Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-07-05
THE GREAT
Emancipation Proclamation.
WAsHrNGrox. Jan. /. 1863.

WAsmNGTox. Jan. !. 1863.
By the President oCtie United States Of America.
WHEREAS On the 2?l day Of September, in the
year of our Lord, 1867. proclamation issued
by the President 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 persons held slaves within any State,
or des gnatcd part Of a State, the people whereof
shall then be in rebellion against tie United States
shalt be then, thcncefrward d, and forever FREE;
and the Executive Government 'oi the United
States, including the military and naval authority
thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of
such persons, and will DO no act or acts 10 repreSs
such persons any of them in any efforts they mar
make for their actual freedom. That the executive
will on the first day of January Aforesaid, by n
proclamation designate the States and parts OF
States, if any. in which the people thereof respect
lively, shall then be in rebellion against the United
States; and the fact that any State, the people
thereof. shall on that day be. in good faith. repre-
sented in the Congress OF the United States bv
members chosen thereto at elections wherein n
majority of the qualified voters of such States shall
have participated, SHALL in the absence of strong
countervailing testimony, be deemed conclusive
evidence that such State, and the people thereof.
not then in rebellion agains: the United
States.
Now, therefore. I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
President OF the United States. by virtue of the
power in mo vested as Commander in Chief Of tho
Army and Navy, of the United States in time of
actual armed rebellion against the authority Of the
Government of the United States, and as Fl: and
necessary War Measure for suppressing said rebel
lion. do, this frs. day ofJanuary. in the year OF
our Lord OneThOuslnd Eight Hundred and Sixty
Three, and in'accordance with my purpose so To-
do, publicly proclaimed for the full period Of one
hundred days from the day first above mentioned,
order and designate the States and parts of States
wherein the people ther cof respectively are this
lar in aAolti tho Init
following TO- wit: Arkansas, Texas louisiana, Tex
cept the parishes of St Bernard Plaquemne, Jefer-
son, St. John. St. Charles, St. James, Ascension,
Assumption. Terrebonne, La Fourchc, 81. Mary,
st. Martin and Orleans, including the city Of New
Orleans.) Mississippi Alabama, Florida. Geor-
gia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia,
(eIcept the forty eight counties designated as
West Virginia, and also the counties of Berklv,
Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York,
Princess Anne and Norfolk, including the cities of
Norfolk and Portsmouth, which excepted parts
are or the present left precisely as if this Procla
nation not issued; and by virtue Of the power
and for the purpose aforesaid, ! do order and de-
clare that all persons held as slaves within said des
igua:ed States and parts OF States, are and hence
forward shall be free and that the Executive
Gov ernment of the United States, including the
military and naval authorities thereof, will recog
nize and maintain the freedom Of said persons.
and hereby enoin upon the people so declared
to be free TO abstain from all violence, unless in
necessary self defense; and recommend to them
that in all cases where allowed, they labor faith
fully for reasonable wages. And further declare
and make known, that such persons ofsuitable con-
dition. will be received into the armed service
of the United States. to garrison forts. positions,
stations AMI other places, and TO man vessels of
all sorts in said service.
And upon this act, sincerely believed to be
act Of Justice warranted 10y the Constitution. upon
military necessity, invoke the cOnsiderate Judge
ment OF mankind, and the gracious favor of Al
mighty God
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal OF the United States TO be af-
fixed.
Done at the City ofWashington. this first day
Of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ty-three, and OF the lnde-
pendcnce of the United States of America the
eighty seventh. lSignedl
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
By the P:esident;
WM. II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.