The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-31
No. 20.
BY THE PRECEDENT OF THE UNITED srATEs w
AMERICA:

a pROcIAMA TON.

BY THE PRECEDENT OF THE oNiAND "
AMERICA;
A PR0CL4AA4loM
In bas nleased Almighty God to prolong our national
life another year. defending US WIN ms saau ,Gne
against uhffiendly designs from aoi9A . ar lie
nenv who 4, of our own household. 1t has also pleased
onr Heavenly Father TO favor as well our ~ ~"
!ogs ~ ou nj essa with Unusual health. He has largely
augmented our free population by enlaicpaton uu "
9sir.,or while liz has opened 10 us new sources OF
wealth and has crowned the labor OF our WORKING men
in every department OF Industry Win tpuua ,ewius'
Moreover He has been pleased TO ahiua'e anu inspire
our minds and hearts with ortitude courage auu tso-
I,an snftieient for the great trial of civil war into
which we have bssn brought by our adherence as ma
ton TO tho cause OF freedom ana hutnHul'y, anu 70
afford to us reasonable hopes OF an ultimate ana happy
| doliyerance from all our dangers and a1lictons
| Now thrsfore T. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the
United States do hereby APPOINT and set apart the last
Thursday of November next day which desire to
be observed by all my felow-ctizens wherever they
may then be- as day OF thanksgiving and praise to
Almighty God the benscert Creator and Ruler OF the
Universe. And TO farther recomme I'd to my fellow
citizens aforesaid that that OCCASION they do
renty humble themselves in the DUST and from thence
offer up peniten and eryent prayers and suppcations
to the Great Dsposer OF events for return Of the in
estimable blessings Of peace, union, and harmony
throughout the land which It has pleased him to assign
as dwelling for ourselves and for Our posterty
through bout all generations
In testimony whereof l 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
81 sand eight hundred and sxty.four, and Of the
Independence OF the United States the slightly.
ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
b. tins President:
WILLIAM H. sfwARp, Secretary Of SLATE.
mo, 81.
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AIERICA:
A PROcLA MA MON
WHEREAS the Congress of tho United States passed
act, which approved the 2lst day of March last
entitled AN act to enable the people of Nevada to form
constitution and State government, and for the adrns
sion OF such State into the Union equal footing
| with the original states;"
And whereas the said constitution and State govern
ment have been formed, pursuant to the conditions pre-
scrbed by the fifth section of the act of Congress aore
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 it 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 tho said State of
Nevada is admitted into the Union equal footing
with the original States.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
caused 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
H. S. sand eight hundred and sixty-four and of the
Independence Of the United States the eighty.
ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BY the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.