The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-18

tizens aforesaid that on that OCCASION they DO reve
offer up penitent and fevent prayers and
to the Great Disposer Of events for return Of the IN
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dwellingplace for ourselves and for our posterty
throughout all generations
and Ky sea Of be United States to be aed
Done at the city of Washington this twentieth day
.1. of October, in the year of our Lord one thou
L. g. sand eight hundred and sixtyfour, and OF the
Independence of the United States the eighty
"'''''' i : Ell ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary Of STATE.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES oF
AMERICA;
ay III A PROCLA AAH0N go ~
WHEREAS the Congress Of the United States passed an
act which approved the 2lst day OF March last
entitled AN act to enable the people Of Nevada to form
sion e such State into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States;S' |
And whereas the said constitution and State govern
nent have been formed pursuant to the conditions pre-
scrbed by the fifth section Of the act OF Congress aIoe
said and the certificate required by the said act and also
aop % tnt bs Of the United States
Now, therefore, be IL know, that ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
President of the United States in accordance with the
duty imposed upon by the act of Congress aforesaid
do hereby declare and proclaim that the said State of
Nevada is admitted into the Union an equal footing
with the original States.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
used the seal of the United States to be affixed
- Done at the city of Washington this thirty.frst
day of October, in the year of our Lord one thou
L. g. sand eight hundred and sxty-four and of the
independence of the United States the eighty
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WILLIAM IL SEWARD, Secretary Of State 80
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES of
pporrsMATJoN
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WHEREAS by my ar o. Ia as II wss
declared that the ports Of certain States including those
Of Norfolk in the State of Virginia (and Fernandna and
Pensacola in the State of Florida were, for reasons
therein se forth intended to placed under bockade
and whereas the said ports were subsequently, bockaded
accordngly but having for some time past been the
military possession of the United States, 1t is deemed adj
vsabe that they should be opened to domestic and foreign
Now therefore be it known that l. ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
President of the United States pursuant to the authority
In me vested by the fifth section of the act Of Congress
approved the 18th of july 1861 entitled IAN act fur
ther to provide for the collection of duties on imports
and for other do hereby declare that the block
AIDE Of tho said ports of Norfolk, Feandna and Pensa
cola shall 40 far cease and determine from and after the
first day of December next that commercial intercourse
with those pors except to persons things and nior
nation contraband of war; may from that time be car
red on subject to the laws of the United States to the
Imitation and II pursuance OF the regulations which
be prescribed by the Secretary OF the Treasury ana
such military and naval regulations Az e now in iorce
or may hereafter be found necessary.
In witness whereof have hereunio get my hand ana
! Done at the city OF washington, this nineteenth
H. o. day of November IN the year OF our LORD one
IT, 8. Thousand eight hundred and slNtyfour and OF
the Independence OF the United satest the elghty-
ninth ,,
LC. Ia ABRAHAM LiNCoLN' F.
| By the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD Secretary OF Sfdf
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| WHEREAS by the act approved JAY 4, 1854 entitled
AN act further to regulate and provide for the enrolling
and calling out the national forces and for other pur
posesn it I, provided that the President of the United
Sates NAV at his discretion any time hereafter call
for any number of men, as volunteers for the respective
terms Of one two and three years. for military service
s town township ward 81 City precinct or election
trct or Of any county subdyided, shall not be
filed within the space of fifty days after such CALL then
to fll such quota any part thereof which may be
unnliea v ,o erssts allowed In oocoraanc. with
~ the cali far Ave hundred thoand
men, made July 18th 1885, the number Of men 70 be OBJ
eighty thousand; and whereas the operations of the
enemy in certain States have rendered impraccabe to
procure from them their full quotas of troops under said
CALI and whereas from the foregoing causes but two
hundred forty thousand men have been put into the
army navy and marine corps under the said call of July
49, 1854 leaving deficiency that call of two hundred
and sixty thousand t260,000):
Now therefore, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the
United States Of America in order to supply the aore
said deficiency and to provide for casualties In the mill
ary and naval service of the United States do issue this
nv call for three hundred thousand 300000 volunteers
to for one two three years The quotas of the
States districts and subdistcts under this call will be
assigned BY the War Department through the bureau of
the Provost Marshal General of the United States and
gin case the quota or any part thereof of any town,
toynship ward of city, precinct or election district
of any county not SO subdvided shall not be filed be-
fore the fifteenth day of February eighteen hundred and
xtyye then draft shall be made to fiji such quota or
anv mart thereof under This call which NAV be unified
IN aid f,fteenth dav of February 1865
I festmanv whereof T have bereunto set nv hand
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WILLIAM H. SEWARD Secretary OF Sfdt
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nv THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
d. ihh AMERICA. '' w
l. PROCLAMA TON
WHEREAS the act of Congress of the 2sh of September
1850 entitled IAN act to create additional collection dis
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