The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-10-31
PROCLAMATION.

Time has spept another Of its years, and honored
custom calls agaiu fos its day Of dey9ut
The year just past has Deeh ndrEVouS ioL I' A"i'
! of good and Uf evil. 49, 49,, 40
strovs governments and nations ana peoples at His WILL
trying the cords, that for more than
of century have bound this people together In the
midst Of the most abundant prosperity WINE art ana
science and education aid true religion were 1ourish-
Ing and scattering their blessings all abroad; right
when our Nation had grown richest and strongest and
greatest wicked appraised it, head and sought
e. dastroy ali that was venerable and sacred and wise
and good among the American people
With firm reliance upon Gods long suffering ana
forbearance upon his judgments, the majestic pow
err of the nation manifested and it VIII crush out
that treason, that it shall be known henceorth only IN
The enemies Of a true Liberty shall not be suffered to
prevail.
They haze broken a solemn covenant. and the hand
of righteous anger shall smte theH.
"The cities of he South shall be shut up, and none
Lift your eyes and behold them that come from the
North where the flock dt was given thee-thy beau
What wilt thou say when he SHAH punish thee (for
thou hast taught them 10 be captains chief over hee
shall not sorrows take thee as woman III traYdtF ~
Hear, o Earth Behold, viii bring evil upon this
people e0en the fruit feir they nave
not hardened my words, nor to my law but reject
ed it' al will scatter them as the subbe that passeth
away BIZ the wind OF the wilderness"
a. To what purpose cometh there to me incense from
Sheba and the S2Ceet from far county? Your
burnt offerings not acceptable, nor Jour sacrifices
sweet to me-"
they are revoters and gone"
They are all grevous revoiters, walking with SLAM
ders; they are brass and iron they all corrupor"
Therefore thus saith the LORD: BeAold viii lay
stumbling blocks before this people, anu the fathers and
the sons together shall fa upon them the neghbor and
his friend shall perish"
1sThus saith the Lord; Behold, people cometh from
the north country and great nation shall be raised
from the sides of the earth" 'They shah lay hold on
bow and spear their voice roareth like the and
they ride upon horses set in array men OF war"
Amid these great evils nature is steadas honest and
true She unocks her granares; she gives to the labor
err his hire. The hubandman reaps his reward ten fold
and an hundred fold While riot and rage exhaust the
wicked the sun Shines rains fall the dews descend and
the glad earth yields It's increase 10 lSGu anu AoUflsh,
and bless mankind.
The blessings the Great Father arest unnun bered
and his merGies ever tender.
| Solemnly Notwithstanding great national rlas and
actions let tie people give thanks. For the best and
wses Government the civilized world ever saWa Gov
eminent rocked but not overturned-lIt ne people give
thanks. The harvests are great aAd mere IS no famine
in the land; eL the people give thanks. While men are
learning the OF war; they not forgetting the arts
of peace. Trusting that tins great nation may again
become united, loyal, Corstbu loving, liberty low
ing people, and that material prosperity education and
christianity may PREVAIL in The temples, around the
fresdes, at the f9asS, and everywhere remembering
with kindness the afflicted, and VITA charity the poor,
and above all remembering tie wives and children OF
the brave who, with their lives their hands, have
gone to fight our battles fer us,let all the people, with
Thanksgiving, praise Him.
Thereunto, / Alexander W. Randall, Governor of the
State OF Wisct nsin appoint Thursday the 2Sth day
of November next, as day Of thauksg wing and prayer
and praise to Almighty God and 1 recommend to the
good people of the STATE that they abstain on that day
from their ordinary occupations, and, gathering in APP
proprate places Of worship, that they unite in express
sions of gratitude to God and in invoking His aid
store poac and concord to our distracted country.
In witness whereof, have hereuuto set my hand ant
! caused the GTea. Seal o. the State to be affixed
Il. 81 at Madison, this 18th day Of October, in TIT
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
By the Governor: ALEX. W, RANDALL,
L. P. HARVEY, Secretary of State.