Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-04
PROCLAMATION.


The scenes Of this year will soon end the
season Of the greatest trial 10 our Health is
over; the political excitemenis incident ~
the exercise Of the elective franchise are past:
the tolls II the husbandman are drawing to a
close. The year, which, 10 the people Of Iowa.
commenced IN gloom and want, is ending COM
pAra'iveIy under bright skies. and health,
peace AMI plentiful harvests crown the labors
and duties of the same.
The distress and anguish which followed
the late financial revision, coupled with
failure OF our fed crops last year. are ceasing
70 trouble Us, being dcceptd as part Of the
Divine administration, and compensated for by
uncouniei blessings in cthsr directions. The
lessons intended by them for our instruction,
simply mark the goodness Of our Heavenly
F.tler.
/; we have been touched by that strange
Providence which results trcm ",aas rGat
Of jaih az 1.an,' whereby the hope, and for
tunes Of our people were sub ected to n pain; III
test, still We have III. comforting reflection
that there is now going or gradual rea 'tion
from doubts and fears that there is still left
unto Us much Of life, hope and native energy
that there Is still left unto u our goodly land
Astounding III all the elements of material
wealth, health and happiness, and capable Of af
fording happy homes TO millions of free labor
crs-that We have State organism, still in thc
morning Of IFS strength, bu yant, eager. and
hopeful, based upon the rights Of man, securing
70 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 harpi-
ness
1t is expected on theday herein designated
that the hearts Of the people o. all the confed-
Grated States OF the nation viii be moTed to
! expressions Of gratitude to the BOUSTIFuL
GivER OF all good for similar and innumerable
other fayors and blessings, and that they will,
sacrificing for the time being all sectional
animosities upon the alter Of peace and friend
| ship,-celebrate in unison great National
Thankss iving,in which they will ut their fam
lily alters, around their festive boards, AM in
their temples Of worship, praise aud exalt Him
| above all, forever, for that 8 ooodness beyond
| thought and poeer dttine" which keeps ward
| over the safety OF the country and smiles pro-
pitiously upon the many instrumentalitics that
| ere being employed under the guidance Of His
own wonderful spirit Tor the moral elevation Of
| our race.
In accordance therefore with this expecta-
| ton, and in Difference to lust public senti-
ment, | do cordially invite the good leOpie OF
this State, abstaining from all secular employ
ments, to unite in observing Thursday, the
twenty fourth Of November next, as . day OF
Praise, Thanksgiving and Prayer; and for this
sacred purpose ! now by these presents SET
apart that day,
(-l In testimony whereof have here.
L. unto subscribed my name, and
caused the Great Seal OF the State
of Iowa to be affixed.
Done at Des Moines this I'D day Of October
! in the year of our Lord one thousand eighi
hundred AID fifty -nine.
BY the Governor. RALPH +. LOWE.
ELIJAn SELLS, Sec'y Of State.