Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-11-25
rrtnYrHTVTHf DAY.

To-day has hecl aPPonte1f -N- 1ui- y ~
Govsrnor Of Tennessee, bat also by the Gov
s-nors Of e majority Of the States, as e DAY Of
T.Dksgiyise % Almighty God for The multi
nlied blessings which He has vouchsafsd TO US
a. : people. A custom, thus annually sane
tions5 sy The people OF our States, lie founded
!, the religious sentiments and deserves % be
-ssDse.sa by every rejecting citizen Our
conBtrv has been blessed, beyond measure, By
sird Providence. Health, prosperity and
,-ogrsss have marked our history. The earth
has welded abundsntly Of its fruits. Our civil
and religious liberties have been preserved. A
religious people esnnotv view these signal bless-
ipss without gratitude, and It is a wise in
pulse which impels our chief officers to re-
commend and set apart a day Of thanksgiving
for privileges and blessings 80 distinguished
and important. Il Is the particular province
Of our religious teachers and the clergy to set
forth the duties which devolve upon US, in con
sequence Of the great and distinguishing pTiVi-
Iegss We ENJOY. Certainly no people in our
generation can lay claim 70 higher blessings.
From The earliest history Of tbe colonies to the
present DAY, We have had enc continuous
Stream OF Provideutial fayors. Our country
seems to have been destined to perpetual pros
psritv. Success has crowned all our under
takiugs, while order and good government have
vindicsted the wisdom Of oUT Institutions,
Yet we have important lessons to learn. We
nus. acknowledge the Source CT our ProsPeTi-
f.. We must feel that Individually we az,
weak and are indebted to an OnHiPoteut Prov.
itsnce for cur success. The people that for,
get or fail to perceive the cause o. their pros.
Perity, csnno. hspe loHg to retain their higi
position.
The custom IS wise and just, and a wise au'
lust people VIII duly and revsrsntisliy OBJ
serve it.
A THANKSGIVING DAY Scene Is NEW YOEE
-HEARrLEss RoAx-Oa Thursday (Thsnks-
giving day) hundreds q the poor Of New
York were made the dUpss Of come reckless
unfseling wretch, who secured The publication
Of a potice. 10 which lie forged the names Of
several respectable citizens, announcing tia.
OF that day GOO pounds Of bread and 1 2Ol
pounds Of beat would be distributed to the pool
at Union Square. The Tribsas, after stating
that the notice was 4 cruel hoax, says:
81 Before 9 A.. n. the poor folks began to &C.
reubIe iu the square, and al 10 o'clock W
were informed that there could not have beer
less than 1 900 persons present. When we ar,
rived MANY hungry and hesrt-sick people had
zone awaY. Among those that We saw were
many men, evidsatiy mechanics out Il employ
msuL. whom winter bad found wholly uuprs'
pared in clothes or purse. The wonen, anc
they we're bT far the most numerouss wore OF
their CAREFUL, sad faces, untold tales Of suf-
feTing and priTsuol; and the little children
whose cotton Fags scarce served TO cover theil
nzkscHess, were terrible TO look upOB-they
seemed to lose their yeuthfulness and shriveI
I'd into little cd nen and women before The
sharp November frost
$50 far az we could learn from couVersing
with these people, they had cone from far and
uesT-some OF them several miles-and many
had not eaten during the day. One poor Amer-
fcsn woman. who sat on a beech il The Park,
with two sweet little children nesting under
her scsntv shawl, told Us she bad walked from
near Grand street ferry, and that she and her
little ones bad not tasted food since tie day be-
fore. she was a widow, 3eceHtiy bat s~csutiy
dressed. and told US with tears IN her eyes, that
she found Il a hard task to keep the wolf from
her door. One OF her children vas a bright
fsir-baired little Dos Of SIX years, the other q
girl Of four. We told the poor woman that she
need not Wait any longer. the notice in the
newspaper was g hoax. As she turned to 20
home she said. . PITY The nan that could DO SO
beariiess q ihilg.7 There were many such
GROUPS 10 that ss5embisss.
eve lsfr the square about ! O'Clock; several
half-tipey nen were then amusing themselves
BY scattering small change among The crowd
and watching the frantic esEeTness with which
The faEi5hsd wEsiobes scrambled foE the
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