Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-14
OFFICIAL.
By the Presidsns Of the United States
Proclamation.

WHEREAS the Senate and House Of
representatives,, at their last session,
adopted a Concurrent Resolution, which
was approved on the second day of July
instant, and which was in the words
following, namely:
stThat the President Of the United
States be requested to appoint day OF
humiliation and prayer BY the people Of
the United States; that he request his
constitutional advisers at the head Of the
Executive Departments, to unite with
him as Chief Magistrate Of the nation,
at the city of Washington, and the mem
bers Of Congress, and all magistrates,
all civil, military and naval officers, all
soldier5, sailors, and marines, with all
loyal and lay-abiding people, to convene
at their usual places Of worship, or
wherever they may be, to confess and to
repent of their manifold sins; to implors
the compassion and forgiveness Of the
Almighty, that, if consistent with His
viii, the existing rebellion may be speed
lily suppressed, and the supremacy Of
tie Constitution and laws of the United
States may be established throughout all
the States; TO implore Him, as the Su-
preme Ruler of the World, not to de-
stroy us as people, nor suffer US to be
destroyed by the hostility or connivancs
Of other nations, or BY obstinate adhe-
sion to our own eounsels, which may be
in conflict with His eternal purposes,
and to implore him to enlighten the
mind Of the nation to know and do His
will, humbly believing that It is in aeeor-
dance with His will that our place shoad
be maintained as united people among
the family Of nations; to implore him to
grant to our armed defenders and
the masses Of the people that courage,
power Of existance and endurance nee
essary to secure the result; TO implors
Him in His infinite goodness to soften
the hearts, enlightsA the minds, and
quicken the consciencss Of those in re-
bellion, that they may lay down their
arms and speedily return to their ale
glance to the United States, that they
may not be utterly destroyed, that the 81
fusion Of blood may be stayed, and that
unity and fraternity may be restored,
and peace established throughout ali
our borders
Nov, therefore, /, ABaAHAM LINCOLN,
President Of the United States, cordial
| " concurring with the Congress of the
United States in the peniteutial and pious
sentiments expressed in the aforesaid
resolution, and heartily approving of the
devotional design and purpose thereof,
do hereby appoint the first Thursday Of
August next to be observed by the peo-
| pie of the United States as a day Of
National humiliation and prayer
do hereby further invite and request
the Heads Of the Executive Departments
of this Government, together with all
Legislators, all Judges and Magistrates,
aud all other persons exercising author
lily in the land, whether civil, military,
or naval, and all soldiers, sailors, and
marines in the National 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 CON
fessions, and to offer to Him such sup
! plieations as the Congress Of the United
States have, in their aforesaid resolution,
so solemnly, SO earnestly, ard so rsyernt-
! ~ recommended
In testimony whereof have hereunto
set nv hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed
Done at the City Of Washington, this
seventh day Of July, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight
| IL. g. hundred and sixty-four, and Of
the Independence of the United
States tbs eighly-ninth
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Sec'y of State