The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-11-13
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JOHN BROWN FRANCIS,
Governor, Captd;n- General. and Cow
mandsr-in-C C.isfsf tie STATE of
hhods-Lstand and Providence
Plantations.
A Proclamation.

- AOOAeSAhAest xVhns
WHEREAS the Gsaeral Assembly OF
w the State aforesaid on the second day
OF November instant, passed the following
Resolutions, to wit:
WHEREAs il has bcen the venersted Gus.
tom pf our ancestors, on appropriate occs.
sions TO aeknowledg their dependence upon
Almighty God, and to express their sense OF
gratitude for the blessings which he has be.
stowpd upon them: and whereas such sc-
acknowledgement and expression 10 founded on
. hfh in the holy and eternal attributes 'oi
that Being, are suited to the wants of man,
and ne obligations and feelings Of a chris
sian community. and are thus recomme nd ed
to ufslike by love Of truth end duty, and
by O. tove Of ancestry; and whereas the sea.
son bps arrived a. which, in times past, il has
beeA Ausual TO appoint day for the purpose
Aforesaid: Therefore, to continue the re-
memArance Of the pious faith and gratitude
Of our ancestors, and TO hold up to posterity
q sithlar example as the witness of our own,
and more especially to recognize the solemn
relakon existing between US and tho bounti.
fol tutbor Of the universe: fye 81
Hsclved, That Thursday the 2s,h day of
November instant. be, and the same is here
W oet hpurL US q Dhy OI Au&hks4t0-
ing snd Praise to Almighty God.
And the General Assembly recommend to
their fellow citizens, that abstsining on thst
day from all unnecessary lsbor, and unbeco,
ming recreation, they assemble together in
their respective houses Of worship, and there
unite In rendering to God, the giver Of II
good the homage Of sincere and grateful
hearts. for the innumerable bounties lie has
grac,ously conferred on US, and particularly
that He led our fathers to this land, &c lay
here the foundations of government and a
gres. nation; that He established us in the
pleasant places Of their foundation and sur
rounded Us with the monuments andtriumphs
OF civil and religious freedom, and hAs cont.
nued 40 Our day, institutions calculated to in.
culcate due sense Of the value o. ssch on
inheritance, aud to perpetuate q spirh that
shall maintain il. That He has protected
our land during the past year from domestic
and foreign war, and has sustained and fos
tered the arts Of peace that He has disln :
guished il as yeor of unusual health in our
borders and crowned the libours Of the Aus. !.
bandmen with plenty our manufacturing
and commercial enterprise with success, and
our whole country with prosperity and hap
pincss And above ali. that He has granted
and continued to US the consultations, the
consolatons, the hopes ond the rewards pro.
mised in His holy revelation and the gospel
OF His son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, mad
more dear and precious by the advancing
light ofcivilization.
And they further recommend that the good
people Of this State, when assembled "a
aforesaid, should with penitent and contrite
hearts, and with an humble reliance on Di-
vine mercy, devoutly supni;r:'. I. '.."si"u-
asse 2. snslyI and their cSid,sn
as being mauifested iu their dispositions ! nd =;
lives, shall make them to the latest genera
tons, . great, and happy. and q religious
people. ~
Reso.sed, Thst his Excellency the Cover.
nor be requested to issne his Proc amation Of
these resolutions, that the came may be duly
made known to the people Of this State, and
that they be requested to conform thereto.
! do therefore, pursuant to the above reci
ted Resolutions, issue this my Proc lamation
to make known the same. that the good peo.
pie fthis State may conform thereto.
Given under my hand. and the seal OF said
State, at Providence, this fourth dsy OF
November, in the year of our Lord one
Thousand eight hundred and thirty-three,
and Of Independence the fifty eighth.
JOHN BROWN FRANCIS.
By bis Excellency's command:
HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.