WA 93,4“ - 4.. “4. ._....‘..,....._._....~..__ m~.‘.;WM_H¢WwWMMM » 3 , A - . , . ‘ ’ ‘ ' BY THE PRESIDENT or THE'UNITED STATES: A PROCLAMATION. 1, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, and Commander-in—Chief of the Army and. Navy thereof, do here- by proclaim and declare, that hereafter, as heretofore, the war will be prosecut- ed for the object of practically restoring the constitutional relation between the United States and the people thereof in which States‘thatrelation is or may be suspended or disturbed; that it is my purpose at the next meeting of Congress to again recommend the adoption of a practical. measure, tendering pecuniary aid to the free acceptance or rejection of all the slave States, so called, the people Whereof may not then be in re- bellioni against the United States, and which States may then have voluntarily; adopted, or thereafter may voluntarily adopt, innnmediate or gradual abolishw ment of slavery Within their respective ,. limits, and that-the effort to colonize persons of African descent with their consent “upon _ this: «continent, or else: Where, with the previously obtained consent of theGos-‘ernments ex1sting there, will be continued; that on the 1st day of. J annary, in the year of our Lord one thousand. eight hundred and sixtyéthree, all persons held as slaves. within any State, or any designated part of a State, the people 'Whereof shallthen be in rebellion again st the United States; shall be then, thenceforward,and for-jg ever free, and the, EXeentive Govern». inent of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they 'inay make for their Vi ac; tual freedom 3 that the Executive )Vlll, on the 1st day of January aforesaid, by . firoolamation,‘ designate the States,- or. parts of States, if any, _ in whi‘ehtheg people thereof, reelpe’ctively shall: their, be in rebellion against. the United, ‘\ Mfi.n\»rafibw3~fl-§w¢~:m ‘ ~‘- ,‘:.‘<.:‘ ‘ ' ' “h w ,, t...0.,,.,,.~...~m (33$? — ‘45—‘— aruute. mar“ :11; '“JH - “‘ making-wmm mum—34"“iicrm- 2.5. “‘4’: A .« rid-t < 9.1312;- 3- . . u fffff ........ mw‘ific—s w_s, .fi$§:§:;r ;. “ex-4. ;~_ 1 ; ‘Wst * " v 4 _ , A ;:..4,.V aerate-:7" cm. ”(L, 3 States;- and the fact that any State'or therpeOple' thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of” the United States by members chosen thereto at eleCtions wherein a majority or the qualified voters of such State shall have participated, shall, in the ab» sence of Strong countervailing testimo— ny, be deemed conclusive evidence that such State and the people thereof have- not been in rebellion against the United States; that attention is hereby called to an act of Congress, entitled “ an act to make an additional article of War,” approVed March '13, 1862, and'which act is in the words and figures following : ' 44‘.‘{Be it enacted by the Senate and- Hmis‘e of Representatives of the United States Of America in Congress assem; bled, That hereafter the fellowing shall bepromulgated as an additional article of "War for the government of the army. of the United States, and shall be obeyed and‘fobserved as such 2 _ _ “ SECT» 2. And be it further enacted, 4"“,- That this act shall take-heifect»fromeand? after its passage.” , : ' . ; ,1 Also to the 9th and :lOth sections? of an act entitled “ An actto suppress in; surrection, to punish treason and rebels lion, to seize and confiscate property of rebels, and for other purposes,” approw ed ‘ July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the Words and figures following : “ SECT. 9. And be it further enacted, That all slaves of persons who shall hereafter be engaged in rebellion against the Governmentof the United States, OrgWho shall in any way: give aid or’ comfort thereto, escaping from such persons andtaking refuge within; the lines of the army, and all slaves cap~ tured from such persons, or deserted ' by them and coming under the control of the Government of the United States, and all slaves of 'such persons found or being within any placeoccupied by rebel forces and afterwards .occupiedby , the forces of thegUnited S.tates,»_shall be deemed captives of war, and shallsb‘e 5 forever free of their servitude, and not again held as slaves. ' ’ “ ARTICLE —. All oflicers or persons in the military or naval service of the United States are prohibited from em~ ploying any of. the forces under their» respective commands for the purpose of ‘ returning fugitives from service or law her, who mayhave escaped from any person, to Whom such service or labor? is claimed to be due, and any officer who shall be found guilty, by Court Martial, of violating this article, shall be dismissed from the service. 1 “ SECT. 10. And be it further enacted, That no slave escaping into any State,- fl‘erritory, or the District of Columbia,- from. any of the States, shall be deliv; ered up, or in any way impeded 0r hin-i «id'ered of his liberty, except for Crime or {some offence against the laws, unless ,theperson claiming said fugitive shall- first make oath that the person to Whom» the labor or service of such fugitive is alleged to be due, is his lawful owner, ...and has not been in arms against the» s:.::United States in the present rebellion, 6' norin any way; given aid- andwcomfort: thereto 5 and no person engaged (in the. military or naval service of the United States shall, under any pretence What? ever, assume to decide on the validity- of the claim of any person to the service or labor of any other person, or surren~. der up any such person to the claim~w ant, on pain of being dismissed from the service.” - ’ a ,, , ‘ And I do hereby enjoin upon and or” der allpersons engaged in the military and naval service of the United States to observe, obey, and enforce, Within their respective spheres of service, the ; acts and sections above recited, and the ExeCutive will, in, due time, recommend that all citizens of the United States,- who shall have remained loyal thereto, throughout the rebellion, shall, upon the restoration of the Constitutional re~ lations between the United, States, and their respective States and people, if the relations shall have been suspended or. disturbed, be compensated for all losSes Hunt". A," ‘v ‘ .' '1. . .4. . V? .‘. " d‘ i" ‘ '-, x‘u-‘j.’ ”II“? {A ‘15:» . ,y . ‘_ i" .' km! ”1.7.1," I‘, ' I)“. 3. ,2 . “,K'f‘é' ‘ o : :7 TC” 4. . . ‘ l . I .2 ._, ,~ . .. . I 'Y I 5. , , 1‘1,‘ ‘4. 5 1“ s 'r ‘ e K st «7:; . 1.“ gr? 3 ‘ I? § . \ if ‘1 7 by acts of theUnited States, including the loss of slaves. ' In Witness whereof I have hereunto set mV hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this 22d day of September. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two, and of the Independ— ence of the United States the 87th. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By the President: WM. H. SEWARD, .S'eeretur3/ of State. thwufiw‘l‘gxtz x.» 1,31” 9.1.1. <> rejected by'the first; 1 builders, is be- com nthe chi f stone of the corner m Our n3 w edmce