Lincoln proclaimed on September 22nd 1862, that on the first day of January in 1863, all slaves, in any state especially those at the time rebelling, would be considered freedmen. The government and military, if need be, would enforce this proclamation. Lincoln urges these freedmen to abstain from violence unless it is in self-defense, and to work for reasonable wages. He also declares that the freedmen may choose to join the army as well. He closes by saying that he believes all of this act to be an act of justice allow by the constitution.
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