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 APPENDIX. mg; the United States, do hereby direct the commander of the forces of the'United States on the Florida coast, to permit no rson to exercise any omce or authority upon the xslands of Key West, the thrtugas, and Santa Rosa, which may pe¤mcpp:1s;<€ntt;1;v1t;1¤:;1e6Lawl;_ and lfppgitption of the United States, author- Zl~° 1 s me, esa tncessa tos dh writ of habeas corpus, and to remove fmin tihe Szicinigrbf th?lUiiitddeSI::e: Habuuoorpau forfresses all dangerous or suspected persons. suspended. n witness whereof, I have here nt t ha d d d th seal e United States to be atiixed. u O Sa my u i an muse 9 of the - Done at the City of Waslnngton, this tenth day of May, in the year of [L. B'] our (Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and of the Indepen ence of the United States the eighty-fifth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By the President: Wxruau H. Smwann, Secretary of State. No. 8. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: August 12, 1881. A PROCLAMATION. Wnmnnas a joint committee of both Houses of Congress has waited on the Preamble. President of the United States, and requested him to “recommend a da of plpblic Humiliation, Prayer, and Fasting, to be observed by the people ofy the nited States with religious solemnities, and "the offering of ervent supplications to Almighty God for the safety and welfare of these States, His blessings on their arms, and a speedy restoration of peace:" And whereas it is fit and becomin in all eo le, at all times, to acknowled d e ere th S re Go ern egt of Gold lic bow in humble uhm` sion?: an rv eup me v mn ; s is his chastisements; to confess andldeplore ghepesins and g.ansgdressions,‘;n the full conviction that the fear of the ord is the winning wi om, an to pray, with all fervency and contrition, for the pardoncof their past ofences, and for a blessing upon their present and prospective action: _ And, whereas, when our own beloved country, once, by the blessing of  Preamble. united, prosperous, and happy, is now afflicted with faction and civrl war, at is peculiar y tit for us to recognize the hand of God m this terrible v1s1tat¤on,_and in sorrowful remembrance of our own faults and crimes as a nation, and as individuals, to humble ourselves before lzlim, and to pray for Hrs mercy-- to pray that we may be spared further punishment, though most _]ustly_deserveiEef I? ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, do fA]psoin$;ne¤[t· appoint the last Thursday in September next, as a day of Hunnhatxon, Prayer, %c*;¤:·I.m’·u};:' and Fasting, for all the people of the nation. And do earnestly recommend yur md to all the people, and especially to all ministers and teachers of religion, of all gsmé denominations, and to all heads el;} fartgiesatto nbsprve_andll;]eep_‘ti1at day, d` to their several creeds an m es wors np, in a umu y, an wx n Sllr r3$ious solemnity, to the end that the united prayer of the nation may ascend to the Throne of Grace, and bring down plentiful blessings upon our coumqiln testimony whereof, I havgcbgngpngo selt inylp_nld,dand papsedugtefegl oftl Un`tedStatesto e tis wet ayo ug ,:. [L. s.] eighigen hundred and sixty~one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty-sixth. AB AM LINCOLN By the President: NVILLIAM H. Snwann, Secretary of State.