Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-08-23
A National Fast,

"A NOC1CudA = dSI.
The President has issued the following
proclamation for a National Fast on the last
Thursday in September:
A PROCLAMATION.
By the President Of the United States Of
Americd.
Whereas, A Joint Committee of both
Houses Of Congress has waited On the Presi-
dent Of the United States, and requested him
to recommend a day of public humiliation,
prayer and fasting, to be observed by the
people Of the United States with religious
solemnities; and the Offering of fervent sup
plications to Almighty God for the safety
and welfare Of the.e States, His blessings on
their arms, and speedy restoration of peace:
And whereas, 1t is fit and becoming in all
people at all times to acknowledge and revere
the Supreme Government of God, to now in
humble submission to his chastisements, to
confess and deplore their sins and transgres-
sOns in the full conviction that the fear of
the Lord is the beginning Of wisdom, and to
pray with ali fervency and contrition for the
pardon of their past offcnses, and for bless
ing upon their present and prospective
action;
And whereas, When our beloved country
once, by the blessings Of God, united, pros
porous and happy, is now afflicted with fac
ton and civil war, it is peculiarly fit for us to
recognize the hand of God in this visitation,
and in sorrowful remembrance of our own
faults and crimes as nation and as indiyid-
uals, to humble ourselves u-ivIcc him; and to
pray for his mercy-to pray that We may be
spared further punishment, though justly de-
served; that our arms may be blessed and
made more efectual for the re-establshment
of law, order and peace throughout our
! country, and that the inastimablc boon OF
civil and religious liberty, earned under His
guidance and blessing, may be restored in
all it's original excellence. Therefore, I,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the
United States, do appoint the last Thursday
in September next as day Of humiliation,
prayer and fasting for all the people Of the
nation, and | do earnestly recommend TO all
the people, and especially to all ministers and
teachers Of religion of all denominations, and
to all heads of talniles-to observe and keep
that day according to their several crceds and
modes of worship in all humility, and with
oil religious solelnnity, to the end that the
united prayer of the nation may ascend to
the Throne of Grace, and bring down plcnti-
full blessings upon our own country.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
my hand, and caused tbs great seal of the
United States to be affixed this 18th day OF
August. A. ID. 1861 and Of the independence
Of the United States Of America. the eighty
sixth.
By the President:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Scc'y State.
Pay OF VoLUNTEERs.-lIon Schuyler Col
fax, in his paper-the South Bend Register
explains the recent alterations of the law
in relation to the pay of volunteers and some
OIL er matters of interest.
This raises the pay Of the volunteers and
regulars from Sll up to &13 per month";
There is, in addition, an allowance for cloth
ing Of so per month, or $42 per year, which
If not expended is paid in cash to the soldier
And, at the end Of the war, 800 bounty n
cash. No bounty land law has yet passed
but it is quite certain that one will be passed
for the soldiers for the war, securing to each
one of them home
No law passed giving bounty of $50 t.
the three months soldiers who re enlist fol
the war. At one time, it was favorably vo
ted in the House, but was not concurred il
| ny lAc cSHdtc, duu JoiIit "
conference, which settled the disagrecing
votes Of the two Houses, dropped it on thu
ground that it would make an invidious dis
tinction in the enlistments for the regiment,
for the war.
Another law passed, requiring all enlist
ments for the regular ARM, from July lst
1861, to December 3lst, 1862, to he for three
years instead of five, and regulars to receive
Al, lx,, 4. A
ter January 1st, 1868, enlistments of regu
lars are to be for five years as heretofore.
MILITARY DEpARTURE.-Capt. Coon's cav
airy company left here yesterday on the Den
mark for the camp at Davenport. We bic
Capt Coon and his brave boys, God speed
and feel confident they will emulate the bra
very Of our noble boys Of the Iowa First
Dubuque Times, 1874.