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a Proclamation.
By CHARLES X. WILLIAMS, Governor oil
the State of Vermont.

By CHARLES X. WILLIAMS, Governor of
the State Of Vermont.
Acknowledging our dependence on Almigh-
t. God, and sensible of our duty to ascribe unto
Him the tribute of Praise and Thanksgiving
for every manfestion of His goodness to us
individually, aud as State, it seems peculiar
y appropriate, not only that we should call to
mind His hourly, daily and common blessings,
and praise Him for the same, but that we should
set apart day in which all the people Of this
State might unite in expressing their depen-
dence on God and their gratitude for all his
mercies: At the close of the year, when the
harvest has been gathered in, it has been usual
for the people to assemble in the places set
apart for public worship, to express thankful
ness for the blessings bestowed on them, and
remember the Obligations laid on them by the
Almighty, in granting those blessings:
| have, therefore thought proper to appoint,
and do hereby appoint, THURSDAY, the
FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER NEXT, to
be set apart as a day of PUBLIC THANKSGIVING
AND PRAISE, 10 be observed by the people of
this State with such solemnities and such es-
tiyities as becometh Christian people and a
Christian State.
request ministers and people of every de.
nomination to assemble in their places of pub.
lie worship, and with hearts of gratitude and
love devoutly acknowledge their dependence on
Almighty God, confess their sins and trans
gressions, exercise deep repentance for the
same, mpIore his forgiveness, and render to
Him thanks that, notwithstanding our sins, His
bountful care and providence has been over US,
and been manifested in all the dispensations
measured out that lie has preserved us from
pestllence, famine and war that He has pros.
pered the interest of agriculture, and caused the
earth TO yield plentiful produces that lie has
favored the enterprise and industry of all our
Citizens in their lawful employments, and in
their moral, social and domestic relations; and
especially, that He has continued to US the
Gospel of salvation given by His Son, notwith>
standing our neglect Of its precepts and com-
mands. In view of these mercies, let us en-
ter into His gates with thanksgiving and into
Ills courts with praise, be thankful unto Him
and bless His name :" let US ask His blessing
on our schools, acadmies ard colleges, and on
all the institutions designed to promote the lit
erary, social and religious interests Of the peo-
pie CT this State, and of the United States and
that lie would prosper all enterprises for the
dissemination Of the Gospel to the destitute
parts of our land and of foreign lands, until the
blessings of Christianity are extended from
the river to the ends Of the EARTH And let us
entreat Him that lie would cause both rulers
and people to act in the fear of God and under
sense OF their accountability to Him, TO re-
member their relations to each other in the
State, and that neither transgress the duties,
rights, privileges or immunities of the other
and that all may so conduct as not to forfeit the
privileges bestowed on them by the Almighty,
or provoke Him to withdraw His favors and
may we be prepared to receive whatever man
iiestations of mercy or goodness lie may think
proper to grant US.
Given under my hand and the seal of the State,
at Montpelier, this first day of November,
in the year Of our Lord one tho usand eight
hundred and ihy.one, and of the Indepen.
dence of the United States the seventy.sixth.
CllAS. X. WILLIAMS.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
r. +. ANDREWS, Secretary,