Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-17
Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving Day.
la obedien ce to our own feelings, and sprin ging
from a grateful heart, without any regard to the
the pragmatic DEGREES Of Governor Seward or Al
derman Purdy we, and all troops, numbering
30 healthy men, and 90 fine boys, besides many
pretty women, shall cease from labor to-day, and
return our thanks, over good fat turkies, to tAe
Father of the Universe the Great Gver of all Good,
for his manifold merces received at his hands,
throughout the last eventful year
We shall return thanks to-day
For enjoying the blessings of civil and religious
Eberty-and the inestimable right of worshipping
God as we please. without being imprisoned or burn,
at the stake for the same
For the abundant crops Of wheat, cotton, tobae CO.
corn, potatoes, amounting in value, by the recent
census, to nearly 5000 600, being nearly % per
cent greater than any former year.
For the enjoyment of free schools and useful edu-
cation in all the States, with the exception of 1885,
300 BOYS and girls, who attend schools, in the
gallant State of Kentucky.
For the happy multiplication Of the sects Of Chris
tianity among us, who all flourish and fight with
each other, that ne one can monepoIize power,
the Remish sect did in the dark ages, and thereby
become intslerant.
For the black-hearted, hypscritical conspiracy,
under the name of morals, formed against US last
summer, by the Vail street editors and politicians,
by the generou, reaction OF which the public
mind, the circua ton and patronage of the HERALD
has inc rsased two oldyea, even in greater ratio
than the crops of wheat and potatoes.
For the election Of General Harrison over Martin
Van Buyen, by popular majority of lbs 900 out of
240O00o votes, by which the spells stem OF mere
partisan politicians is brckea up, and the present
and every President elect hereafter will be restrict
ed TO one term-to national economy and public
purity.
For the happy prospect that the true bosom ofre
form will sweep all the rats and corruption out efthe
New York Custom Hoase, and all other Custom
Houses-and that all noisy politicians will have to
tread in the footsteps of General Jackson, towards
Salt River; ofSwartwout and his compatriots, to-
wards Texas-or Of Martin Van Buren,, towards
Undertook.
For the decline Of all corrupt and derneralising
theatrical amusements, the growth Of the cheap the
atres fine horses efnement music, inteectsall lee.
lures and such like innocent and popular arause-
ments.
We shall also return sincere thanks after din
ner -
Because General Harrison intends TO organize a
cabinet OF eminent men, Daniel Webster having al
ready accepted the premiership but will abolish the
kitchen cabinet altosether-dismiss the cooks, and
put out the fires at oace.
Because the horrible decentralization Of politicians
and pol tics is comparatively confined to the pipe
LAYERS of Wall street. and their affiliated dens of ni
guilty; for the honest yeomanry of the land do not
vet take their morals their thoughts from Watson
Webb, Charles King, Thurlow Weed, or any such
questionable saints.
liz H.. R.,E md hera
eiaes have since 1887, cheated the country out OF
So zoe GEO. they have not yet robbed US out OF all
morals, honesty, decsncy, and good crops.
Because the meat monopoly, afters war, begun by
u.s. Of four years, is nearly at a close, and the
prices of beef chicken, poultry, mutton, flour, fish,
and all other provisions reasonable and will be
keptso
Because we suppliant for Office or emolu-
ment from any man. and il General Harrison appoints
good men, not dirty politicians, we will support
him, but If he does not we will walk into him, as
quietly as we have ever walked into General Jack
sen or Martin Van Buren,.
Because, during the last year, we beat the corrupt
and bankrupt Wall street press, at least one hun
dred times, in Publishing important news, OF all
kinds in advance Of them nile they were ready 10
cut their throas eat OF pure spite and vexaon, at
our activity and success.
And lastly-Beeauss we are now married man,
AID after six months experience, we would recon-
mend every bachelor to get married as hs, as he
ean assuring him that without beng the husband ola
sensible, spirited woman, human life is a barren
waste, w,thou, green spot to rest the eye upon,
a refreshing pathway TO walk from time into eterni-
ty.
So-we return thanks on these several accounts.
"Aneh,' says the reader.
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