The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-19
THE GATE CRY,
TUESDAY, JULY is.


The Rresias ns,s Rreclanasion Ter :
Bay - ooa Er4yUR.
WHExEAs, The SsnsAs and House q
Representatives. at their last session,
adopted concurrent resolution, which
was approved On he "a dsy of July, inst.
and which Was ia the words following,
namely: ssses ass4 ''.s' =
'That the President of the United
States be requested to appoint . day for
humiliation and prayer b. the people of
the United States; that he request his
constitutional advisers 1t the head Of the
Executive Departments to unite with him
% Chief Magistrate OF the Nation, at ths
city Of Washington. and The members OF
Congress, and oil magistrates, all civil
military and naval officers, all soldiers.
sailors. and marines, with all loyal and
law-abiding people. to convene at THAR
usual places Of worship, OF wherever they
may be, to confess and repent Of their
manifold sins; to implors the compassion
and forgiveness Of the Almighty, that, if
consistent with His will, the existing re.
bellion may be speedily suppressed, and
the supremacy Of the Consultation and
laws of the United States may be estat.
iished throughout all the States; to i'm.
plore Him, as the Supreme Ruler of the
world, not to destroy US as . people, nor
suffer us to be destroyed BY the hostility
or connivanoe Of other nations, or BY OBJ.
stinate adhesion to our own counsel.
which may be in conflict with his eternal
purpose, and to implore him to enhehteu
the mind OF the nation to know and do
His viii, humbly believing that it is in
accordance with His will that our place
should be maintained as united people
among the family of nations; to impiore
Him to grant to our armed defenders and
the masses of the people that oouraee.
power OF resistance and endurance neces.
sary to secure that result; to implore Him
In His Infinite goodness to soften the
hearts, enlighten the minds and quicken
the conscience of those in rebellion, that |
they may lay down their arms and speedily
return to allegiance to the United States.
that they be not utterly DESTROYED, that
the effusion Of blood may be stayed. and
that unity and fraternity may be restored,
and peace established throughout all our
border.
Now, therefore, /, Abraham Lincoln,
President Of the United States, cordially
concurring with the Congress Of the Uni.
ted States in the penite ntiai and rious
sentiments expressed in the aforesaid res
olution. and heartily approving of the de-
votional design and purpose thereof, do
hereby appoint the first Thursday of Au.
gust next to be observed by the people of
the United States as day of national hu-
mility and prayer.
l do hereby further invite and request
the heads of the Executive Departments
Of this Government, together with all Leg
islators, all judges and magistrates, and
all other persons exercising authority in
the land, whether civil, military or naval.
and all soldiers, seamen and marines in
the national service; and all other loyal
and law-abiding people Of the United
States, to assemble in their prefsrred pIa.
ces of public worship on that day, and
there to render to the Almighty and mer.
ciful Ruler of the universe such homage
and such confessions, and to offer to Him
such supplications as the Congress of the
United States have, in their aforesaid
resolution, so solemnly, SO earnestly, and
30 reEerently recommended.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington, this sew
enth day of July, in the year Of our
Lold one thousand eight hundred
[sEAL. and sixty-four, and of the indie.
pendence of the United States the
eighty-eighth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WIN. IL. SEWARD, Secretary of State,