ths people thereof respectfully, are
this day in rebellion against the q. S., the
following, 60 wst:
AFkansas, Texas, Louisiana, excepting
shs parishes OF Sc. Bernwrd, PIaqu smine,
Jefersop, 81. John, Sic Ohatlsp, Sc. James,
Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonns, Ia.
foarehe, Sc. Mary, Sc. Marsin add Orleans,
including the. city Of New Orleans, Mrrsts-
sippi, Alsbama, Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, except
~ counties designated as West Virgtnia,
and also the counties Of Berkeley, Acc0mac,
Northampton. Elizabeth City, York, Prin.
oess Anne, Norfolk, Including ths city Of
Norfolk and Portsmouth, which excepted
parts are for the present left precisely 40 il
this proclamation were not issued; and By
virtue of the power aforesaid, / do order
aud declare that all persoDs held "a slaves
within the designated States. are aud hepce4
forward shall be free, aRd that the exeOu.
sive Government Of the United States, in-
GLIDING the military and naval suthorities,
will recognize and mstntaiu toe freedom Of
Huch persons, and l hereby suiaia upon
the people 90 declared free, TO abstain
from all violence, unless ID necessary self.
defense, and recommend to them thss
10 all cases when allowed they labor
faithfully for q reasonable compensation,
And | further declare and make known.
that such persons, Of suitable condition,
will he received into the armed service of
the United States, to garrison forts. posi.
tons. stations, and other plaCea, and to
man vessels Of all sorts in said serviee, and
upon this, sincerely believed TO be GO not Of
justice, warranted BY the Constitution, upon
the grounds Of a military necesssty: | in.
woke be considerase judgment Of mankiud.
and the gracious favor Of Almighty God.
10 witness whereof, have 'hereunto sss
my hand, and caused she seal OF the United
States TO be affixed. Done aG the Civ Of
Washington, this. the lst day Of January,
1858, and Of the Independence OF she Unii.
led States Of America, the eighty sevsssh
year.
Signed,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President,
W. H. sswARD, See'y Of State.