Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-11-20
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
Thanksgiving.

Whether Southern laiitudes are lndu-
Give to ingra,iIude among people, is a
question OF considerable import. Ren.
son,ng from all the ights before Us, we
should Judge they are. Else, whence
comes il that the autumnal fete OF Thanks
giving furnishes so benz gnly in YANKEE
DOM, regularly as the harvest time comes
round, while in warmer aud more luxu-
rious climates no utttrance of praise from
the people goes out to the 'Glver OF ever,
good and perfect gift
Another phase of this matter is still
more striking for we have seen, and
yearly see, IN our own CITY total apathy
about "Thanksgivipg" among the multi
tudes of citizens who were born and edu-
Gated at the North, by moral and by plous
parents, "in the nurture and admonltlon
of the Lord" Those who for half a life
time have Joined in The annual giving Of
thinks to God for health, gooG business,
plrnteous crops, and all those human
blessings which enrich life, neg lect all
so soon as they are away from the rocky
hills Of their native land, and out oi hear
inp OF the village bells which call them
stately to worship their Creator.
Is it then a fact, that the easier a man
lives, and the less he Iabors, the greater
is his lorge,iulness of the Deity
The New England Governors ofcvery
New England State will, in the course
of a few weeks, issue their respective
Proclama,ions to, the people, summon'ne
them for one day 10 cease ull worldly
toll and repairing to their respective
places of Worship, unite solemny in thank
ing God for the benefits, comforts, and
blessings of The past year These proc
larnations are beautiful thanks-be earers
OF themselves and they form a species
of literature distinct 10 character from
all others, and of class whereof New
England may be proud. She can point
to her proc lamations for Thanksg living
from the time Of Cotton Mathcr, of Elias
Boud,not, and oi Roger Wi!liars, and
truly say-"oi all that we have thought,
conceived, achieved, these are our
jewels =
And for wha, do the Yankees thank
heaven For a cold and incltmrnt re-.
hr a location upon each where, during
four months in the year, man hss to-
feed the cattle he keeps as he would his
child and this is snow knee deep =
The number of oxen, aud cows, and
horses he can keep, is determined by thu
use he can make of them These form
not his uxuries, but are trimmed to the
et,naarA nG he Nnt kcl
thanks God for all these - for pleasant,
home, to which he clings as moss TO the
orchard-rpck. lie is thank Iul for rugged
health-for stout boys and hearty daugh-
ters-for a well educated, managing"
wife-for mind, and for "many inven-
,ions," by which Mother Earth (very
unexpectedly to herself, no doubt has
been subjected to his control.
The fervor with which Thanksgiving
day" is celebrated at the North leaves
no room TO doubt the grateful hearts Of
the people. As in that prlmeval time \
when Cam aud Abel made Offering to-
God Of the "tsst-lruts" Of their respec
tive labo's +; 50. since the "Landing at
Plymouth" the people Of New England
have piled up, 10 the warm ardor OF
gratitude, the incalculable products ol
their fields, 1"cks and dairies. AT that
time each eNrih much TO the poor /; and
hundreds of families, happy at least for
w" momen', JON in equal praise to the
Maker of all
Now, the exact repcrSs OF the above
occurs nj ihr Snuih. We thank no Deity
(noi even an idoD Tor our delicious eli
mate - our magnificent soil-our extend
ed plains. Ne csre not that one may
raise n herd iunumerahle, OF cattle, viii
less erpense han 'couId be required 10 Cod
der span Of YaGse horses one winier =
Not for abundant means Of living, nor
bouniilul health, nor success IN life, nor
tremendous haryesis, do the people oflht
South, ave, of glori"ns Louisiana, 'hanI
God Even he Yankees ~ The Slalt