The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-28
STATE OF VERMONT.
BY FREDERICK HoLBROOK, GOVERNOR
A PROCLAMATION.

The nious heart ever fluids comfort and strength
in the belief that an eternal Mind supeTintends
the affairs Of the Universe, and with reverence
and devotion adopts the sublime sentiment OF
the Psalmist: g Lord, thou hast been our
dwelling-place in al generations. Before the
mountains were brought forth, or ever thou
hadst formed the earth and the world even
from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. )"
A humble trust in Gods Providence, and deep
sense Of His dominion, is . disposition Of mind,
which even in our darkest hours, lets in bright
rays of comfort, and amid the changes and trl-
ais of life. fills the heart with cheerful hope
and unrufIed tranquility and when extensive
ly pervading q people, affords the snrest safe
guard to them and their institutions, amid the
catastroplas, vicisstudes and shocks to which
States and Empires are subject.
Al this bene.icent spring time OF the year,
when the sun is rising in It's strength and loosen
ing the rgors Of winter, and the earth is pre-.
pairing to unfold itself in beauty and bounteous
ness the dictates alike OF Christian sentiment
and Of hallowed custom, Gail for day in which
devoutly to acknowledge Gods Providence and
our dependence on Him. In obedience thereto,
| do appoint THURSDAY, THE ZENITH OF APRIL,
next, as d day Of Fasting, Humiliation and
PRAYER and invite them to abstain from usual
BILE in their accustomed places OF worship, to re-
count their blessings, realizing that it has been
in - secure habitatlons and amid quiet resting
places, that Providence has given them, for a
long time, their repose; TO Call past ways to
remembrance and strict review, and to offer
Prayer to Almighty God that troubled
minds, and hearts mourning departed ones, may
be conlortcd with heavenly influences that
spring-tlne OF the heart may visit US ali that
the ibors Of tie husbandman in the coming
season may be crowned with success, the early
and the latter rain and the genial sunshine
gladening and perlecting timely and abundant
hurycsts that the people may &c prospered in
their varied industrial pursuits and enterprises
that health ard domestic Yeace and comfort
may prevail chat the educatlonal charitable
and religious instltu5 lions of the State NAV be
prospered, aud be fruitful in benign Influences
on our population; that no secret nor public
vices moy be induced, 10 und rhine our morals
or the fabric OF our prosperity that we may
rise superior to every former failure, and prove
equal 10 our duties as citizens OF the Republic
in the present CRISIS, remembering that he has
already lived too long who has survived the ruin
of his country that wisdom and virtue may be
given US, and we preserve frm, elevated and
patriotic tone Of mind, whatever conflicts or
sorrows we may be called to encounter
Especially in the present period of trial and
calamity to our country, let us implore A mighty
God to preside over our destinies, to guide our
councils and bless our arms, sensible that " ex-
cept the Lord keep the city, the Waterman
waketh but in VAIN And let it be our peti-
ton, that the blessed sun Of Liberty and Union
may chase away the darkness covering portion
OF our land, and that the prayer of Ethiopia,
there stretching forth her hands for deiyerance,
may in Gods good time find "a gracious answer,
His providence pointing her way out of bondage
Let us remember particularly on that day
the brave men who with such aiacrity have gone
forth from us to endure the hardships and meet
the peri!s Of way, for their country's sake and
if fall some or many of them must, in so grand
IL cause, whether by sickness or on the battle
field, let our tears of respect and affection ever
bcdew their memory, and our bereavement find
solace in Inc reflection that they unselfshly Of
tered themselves sacrifice to country and found
the grave Of the soldier in the performance OF
the highest duty OF the patriot
Given under my hand, and the seal of the
State, in Executive Chamber ut Brattleboro',
this twentieti Of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight handred and sixty
two, and of the Independence of the United
States the eighty. sixth
FREDERICK HOLBROOK.
BY His EXcellency the Governor.