The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-29
OUR THANK S GIVING.
What Are We to be Thankful For-The Pro-
Carnations s0lld Thasks rhrsugh
Our Charitable InssItue1ens
tho Day b Keps Up In New Ysrk,

have We nothing 70 be thaDkfoi forf DO not "ve,
and breathe, and have beinsf rnose have su-
oysd health and strength during the past twelve months
have they not cause 70 reoice and bs shAnkfu when
they hook sroun3 and mspy who have suffered from
accident, sickness other oaussAS Have wa not had
oountul harvest 10 be thankful for, while ether
tries blight has fallen aud injured their cropsS Have 70
not been free from war sni boodshed when Europe
and Asia have been, - we're, .swimmng in
goreW Are We mot ~ liberty, IN other
nations despotsm rules snpemef Tnen should indeed
be thankful 70 the Divine Creator and while enj the
blessings 1 N day, should forget those arc
not In inch good position In life Ourselves We arc
thankful Heaven bas bouDteous meroiful a
~ naica and although troubles prevail In midst,
thankful that they arise from other han
the evil workings Of politicians and OF those who make
tneir harvest upon the mseriss Of others.
oRIsN or THE OBSERVANCE or THE DAY.
appears that the early settlers Of Nav England had,
IKE all pioneers many ndships trials
and to aid thsm they thought Efforts 70 con
qner them they held certain f's pray-rful religious
which tended 70 make them movoss
and snllen than otherwise fsss became of ooa.
slant occurrence 40 much IN some kind Of
oscontent therefore, when ike oere-
monai was about 70 be proclaimed, Q matter Of fact
farmer, who had the hat "th,uss ere not
bad but that they nishs been worse" rnss In
the Assembly and proposed that day Of thaakssivipg
ov those benefits shas had bean received should rather
beset apart being o,nvnced that cbserl eonversatoo
that side OF the picture would moro likely 70 Iced
to successul ISSUE by giving the sborers suocurags-
meut 10 work than by "nopins" The non reception
of What they thought thsy should have had He said
the difficulties not % heavy they he'd bess =
the "esSth had given forth hsr iuoreassn - q rs-
sard for their labors; the birds Of the air
ard forests were plenty, and the ssss and ths
rivers were full Of tho Amy tribs suitable for
their sustenazo tho atmosphere sweet and pure,
the climate wholesome bus, above all. they were in
pcRecn Of liberty, civil rel eious such - they had
never before enjoyed With al tocse besangs, Why im-
perfume Heaven with o,mplanti Better would is DO 70
cner thanksgiving and praise 10 the Great 3vss d Ill
BIS advice sahen, and from day ths fss-
tival Of has been Annually -. apArs by
proclamation.
sima, festival v, and has been ages kept up by
the jews under the Of The "Fea OF rsoerDs esp
which feast always celebrated av harvest and wAs
kept a. festival Of thanksgvrs for the gathering Of
the fos Of the earth To tbs "psmy days" Of Canaan
every Jewhh male nhaoitsnt bound 70 appear b,-
fore the Lord ~ Jerusalem ~ shs T.ast os rsbcr-
nsclcs, and during tho eight days OF its osse-
hrstiou manner Of work permitted 70 be done,
and "rsrr,nces and burnt oncrn,sp made BY The
people time Of rejoicing, sai the people march.
cd IN precssion with branches IN their hands, prssiug
God and ssyins "HosAnDa," the days u Uhriss's
eutry Into Jerusalem
Thc p srim yaaSeu observed the f~stlv. os rsaks.
sivirs the nrn Of their arrival wssch nsot 70.
corded nv Mr. winsow. who 10 was ossbrsssd
after harvest, and that tho Governor sent 10 Wing
sxrsdiron, that the tables Of psrtakers o tho
esst should he the abundanty supp,ed nth rach
dsnt,es Az rare o-dinAry ocoss ms. II ID
stated that ,ee Governor appointed the nun,
place sf~ harvest, % that ths Pilgrims might eooy
themseive. IN c,mpspy, aer the reward Of their
had ben gathered In. From New Eoglsnd the ob.erv.
os the tav spread throughout tho whole unon
resembles the British holiday Harvest
Home" the addition Of ss~ Parnanicai religious
ohservspoes indured In by the precise; no.
where 10 n generally observed "down East" mo
DAY " be observed generally nxed BY the Governors Of
The dincrep, Na.es, NJ procamssioo.
rxocLAnArroSs IN 1867 AND 1860
The ast proclamation Of Thanksgiving Day that no
found printed nrm ,he issued by ExeIlency
Francs arvpard, Captain General and Governor Ia ooef
In sno Hs Majesty province of The xA,sacha-es
Bay, In Ne- Enssnd, and Vice Admiral Of The same r
l7e1 II 10 iolIoss;-
PROCLAMATION roR A PUBLIC THANKSGIVING.
