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TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　G。　B。　McCLELLAN。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON；



September　15；　1862。　　2。45　P。M。



MAJOR…GENERAL　McCLELLAN：



Your　despatch　of　to…day　received。　　God　bless　you；　and　all　with　you。

Destroy　the　rebel　army　if　possible。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　J。　K。　DUBOIS。　WASHINGTON；　D。C。；



September　15；　1862。　　　3　P。M。



HON。　K。　DUBOIS；　Springfield；　Illinois：



I　now　consider　it　safe　to　say　that　General　McClellan　has　gained　a

great　victory　over　the　great　rebel　army　in　Maryland；　between

Fredericktown　and　Hagerstown。　　He　is　now　pursuing　the　flying　foe。



A。　LINCOLN。



＇But　not　very　fastand　he　did　not　catch　them！　　D。W。＇









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　CURTIN；



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　September　16；　1862。　　Noon。



GOVERNOR　CURTIN；　Harrisburg：



What　do　you　hear　from　General　McClellan's　army？　　We　have　nothing　from

him　to…day。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　MORTON。



WASHINGTON；　D。C。；　September　17；　1862。



GOVERNOR　O。　P。　MORTON；　Indianapolis；　Indiana：



I　have　received　your　despatch　in　regard　to　recommendations　of　General

Wright。　　I　have　received　no　such　despatch　from　him；　at　least　not　that

I　can　remember。　　　I　refer　yours　for　General　Halleck's　consideration。

A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　KETCHUM。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　September　20；　1862。



GENERAL　KETCHUM；　Springfield；　Illinois：



How　many　regiments　are　there　in　Illinois；　ready　for　service　but　for

want　of　arms？　　How　many　arms　have　you　there　ready　for　distribution？



A。　LINCOLN。









PRELIMINARY　EMANCIPATION　PROCLAMATION；

SEPTEMBER　22；　1862。



THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation。



I；　Abraham　Lincoln；　President　of　the　United　States　of　America　and

Commander…in…Chief　of　the　Army　and　Navy　thereof；　do　hereby　proclaim

and　declare　that　hereafter；　as　heretofore；　the　war　will　be　prosecuted

for　the　object　of　practically　restoring　the　constitutional　relation

between　the　United　States　and　each　of　the　States　and　the　people

thereof　in　which　States　that　relation　is　or　may　be　suspended　or

disturbed。



That　it　is　my　purpose；　upon　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　slave　States；　so　called；

the　people　whereof　may　not　then　be　in　rebellion　against　the　United

States；　and　which　States　may　then　have　voluntarily　adopted；　or

thereafter　may　voluntarily　adopt；　immediate　or　gradual　abolishment　of

slavery　within　their　respective　limits；　and　that　the　effort　to

colonize　persons　of　African　descent　with　their　consent　upon　this

continent　or　elsewhere；　with　the　previously　obtained　consent　of　the

governments　existing　there；　will　be　continued。



That　on　the　1st　day　of　January；　A。D。　1863；　all　persons　held　as　slaves

within　any　State　or　designated　part　of　a　State　the　people　whereof

shall　then　be　in　rebellion　against　the　United　States　shall　be　then；

thenceforward；　and　forever　free；　and　the　executive　government　of　the

United　States；　including　the　military　and　naval　authority　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　they　may　make　for　their　actual　freedom。





That　the　Executive　will　on　the　1st　day　of　January　aforesaid；　by

proclamation；　designate　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　elections

wherein　a　majority　of　the　qualified　voters　of　such　State　shall　have

participated　shall；　in　the　absence　of　strong　countervailing

testimony；　be　deemed　conclusive　evidence　that　such　State　and　the

people　thereof　are　not　then　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　figure　following：



〃Be　it　enacted　by　the　Senate　and　House　of　Representatives　of　the

United　States　of　America　in　Congress　assemb1ed；　That　hereafter　the

following　shall　be　promulgated　as　an　additional　article　of　war　for

the　government　of　the　Army　of　the　United　States　and　shall　be　obeyed

and　observed　as　such。



〃ART。　　　　All　officers　or　persons　in　the　military　or　naval　service　of

the　United　States　are　prohibited　from　employing　any　of　the　forces

under　their　respective　commands　for　the　purpose　of　returning

fugitives　from　service　or　labor　who　may　have　escaped　from　any　person；

to　whom　such　service　or　labor　is　claimed　to　be　due；　and　any　officer

who　shall　be　found　guilty　by　a　court…martial　of　violating　this

article　shall　be　dismissed　from　the　service。



SEC。　2。　　And　be　it　further　enacted；　That　this　act　shall　take　effect

from　and　after　its　passage。〃



Also　to　the　ninth　and　tenth　sections　of　an　act　entitled　〃An　act　to

suppress　insurrection；　to　punish　treason　and　rebellion；　to　seize　and

confiscate　the　property　of　rebels；　and　for　other　purposes；〃　approved

July　17；　1862；　and　which　sections　are　in　the　words　and　figures

following：





〃SEC。　9。　　And　be　it　further　enacted；　That　all　slaves　of　persons　who

shall　hereafter　be　engaged　in　rebellion　against　the　Government　of　the

United　States；　or　who　shall　in　any　way　give　aid　or　comfort　thereto；

escaping　from　such　persons　and　taking　refuge　within　the　lines　of　the

army；　and　all　slaves　captured　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　on　（or）　being　within　any　place

occupied　by　rebel　forces　and　afterwards　occupied　by　the　forces　of　the

United　States；　shall　be　deemed　captives　of　war　and　shall　be　forever

free　of　their　servitude　and　not　again　held　as　slaves。



〃SEC。　9。　　And　be　it　further　enacted；　That　no　slave　escaping　into　any

State；　Territory；　or　the　District　of　Columbia　from　any　other　State

shall　be　delivered　up　or　in　any　way　impeded　or　hindered　of　his

liberty；　except　for　crime；　or　some　offence　against　the　laws；　unless

the　person　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　borne　arms　against　the　United

States　in　the　present　rebellion；　nor　in　any　way　given　aid　and　comfort

thereto；　and　no　person　engaged　in　the　military　or　naval　service　of

the　United　States　shall；　under　any　pretense　whatever；　assume　to

decide　on　the　validity　of　the　claim　of　any　person　to　the　service　or

labor　of　any　other　person；　or　surrender　up　any　such　person　to　the

claimant；　on　pain　of　being　dismissed　from　the　service。〃



And　I　do　hereby　enjoin　upon　and　order　all　persons　engaged　in　the

military　and　naval　service　of　the　United　States　to　observe；　obey；　and

enforce；　within　their　respective　spheres　of　service；　the　act　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　relation

between　the　United　States　and　their　respective　States　and　people；　if

that　relation　shall　have　been　suspended　or　disturbed）　be　compensated

for　all　losses　by　acts　of　the　United　States；　including　the　loss　of

slaves。



In　witness　whereof；　I　have　hereunto　set　my　hand　and　caused　the　seal

of　the　United　States　to　be　affixed。



Done　at　the　City　of　Washington；　this　twenty…second　day　of　September；

in　the　year　of　our　Lord　one　thousand　eight　hundred　and　sixty…two；　and

of　the　independence　of　the　United　States　the　eighty…seventh。



ABRAHAM　LINCOLN。



By　the　President：

WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD；　Secretary　of　State。