Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-01-09
The Proclamation of
FIR E E ID o M

wbercss. on the ga DAY of September.
IN the year Of our Lord lS62. a Proclama-
ton wss issued BY the President q the
United States. containing. among other
things. the following. 20 Wit:
That on the 1T day % January. in the
year q our lord ls6S. al persons hcld as
slaves within any State or d~sisuatsd par,
Of State. the people wi.erccf shall tisen be
IN rebellion against the United States. shall
ee then. thsnoeforth and soryvcr free. and
the Execufiss Gowrnnent Of The United
States. including the military and naval az
thOrity tAereot. VII recognise and maintain
the freedom OF such persons. and oil DO no
acf or acts 70 rePress such per-0rs or any
OF then N any effort they say make for
their actual freedon; that the Executive
viii on the first dAy Of January Aforesaid.
BY proclamation. Originate the States and
and parts Of States. II any. in which the
people therrin rcspectively shall then be IN
rebellion ssains; the United States and the
fAet that any State or thu people thereof
shall on that day be IN good taish represent
Ell IN the Congrvss Of the United States. BY
nembers-ebosen thereto AZ elections where
in a majority OF the qualified voter % such
State shall have particiPated-shall. in the
absence OF stroag oOuntervaiIing testimony.
be deemed conclusive evidence that such
State aid the people th~reof are not then
in rebellion Ag1ins; the Uaisct States
Nov. therefore. I. ABRAHAM LIScoIN.
President Of the United States. by virtue 81
the power in rae vested. a. COMMANDMENT
ehisf OF the Army and Navy Of the United
States. and in time Of aetna! armed rebellion
against The authority and governments u
tie United States. and A. "a and Necessary
var measure. do. on this first day Of January
IN the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred AMI sixty-three. and in accordance
with my purpose - 20 do. rublicly proc
laiHed for the fall PERIOD ii one hundrrd
days from the day srst above mentioned.
order and designate A. The States and parts
ofSsztes wher'sin the people tlser,,of respect
lively arr This day IN rcbcllion against the
United States. the foilo~ing. 20 VT.
Arkansas. Texas. Louisiana. exo,pt the
parishes Of -. Bernard. Piaclurnincs.
Jefferson. -. john. - Charles. ~ james.
Ascension. Assumption. Torrv Bcnne. la
iourche. 81 M~ry. -. Martin and Orleans.
including the city Of New Orleans Mss
issiPPi. Alabama. Florida. Georgia. south
CsroliT q. Norih Carolina. and Virginia.
except the forty eight counties designated
- West Virginia. and Aso the cosnti~s u
Berkeley. AecOmac. Northampton. EEza-
beth City. York. Princess Ann and Nor
folk. including the cities % Norfolk and
Portsmouth. and winch excepted paris are
for the present left precisely a. Il this
pros lamation were not issued
And ~ virtue Of the po~cr and Tor the
purpose aforcsaid DO order and declare
that all persons held a. slaves within sad
designated States and parrs % S.airs. AZ
aad henccforwArd shall be free. and thar
toe Executive Governments Of tae United
States. iacludirg tie u-.Ltsry an na,Al
al-kortie tls,=cof. = =, r-co.sniEe ana nam
tan The frc,dOm OF sad p~rsous and
hereoy enjoiE upon the people - de-larrd
20 be free % abstain from al violcrce.
uHless n Eevesssry se.f-,ie.cncc. And 4
recolomcnl 10 them IL a. cases whcu allow
Cd 70 labor fAitkiuLy Tor reasonable uases.
and ! further deciarc and make known that
such persons Of suitable condition viii b.
received into tie armed service al the
United States. % garrison forts. positions.
stations and Other places. aud to aian YES
sels Of all sorts in said service. And upon
ihis act. sincerely believed % b. an at q
justice, warranted By the Constitution upon
military necessity. ! invoke the consideraie
Sdgu,cnt Of mankind and tie gracio1s favor
q Almighty God.
an witness ~hcrcof. I have hcrcunto set
my hand and caused the sal Of th. United
States o. bc aihxed
Done AZ the city q Washington. this 6rsi
day q January. in the year q our Lord one
thousand eight hundrcd and SIXTY -thres.
and Of tbe Independ.h bee Of the United
States Of America the eighiy-scventh.
(Signcd) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President
VIZ. II. SEWARD. Secretary q state.