Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-01-15

Whereas, on the 22d day Of Septem-
Der, in the year Of our Lord, 1862, a
Proclamation was issued by the Presi.
dent Of the 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 sixty-three, all persona 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. hence
forth and forever, free, and the Executive
Government of the United States, including
tho military and naval authority thereof, will
recognize and MAINTAIN the freedom of such
persons, and will do no act or acts to re-
press such persons. or any of them. in any
effort they may make for their actual freedom I;
that the Executive will, on the first day of
January aforesaid, issue proclamation desig-
mating the States and 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 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 where
in majority of the qualified voters of such
States shall have participated, shall, in the alb
sence of strong countervailing testimony be
deemed conclusive evidence that such State
and the people thereof are not in rebellion
against the United States"
Now, therefore, /, Abraham Lin
coin, President Of the United States,
by virtue of the power in me vested
as Commandcr-in-Ch Of the army
and Navy. in time Of actual armed
rebellion against the authority of the
Government of the United States, as a
necessary War measure for suppress
ing said rebellion, do on this first day
of January, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight-hnndred and sixty
three, and in accordance with my pur-
pose so to do, publicly proclaimed for
the full period of one hundred days
from the date Of the FIRST above men,
toned order, designate as the States
and parts Of States therein, the people
whereof respectively are this day in
rebellion against the United States,
to wit: Arkansas, Texas and Louisia-
ma, Except tho parishes of St. Bernard,
Plaquemine, Jefferson, St. John, st.
Charles. st. James, Ascension, As
sumption, Terrebone, Lafourche, St.
Mary, st. Martin and Orleans, (inclu-
ding the city of New Orleans, Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina and Virginia, Except
the As counties designated az West
Virginia, and also the counties Of Berk-
ley. Accomac. Northampton, Eliza
beth City, York, Princess Anne and
Norfolk, (including the cities Of Nor
folk and Portsmouth, which excepted
parts are for the present left precisely
as if this Proclamation were not issued;
and by virtne of the power and for the
purpose Aforesaid, l do order and de-
clare that all persons held as slaves
within designated States. and parts of
States, are and henceforward shall be
free, and the Executive Government of
the United States. including the mill
tary and naval authorities thereof,
viii recognize and maintain the free.
dom Of the said persons, and hereby
enjoin upon the people 90 declared to
be free to abstain from all violence,
unless 10 necessary self defense. aud
recommend to them that in all cases
where allowed, they labor faithfully
for reasonable wages, and declare
and make known that such persons OF
suitable condition, will be received in-
to the armed service of the United
States. TO garrison forts, positions, sta
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