Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-12-18
ThankSgiIing.

we have frequently been asked the origin
thanksgiving in the United States, and vbe.
1t was brought over by our Pill grim fathers, fro
Europe.
lhe custom of general thanksgiving has ur
vailed IN Europe, for many centuries, in fac
has existed almo ST with hChristinniiy-,houobu ~
IN the form in which it is observed in this count,
In Catholic Europe, Jubees have been obsere
ior many Centuries, upon which occasions ii
PRISONS were thrown open, criminals apahs
church and State were received with clemeO,
and forgiven, hospitals were founded md decd,
inunlticient charity were performed. Tbr
lhanksglvings emanated from The pope If Rom.
and only occurred at intervals of several va,,
al time. The Ts Dcum is service. which h.
been observed from the ea rlicst periods of Chris
aniy. upon joyful occasions, davs of nntion,, e..
Iivity upon the receipt of hapr.y ,idiuo
such rs The news of victories, marriages of pd,
ccs, bounlifu crops &C.
The only creditablc source upop. which wc .,
lay cur hands a, present, in regard TO tbs
Practice among our Pilgrim Fathers; is to Be-
iound IN Franklin's work, which we will g;w
ana we believe is an authentic account of The orr
gin OF Thanksgiving in this county.
mere Is tradition, that in the planting Of
row Engand, the first settlers met with many
u'iicui''es ana hard-shps, as is goneraliy thecas
when civilized people attempt es,nbIisbina them.
selves in wilderness countrv. Roinr oior.I,
oisPosed, they sought relief from Heaven. bv Iay.
ing Their wants and dstresses before The T .sd IN
requent set days OF fasting and PRAYER Con-
''o"t meditation on these subjects kent ,Inf
minds gloomy and discou,ented; and like d,
chi'dren or lsraeal, there were many DISPOSED to
return to that Egypt which persecution had O
uuced 'nem to abandon. AT length, when i, wa,
proposed IN the assembly TO proclaim another fas,
a farmer OF plain sense rose and remarked. th,
Tue inconvenience they suffered, concerning which
'hey had so often wearied Heaven with their cou.
P'a,n'S' were not so great as they might have es.
Poc'ed' ana were diminishing every day as The
co'ohy increased; that the earth began 10 reward
10 o ''e'r heor, and TO furnish liberal.
~ ior their subssteuce: that the seos and river,
were found full of fish. the air syee, md tho I'll.
mate healthy; and above all, that thew were there
enjoying The full benefit of liberty. civil and reG
e'ous; he therefore thought, tha, rejecting and
ccohVerslng on these subjects would be more CON-
.ol'aole' as tending to make them better conieu
YOU win their situation; and that il would be more
oooo.rin9 inc gratitude they owed the Divine b.
'ns' ), H. instead of fast they should proclaim
lha y. nE,sswlng. His advice was taken, and from
nat day 10 this, they have in every year, obsers-
~ circumstances of public felicity sificien TO fur
= n'sh employment for thanksgiving day, which
> therefore constantly ordered and religiousyOb
uoctor once returned coat to bis tailor, be-
'"ose II did not exactly Il, him. The tailor SEQ.
ns tho doctor, afterwards, at funeral Of pa
icnt, said TO him.
An doctor. you arc hapy man.
why so !sinquired the doctor.
BECAUSE, said the tailor, you never have
ny OF your bad work returned upon your hands.
W Gen. Quitman will have command Of tho
QUINN OF American troops. in the valley Of the
NO urande, when Gen. Taylor leaves on fur
'"sh; he, being tho mex, ranking officer.
w Ihe notorious Madama Restell has oeoa