...rebellion against the United States," and declared as follows : — " All persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and...to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence, and I recommend to them that in all cases, when allowed, they labour faithfully for reasonable...

...persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward _shall be free, and that the Executive Government of the...including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognise and maintain the freedom of said persons. " And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared...

...power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do aver and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and...including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognise and maintain the freedom of said persons. " And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared...

...that ALL PERSONS UELD AS SLAVES within said designated States and parts of States, ARE AND HENCEFORTH SHALL BE FREE; and that the Executive Government of...Authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons." This is obviously not an act of abolition changing the organic law of the States...

...that ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLATES within said designated States and parts of States, ARE AND HENCEFORTH SHALL BE FREE ; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the Military and Xaval Authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such...

...power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated states and parts of states are and...shall be free ; and that the executive government of 1 For Proclamation of September, 1SG2, see ante, p. 345. the United States, including the military...

...States and parts of States are and hereafter shall be free, .... and I hereby enjoin upon the people BO declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence'." ABRAHAM LIXCOLX. SAINT PATRICK, slave to Milcho of the herds Of Ballymena, sleeping,...

...United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free ; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts...

...BE, FREE ; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the Military and NavsJ authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. " And I do hereby enjoin upon the people so dc. dared to be free, to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary...

...all enfranchised by the Proclamation: for what does it say? "All persons held as slaves within such designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the Military and Naval authorities thereof,...