Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-11-07
STATE OF VERMONT.
a PROCLAMATION
By Charles K. Williams; Governor
roRVA OAK OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING.

FoRgA DAX OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING.
As the year is approaching to its close,
1t becomes US to reflect on the numerous
manifestations Of the goodness of Almighty
God to us as a people during the last year,
and to offer to Him tribute of praise and
thanksgiving for His protecting care, and
the various instances of His mercy and
kindness which have been so literally be-
slowed, and which we have so largely ex-
perienced.
In view of their dependence on the Al
mighty for every blessing, and in spirit
of humble gratitude, the rulers in New
England, at the earliest settlement of the
country, were Accustomed to set apart a
day of THANKSGIVING, on which all were
permitted to partake of such festivities as
Christian people, under due sense of
the presence of the Most High, might law
fully enjoy, and were called upon to unite
in such religious exercises as we're appro
pirate 10 the House of God
Impressed with due sense of the pro-
priety of such an institution, and of the
duty of acknowledging our dependence on
God for every blessing, and of rendering
thanks 10 Him for His goodness to US inli
yIdually and collectively,-I do hereby ap-
point THURSDAY, the FIFTH DAY OF DECEM-
Der NEXT, to be observed by the people of
this State, as a day of PUBLIC THANKS
GIVING AND PRAYER.
earnestly request ministers and people
of every denomination to assemble in their
several places of public worship, on that
day, and offer up their united praises to
Almighty God for all the favors conferred
on US; that lie has abundantly prospered
the abors of the lusbandman; has given
liberal increase of the fruits of the earth,
and has prospered the enterprise of all class.
es of our citizens; that he has favored us
with good measure of health, and neither
pestiience nor famine has been found with
in our borders, while other parts of our ex-
tensive republic have been soreIy visited
with desolating disease, and many have
been called to part with friends near and
dear; that in all our civil domestic, and
moral relations, we have been highly favor
ed and above all, let US thank Him for
the gift of the Gospel of His Son Christ
Jesus, and implore His grace that we may
all conform to its precepts and live as be-
comes HIS disciples.
And Will we remember with gratitude
these numberless merces, let us humbly
beseech Him to continue them to US; that
he would prosper our colleges, academies
and schools, and all the means that are
employed to instruct and improve the rising
generation; that he would remove the fears
and iealopsies that have distracted our
counsels: that He would cause all oppres-
sion and injustice to cease; that He would
restore to every individual the enjoyment
OF those " natural, inherent, and ipaliena-
BILE rights" with which they are endowed
by their Creator that He would dispose all
hearts to agree in such measures as will
promote a spirit of brothery love and be-
nevolence; that He would give wisdom tc
our counses and energy and frmness in
their determinations, and that they may be
guided to such measures as will contribute
to the welfare of the people; that the spirit
of disuniOn, faction and disorder may be
suppressed that all may amend their lives
and sincerely and truly repent of their sins
and be thus prepared to receive and i'm
prove every token of divine favor which i
may please our Heavenly Father to bestov
upon us.
Gi0en under my hand and the Seal o
the State, at MontpeHcr, this 25th da,
Of October, IN the gear Of our Lori
one thousand eight hundred and Nyt
ami of the independence Of the Unite'
States, the seventyfh.
CHARLES K. WILLIAMS.
By the Governor,
R. F. ANDREWS, Secretary