The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-12-26
10 the Pe-p,e OF rae United states.
A RECOMMENDATION

NuiherVds Appeals nave been made 70 me by
pious and patriotic associations and citizens,
in yisw Of the present distracted and danger
Gus condition o. eur. country, to recommend
that day be SCI apart br HUMtLArroS, FAsT-
ISe and PRAysR thtoashout the Union In
compliance WITH their request And my own
sense Of duty, designate
Friday. the 4th day of January, 1851,
for this purpose, and recon mend that the peo-
pie assemble on that day, according to their
several brms Of fworship. to keep it as solemn
Fast. .-NA-s-- s''- 49,
The Union Of the States is al the present
moment threatened with alarming and immedi.
ate danger-panic and distress ola fearful char.
acter prevail throughout our laud--our labor
ing population are without employment, and
consequently deprived Of the means OF earning
their bread-indeed, hope seems to have desert
ed the minds OF men. All classes are in a
state OF confusion and dsmay; and the wisest
counsels Of our best and purest men are Who'll
ly disregarded. ...r "a. t..- -.-.--
In this, the hour Of calamity and peril, to
whom shall we resort for relief but to the God
Of our Fathers? His Omnipotent Arm only
can save us from the awful effects OF our own
crimes and follies--our own ingrattude and
guilt towards our Heavenly Father. ....
Let US, then, with deep contrition and peni.
tent sorrow, unite in humbling ourselves be-
fore the Most High, in confesSing our individual
and national sins, and in acknowledging the
justice Of punishment. Let US impIore Him to
remove from our hearts that false pride OF opin-
ion which would impcl us to persevere in wrong
for the sake OF consistency, rather than yield
a just submission to the unforeseen exigencies
by which we are now surrounded. Let us,
with deep reverence, beseech Him to restore
the friendship and good will which prevailed
among the people of the several States; and,
above ali to save us IRON the horrors of ciyi
war and "blood guiltiness,' Let our feryen
prayers ascend to His Throne that He will no
desert us in this hour of extreme peril, but re-
member US as He did our fathers in the darkest
days OF the Revolution, and preserve our Con.
stiIution and our Union, the work Of their
hands, for ages .-et to come. An Omnipotent
Providence may overrule existing evils for pei.
manent good. He can make the wrath 0
man to praise Him, and the remainder Of wtatt
He can restrain. Let me invoke every indiVid
ual in whatever sphere OF life he may be placed
to feel personal responsibility to God and hi
country for keeping this day holy, and for con
trbuting all in bis power to remove our actua
and impending calamties, ....., ...-. -..
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Washington, December IA, 1860. r q, .,,.
POstpOneunent of the sth of Janu
-a1 say State Convention Ha''.
The Democratic State Committee, at theil
meeting in Columbus, on Thursday last, adopt
ed the following preamble and resolutions, by
VIII ich it will be seen that for reasons given
the State Convention ofthe Democracy, adver
tised for the 9th of January next, has been
| postponed: swz. ss, a5usrs vt z .ssast
| a.Gl ai @grs'aa larsi December 20, 1860.
| At meeting ofthe National Democratic State
| central Committee, held this day, at Columbus
the following preamble and resolution were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. The signs Of the times indicate
that the doctrines and principles advocated dur
ing the late Presidential campaign--the. .appa
rent predominanee Of which, in. the North, is tht
cause Of the present distracted and perilous con
dition OF the Republic, threatening the unity o
the States and the preservation of the Oonsti
tuition; ,.sf.s-s s1sf aeYsua9 sff la tze1 E
AND WHEREAS, These dangerous doctrines
are now yielding, per force Of the sober secont
thought to those more in harmony with tn,
true spirit and letter of the Constitution;
, AND WHEREAS, 1t is believed, this Commit
tee that separate political action in the mids
Of a crisis SO perilous as the present, should b
yielded, for time at least, to the reasonabl
hope now being strengthed by tho voice ofpub
lie sentiment coming up from every part of tn
North. that such concessions will be made OIL
all sides as will preserve both the Constitution
and the Union; there fore, be it '
Resolued, That the call made by this Com.
mittee for a. State Convention on the Eighth o
January next, be Withdrawn until further ac
ton OF this Committee.
7' y. GEO FRIES, Chairman.
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