St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-11-10
Proclamation.

The scenes of this year will soon
end the season OF the greatest trial
to our health is over the political eX-
elements incident to exercise ot the
elective franchise are past the tolls
OF the husbandmen are drawing to a
close. The year, which, to the people
Of Iowa, commenced in gloon and
want, is ending comparatively under
bright skies, and health, peace and
plentiful harvests crown the iabors
and duties of the same.
The distress and anguish which fol-
lowed the late financial revulsion, cou-
pied with failure OF our field crops
last year, are ceasing to trouble us,
being accepted as a part OF the divine
administration, and compensated Tor
by uncounted blessings in other direc-
tions. The lessons intended 10y them
for our instruction, simply mark the
goodness of our Heavenly Father.
If we have been touched by that
strange Providence which results
from mans srant of ta'm IN man."
whereby the hopes and fortunes OF our
people were subjected to painful
test, still we have the comforting re-
lection there is now going ON grad
ual reaction from wants aud fears
that there is still left unto us much OF
life, hope and native cnergy-that
there is still left unto us our goodly
land, abonnding in all the elements OF
material wealth, health and happiness,
and capable of atfurding happy homes
to millions of free laborcrs-that we
have a State organism, still in the
morning of its strength, bu"yant,
eager and hopef:l, based upon the
rights of man, securing to all classes
protection of person and property, the
privileges Of civil and religious liber-
ty, opportunities for moral and intel
lectual culture, and the pursuit of in
dividual and social happiness.
1t is expected on the day herein
designated that the hearts of the peo-
pie of all the confederated States Of
the Nation will be moved to express
sions of gratitude to the BoUNrIFuL
GIvER of all good for similar and lnnu-
merable other favors and blessings,
and that they will-sacriticing for the
time being all sectional animosities
upon the altar of peace and friendship
celebrate in unison great National
Thanksgiving, in which they will at
their family affairs, around their tes-
tive boards and in their temples Of
Worship, Praise, and cxalt Him
above all, forever, for that goodness
beyond thought and po,rer dtrins" which
keeps ward over the safety of the
country and smiles propi,iously upon
the many instrunentalIties that are
being employed under the guidance OF
His own Wonderful spirit for the NOR.
al elevation of our race.
In accordance, therefore, with this
expectation, and in Difference to Just
pnhlic sentiment, do cordially invite
the good people of this State, abstain
ing from all secular cmployments, to
unite in observing THURSDAY, the Gath
Of November next, as day Of Praise,
Thanksgiving and Prayer; and for
this sacred purpose l nov by these
presents set apart that day.
t~- In testimony whereof have here
! l.. $. unto subscribed my name, and
t0-' caused the Great Seal of the State
OF Iowa to be affixed.
Done at Des Moines this 23d day of October
in tho ysar If our Lord one Thousand eight
hundred and ffty-ninc.
BY the Governor. RALPH P. LOWE.
ELIJAH SELLS, Secretary of State.