The New York herald., 1863-11-27
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING
Its CclehRatiOn Throughout
the North.
THE BEAUTY OF THE DAY..
OUR VICTORIES ON THE TENNESSEE.
EHE SERMONS ON THE WAR,
H.. Asy -
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING
IE BEAUTY OF THE DAY.,

ThaokSgvipg Day was yeJtoru2y ceieorAtod In Eew
Yerw With ell tho accustomed interest OF the years i1tto
pest. All the stores In the cyAexeepting tho little bits
shops Chatham sreet-ws-c closed up this
Services hed Ia all the ehurches Of the c,Sy
but there necessity reI,crt tAsD We have
quezsy INDUCED the parsons anA their
long sxperiencc taught shey repeat every
thing.-thst they really have nothing say. When
q reads book twice he does not wish TO 30
Il ovsr again, but looks out Tor something the
neids OF literature The people prefer hear
iron, symies In tho West from Chattanooga from
Burnside, and from forces IN vnginia, For this
reason we do not print the sermons preached
yesterday. We, however give Bescbsr's Thanksgiving
discourse, would sprinkle pepper dish
OF soasonsd noat Beeohers IDEAS arc rather fresher
than usaal for he leaves theology and politics somewhat
behind gives something like practical sermons
tue current events OF tho day II 10 be hoped that all
readers went TO church yesterday. This IL a duty
which sure they do not negs,t. There
enough delivered throughout the cy satsfy
craving spiritual wants OF much larger population than
even New York can boast
Nevertheless there were thousaDds who found the
way to tho Park to Jones, Wood other places OF
public amus.ment there TO give thanks and 70 re- oce
We glad TO know however that people entered
ierysssy as1 heartily ntS me o.se'A,,on o. the day
scnce ~ var among us-wli DO long renembered BY the
tens OF thousands who celebrated IL. Subjoned Is the
Discourse Of Mr.. Beecher.
Mr.. Beseher's ThanksgtvAng Dascoarse.
Plymouth church was densely crowded yesterday
by those who anxious to hear Rev. Henry
ward ecehers Thanksgiving discourse after appropr
introductory exercises including . lengthy prayer
Amoas lss things and persoas praysA for the
papers q the country, which no disseminated the
archs OF the land" that they may monarchs OF
nteligenee, full OF beneacence and <rash.
hn BxEcHxK took bis ilsth Palm 18th
i4lr sad 18th verscsThou thrust me that
msas fall; but the Icrd heped ne," &c. Ho that
thAnksgivng issued, the Lan0 that weather
cock natonsmadc itself merry and scornfu the
WINS nothing 10 our present esGdi,ion thas would bs
lsssiy to excite Thanksgiving In tho breasts Of those
night had bosn dSrK; but sss day was Il hand
The nation Is to live. apcs victory would represent
to ss Be fell in
u tho country lie then proceeded 10 cnumcrate tho
causes Of among which were the
continuance of fruitful sessons Of plenty the singular
valencs OF health and the absence Of those plaques
which seldom long absent from Southeru ports
the general maintenance o. peace and OF growing unity
IN our midst The riots in Now York for
Thanksgiving for ~hch he cnumcrated for God
educed good out oev The growth Of industry and the
lucrative occupation OF car citizens, IN society In their
normal and usual channels was matter OF congratuaton
This point apty llsarntod and ts treatment loudly
Applauded ihe and singular freshness and
power Of all educational moral and civic Institutions
while the was golae on we're subjects d thankSgiv
ug Tho sloihod in all tho garments peace
while welding she implements u WEI Heretofore tho
free States had only fought with the ls hand Would that
ter perhaps TO destroy slavery with one hand while tho
other employed IN peaceful pnrsuits Time
nourshed the North while rotted tho South Tho North
making n,s1. (Rcpowed apf.Anse) The free Stats
teaching the word by their nexhausabc resources
tbt they could carry war ist thirteen years fhepro
vidcnce God sgnaly ma.ested Ia foreign rela
aud matter % Thanksgiving. Nov the foyeign
nations disposed to msstain generous nen<alty
America owed thanks to large po tou OF the French
people, especially the silk who thrcrtopcd tho
Empesos TO revoutionze the government no Nierered
with the North The temporary sympathy of Russia
noticed but he fad repubcanism could not anord TO
form alliances with despotisms q any kind. (Checrs)
America owed thanks tho middle csssos OF England 10
her distinguished orators and writers, who favored tho
North but especially TO the Queen (,eneved applause
When ''victory would be written on banners, Nic
toriar would DC the flag of Great Britain. Tho
wonderful providence o God IN the conduct OF people
subject Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the names Of
Washington and Lincoln would he mentioned together
The patience aud good conduct d the slaves a the South
great ~ rejoicing and the vice which the
freedmen ing 10 the Union showed that
safe 10 eU1sncipato Tho BLACK man was man be.
hs fought well After the over he would
hold mp hundred thousand wounded colored men aud
ask the natvn would Cypress that any more In
conclusion he read special tcegraphc dcsTatches from
Washington, which cef eDfntle'e victory over
Bragg. and that Burnside would b. apeedny reinforced
these announcements received With snthsastir
applause. In view of the oonsderaioDr he had named
for thanxfunc-s they dd MT feet grateful he urged
hem 10 pray that God would give them hearts Of flesh
instead Of hearts OF stone
collection then taken up for tho sick and wound
ed sodies which amounted TO several hundred dollars