The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-07-28
Proclamation by tho President Day
of Humiliation and Prayer.


Proclamation by tho President Day
of Humiliation and Prayer.
whereas the Senate and House Of
Representatives at their last session,
adopted Concurrent Resolution, which
was approved on the second day Of July
inst and which was in the words fol-
lowing, namely:
"That the President Of the United
States he requested to appoint q day for
humiliation md prayer by the people
1T the United States; that no request
his constitutional advisers az the head
oF the Executive Departments Ia unite
with him as Chic Magistrate Of the M.
tion. at the citv of Washington, and the
members Of Congress. and all mapis.
trotes, all civil, military, and naval off Z.
cars. all soldiers. sailors and marines,
with all loyal and law.abiding people,
tn coovene Mt their usnnl place Of wor.
ship, or wherever thev NAV he, IN con.
frs' nnd n repent Of their manifold aims;
IN imp'ore tnn commission and forgive.
ness orthe Almighty. that, If consistent /
with Ills viii, thu existing rebellion
may he speedily arnureSSod. anA the
supremacy of the Constitution and laws
of tho United States may he establish.
ed throughout sll the States. 10 implore
Him. az TIE Supreme Ruler Of the
World. not tn destroy us az a people, NOR
suffer us to be DESTROYED bv the hostili-
~ or connivance Of other nations, or by
obstinate adhesion to our own cnunsels,
which may be in conflict with His eter-
nal purposes. and IN implore Him to
cnlighten the mind Of the nation to
know and do His will, hnmbly heliav-
ing that it is in accordance with His
will that our place should be msintaiu.
cd as a united people among the fam.
lily Of nations; To implore Him to grant
IN our armed defenders and the masses
Of the people that courage, power Of re-
sistancc, and endurance necessary to
secure that result; to inplore Him in
HIS infinite goodness to soften the
hearts. enlighten the minds, aud qnick-
en- the consciences Of those in rebellio On,
that they may lay down their arms and
speedily return to their allegiance to
the United States, that they may not
be utterly destroyed. that the effusion
of blood NAV be stayed, and that unity
and fraternity may be restored and
peace established throughout all our bor-
ders."
Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN, President Of the United States
cordially concnrring with the Congres.
of the United States in the penitentin
and pious sentiments expressed in the
aforesaid Resolutions, and heartily ap
proving of the devotional design and
purpose thereof, do hereby appoint tho
first Thursday Of August next to he OBJ
served by the people Of the United
States as day Of humiliation and pray.
er.
do hereby further invite and re
quest the Heads of the Executive De.
partmentS Of this Government, together
with ell Legislators, all Judges and
Magistrates, and all other persons exer.
cising authority in the land, whether
civil, military, or naval, and all soldiers
seamen, and marines in tho National
service, and oil the other loyal and law,
abiding people of the United States, tc
assemble in their preferred places o.
public worship on that day, and there tc
render to the Almighty aud Merciru
Ruler of the Universe such homsger
and such concessions, and to offer Il
Him such supplications as the Congress
of the United States have, in thoi
aforesaid Resolution, so solemnly, 81
earnestly and so reversntly recon
mended.
In testimony whereof, I have herenu
to set my hand, and caused tho seal Q
the UGited States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington thi
seventh day of July, iu the yea
Il. S. of our Lord, one thousand eigt
hundred and sixty -four, and {
, the Independence of the Unite
/ States the eighty-ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the PresidenG