Az the Bosn of The Year % dra~inr towards
Ussse o. ,hs Province, 10 jos together In grateful 40
bsovledgsEsnt Of the manifold Ncrcles OF tho Ovioe
wss,. 9 bs.s ssousss At 20 sppo'as, ssd DO .isa
the advice ~ his Maisuys Councn, 40 ont thursday
The TSra rsy q Dsos-.eey nea, 70 10 ds Of gaohe
rhankssivi,S, thai We may thereupon ~nh one B-ar
ard vocs return mnst humble rnanxs 70 Almighty
GOD for NE srsescus osrssssaoes q He rrovideo0e
.sissss .css avsssous spvsrssrs Kiss GEoR9s IN
sss :. sss . 4. ana sss.. e =.
ra,s u hs ne hs.h bsesp,s.sss % bless
Hshbs Pr Of wales the Prinoss DO wager Of
wshs and all ths Rcyd family, end ~ sss frequent
,rn a The msss'fs r. wbon derive fvon thAs mus
u,cus Hnnse:-tha He hath besn pleased W prosper
~. ssess.ss o. r.ss sos n. spsnus o. nee arcss
Nssicsd weanh;-and sov psrtoulsriy tess be hath
.esn pssssd 70 favcs tbs people o. ,hs Province -ih
tse asnds Win sane~ncy of The rroduos ~ tbs sHvth
ssd os The sss And a. sxbcrt sil hsnsssrs of ~
sr,,sc- ,ssa sssy ss-.ms. 70 DE is sys 10 s,ss~s
sb~v moss hunsie thasEs 70 AImishty
10 sns n ses~ech Hin. Bos~nsssasains Gar UswcvsAi
nsss " oniinus HE gracious Providencs over Asa
.ss ,sss ,ss s.a by ss oss.rvsd a. Day sss srss ~
s.lsovs -oeship ant ssss no seville Ascur b psr~
eIvsS a. as ob..ca cAs~s~r IN BoSo~. a. s.~tA
ssr s-~.,s~ Lsrs s-vs . IA r1.rs' ) a. erss- ~o.z.
4 gv,si 5raass, Fsa"es ard irsissd xs~sl Df~sSw ~
by Hs Eosl~scy. or~nsns. A oz1vD sssr'y
con sAvs rsS xISa
eovuson soseAS's THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
-ysss.. .s'e ,Ss ,.s. .sgss s.ss ss : s,.s. - :.
yvsd s the pscpe q tho Earth, and especially shoud
rssew our .ssstssviss .sa pass 70 Ai.shsy oed sss
lo,ss s.rss me ys.r .snA SOC sscrosasss - ssss.
rse public sssa hes esss preservss IN = usssss 8.
'srsa 10, ,r.as % N rsr. rrsssss.' "a :,..s~ q
The mechanic srss have oo~wsosd nssvaly - - spa-
x. -. sss.s 49,, ~. "a ssa -
Al rsesss snd pv~eeosoe have puyvued tAslv esvevA
,ocasess unossrosd. while blight - fAitm ed
smipshed tse rcducss a other isnds TIE lasovs q
our nusesndmeo are resasded via abundans r>ssyn;
shiie TIE re~nG yeW hsa wits~nssd ~ sDustris6
" We Od VOID snavuspd ~ith rsvclssoos ~
rsmbisg % The verge ~ vW hsppy la<d 80
trti ~ ca0 rernss ant The popular vosce s>sn
u~@nn osiy thrcOSh Ne pssoess resss cvcvsdsd ~
ins vsdo@ cor fsahevs. Ssl. n M wase n svsn9
.hcn crowd NJ rveeent houv made - 49, thes
~ vno@ ve shccd slsns ~ Happiness ss1 mnrvei-
90 pvuspSiy An vcvkise ous bs'ssss~ dssmy -
oenes sassoae 10 humble - sovl~dGmsss oees -
msw meresse, in0nte - nunhsv - hsy ~ smySS1
urns vfss1 vs should wvsvessly boz o~s spfgn scss
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