Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-11-15
GOV. nuRroN's PnooLAmArIoN

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Viewed in its relation to existing facts, Gov
Burion's Thanksgiving Proclamation is very
model of hypocrisy and mookery. The Governor
would doubtless be well pleased to have the peo-
Pile believe that he is somewhat deyout anil
sincere old gentleman, who out of gratitude to
Almighty God and in respect for au honored
custom is extremely anxious to make public
manifestation of his sMfulness and hy an hum
BILE acknowledgement Of his wckedness of heart,
show repentance Of his evil ways
IT the Governor had closed his Proclamation
at the end of the first paragraph, we might be.
lievc him sincere, and in all charity could yield
our sympathies in his behalf But he goes Oh
to give us other reasons why he has appointed
ga day of Thanksgiving and prayer" which
greatly relieve his Proclamation OF even the
semblance of an n,imaliOn that it contains any.
thing like sincerity or candor, lie says,
g Our country is sullering from the horrors Of
clvll war, brought upon il through the wicked.
ness and perverseness of man, and its advance
mehl TO greatness, power and general prosperity
has thereby been retarded"
Now, il his Excelcucy had intended that the
people should really give thanks to God, aud
pray for the removal Of this "wickedness and
peryefscness' from the heart Of nau, why did
ne IN his official capacity, labor so zeauusly
during The first developments ot treason. 10 in
still into the hearts of the people Of Delaware the
same wickeducss and pcryciseness" TINT have
led the Southern States into rebellion Has he
forgotten that he entertained rebel Commits.
he tan Of ~
MIN loaded with documents 10 show that II would
he to the interest of Our State To violate the
Constitution of the country and destroy the
Union: Does he not r,member that hc twice
requested the Legislature ia cal State Conven.
tion, in which rebellion might be Acknowledged
aud apl lauled, and the best Interests. the rros.
perl'y and the future happiness of the State ihaa
i1st forever? Does he not remember how ear
nesily and yet how yainly gentlemen oi prom
nenee and influence eutreatcd him to cal tbe
Legislature together short time ago. that rro.
VISION might be made to feed and clothe tho
troops which had been raised in the Siote far
the purpose Of assisting to sublue the VERY
" Wlckedness and peryerseness of man which
he now pretends to deplore Is be ignorant of
the fact that he resisted almost every attempt 10
have Delaware placed properly on the uoion re.
cord whenever it was in his power officially to
do so? And yet, in the face Of all this. he.
foolish man, presumes to think that the peonle
are so much more stupid and silly than himself.
that they will swallow down his pretended sense
Of humility MS vertable fact, without being able
to discover the hypocrisy in which it is clothed.
but there is one thing with which we can aeree
with the Governors and We think all the people
can also. 1t is in that part of his Proclamation
which says,
For bis mereies il becomes us to thank Him,
anu ior our aiieiions to offer prayer that they
may be removed"
The good people of tue Commonwealth will
doubtless thank God that he has been so ne,ci.
iul to them and the good name Of their bcloye1
State, as to hive saved their chief Executive
from the pains and penalties Of prison fort
whittier so many others OF similar oeacs-ful dis.
positions have been and still arc confined And
they will too, in all sincerity Of heart, pray tim;
the allliction of &qotherca secession which seems
to have 50 long oppressed him. may be speedily
removed by The miuistering hand of patriotism
and loyalty.
II all This or even portion of it eau be ae.
eomPlished by devotion and surplcntion, then
let all the people enter into ardent prayer to AL
mighty God, for the Governor Of Delaware and
those who control him, to the end that they NAV
no longer synpothise with those whose .. vickcd.
uess aud prevrrseness' CONTINUE to retarl our
conn'Iy's "aiymeement to greatness, power,
mil general prosperity"