The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-05-14
EMANCIPATION.
Full Text of the Final Proclamation Issued
Jan. I. 1867


Full Text of the Final Proclamation Issued
Jan. 4. 1858.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Will you
please through THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
give Abraham iipcoln's Emancipation
Proclamation in.full?
Did the President state that if the States.
that had Withdrawn from the Union would
come back within 80 DAYS and lay down
their arms they might keep their slaves ?
Please give 10 ia full, as we have n dispute
in regard to the fact. Yours in F., O. and
L-GEOEGE JAGGERs, Provo, Utah.
The following is the proclamation in
IulL-EDITOR NATIONAL tribune
Whereas. on the 22d day Of September, in
the year OF our Lord 1862. a proclamation
was issued by the President Of the United
States, containing, among other things, the
following, to wit:
That on the 1st day of January, in the
year of our Lord 1863, all persons 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, theneeforward, and forever Free and
the Executive Government of the United
States, lnelsding the military and naval
authority thereof, will recognize and MAIN
tam the freedom of such persons, and will
do no act or acts to suppress such persons, or
any oil them, IN any efforts they may make
for their actual freedom.
That the Executive will on the 1st day
OF January aforesaid, by proclamation, des-
ignate the States, and parts of States, if any,
IN which the people thereof 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 at
election wherein a majority of the qualified
voters of such State shall have participated,
shall, IN the absence Of strong countervail-
ing testimony, be deemed conclusive evil
dence that such State, and the people thereof,
are not then In rebellion against the United
States"
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln.
PRESIDENT OF the United States, by virtue Of
the power in me vested as COMMANDMENTS
Chief Of the Army and Navy of the United
States In time of actual armed rebellion
against the authority and Government Of
the United States, and as fit and necessary
war measure for suppressing said rebellion,
DO, ON the LIST day of January, in the year of
our Lord 1858, and in accordance with my
purpose so to do, publicly proclaimed for the
full period Of 100 days from the day first
above mentioned, order and designate, as the
States and parts ofStstes wherein the people
thereof respectively are this day in rebellion
against the United States the following, to,
wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (exceptthe
Parishes of st. Bernard, Pfaquemiue Jeffer-
son, st. John, St. Charles, St. James. Ascen-
sion, Assumption, Terre Bonnie, Lafourche,
st. Marie, st. Martin, and Orleans, including
the City of New OTleans), Mississippi, Ala
bama, Flor,da Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, and Virginia Except the AS
Counties designated as West Virginia, and
also the Counties of Berkely, AccOmac,
Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Prin-
cess Anne, and Norfolk, including the cities
of Norfolk and Portsmouth) and which ex-
cepted parts are for the present left precisely
as II this proclamation were not issued.
And, by virtue of the power and for the pur--
pose aforesaid, do order and declare that
all persons held as slaves within said desig-
mated States and parts of States are, and
hencefOrward shall be free; and that the
Executive Government of the United States.
including the military and naval authorities
thereof, will recoe nize and maintain the free
dom Of said persons. And I hereby enioin
upon the people so declared to be free, to abb
STAIN from all violence, unless in necessary
seit-defense; and recommend to them that
in all eases, when allowed, they labor faith
fully for reasonable wages. And I 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. stations, and other
places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said
service. And upon this act, sincerely be-
lieved to be an act of justice, warranted by
the Constitution, upon military necessity, L
invoke the considerable Judgment of man
kind and the gracious favor of Almighty
God.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my name, and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this 1st
day of January, in the yedr Of our Lord 1868,
and of the independence of the United States
the S7th.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN