The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-15
BY tie W Prs,iGsp h SEWARD Secretary Of State

o--' ABhAHAM LiNCOLN.
by TIE WILLIAM Eu1,auspM SEWARD, Secretary Of State
| mo. 90
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
| A PROCLAMATION
IT has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national
life another year. defending US with His guarding care
against uLfrendly designs from abroad and vouchafng
to In His mercy many and signal victories over the
enemy who Is of household 1t has also pleased
Heavenly Father to favor well our citizens In their
homes as our soldiers In their camps and sailors
the rivers and with unusual health He has largely
augmented our free population by emancipation and by
immigration while lie has opened to new sources Of
wealth. and has crowned the labor Of our working men
IN every department of industry with abundant rewards
Moreover lie has been pleased to animate and inspire
our minds and hearts with orttude, courage and
luton sufficient for the great trial Of civil war into
which we have been brought by adherence as q ma
ton to the cause of freedom and humanity, and to
afford to US reasonable hopes Of an ultimate and happy
dellverance from all our dangers and aftictions:
Now threfore I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the
United States do hereby appoint and set apart the last
Thursday of November next az day which desire to
be observed by all my feloweitizens, wherever they
may then be, day Of Thanksgiving and praise to
Almighty God the benefcent Creator and Ruler of the
Universe. And to farther recommend to my fellow
citizens aforesaid that that occasion, they do
renty humble themselves in the dust and from thence
offer up penent and ferven prayers and suppications
to the Great psposer of events for return Of the in
estmable blessings of peace, union, and harmony
throughout the land which has pleased him to assign
as dwengpace for ourselves and for our posterity
throughout all generations.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto 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. 8. sand eight hundred and sixty four and Of the
Independence of the United States the eighty.
ninth.
By the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State
No. 81.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PR0CLAlL4MON.
WHEREAS the Congress of the United States passed
act which approved the 2Ist day of March last
entitled San act to enable the people Nevada to form
constitution and State government and for the admis-
sion of such State into the Union equal footing
with the original States;'
And whereas the said constitution and State govern
men have been formed pursuant to the conditions pre-
scrbed by the fifth section of the act Of Congress afore
sad and the certificate required by the said act and also
copy OF the constitution and ordinances have been
submitted to the President of the United States:
Now therefore, be it 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 herennto set my hand, and
capscd the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington this thrty.frst
day Of 0c'ober in the year of our Lord one thou.
H. g. sand eight hundred and sxty.four and of the
Independence of the United States the eighty
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
By the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of STATE