The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-09
Proclamation by the President Of the
United States.
WASHINGTON, October s.
~ ths President Of tAs Unitea lStates::


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A PROCLAMATION.
The year which is drawing to 3
close has been free from pestilenoe
health has prevailed throughout the
land abundant crops award the labor
of the h1sbandman commerce aud
manufacturers have successfully pros
eeuted their peaceful paths; the mines
and forests have yielded literally; the
nation has increased In wealth and in
strength; peace has prevailed, and Its
blessings have advanced every in.
terest of the people in every
part of the Union harmony and fra
ternal intercourse, restored, and oblit-
Grating the marks Of the past conflict
and estrangement; burdens have been
hghtened; means increased; civil and
religious liberty are secured to every
inhabitant of the land whose soil is
trod by none but free men. It be-
comes a people thus favored to make
acknowledgment to the Supreme
Author, from whom such blessings
flow. of their gratitude and their inde-
pendenee, to render praise and
Thanksgiving for the same, and de-
voutly implore a continuance Of Gods
mercy.
Therefore, /, Ulysses S. Grant,
President of the United States, do
recommend that Thursday, the 18th
day of November next, be observed
as q day of thanksgiving and Of peace,
and of prayer to Almighty God, the
creator add ruler of the universe,
and secondly, / do further recon-
mend to 3 all the people of
the United States toe assemble on
that day in ed their Z accumtomed
places of public Worship and to unite
In the homage and praise due to the
.beuntiful- Father Of all mercy, and in
fervent prayers forethe continuauee of
the merciful blessings He has Eouch-
safed to us as people.
......... In testimony whereof I have
:, -: hereunto set my baud, and
l. =: cansed the seal of the United
''''..... States to be affixed this, the
fifth day Of October, "A. ID. 1853, and
of the lndepence of the United States
of America the Ninety fourth. =
u. S. GRANT. r.
By the President: -
HAMILTON Fish, Scc'y State. s.
In the Supreme Court this morning.
Col. Phillips, of the counsel for E. Nj.
Yerger. read the argument entered
into between the Attorney General
aud the counsel for the defense In
July last, providing that the case shall
be brought before this Court. and
asked permission to file the petition
for Yrits of ,habeas corpus and eerti-
orari; also that the case be set for
hearing on Friday next. Attorney
Ga-o-ol Hna- honaH Ahof a vao-a 70
mote day would be fixed, in order that
he might have time to properly pre-
sent the case, as he desired TO first to
argue the question Of the Jurisdiction
of the Court. -
Mr.. Carlisle, for the defense, trusted
that the whole case would be argued
and settled at one time, and not by in
stallment. ~
The Court directed that the petit
tions be fled, and gave notice that on
Monday day would be fixed for ar
gument. n
Arguments were heard in the Su-
preme Court, to-day, in the case of
Mckee vs.. the United States, involY
ing the validity of Treasury orders and
military permits to go beyond the mil
itary lines for trading purposes.
A motion for leave to file petition
for hd6eds corpus and certiOrari in the /,
case of certain parties charged with
murder in Texas was granted, and a
decision will be given thereon on
Monday. ifaisa aI7'a 13 41o1 .s
The Postmaster General has opened
negotiations with the British Govern
ment for the reduction of the single-
rate letter postage, en- and after the
first Of January next, to six cents. -5I