 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1864 - 760 pages
...the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval anthorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons....upon the people so declared to be free to abstain fi¡tm all violence, unless in necessary self-defence; and I recommend to them that, in all cases when... | |
 | Robert Lodowick Stanton - History - 1864 - 592 pages
...states as before, this, "as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing the rebellion." He enjoins "upon the people so declared to be free, to abstain...all violence, unless in necessary self-defence," and exhorts them to "labor faithfully for reasonable wages;" declares that " such persons of suitable condition... | |
 | Robert Livingston Stanton - History - 1864 - 576 pages
...states as before, this, " as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing the rebellion." He enjoins "upon the people so declared to be free, to abstain...all violence, unless in necessary self-defence," and exhorts them to "labor faithfully for reasonable wages;" declares that " such persons of suitable condition... | |
 | Robert Lodowick Stanton - History - 1864 - 588 pages
...states as before, this, " as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing the rebellion." He enjoins "upon the people so declared to be free, to abstain...all violence, unless in necessary self-defence," and exhorts them to " labor faithfully for reasonable wages ;" declares that " such persons of suitable... | |
 | William Whiting - Executive power - 1864 - 106 pages
...States, etc., are and hereafter shall be free," and " that the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof,...recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons." From an examination of these proclamations issued by President Lincoln, by virtue of his executive... | |
 | Charles Daniel Drake - Enslaved persons - 1864 - 446 pages
...ARE, AND HENCEFORWARD SHALL BE FREE, and that the Executive Government of the United States, includwg the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and MAINTAIN the freedom of said persons." Upon this act, which the President declares is " sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1864 - 764 pages
...the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self defence ; and I recommend to them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make known that such persons, of suitable condition, will... | |
 | David Brainerd Williamson - Campaign literature, 1864 - 1864 - 210 pages
...States, shall be then, thenceforth 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... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1864 - 878 pages
...excitement in the Southern States. It stated that " I he Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons ; " also, " such persons will be received into the armed service of the United States,"... | |
 | William Darrah Kelley - United States - 1864 - 92 pages
...States are, and henceforward shall be free ; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of the said persons. " And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free, to abstain from... | |
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I do order and declare that all 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 United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof,... 
