And by virtue of the 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 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 said persons.
And I hereby enjoin upon 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 case where allowed， they labor faithfully for reasonable wages.
And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts， positions， stations and other places， and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.
And upon this act， sincerely believed to be an act of justice， warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity， I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
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公元1862年9月22日，联邦总统公布了一项宣言，内容如下：
“从公元1863年1月1日起，如果任何一州或州内指定地区仍保留有奴隶，当地人民将被视为是反叛合众国政府的。所有被定为奴隶者都应获得自由，并永远享有自由的权利。合众国政府，包括陆、海军当局，承认并维护上述人员的自由。对于这些人为争取真正自由而做出的努力，政府和当局不采取任何压制行动。
“从1863年1月1日起，如果在任何一州或地区有反叛合众国者，总统将会认定并宣布其为反叛合众国政府之州或地区。而由多数合格选民选出代表，并将富有诚意地加入合众国国会的州，如果无其他有力反证，该州及其人民将被确认为不反叛合众国政府的。”
现在，我，亚伯拉罕·林肯，合众国总统，在合众国政府及其权威受到武装叛乱威胁之际，根据合众国陆、海军总司令的职权，为剿灭叛乱而必须采取适当的军事手段，在1863年1月1日即上次为此目的而发表宣言满100天之际，正式宣布并认定下列各州、州内部分地区及其人民反叛合众国政府，他们为：