The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-10-27

The scenes Of this year will soon end the
season Of the greatest trial 70 our health j.
over; the political excitements incident to..the
exercise Of the elective franchise are pas. !;
the tolls Of the hnsbandnan are drawing to
close. The year, which, to the people Of
Iowa, commenced in gloom and want, is end
ing comparatively under bright skies, and
health, peace and plentiful harvests Drown
the lAbors and duties Of the sumo.
The distress and anguish which followed
the late financial revulsion, coupled with a
failure of our 6sld crops last year, are ceas-
ing to trouble US, being accepted - part Of
the Divine administration, and compensated
for by uncounted blessings in other direo-
tons. The lessons intended by them for our
instruction, simply mark the goodness Of our
Heavenly Father.
II we have been touched by that strange
Providence which results from ssman's uan,
Of faith in man." whereby the hopes and
fortunes OF our people were ubjected to .
painful test, still we have the comforting
reflection that there is now going on gradual
reaction from doubts and fears--that there
10 still left unto us much Of life, hope and
native energy-that there is still left unto us
our goodly land, Astounding in all the ele-
ments of material wealth, health and happi
moss, and capable Of affording happy homes
to millions Of free laborers--that we have
State organism, still in the morning Of its
strength, buoyant, eager, and hopeful, based
upon the rights of man, securing to oil class
e. protection of person and property, the
privileges of civil and religious liberty, OPP
portunities for moral and intellectual culture,
and the pursuit Of individual and social hap
piness. ~
1t 10 expected on the day herein designated
that the hearts OF the people Of all the CON-
federated States Of the nation will be moved
to expressions OF gratitude to the BoUETIEUL
GIvEs of all good for similar and innumera-
BILE other favors and blessings, and that they
vii, sacrificing for the time being all seq
tional animosties upon the altar Of peace and
friendship celebrate in unison great Ma
tional Thanksgiving, in which they will at
their family affairs, around their festive
boards, and in their temples Of worship,
praise and exalt Him above all, forever, for
that "goodness beyond thought and po.oer
divine" whick keeps ward over the safety of
the country and smiles propitiou.ly upon the
many instrumentalities that are being EN-
ployed under the guidance of His own won
derful spirit for the moral elevation OF our
race.
In accordance therefore with this expecta-
ton, and in Difference to . just public senti.
ment, do cordially invite the good people
OF this State, abstaining from all secular en-
PIGMENTS, to unite in observing Thursday,
the twenty-fourtL Of November next, as a
day OF Praise, Thanksgiving and Prayer; and
for this sacred purpose now by these pres.
ents set apart that day.
- In testimony whereof have here.
L. S. unto subscribed my name, and
~ caused the Great Seal Of the State
OF Iowa to be affixed.
Done at Des Moines this 22d day of Ooto-
Der in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and 6fty mine.
by the Governor. RALPH p. LOWE.
ELIJAH SELLS, Seo'y of State.