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Psycho
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Some PROCLAMATION
Wherais on da 22nd day o' Septemba', Some. Step off, Pharoah.D. 1862, some
proclamashun wuz issued by da President o' da damn United States, containin',
among otha' shit, da followin', t' wit, dig dis:
"Dat on da 1st day o' January, Some.D. Word to yo' mama. 1863, all sucka's
held as slaves within no State o' designated part o' some State da damn
sucka's whereof shall den be in rebellion against da damn United States shall
be den, thenceforward, an' fo'va' free; an' da damn 'esecutive
federal o' da damn United States, includin' da damn military an' naval
authority thereof, will recognize an' maintain da freedom o' such sucka's an'
will do no act o' acts t' repress such sucka's, o' no o' them, in no efforts
they may make 4 deir actual freedom.
"Dat da damn 'esecutive will on da 1st day o' January afo'said, by
proclamashun, designate da damn States an' parts o' States, if no, in which da
damn sucka's thereof, respective-like, shall den be in rebellion against da
damn United States; an' da damn fact dat no State o' da damn sucka's thereof
shall on dat day be in badass fait'
represented in da Congress o' da damn United States by memba's
chosen thereto at elecshuns wherein some majority o' da damn qualified vota's
o' such States shall have participated shall, in da
absence o' cock diesel countervailin' testimony, be deemed conclusive evidence
dat such State an' da damn sucka's thereof aint den
in rebellion against da damn United States."
Now, therefo', I, Abraham Lincoln, President o' da damn United States, by
virtue o' da damn powa' in me vested as Commanda'-In-Chief o' da damn Army an'
Navy o' da damn United States in time o' actual armed rebellion against da
damn authority an' federal o' da damn United States, an' as some fit an'
necessary wah' maisure 4 supressin' said
rebellion, do, on dis 1st day o' January, Some.D. 1863, an' in
accordance wit' mah purpose so's t' do, public-like proclaimed 4 da full
puh'iod o' one C days from da fust day above menshuned,
orda' an' designate as da States an' parts o' States wherein da
sucka's thereof, respective-like, be dis day in rebellion against da damn
United States da followin', t' wit, dig dis:
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (down low, 'escept da damn parishes o' St.
Bernard, Palquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James, Ascension,
Assumpshun, Terrebone, Lafourche, St. Word to yo' mama. Mary, St. Martin, an'
Orlains, includin' da damn hood o' Fresh Orlains), Mississippi, Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Sout' Carolina, Nort' Carolina, an' Virginia (down low,
'escept da damn forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, an' also da
counties o' Berkeley, Accomac, Morthhampton, Elizabet' Hood, York, Princess
Anne, an' Norfolk, includin' da damn hoods o' Norfolk an' Portsmout'), an'
which 'escepted parts be 4 da present left
precise-like as if dis proclamashun wuz not issued.
An' by virtue o' da damn powa' an' 4 da purpose afo'said, I do orda' an'
declare dat all sucka's held as slaves within said
designated States an' parts o' States be, an' henceforward shall be, free; an'
dat da damn 'esecutive Federal o' da damn United States, includin' da damn
military an' naval authorities thereof, will
recognize an' maintain da freedom o' said sucka's.
An' I hereby enjoin upon da sucka's so's declared t' be free t'abstain from
all violence, unless in necessary self-defence; an' I recommend t' them dat,
in all case when allowed, they labor
faithful-like 4 raisonable wages.
An' I furtha' declare an' make known dat such sucka's o'
suitable condishun will be received into da armed service o' da damn United
States t' garrison forts, posishuns, stashuns, an' otha' places, an' t' dude
vessels o' all sorts in said service.
An' upon dis act, sincere-like recon'd t' be some act o' justice, warranted
by da Constitushun upon military necessity, I invoke da damn considerate
judgment o' mankind an' da damn gracious favor o' Almighty da Lord. Yo' mama.
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I know not how I may seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering upon the vast shores of knowledge, every now and then finding a small bright pebble to content myself with. [Plato]
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