Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-11-21
STATE OF VERMONT.

A PROCLAMAT1ON.


Though the Almighty, in his providential
dealings, both with nations and individuals,
mingles adversely with prosperity, discipline
and sorrow with love and mercy, and his ul-
innate designs are often kept in sacred re-
serve which we can not penetrate, still enough
is revealed to inspire humble trust in His
providence, and we are led TO feel that even
in times Of trouble and calamity, " Il lisa good
thing to give thanks unto the Lord"
In obedience to custom and the universal
sentiment OF our people, do therefore appoint
THURSDAY, THE am DAY OF DECEMBER
NEXT, to be observed by the people Of this
State as day of public Prayer, Praise and
Thanksgiving and | invite them to lay aside
the ordinary employ ments OF life on that day,
and to assemble in.their chosen places Of pub
lie worship, to render thanks to Almighty
God for the fruidulness OF the year aud the
plenty that everywhere abounds for the
prosperity Of our material pursuits aud inter-
estsi for the general prevalence Of health /,
for our pleasant and comfortable homes, and
the endearments aud treasures Of domestic
life Tor the pleasures and comforts Of good
neighborhood and the advantages Of intelli-
gent well-ordered society; for our institu-
tons Of education and of benevoencv and
religion for freedom from the desolation Of
war within our own territory for the fervent
patriotism, nationality Of sentiment and
unity of purpose and effort which have
characterized the people Of our Stste,
leading thousands Of its citizens to go forth
voluntarily and cheerfully to fight tho bat.
ties of the Republic, and mothers and
daughters to give up to country the dearest
objects Of their Affection for the devotion
to country so generally mailestcd by the 10y
al people Of the Union, and for the good or
der, the steadiness and iathfulness Of pur-
pose, and obedience to authority and % law,
which have universally prevailed and been
distinctive and striking feature in the char
acter and conduct of free society in the loyal
States, under Government, so mild ia its
restraints as scarcely TO be fe; by the gov
erned.
Let it be our special prayer to Almighty
God, that he will. IN bis good tme restore
our beloved Republic in peace and prosperi-
~, IN unity and power, and that therein the
blessings Of civil and religious liberty, may
be dispensed 10 mankind, 90 the end OF time
that He will dispose all men, everywhere, to
accept the mild reign of the Rcdeemer. and
will hasten the promised time when. univer-
sally there ahall bc "PEACE oN EARTH
ooop WILL TOWARDS MEN.
And though many Of US. while gathered
around the festive board OF the domestic
hearth, must inevitably observe the vacant
chair, and direct our thoughts 20 him who is
in the tented field. or lie. in the soldiers
grave or. sick or wounded, Is nursed by
stranger hands. yet let our sadness be tenn
pered by the thought Of hi, manly and heroic
purpose, to discharge the last and highest
duty of the patriot to bis country.
Giren under my hand, and the Seal of The
State, u, Executive Chamber, at MoHiDeiier,
this Seventeenth of Nor,mb.r, IN the yea Of
our Lord one ho,rand and ,ir y t,oo, and of
the independence of he United States The
ejghy-seueuh
FREDERICK HOLBROOK.