Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-18

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TIE TzAsxssIvIxs OAR QursrIos.-As he
question Of the propriety Of setting apart day Of
thanksgiving by municipal authority seems to b
tAs topic Of the wesk, we give below two o. the
many communications received by NJ, and which
AFFORD am average showing Of Their line Of srgu-
ment pro and cos - ssr -
Of your columns the voice Of well grounded COM
plant 20 be heard in reference to the action Of tie
D Board Of Aldermen upon the jsint resolution re-
ins h; TSs % 81 ss DAY e public
bodied 30 much that Is dear 70 the American citi
zen we have beheld rudely rejected. How wei
boJssed s0s s1e oss s o. our city that this tine
past-cherlshing those feelings which, among all
lands where Christianity rei9ns, should emanate
ION gs BOSOM o. our common country, should be
blotted from the page Of our local history "A 7
Twensy-nve States Of the American Union have
iesdy set apart day Of thanksgiving 70 the Most
y ni.t shsir united voices shall ascend 70
showered down upon rs a. people and a nation.
ne very hearfstrings Of that nation will not be
sflsssd % vihrate In unison: according tois
ieellngH ne voice Of hanks3fving must be silent
In the Federal Metropols Of the Union. =.
Had this decree have gone forth when our 3. 3,
and rsls-whea no msa Wa ssfe and no man vs. ~
free; WREN order was dethroned and IN it, stesd
reigned confasion and crime; when deep-dyed
were different. But even then. smena ali this
violence and misrule, our City Father saw thai
for which we should return thanks 70 Jehovah,
and the day and custom remained inviolate Bat
z now. when under the present psosperous adminis-
traticn, violence has disappeared and the shac lies
that bound the peaceful citizen have been
most public manner, we have been depriyed tSe
cpPortunity-here,i in the Metropolis Of the nation.
where we also behold the rich mercies Of = divine
PtS se ne i must Be sounded throughout the
.aankful- In our sister cities the dav will be or
served; even Baltimore, that barren spot Of the
snion, where Violence and political mirule
flourish IN the most daring forms, there they be-
hold that for which they should be thankful
But should day be set apart here, sno one
~ rowdie., who would thank God for the dsy of Of
tosvdytsms says noted Alderman A dark
= chapter indeed In our history. where are the
thank God for His bleszings~the Christisn ,ne5
~ our city, who worship God In spirit and in
~ Guth-tee moral men Of. our commuaity, who
from principle alone Ind safscient cause to Re-
=, member the Sabbath day to keep Il boly W what
are their numbers in comparison with the rowdies
whose passions are displayed even in the glorious
Tis true the tims-honored custom originated in
the hills and valleys Of New England ,ris true
that IL sprang from the soil Of that part Of our
been made But can thin TACT Affect the eus,om ae Of
thanksgiving with uss Must polftics affect the
e. very ar we breathe, and mingle itself with the
-
- spontaneous from the bosoms Of our fathers swell
Ing with thankfulness and praise TO God when
they bad sung the harvest home, and beheld their
bursting with the rich products Of the sell
III originated among such men "a battied for the
tights OF man. and bequeathed TO u.s. from the dusf
and blood Of the Revolution, those blessings and
taas IRRESPONSIBLE and religious (which we now
enjoy. IL Is one Of those connecting links that
binds the present to the pas-that binds the present
generation to that bold and fearless sace our pi-
grin fathers. Who In the wiids Of an untrodden
LAND, founded the mighty structure OF civil INV
eminent, shedding HIGHT and liberty to the hsopy
miiyaroand which fsthrows lis protecting arms
And why should we not be thankful why should
VIC not reverence the day 20 holy In IL connec-
lions, why should we not have a public thanks
giving, when we behold the great blessings which
soil which yields bounteonsIy to the hands of
indusfry; and the skies Of this land have shed
Tneafa and vigor upon the w hole nation. We have
Zee representative Government-likeu unto whic n
The world never before saw. With its republican
pr is massive political nstitutons recog-
Mining the individual rights Of man, and the power
:, the world never before was blessed. We have
intellectual qualifications by which we are enabled
.ask second % no nation onths face Of globe.
rs Internal welfare and prosperity No pestiIence
nor famine has sent he angel Of death to the home
Circles o. the nation 10 shfoud 1t in gloom. An Is
happy apeaeefnl, and prosperous; why then should
not the Federal Metropolis Of this great nation
acknowledge, also, In public manner, these great
and permanent blessings, = vox PoruLI.
: Istrpood Hull, d. c.. Nov. n, 1850
friend Wallach A mosning Journal rates the
Bard OF Aldermen for refusing to suggest the APP
sss. sas journal aa ny follow " 70 So ne
example BY giving such report az the proceed
ings Of the board as would show 70 as readers the
~ 4 shah emit a. immaieriaI TO the psesent,
showing Of the anti sabbath origin Of this New
p England festival, saying only that anti-Pu-
could hardly approve IL without incurring The
seilsuggsfed charge OF hetefodoxy 70 bis ereed.
- For my part, deem conclusive the letter OF the
The board presume that none win question his
love Of morality. But, aIlsacient as Is his tier
fsls. a. every one Of your rural neighbos can
willvenfuset 20 afirm that IL the most ultra pro-
Thanksgiying-d day man In your city will but I'm
= bre himsef with q proprietary interest in the
supply your markets, and will with sue feeling.
but spend the approaching 2ffh In the suburbs he
viii ever after have less exalted opinion Of the
Thanksgiving day isin the envifons saturnalia
Of all that Is reprchensible; and your farmer who
i might be Supposed would on that day be raost
gun in band, . preserve his property fsom des,
unchon, aad the quiet, - well az the bodily
safety Of his family from jeopardy. Send your
see IL all this Is not 20. am OF opinion that Ave
thousand dollars would not recompense your rural
pufveyo.s the damage they sustained last Thanks.
= t-1S tnrxofdDIe I1Ws however. OF
Compensation, your citizsus have 70 share the
les, thfongh an Increased price and dIminished
!, supply Of marketing some % them, too own
Farms which they rent, and they can tell you that
: fenb are very low; while win suxRest that the
depf.dafioes Of city rewdies keep down the rents
Bssides this Indirect penalty, yonr urban coa-
serious; They have % lose-what few can and
: nens shotsld afford 70 iose-the wages Of day.
Ths DAY liborer loses his daily piftsnce, the en-
ni1er loss the twenty<ixth part Of the nionthly
ssafy paid his employee, while every business
H1a i:sss his rents, Interests and profts ~ the
DAY. Many iosc more than this They lose eums
greater of Iess In an endeavor 10 skill 5lme and
sssenJoyo thsms>lves Many iose ssili more vet i
Tor IN such endeavos they make themselves more
OF less unweil, and, IN consequence thew NAV not
resurn % work until the ensning Monday-for
who cares 70 begin work on Friday OF saturday,
oct u employment The daily wages q thess
may average one dollar add quarter. The con /
sequt9t direct loss TO those men and the comlnu-
= my Is twelve thonaad Eve hundred dollar |
Bat, In their SUM they have spcnt saw two