The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-05
OEEICIAL.
Il. s.. sand eight hundred and sxtylour and OF the
Independence of the United States Of Americn
the eighty-ninth. r
Wurrsm q. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
mo. 20.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLAIM TON

IT has pleased Almighty God to prolong national
life another year, defending Us WIN us guarding care
to us in His mercy many and signal victories the
enemy who is of household II has also pleased
our Heavenly Father to favor as wen our eizens IN their
homes soldiers In their camps ana our sailors on
the rivers and seas with unusual health lie has largely
augmented our free population by emancipation and by
immigration while He has opened 70 US new sources OF
in every department OF industry with abundant rewards
Moreover He has been pleased 10 animate and inspire
minds and hearts with orttude 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 to
afford to us reasonable hopes Oh an uismae ana happy
Now threfore l. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President Of the
United States do hereby appoint and set apart the last
Thursday Of next % a ssy
NAV then be- as a day Of thanksgiving and praise to
Almighty God the benecent Creator and Ruler OF the
Universe And to farther recommend to my fellow
aforesaid that on that OCCASION they do
renty humble themselves In the DUST and from thence
offer up pentent and ervent prayers and suppications
TO the Great Dispoer of events for return of the in
estimable blessings Of peace, union, and harmony
throughout tho land which 1t has pleased him to assign
as dwellngplace for ourselves and for our posterty
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
rLsl sand eight hundred and sixty-four and Of the
Independence Of the United States the eighty
ninth.
BY the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLAM4MON.
WHEREAS the Congress of the United States passed an
act which was approved the 2ls day Of March last
entitled "An act to enable the people of Nevada to form
constitution and State government, and for the admis-
sion of such State into tho Union on an equal footing
with the original States;"
And whereas the said constitution and State govern
have been formed pursuant to the conditions pre-
scrbed by the fifth section of the act Of Congress ofore
said 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 1t knew, 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, Ihave hereunto set my hand and
caused tho seal of the United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this thirtyarst
day Of DC ober, in the year Of our Lord ono thou.
g. sand eight hundred and sixtyfour, and of the
independence OF the United States the eighty
ninth
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD Secretary Of STATE