On Tuesday July 22, 1862, the president read his draft of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation at the day's Cabinet meeting. He proposed the proclamation to become effective on January 1, 1863. Among other suggestions was Secretary Seward's suggestion that the president wait until a military victory to release the idea to the public. Secretary Salmon Chase pressed the president to remove General McClellan from command.
The president sent an executive order calling to military commanders to seize property in the states of the rebellion for military purposes, employ persons of African descent and pay them reasonable wages, and to keep an accounting of all items taken for proper compensation.
The president was saddened by the news of the death of former U.S. President Martin Van Buren.
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