Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-04

The scenes of this year will soon end the
season Of the greatest trial to our health Is
over; the political excitements incident to the
exercise of the elective franchise are past; the
tolls of the husbandman are drawing to close.
The year, which, to the people OF Iowa, COM
menced in gloom and want, is ending COM
pa.atively under bright skies, and health,
peace and plentiful harvests crown the labors
and duties of the same.
The distress and anguish which followed
the late financial revulsion, coupled with a
failure of our field crops last year, are ceasing
to trouble US, being accepted as part OF the
Divine administration, and compensated for
bv uncounted blessings in other directions.
The lessons intended by them for our
instruction simply mark the goodness of our
Heavenly Father. g.
If we have been touched by that strange
Providence which results from 'mGn's Udnl
Of faith in man," whereby the hopes and
fortunes of our people were subjected toa
painful test. still we have the comforting
reflection that there is now going on gradual
reaction from doubts and fears-that there is
still left unto us much of life, hope and native
energy--that there is still left unto us our
goodly land, abounding in all the elements Of
material wealth, health and happiness, and
capable of affording happy homes to millions
of free laborers-that we have State organ
ism. still in the morning of its strength,
buoyant, eager and hopeful, based upon the
rights Of man, securing to all classes protection
Of person and property, the privileges of civil
and religious liberty, opportunities for moral
and intellectual culture, and the pursuit Of
individual and social happiness.
tits expected, on the day herein designated
that the hearts Of the people of all the confed
Grated States of the nation will be moved tt
expressions of gratitude to the BoUNTIFuI
GlvER of all good for similar and innumerablt
other favors and blessings, and that they will
sacrificing for the time being all sectiona
! animosties upon the altar Of peace and friend
J ship-celebrate in unison great Nationa
: Thanksgiving, in which they will, at thei
family altars. around their festive boards, ant
/: in their temples of worship, praise and exal
Him above all, forever, for that 'gootlne,
b.vo,.d thought and poaoer divine,". whicl
keeps ward over the safety of the country
and smiles propitiously upon the man,
linstrumentalites that are being employe,
under the guidance of His own wonderful
spiri. for the moral elevation of our race.
r In accordance. therefore, With this expect
alton, and in Difference to a just public sent
n ment, do cordially invite the good people {
this State, abstaining from all secular employ
' ments, to unite in observing Thursday, tn
twenty fourth of November next, as day (
i Praise, Thanksgiving and Prayer; and fe
: this sacred purpos. now by these present
!. set apart that day. L l..
! In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have her
g. unto subscribed my name, an
: caused the Great Seal of the Sta
: ~~i of Iowa to be affixed. a,.j q
!. Done at Des Moines. this 22d day of Oct
Der, in the year Of our Lord one thousat
eight hundred and fifty nine. asGps
le By the Governor RALPH P. LOWE.
U E111.u SrIIs Sec,u Of State -a..- "a