The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-07-20
OF AL.
Bythe Preziaeu oftAe Jnaed .Ssltes.
A PROCLAMATION.

wnKnEAs the Senate and House Of Represent .tiyes,
their las, session. adopted Concurrent Resolution
switch approved the second DAY of Jly Instant
and which was ia the words following, natpcy
THAT the President Of The United States Ne request
cd 20 appoint day for humiliation and prayer by the
people of Oh. tTed States TINT he request his con
sttuonn advisers at the head Of the Executive De
partnsnt % nnnc with hirn Chief Magistrate e
abe nation, at the city OF Washington, and the mem
iers Of Congress- and all "a stratcs az civil militia
and naval officers all soldiers sailts ani
with all loyal AMI law abiding people 10 convene AT
thcir esual places Of worship, whereva- they may
be. to confess and g. repent of their manifold sins,
to inplnye the cnrlpasson and foqgiyness of the Al
mighty, that, II consistent with Els Will the existing
rebellion inay be speedily suppressed, and the supre
macy of the Constitution and laws Of the United
States may he cstnb ished throughout all the states TO
mpiore Him = the Supreme Ruler Of the World, Rot
20 destroy people suheT To be destroyed
by the hostility or connfvance OF othcr nations or by
-obst nate adhesion to cOunscis, which s1ay
be in conflict with His eternal purposes ana iapdre
Him 10 cnli0ten the mini of The nation 10 Inoy and
so His WILL humby believing that IL IS IN accordance
with His VIII hat place should be rnlrtafned
united people among the family of nations 90 in
porc Him 10 grant 10 armed defenders and the
Of the people that courage power of resist
and endurance secure that result ;
70 mpiore Hin in His intimate goodness 10 soften the
hearts, enlighten the minds, and quicken the con-
those in Rebellion thst they lay down
<beir aud speedily return TO their allegiance 70
the United States that they nay no. te utterly DE
stroyei that the eiiusion Of blood be stayed and
that unNy and fraternity may be Testred ana peace
established throughout Ill our borders.
Now, therefore l. AnR ,RAN LINCOLN, President of
che United States cordially concurrRg with the Cen
rcss Of the Unftcl States, the penrenta and pious
sentiments expressed in the aforesaid Resolution, and
leartiv approving of the devotional design and prr
pose thereof do hereby appoint the first THURSDAY OF
August he oberved by the people of the nited
States a day Of National humiliation and PRAYER.
DO hereby further invite and rc,rnest the Heads
o. the Executive Department of this Government, Co.
ycther with al csrtnr ali Judges and Magistrates
and all other persoas exercising authority IN the iand
whethe1. civil military, naval, and all soldiers.
4nen the National service AMI all the
other loyal and law abiding people OF the United
states assemble in tcir preferred places Of publ
worship, ON that dsr, and there " reader 20 she Al
snighty and Mcrcful Ruler Of the tniverse such
iomlEcs AMI such confessions, ana to oher to His
such suppca the Congress of the United States
have, in their aforesaid Resolution, scemny, so
earnestly anl so reyercntly recommended
In testimony whereof. have herernto set my hand
aud caused the zeal 81 the ne1 states TO be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this seventh day OF
3uly, IN the of orr lurd, one thousand
IL 81 ciglt hundred and sixty four, ana of the
independence 81 the Iniel States the eigtEy
ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Nv TIE President
WILLIAM n. SEW ARD,
Secretary ef State