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 cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. In this portion of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln
A) implored the Southern states to recant their secessions.
B) declared that he would run for President for a second term.
C) encouraged former slaves not be violent after they are set free.
D) made it legal for slaves to enlist and fight in the United States military.