Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-11-20
Proclamation.
by REuDEN WooD, Goucraor Of he STATE Of
Ohio: WHEREAS, The General Assembly
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respond with the Executives of the other
members of the Coniederncy, with the view
/ TO produce uniformity, during the current
| year, ms n day of thanks giving aud prayer.
! Now, therefore, REuBEN WooD, Govern
or Of the State of Ohio, in obedience To said
resolution, do, 10y these presents, set apart
the last Thursday in November neat, being
the iweniy-fiih day of said month, TO be
observed as day of thanks giving aud pruy-
er throughout the State.
On said day il is most earnestly recon-
mcndcd to the good people of Ohio, that
they refrain from nl unnecessary labor, and
from every employment Inconsistent with
that humility, dWy, and obligation which
they owe TO their Creator; and that they
assemble in their usual places Of worship,
aud with pure hearts and sincerity of pur.
pose, give thntks TO Almighty God for the
iullncss of hi. grace and the many muniics-
talions Of his Providence to us, as n favored
Nation, State aud People tia, in Ills own
wise dispcnsaiions, civil aud religious liberty
is enjoyed, peace aud security reign and
health, abundance aud prosperity prevail
throughout the luud.
Given under my hand and lc Great Scnl of
the State of Ohio, at Columbus, this 18th
day of October, in the year of our Lord
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the independence of the United Srntrs,
REUBEN " GOD.
by the Governor:
WILLIAM TREyIrr, Sec'y Of State.
The Governor recommends us to abstain
from "cvcry employment inconsistent with
humility. duty and obligation which VIC owe to
our Creator" Pray Governor. what employ
mcnts arc these; Is slave hunting and slave
catching one of them; We don't remember any
such exception in that bill of denominations the
the Fugitive Slave Law. It might be very
comfortable to think VIC could pass one day of
the three hundred and sixty. five with this OK.
cmption. But we dare not hope for it, 1t is
one Of the works Of NECESSITY" though not of
mercy. Itisncccssary to preserve tho union.
Why it would all go to sh.vcrs, notwithstanding
General Picrcc's election, if tho people of
OHIO were permitted to est their rhanksei,fng
dinners without liability to be called up there
from, to catch some poor flying man or woman
who was trying TO escape from the horrors Of
slavery. We cant hope for this exemption, be-
cause VIC very well remember that this same
Governor Woods thought last winter, that it
would not do to repeal the slave catching law,
because a year and a half's experience under
il, had not been found sufficient :imc to dcvcl-
its character. That being SO, VIC could hard
ly hopc the last twelve months would have so
increased his knowlcdgc,as to have brought him
to tho conviction that tho work il requires, is
improper employment for thanksgiving day.
No, when in the joylulncss of that day. families
rcuni.c over their rhichcn pies and baked pud.
diugs, let them remember that willie their Gov
crnor earnestly recommends" them to abstain
from labor on their farms and in their shops, as
! due to their Creator, they may by no means re-
nit their vigilance oven on that day of general
| joy, as blood-hounls and slave cdtchors. The
badge of their iniamy and sin, they must wear
on and wear ever. With such yoke upon our
nccks, what mockcry for Governor Woods to
talk of our civil and religious liberty. Think O!
it; when the mos, common act Of humanity
cannot be performed, except in defiance of fine
and imprisonment. Tic governor nay have
no difficulty II talking so. Indeed We should
expect nothing else from . m,n rs morally Oh
tuse rs his last years message proved him 70 bc.
, We have no idea he ever thought Of including
slave-catehins among the "cn. loymcnts in
consistent with that humility, duty aud oJliga-
ton VIC oTc 10 our Creator.
Wclovc this annual festival. It halowcd
among our choicest and carly rcncmberanecs.
But this annual oGi,ial cant aud G.lschood,
must be nothing else than IN abomnation to
Him to whose honor the day i. prorcsscdly con-
srcrated. We will keep thanksgiving day with
fcasting, joy and gladncs', when our national
and state authorities viii ab,olye US hom all
obligation to catch, return, and hold our fellow
beings in bondage Until then as We hold our
religious liberty in defiance Of law ard by vir-
tue of our own individuality, We feel rather in
clinod to keep thanksgiving day on our own
recommendation.