The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-16
OFFICIAL.
L. s. sand eight hundred and s1tyour, and Of the
the cighty-ninth. nuoo
. WnIIHM d. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
No. 90
By THE PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION
IT has pleased Almighty God to proiong our national
life another year. defending us with Ills guarding care
against unriendy designs from abroad, and vouchang
us in Ills mercy many and signal victories over the
enemy who is of our household 1t has also pleased
our Heavenly Father to favor as well our citizens in their
homes as our soldiers in their camps and our sailors
the rivers and seas with unusual health He has largely
augmented our free population by emancipation and by
Immigration, while He has opened to us sources of
wealth, and has crowned the labor of our working men
in every department of industry with abundant rewards
Moreover He has been pleased to animate and inspire
our minds and hearts with forttude courage and reso
luton sufficient for the great trial of civil war into
which we have been brought by our adherence as ma
tion to the cause of freedom and humanity and 10
afford to us reasonable hopes Of ultimate and happy
dellverance from all our dangers and Affections:
Now Therefore, !, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the
United States do hereby appoint and set apart tho last
lhufsday OF November next as day which desire to
be observed by all my ellowcitlzens, wherever they
may then be- as day Of thanksgiving and praise to
Almighty God the benefcent Creator and Ruler of the
Universe And 1 to farther recommend to my fellow
citizens Aforesaid that that OCCASION they do revo-
renty humble themselves in the DUST and from thence
ofer up penitent and errent prayers and supplicaons
to the Great Disposer of events for of the in
estimable blessings of peace, union, and harmony
throughout the land which it has pleased him to assign
as dwelngplace for ourselves and for our posterity
throughout all generations.
In testimony whereof, have herernto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this twentieth day
Of October, in the year Of our Lord one thou
L. 81 sand eight hundred and sixty four and of the
Independence Of the United States the eighty
ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State
mo. I'll
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLA MAl1ON
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 form
constitution and State government and for the admis
sion of such State into the Union equal footing
with the original States;n
And whereas the said constitution and State govern
ment have been formed pursuant to the conditions pre-
scbed by the fifth section of the act of Congress afore
said and the certificate required by the said act and
copy OF the constitution and ordinances have been
submitted to the President of the United States
Now, therefore, be 1t know, that l. 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 equal footing
with the original States.
In witness whereof have hereunto set nv hand and
eau sed the seal of the United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this thirty-frst
day ofOctober. in the year of our Lord one thou
L. s. sand eight hundred and sixty-four and of the
-- u Independence Of the United States the eighty
ninth.
f-,Ul ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President;
WILLIAM H. SEWARD Secretary Of State. TT