The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-11-21
A PROCLAMATION.
BY Frederick HOlbI OOk, Governor.

Though the Almighty, in His proyidential
dealings, both with nations and individuals,
mingles adversely with prosperity, discipline
and sorrow with love and mercy, and His Vi
innate designs are often kept in sacred re-
serve which We cannot 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, at is a
good thing to give thanks unto the Lord"
In obedience TO custom and the universal
sentiment of our people. | do therefore ap-
point THURSDAY. TIE It'll DAY OF DECEM-
Der, 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 employmentS of life on
that day, and to assemble in their usual
places of public worship, to render thanks
to Almighty God: for the fruitfulness of the
wear and the plenty that everywhere abounds;
for the prosperity of our material pursuits
and interests; for the general prevalence OF
health for oLr pleasant and comfortable
homes, and the endearments and treasures of
domestic life; for the pleasures and comforts
of good neighborhood and the advantages OF
intelligent well ordered society; for our In
situations of education, beneyolence and re-
ligion for freedom from the dtSo.atlon OF
war within our territory; for the tervent pat
rio,ism, nationality of sentiment, and unity
of purpose and effort which have character
lied the people of our state, leading thou
sands of It's citizens to 60 forth voluntarily
and cheerfuily to fight the battles OF the Re
public, and mothers and daughters to give
up to country the dearest objects of their at-
fections: for the devotion to country so gen
eialiy manifested by the loyal people of the
Union. and for the good order, the steadlnesS
and faithfulness of purpose, and obedience
to authority and to law, which have unlver-
sally prevailed and been a distinctive and
striking feature in the character and conduct
of free society in the loyal states, under
government so mild in its restraints IS scarce
ly to be felt by the governed.
Let it be our special prayer to Almighty
God, that He will. in His good time, restore
our beloved Republic, in peace and prosper
ity. in unity and power. and that therein the
blessing CT civil and religious liberty may be
dispensed to mankind. to the end of time -
that he will dispose all men, everywhere, to
accept the mild reign of the Redeemer, and
will hasten the promised time when. univer
sally, there shall be "PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD
WILL TOWARDS MEN"
And though many of Us, while gathered
around the festive board or the domestic
hearth. must inevitably observe the vacant
chair, and direct our thoughts to-him who is
in the tented field or lies in the soldiers
grave, or sick or wounded is nursed by
stranger hands, vet let cur sadness be tenn
pered b, the thoughts of his manly and he
roic purpose, to discharge the highest and
last duty Of the patriot TO his country.
Given under nv hand. and the Seal Of the
State. in Executive Chamber, al Montpe-
lier. this seventeenth of November. in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
cred and sixty-;wo, and of the lndepen-
denea of the United States the eigh',-sev-
enth. FREDERICK HoLRROok.
Bv His Excellency the Governor,
SAMUEL WILLIAMS. Secretary of Civil
and Mincrry Affairs.
INTERVENTION RIM0IS SET AT REsT-
The Paris correspondent of the New York
lines states positively tha; the matter OF
intervention in behalf Of the southern con-
tederacy has never even been preached by
any of the European governments. He SAYS ::
Now that VI. Thouvenal has resigned, l
learn that no communication OF any charae
ter has ever passed between the French for
eisn office AID other European cabinets on
the subject of an intervention, directly or in
directly. in American affairs. Tie reader
will then understand how far off We are from
Intervention. for even if there had been a
commencement of negotiations. so many OBJ
Stacies Ia al agreement would have risen up
as TO have arrested them at the thresholG.-
But the case is so clearly one for non-inter-
vei.tion.that the European cabinets have never
even deemed il worth while 10 offer TO COM
mence negotiations Ant: this is the view /
have constantly taken of the subject in my
letters. because the information | have been
able TO collect from authoritative sources has
uniformly pointed that way