The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-07-19
The National Fast Day.
Proclamation ,As lssldsai Of the rpIisd States

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Whereas, the Senate AMI House Of
Representatives at their Last session,
adopted current resolution, which
was approved on the second day Of July
instant, and which was in the wordss
following, nanely:g sAkahI
"That the President Of the United
States be requested to appoint day
for humiliation and prayer by the peo-
pie of, the United States; that he re-.
quest his constitutional advisers 40 TIC.
head Of the Executive Departments to
unite with him rs Chief Magistrate of
the nation, at the city of Washington,
and the members of Congress, and alg
magistrates, all civil, military and naval
officers, all soldiers, sailors and marll-
ers, with all loyal and law-abiding citi-
zens, to convene 1T their usual places Of
worship, or wherever they may be, to
confess and repent of their manifold
sins; and to implore the compassion,
and, forgiveness, of the Almighty, that.
if consistent with His will, the existing
rebellion may be speedily suppressed,
and the supremacy Of the constitution.
and laws of the United Statce may be.
establishe throughout. all the Statas; to
implorc Him, as the Supreme Ruler of
the w orld, not to destroy us as people,
nor suffer us to be destroyed by the.
hostility or conniyance of other nations,
or by obstinate adhesion to our own
counsels, Which may be in conflict with
his eternal purposes, and to implore him
to enlighted the mind of the nation to
know and do His will, hrmhly LeliaX:
ing that it is in accordance with His
will that our place should be maintained
as united beople among the family Of
nations; to implore Him to grant to
our armed defenders and the masses of
the people that courage, power of re-
sistance and endurance necessary to ses.
cure that result; to implore Him in lIis
infinite goodness to soften the hearts,
enlghten the minds and quicken the
consciences Of those in rebellion, that
they may lay down their arms and dspee-
dily return to their allegiance Il, the.
Unitep States, that they may not be ut-.
terly destroyed, that the effusionaof
blood may be stayed, and that unityand
fraternity may be restored, and peace
established throughout 44lraaRnhNaf al raaREn nhafdfGEiES fGiS9
COLIN, President Of the United States,
cordially concurring with the Congress
of the United States. in the penitential
and pious sentiments expressed iA the.
aforesaid resolution, and heartily aPpros.
wing of the devotional design and pur-
pose thereof, do hereby appoint the first
Thursday of August next, to be Obser-
we'd by the people of the United States
as a day of humiliation and prayer.
do hereby further invite and re-.
quest that the heads of the Executive.
Departments of this Government, to,
gether with all legislators, all judges
and magistrates ard all other persons
exercising authority in the land, wheth-
er civil, military or naval, and a sob
diers, seamen and marines in the Ma
tional service, and all the other loyal
and law-abiding people of the United
States, to assemble in their preferred
places of public worship on that day,
and there to render to. the Almighty
and Merciful Ruler of the Universe,
such homages and such confessions, and
to offer TO Him such supplicatiops as
the Congress Of the United States have
in their aforesaid resolution, SO sQlenan.
ly, so earnestly and so reyerentlN rec
ommended. = -
In testimony Whereof have here
unto setmy hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed 20
Done at the city of Washington tAis
-D seventh day Of July, in the year
or. our Lord one thousand eight
f.. S. hundred and sixts-four, and of.
77o the independence of the United
-1a States the eighty ninth. .y,ss
Iia p Igs ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President: sa isf ~ si,g
WILLIAM ii. SEWARD, SeGy of State.