Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-07

President Of the United States, and re-
commended also ty the Governors Of
several States OF the Union as a day for
fasting and prayer to be observed by
the people. 1t WAS recommended that
all secular employment be cast aside,and
that with one accord in the East, West,
North and South-Diyine interposltion
be.invoked for the protection and de-
livery Of our country from the dsnge"
which menace it, and for perpetuat'ng
its happiness aud prosperity. 1t WAS
set apart that the united prayers OF good
men of the land might with one accord
come before God in the spirit Of meek
ness nd penltance, and en,reat OF HIM
not to turn away from this peop.e the
light OF his countenance.
Tn Iowa, we have reason to believe
that this call was not much Needed.
We have ia this State been cursed with
Black Republican Governor, who rep
rcsents the disuHlOn party OF the State.
He Of cos,se, could not be expected to
endorse the Presidents proportion ar
was done by most Of the eastern States
lie rs not, VIZ should infer, believer III
the efficacy of prayer. The only eiilca-
cy,which he recognizes III anything
is 10 the higgcr. OF course Governor
Kirkwood would neither pray nor re-
commend prayers for the perPe;nliy OF
this Irnio.. ''half slave and halt tree
How was that day observed here
Something like a year ago. when that
hoary headed coundrc.-that systcmaf-
ic-cold blooded murderer = that butcher
OF honest men that Infamous scoundrci
At whose instance AID bv whose hand
innocent and peaceaOlo citizens of a
loya State, while pursuing Their lawful
occupation were assasslnaled without II
moments warning when John Brown
AL rcckng in human gore and pollut-
cd with the blood OF those who never
did him wroug-when he Il thief, rob
Der, rcbct, r"'tor' hu' ieref an" %7saS-
sin, was suspended on the gaIlows IN
pursuance ~ lawful and righteous yer
dIct-"heh NAV hche lhearha'c was
hnne. we sa1. there could have becA
seen n 'h Nily e'sei business h"n9''t
doors ached shutters ~ and rom
the IGOR knp, II, - dea olacA era e
Citizen won. about the streets dHrih@
that day with Grape about their rms
crap about their h"s-eyc, even ne
Am,iir, N A.g Vas drpod y mourning .
Tbs ass @, the pat 4 Republicans
tie s'amth. - the mo Tcllab.e lie
puLltuDso npoit c.t as We have
written
iu. o.. Ivy ast, q .l.t} 1t ara't ~
the in'i LHecntNe 81 ihe Chlcn ~
wtich We peoiIe W.se c'di"d nbon 10
assemble 81 thelr +, peclve p'ac-S 81
worahtr II on b>nUea knee, pa! TO
God ~ t.so >a.e dcaycFc'ce a this eoun-
try, H.. ..'on as Comic rae iior4 ihe
& r'n warl tnseatctr 7, ahd 70 Pr 'c%t
our hod against the assaults toes me
macliihat ohs "i IT'S ehci"iea-!'o'H az
most incfitatac desttuctio"-he'c III 'ilis
city, with bn' TWO or lhrce eAcePt'ohS'
thc call Was nhhecded. those VINO
were sad a, heart when John hlo"n
WAS hnns 10, murder, s,ubbornly refused
to rccoA nize day Of Fasting and
Prayer; persons who could pray IN pub
lie Tor the ualior to his country. refused
t. open the doors OF their Clutches to
fi"S "''' ny f.0t'N
tHe ".'''' wy - 80 o"'''N
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l'eii'o''"'' am 'eo""sc my "o'o ~
Pu'''V"''=~ anu % ''"' Peou''"' N'''o u
htphnllcdls VINO 10 hot ocileNe III pray
inr for what tlpv don't want With
Inc non Olatlt exception OF me EpIsCo
1.ll.o Cl,.l - $40 or
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