The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-29
STATE OF VERMONT.

The plous heart ever finds comfort and strength
in the belief that an eternal Mind superintends
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 all generations. Before the
mountains were brought FORTH or ever thou
hadst formed the earth aud the world, even
from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. "
a humble trust in God Providence, and deep
sense of Ills dominion, Is Il disposition OF mind,
which even in our darkest hours, let's in bright
rays Of comfort, and amid the changes and trl-
ais of lie. fills the heart with cheerful hope
and unrufed tranquility ; and when extensive
ly pervading people, affords the surest safe
guard to them and their institutions, amid the
catastrophes yicsstudes and shocks to which
States and Empires are subject.
At this Deneiicent spring time OF the year,
wien the sun is rising IN it's strength and loosen
ing the rigors of winter and Che earth is pre-
pairing to unfold itself in beauty and bounteous-
ness, the dictates alike of Christian sentiment
and of halowcd custom, call for a day in which
deyoutly to acknowledge Gods Providence and
our dependence on Him In obedience thereto,
do appoint THURSDAY, THE TENTH OF APRIL,
next, as day Of Fasting, Humiliation and
Prayer and | invite them to abstain from usual
secular employnents on that day, and 10 assem-
bic in their accustomed places OF worship, to re-
count their blessings, realizing that it has been
in s. secure habitations 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 comiorted with heavenly Influences that u
spring time of the heart may visit Us all that
the iabors of the huSbandman in the coming
season may be crowned with success, the early
and the latter rain and the genial sunshine
gladening and pertecting timely and abundant
harvests; that the people may te prospered in
their varied industrial pursuits and enterprises ;
that health and domestic peace and comfort
may prevail that the educational, charitable
and religious institutions of the State may be
prospered, and be fruitful in benign influences
on our population; that no secret nor public
vices moy be INDUCED, to undermine our morals
or the fabric of our prosperity that we may
rise superior to every former failure, and prove
equal to 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 firm, elevated and
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sorrows we may be called to encounter.
Especially in the present period of trial and
calamity to our country, let us implore Almighty
God to preside over our destnies, to guide our
councils and bless our arms, sensible that s. ex-
cept the Lord keep the city, the Waterman
waketh but in vain" And let it be our petit
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 deliverance,
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 alacrity have gone
forth from US to endure the hardshps and meet
the peri!s of war, for their countrys sake and
if fall some or many Of them must, in so grand
a cause, whether by sickness or on the battle
field, let our tears of respect and affection ever
bedew their memory, and our bereavement find
solace in the reflection that they unsefshly 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, at Brattleboro ,
this twentieth of March, in the year of our
Lord ono thousand eight handred and sixty
two, and Of the Independence of the United
| States the eighty sixth.
FREDERICK HOLBROOK.
BY His Excelency the Governor.
SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
So,rat,ry oC Civil and MILITARY fairs