Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-11-18
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
State of Nevada, Executive Dept
Carson Cry November a. 1854

CARSON CRY, November II, 1854.
WITH BECOMING DEPENDENCE UPON
w that Superior Power who rules guides and
directs all things, the President of the United
states has Issued Proclamation recommending
that Thursday, the Path inst, be yet apart and OBJ.
served as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer
throughout the whole extent of the country.
In cheerful compliance with that request. /,
James w. Nye, Governor of the State of Nevada,
do hereby appoint and fix THURSDAY, the Path
day of November instant, as day of Public
Thanksgiving and Prayer, and most earnestly re:
qvest the people of the State to refrain from all
secular employments on that day, and devote it
to the purposes for which It Is set apart.
Prominent among the causes of Thankfulness
IL that we still have national existence, coun.
try that we can call our own Notwithstanding the
unprecedented efforts from within and without to
overthrow II that we have country with such
institutions and principles that II cannot be over
thrown, even by q combined effort of traitors at
home and enemies of Republican institutions
abroad;
Thankful that our Armies and Navy have been
victorious in their efforts to save the country;
that the times of terror almost ended that the
arbitrament of arms to which rebellion appealed
is about to give place to the reign Of peace
Thankful that as a nation our hearts have been
moved in that direction and with that power
which has overthrown both treason and traitors
the fruits Of which. as a nation, we shall soon be-
hold in the re.establshment Of peace, good order,
and the Constitution and laws Of our common
country;
Thankful that the great majority Of the Ameri
can people have recently exercised the preroga.
tive of freemen In such a manner a. to insure
present good and future permanency to our coun.
Try and her institutions;
Especially ought we as people be thankful for
our unbounded local prosperity, notwithstanding
the past year has not been, in all respects az
prosperous as the former one, yet we have stead
lily progressed beyond the most ssngulne expecta-
tions OF our ardent people
Constantly have new and rich discoveries in
mineral wealth been made In all sections of our
State Industry, in all the varied pursuits OF Ia.
Dor, has been well rewarded. Tho earth has
yielded its fullness want and hunger have bern
banished from before the smiling face of plenty.
Schools have been multiplied; churches erected;
most healthy prosperity is witnessed all around
u.s. and we have enjoyed the countless blessings
of health throughout our entire State.
Thankful that In the march of our temporal
progress we have emerged from Territorial to
State Government with Constitution adapted
10 our every want, and replete with sagacious
wisdom, laying the foundation of permanent
and prosperous state and by 30 doing We have
placed the Star of our Destiny in the Ark Of the
old Union wherei and ts kindred stars will shine
forever in undimmed lustre.
~, In testimony whereof, have hereunto
us set my hand, and caused the Great Seal
(So-I) of the State 10 be affixed, this Hth day OF
~ JAMES w. NYE,
Governor of the State Of Nevada
Attest: osioS . CLEMENS " s,.,. Mia ;,