The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-25
THANKSGIVING.

hoc'hiuahon IUT Thanksgiving, by
his Excellency. the Governor of the
! State Of Louisiana Thursday The 18Th
day Of December, ID tbe time named
in the Proclamation. We hope yet to
seq tho day, when The observance Of
Thanksgiving will be general, through
out the entire length and breadth 81
The Federal Union; when custom will
have fzed one day in the year, in
which Greek and Trojan, American.
European and Asiatic without
any interference with their several re-.
llgious biases, lay aside the ordinary
affairs and foolish differences of OBI.
mon which divide mankind, aud unite
with one voice in giving thinks to the
Great Giver Of three hundred and SIX
ty-four days in every year, besides !;
That all mankind may play fool, knaye
and hypocrite without restraint. Such
Thanksgiving days ara needed in the
republic, TO units us The moro firmly
together; for it's natal days are now
celebrated TO limited extent, and the
spirit Of tho Fathers of '7G is diving
away. Would--for tho sake Of union
and fralernity--ihat the calendar Of
coming time could bear OH its face IN
annual bali dozen Thanksgiving days,
and that there could be no difference
OF opinion as to the propriety Of OBJ.
serving them. We have never vet
been able to discover any sufficient
reason, why Massachusetts and Con.
nacticut could not with propriety OBJ
serve tho same day for thanksgiving
that Mississippi and Louisiana agree
upon. Or why the two satter States
could not, without injury TO their sew
eral sectional factions of politicians |
keep for a Thanksgiving the same day |
named by New York and Rhode Ii.
land. The difference of opinion as 10
the proper length and breadth TO the
Sabbath day can be nc ounted for,
upon principles growing out of the
perfection or imperfection Of human
reason. Hence we find, that some
hold Friday to be- The day; others
Saturday, and others disagree as to
the proper time to begin the .observ.
ance. Whether II begins after sun
down, Saturday night, or commences
with the rising Of the sun on Sunday
is al yet undete. mined !; and
. is vol known that very large half
1f the christians Of this section of the
hold that after IL o'clock M.
IN the Sabbath. that they are at liber-
y to dance, dice, drink wine, or do
my thing else which IL admissible
the trading week. Such /
differences Of opinion cannot exist in
eference to Thanksgiving, and no OBJ.
ection can be urged by any class or
'ation of people among us, 10 its uni !
ersality.
Efforts have been made from time
. time in several Of the States, to
ave day for the observance Of this /.
lteresting custom Of our forefatbefs--I
xed throughout the nation; but as :
ct to no purpose. 1t has been dis !
ovcfed, that there are differences Of !
1terest in the different classes and ma Z
ons Of people among us, and in order
lat the prejudices Of oil may be pan
cred to, il would not be proper for I
lississippi to offer up her thanks to
.lmighty God, at the same time Yer
'ont is Offering up her thanks to the
sme Heavenly Throne. \
The Razor slrop Man" has again ~ ~
ken to the street in New York, and ca
is sonorious voice again mingles with VI VI
le varied city cries. IL Ia said that =