Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-07-04
THE
Emancipation Proclamation.

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By the President OF the
United States If America:
WHEREAS, On She 52T day of Sep
TENDER, in the year of our Lord,
1862. proclamation was issued by
the President of the United States,
containing among other things, the
following, towit:
That on the first day of JaprpEtt
in the year of our Lord one thous
and c,ght hundred and sixty three,
aH persons held as slaves within any
State, or designated part of Il State,
the people whereof shall then be in
rebellion against The United States.
shall be then, thcnccforward and for
ever FREE; ami the Executive GOV
ernment OF the United States. incfli-
ding the military and naval authori
ty thereof. will recognize and main
tain the freedom of such persons,
ard will do no act or acts TO- reprcss
such persons, or any of them, in any
efforts they may make for their ac
tual freedom. That the executive
will or the first day of January aforc
said, by q 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, or the people
thereof, shall on that day he, in good
faith, represented in the Congress of
the United States by members cho-
sen thereto at elections wherein n
majority Of the qualified voters of
such States shall have participated,
shall, in the absence or strong com-
tervailing testimony, be deemed con
elusive evidence that such State, and
the people thereof, are not then 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 Commander in Grief of the Army
and Navy of the United States in time
of actual armed reb ellion against the
authority Of The Government of the
United States, and as fit and neces-
sary War Measure for suppressing
said rebellion, do, on this first doy
of January, in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Sixty Three; and in accordance with
my purpose so to do, publicly pro-
claimed for the full period Of one
hundred days from the day first
above mentioned. order and desig-
nate as the States and parts of States
wherein the people thereof respect
lively are this day in rebellion against |
the United States, the following, tc
wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, eX-
cept the parishes of st. Bernard,
Plaquemine, Jefferson, st. John, st. |
Charles, st. James, Ascension, AS
sumption, Terrebonne, La Fourche,
st. May, st. Martin and Orleans, in
Guiding the city of New Orleans. |
Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Geor-
gia, South Carolina, North Carolina
and Virginia, Except the forty eight
counties designated as West Virgin
in, and also the counties of Berkly,
Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth
City, York, Princess Anne and Nor
folk, including the cities of Norfolk
and Portsmouth, which excepted
parts are for the present left precise
ly as if this Proclamation were not is
sued; and by virtue Of the power and
for the purpose aforesaid, do order
and declare that all persons held as
slaves within said designated States,
and parts of States, are and hencefor-
ward shall be free; and that the Exec
utive Government of the L States,
including the military and naval au-
thorities thereof, will recognize and
maintain the freedom of said persons,
and l hereby enjoin 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 faithfully for reasonable
wages And / further declare and
make known, that such persons of
suitable condition, will be received
into the armed service of the United
States, to garrison forts, positions,