Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-18
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| BIT TUE fRFFibhNT o. TIE TnNrrDSkaJE
STATES OF AMERICA.
The Senate and HUE T.: REPRESENTATIVE
Of Tie Confei"rate Safe, Q: Amorica have
SIGHTED their desire :ha. = day may be re-
c'nm"nd'i to tha p@oair. 20 he set apar, ard
observed - rGs:.y If humiliation. fasting and
prayer, il thc i..u:utGo h:l2wiug, to wit:
"RHvHr:h:it rss..r:l:ns the Prnr;dence O.
15i ~ The affairs I rjsI. and cra:arui,r re.
m"mH"i?ag 30 gni1a1'r. .lr,ort nud iaI:v.
erlucc granted t. cur PART, Fathers i. the
memorable WAT which resuliet in The fndc.
pndenc" of the ATcTica4a'cl,n;rs. and now
repreiIg IL Him our upr"r, cm ti!ence and
hope IL tie rI"snnt struggle fT C..il AID Re-.
ligious Freedom, ard fr y.c right 10 live IN
der e Gorcr.ni'nt 81 nuc rt Choice. ard
deeply suppressed WIKI he e.rvir.io,l tia;
without Him n"thir:: j. s:r..r. rU:hing wi-c
t!ni nothing cu!.;c.ng: ia ,rirr that the
peoll: 81 thls Co"""lrracy '.,av hhTn the o:-
~prrtuG!ty AZ lie -. ~. .il:o. al fern. their
adJrItIom t. the gree: Sovereign Il tn. Un:-
verse, q! pcn::eniis g Tit- ~ their s:na aaA
STRENGTHENING tlei: G2"s aai purposes Of
amendment in hnmb.@ reliance iii",n lis ira.
c;nus an.t .AiriCii! row"r:
The Cores nt ihr r-Jr'r'c'a'n Statc+o:
America c. %Irs"!ya. That .r ":ro'Emardt,t5
the pcc,!c Of these States. Ina FRIDAY, the
Sth tav of AmlrCxt, lee =. a:t.t:a ii n;>:cr"-
ed a. 4 day o. llnmir;a.iyr. ia,'!4ga an. P:aver,
that Almighty Gni ~onij 10 preside over orr
public ~cou"scla nHi lu,:,n-iti' thr. He WOOL !
inspire our armies and thuir l,AGcrs with W.
dom. courage and pcr-c"c;anrn and so ram
fest llirIsclH in the greatness u Hi goodness
and naj s ' Of ills rarc:, thar we mag bs
safely aud ear,e.-:Illy III ,aTnu.,l tl"r:aa-
tenins u ,rhich w.ncr i"'rg suI ~jert"ri. to the
attniument Of Al honorable pcace; 70 tia:
while VIZ Gni&y the bic. nss Of Il free a1I hap
py Government. We may ascribc to Him TIC
homer and the g!oryn r orH iE1rDGr lc-c: AMI
prcsrcritY.'
4 Recommendation :: y.agan.al to tho EEL.
inss of tA.s p,arla W. :nccr", their hearty
Concurrence; aul it jas .~:at:fGl duty to the
Executive u unite WI: ihci1 representatives,
in inviting thrm 10 meet n the C0u7,s e The
Most l!ig'!. itchel:g cvti,:I awaken fresh
gratitude - tie Supreme Ruler Of nations.
Our nucHr!U. Lave s~utfercl rcneatcd defeats,
and Il Etiar:cus ~sc::cI:ic tn iurn AMI plIGGrr
our Capital, AID tc Lc"i:oy CIR civil Govern
met w rutiingt 20 death the chosen servants
af TIL" pcnpl", has been bati.l and Sc: ut
naugh'. Ou- armies have been siren .thcn"d:
our finances r~cOmise rapid rrogrc.st - t. sails.
factory condition and our wi:r:c country il
animated with hopeful spirit ard y fyr 30.
termination tn aahircn independence.
In these circumstance. it be ,o:l"s IL, with
Thankful! hearts, 70 huw sur.e!vr- Ict.re the
throne OF the MICS; ll,5h, ard while :ra:ch,!iy
acknow lodging 80 nllry mcIcie9. confess '!Gt
our siU- IS T. cVric have ju-ily exposed u't.
llIs chaStis,mcnt. l. I us recognize tie .uE r
ing5 which We hava been call:d npon {, en-
dure. administered + = fa.hcrly hanl ir ou7
improvement, and, with residue c1u:ag, and
patient endurance. lei ~ wait ~ II n .pr our
deliverance.
In furtherance 4 tha.e ~oiic,'., NV, There
fore, [. JEFFERSON DAVIS, P:e-iiant u!
the CUn.cG crate :;t,;cs .! tna:i."l. do issTe
this my Proclamation, calling upG1 re people
Of the said States. lit ronfarln:ry with the H.
sire expressed ly tieir REPRESENTATIVES., os,ti
apart FRIDAY, the S.h day of April, ~ . lag
oil Humiliation, Fasting aud Prayer, nni | DO
hereby invite thJm on ,hat daT to repair TO
their several ices ui public worship and be-
scech Almighty G,i - pTG5ii. over oar PUB
lie courselr, GIl 90 inspire uur armies and
leaders with Wis !ori, coinage ard pcrsc.e-!
renee: ard So 20 manifest Himself III ,ie
greatness Of his goodness, and in TIE majesty
of lis power. tina: we may secure INC hiC.+
ings Of an h"narahic reaGe, aad "r Tree e,v.
ernmcnt; AID that We, asa people, may ns-
cribe ali - lha II ."ar ara G!t-J ID II :
name"
49, 0i7ea under my had aid tho seal
If the Conled-rate STATE Of ArDerI- |
vs." CT, ut the ~ ." HiC;rmuEG, or
49, this l2:h dag Of March. il the
year Of Our Lord ne thousand light hrnd.s"
sad s'1.y-Tnur. IEfFEhSUN DAVIS.
BY the pre+i!cr,:
J.P. BE:JasiY. |
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