The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-07-05
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PROCLAMATION OF EMANCIPATION,
ISSUED RY ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
JANUARY ,, 1868,

WHEREAS, on the twenty-second day Of
September, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hdndred aud sixty-two,
proclamation was issued by the President
nG the UEited States containing among 9TH
er things the following, to.wit:
"That on the first day of January, in the
year of our Lord ono Thousand eight hun
dred and siSty-three, all persons held as
slaves within any State, or designated part
of a State, tho people yhorcof shall then
be in rebellion against the United States,
shall be then thenceforth and FOREVER FREF,
aud the Executive Government of tho Uni
ted States, including thp military and naval
| authorities thereof, win recognize and
maintain the freedom of such persons, and
will do no act or acts to repress such per-
sons, or any of them, in any efforts they
may make for their actual freedom.
"That the Executive will, on the FIRST
day of January aforesaid, by proclamation,
designate tho States and parts cf States, ii
any in which the people therein respect
! lively 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 wherein a majority OF
the qualified voters of such States shall
have participated, shall, in the absence Of
strong gGGuntervailing testimony, be deemed
conclusive evidence that such State and the
people thereof are not then in rebellion
| against the United States
Now, therefore, ], Abraham Lincoln
Presi lent Of the United States, by virtue OF
tho power in me vested rs Commander-in
chief of the Army and Navy of the United
| &t,t ,,l,. l,,.t,
| against the authority and Government OF
| the United States and as n fit and nccessa-
ry var measure for supprcssing said rebel
lion do, on this first day of January, in the
year Of our Lord one Thousand eight hun
dr. d and ixty- hree, and in accordance with
my purpose SO to do, publicly proclaimed
for the full period of one hundred days
from the day of the first Aforementioned
order. and designate, as the States and
parts of States wherein the people thereof
respectively are this day in rebellion against
the United States. The following to-wit:
4 Arksnsas Texas, Louisiana, except the
parishes of ST. Bernard Plaquimines, Jef-
ferson, st. John, 81. Charles, 81. games, As
cension, Assumption, Terro Bonnc, La
iourche, st. Mary, 81. Martin, ard Orleans,
including the city OF New Orleans; Mis-
sippi, Alabama, Florida Georgia, South
Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, eX
cept tho forty-eight counties designated as
West Virginia, and also the counties Of
Berkeley, Acconac, Northampton Eliza,
beth City, York, Princess Ann, aud Nor
folk, including the cities OF Norfolk and
Portsmouth, and which excepted parts arc,
for the present, left precisely as ii this
proclamation were not issued.
Aud by virtue of the power aud for the
purpose aforesaid, ! do order and declare
that all persons held as slaves Wjlhil said
designated States and parts of States are,
and henceiOrward SHALL BE FREg ard thai
the Executive Government of the Bnitcd
States, including the Military and Naval
authorities thereof, win recognize aud
maintain the freedom of said persons,f
And hereby euiQiu upon the people SC
declared to he free. TO abstain from AL VIC
leucc, unless il necessary selidefensc, and
recommend 70 them, that in all lScases,
when allowed, tAey lAbol Faithfully for roa
soHahle wage,
Aud farther declare and make Known
|. that such persons OF suitable Opudlllon WI