The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-12-27
Slavery No More.

slavery 10 longer exists by law. On
Tuesday. the 18Th day Of December, 1855.
0y the Official proclamation OF Wm. Il.
seward. Secretary Of State, il is announced,
that q sufficient numberof States have rati-
tied the amendment 10 the Constitution,
whereby slavery is abolished and power
given 10 Congress to enforce the &C, by APP
propr.ate legislation. Let Tie day be re-
membered by all hereafter, to become one
Of jubilee How the old sturdy, Gntiinch-
ing. ueyer-aagging anti-siayerv men, who
for thirty years IN the force Of IN opposition
stronger than that which refused to let the
children Of Israel 20 out TO the land OF
promise. VIII rejoice To them. While that
wrong existed there was nothing else but
the battle, year by year with a crime up
held by that most reyered of all instru-
meuts the Constitution Now tie foul Blot
IS no longer written there, and the nation
lives rejoicing. The chains are broken, the
lash shall no longer be heard, the homes OF
husbands and wife shall be safe now, TO
black as well as white God bless the
Union. free. Hear the proclamation
WILLIAM Il. SEWARD. SECRETARY or STATE
o. TIE UNITED STATES.
T. ali a. ,rtoa M.se presents may come,
Greeting.
KuoU ~. That. whereas the Congress Of
the United States. on The lst Of February
last, passed a resolution which Is IN the
words following. namely:
a resolution submitting TO the Legisla-
lures OF the several states a proposition u
amend the Constitution OF the United
States.
" Res0lced By the Senate and House OF
I Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assent led twO-thirds
Of both Houses cOncurriug. that the follow
ing article 5e proposed 10 the Legislatures
OF the several states as an amendment 10
the Constitution OF the United States,
which, when ratified hy three-iourths OF
said Legislatures shall be valid TO ali in
tents ana purposes as a part OF said Con-
sttutiOu, namely;
Article Kill
SECTION !. Neither Slavery nor lnv0l-
untary servitude. except is pnnisLmeu,
for crime whereof the party shall nave
been duly convicted. shall exist within the
United states ar Any place >mll.-'-' &C. 'i--.-
jurisdiction
SECTION ,. Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate legis-
latlou"
And, lrlereas, IL appears from official
documents on fle in this Department, tHat
the Amendment TO the Constitution Of the
United states proposed as aforesaid, has
been ratified by the Legislatures OF the
states Of Illinois. Rhode Island. Michigan,
Maryland. New-York, West Virginia, Maine,
Kansas. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania. Viz
ginia. Ohio. Missouri. Nevada. Indiana,
Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont,
Tennessee, Arkansas. Connecticut, New
Hampshire. South Carolina and Georgia,
in all p States.
Aud lCtereas, the whole number Oi
States IN The United states is Sc.
4,.d tclercaS, the before specially named
States. whose Legislatures have ratified
the said proposed amendment, constitute
three-iourths of The whole number of states
IN the United States;
Now, therefore be il known that |, Will
lam II. Seward. Secretary OF State Of the
United states. by virtue and IN pursuance
OF the second OF the Act OF Congress APP
proved the 20th Of April ISIS, entitled
All AT - provide ior the pablioatinn ~
tie laws Of the United States and Tor other
purposes, 10 hereby certify that the amend
ment aforesaid has become valid 10 ali IN
tents and purposes Is part OF the Con
stitutl0u Of the URited States.
IN testimony whereof have he-euato SCI ny hand
AM caused i1s sea o, tae a. pLrmsat q stale be
affixed
Done a. the Cisy y ishiuEton this 18th dsy o.
December il the Year of Day Lo-i s65. and o, The
Iniepsldeu-s or TIE Cltei states OF America tie
S0lh
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