Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-11-15
Thanksgiving PROCLAIM alton.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Iowa, !
Iowa CRY, Nov. Sd, 1862.

LAECt ilN l. OFflCE, iOWA,
Iowa CRY, Nov. Sd, 1862.
TO the People of Iowa:
In token of our dependence upon the
Supreme Ruler of the Universe, the more
especially in this, the hour of peril to the
Nation,i in fervent thanksgiving to Him that
no pestilence has prevailed in our midst,
that the labors of the husbandman have
been measurabiy rewarded, and for the
many blessings vouchsafed US as individ
uals and citizens; in dcvout acknowledge.
ment Of His Sovereignty and overriding
Providence, and in heartfelt gratitude that
our armies in the field have won such re-
nown in the great cause of the Union
that our citizens at home have been in
spired with such devoted loyalty and mu-
nihcence in relieving our brave soldiers,
and that we have been permitted TO follow
in peaceable manner our usual pursuits
while war is desoating the land:
|, SAMUEL j. KlRKwooD, do hereby ap.
point Thursday, the 9th day of Novem.
Der next, as a day of thanksgiving, prayer
and praise. And do hereby entreat the
people, abstaining from the usual pursuits,
to assemble together on that day in their
chosen places of worship and offer up
their earnest prayers to Almighty God,
humbly acknowledging their short CON.
ings and dependence upon Him, thanking
Him for the manifold blessing conferred
upon them by His hand beseeching Him
to crown our arms and cause with signal
triumph, to confer strength upon our gal
liant Soldiery, to mitigate the sutierings of
the sick, wounded and imprisonel, and to
succor and heal the anguish Of the bereft,
and imr lorng the speedy extinction of
rebellion, return of peace in His own
good time TO our distracted land aud tina,
we may prove ourselves worthy of the in.
situations bequeathed US by the Fathers
OF the Republic, by becoming once more
united, fraternal and happy people.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
set my hand caused the great seal of
the State to be hereto affixed, this LIST
dag of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
slXty.two.
By the Governor,
SAMUEL J. HARDWOOD.
ELIJAH SELLS, Secretary of State.
A sweet and blooming person is Mr.. Ro.
settle, who was running for the Legislature
III the Springfield district in Illinois. In
speech made at Lincoln he is reported
to have said
am NOT n Constitutional man! Lam
for carrying on this war under the Cons,i-
tuition, orer the Constitution, hrough the
Constitution, around the Constitution. or
AGAINST the Constitution Any way what.
ever, so as to put down this rebellion
1t would be charity 20 write this man
Dubuque Hera'd
The abolition politicians in Pennsylva-
MIA have just elected from office the Dem.
ocratic Sheriff OF Philadelphia, because
he was elected by the soldiers vote They
declare the vote to he unconstitutional
AT the same time the same class of poll
iticians in Iowa are electing Abolitionists
10 Congress by the army vote The sol.
der vote is con titutionai when it helps
them, but unconstitutional when it Is
against them Davenport Meas.
JoHN MlTcHELL-The Richmond En-
qntrer of the l'th-tor copy OF which
we are indebted TO Capt Low-announces
the arrival there from Paris of John Mitch.
ell, the Irish "patriot " renegade. Mitch
ell has two sons, captains in the Coateder.
ate army. one of whom was wounded in
the battle before Richmond, he is accom-
panied by third, and the Enq,strer hopes
soon to see him at the head of brigade
to inject Corcoran aud Meagher. IA.
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