Show THE 11 emancipation proclamation the proclamation of president lincoln dea declaring freedom to all the slaves in ift the con Cou confederate ted red State sand parts of 8 named is not as can be seena very lengthy document it la Is however of more import importance ance arce than any other be he has ever issued and will be likely td produce a great change in the operations of or the war some think for th eb etter ettar while others think otherwise oar opinion is that it will bring about a literal fulfillment of certain predictions of the prophet prophets recorded in the scriptures of truth concerning events that would transpire in the latter days THE whereas on the day of september 1661 a proclamation was waa issued sued L by the Preside president deat jt of the united states containing among other things the following to wit that on the day of Jd january nuary 1863 all per sons held as slaves within any state or ed part of a state the people whereof shall shull be in rebellion against the he united states slates shall be thenceforth and forever free and the Exe catbe cathe government ot of the united stats states including the M ml lary lars iary vary and naval authority thereof will rc cognize and mai mal nain narn the freedom of such persons aid alid will do no act or acts sets to repress such persons or any of 0 them in any effort they may make for or their actual freed frred freedom om and that the execute Exe cuve will on tle lie the day ct cf january aforesaid isue issue a proclamation designating such states and aarts farts of state states if any in which the people therein respectively ively bla bia sla I 1 be in rebellion against the united ed state stale and the fact that any state or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith falth fach represented in congress by membern members cho tho sen thereto by a majority of the qualified voters of such stales shall in the absence of countervailing testimony be deemed conclusive evidence that uch state or the he people thereof are not in rebellion against the united states now her etole etoie I 1 ABRAHAM LINCOLN president preside nt of the united states stales by virtue of the power 11 in me ve sedas the comm comander nd er in chief 0 of f the army and navy in time of actual rebel airn against the authority of the government of C the united states as a fit and necessary war measure tor for suppressing the said baid rebellion do on I 1 this day of january 1863 and in accordance with my purpose so to do publish this thia atlon after the period of one hundred days y from the dale of the first above order end and design designate ate ale as the states and paris parts of steves ste str tes ves where luthe inthe people thereof respective ay are this day ay in rebe lion lien against the unit d Stat esthe f following 0 lit III 0 w i ng to wi arkansas texas lou siana slana excepting the parishes pa paTis tishea hes 0 of st beruard bernard barut Berut ad plaque mines jemmerson jefferson st john st st J ames ascension assumption terre bonne li la fourche st marys st maites and Or orleans orle leang leans ean tan including the city of new 0 lean mississippi syi syl ip alabama florid florl dr georgia Georgi av south ca r rulina rolina ina lna north carolina virginia except the forty forts eight counties cs as western virginia and the oher other curties c of or berkley Ac accomac comac comae north ampton eizabeth lizabeth city york princess anne ahne Nor norfolk lolK folk including the cities of norfolk and portsmouth which excepted parts are for the pre ent aut left precisely as if i this proclamation cla mation were not issued and by virtue of tile the power i ower rower and for the tb e purpose aforesaid I 1 do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within the designated detonated S ates and parts of states are ara and henceforward shall be free and that the executive Goven govert government ment of the states including the military anh and naval authorities will mill recognize and maintain the freedom of ruch cuch persons pere ons and und I 1 hereby tojin upon the people sj aa declared to be free to abstain from all violence unless in necessary felt defence and I 1 recommend to them thit that ih it jn in all cases when v hen aj 4 lowed hey bey labor faithfully for reamona reasonable reas onabe e wages wase and I 1 further declare and make known that such persons of stil suitable tible condition wu wilt be received aitto lito the armed service of the united states to garrison forts positions station sand other places andr an to man vessels of all in said service and upon believed to bo be an act of at justice warranted by the con sti ejiu ulon ion lon as a military necessity I 1 in yoke the cons derat aerate te judgment nf mackine and the gracious favor of almighty god la 1 witness whereof I 1 have hereunto set act my ray hand and caused the seal cf of he the milled sats saus saira sata to be Lf t mixed nixed ione done at the city cily of washington this thia lot day of Jn january nuary 1863 and of the of th the e united states a 0 america the signed ABRAHAM LINCOLN N by we president W IL seey secy of or state |