The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-11-24
THANKsGIViNG, HUMILIATION AND
PRAYER
from the Most Rever'
end ArelsbIshOp
rrvm The Catholic Telcgraph, Nov. lc.

and the Governor of the State Of Ohio
having, in conformity with most pro-
per and timehonored practice. ap-
pointed the forth Thursday of Novem-
bor as day Of devout thanksgiving to
the Almighty God for His mercics;ofhu-
initiation for our sins; and ofsupplca-
ton for peace; we hereby ordain that the
Catholic congregations Of this diocese
be earnestly exhorted.by their Pastors
to meet in their respective churches on
the DAY allowed specified, and assist in
becoming sentiments ofgratitude, pen
itcnce and prayer, at the great Eucha-
ristic, cXpiatory and impetratory Sac
riticc OF the New Law
We, Catholics, have largely shared in
the blessings Of health, abundant har-
vests and exemption from the ravages
of war winch God has granted to the
people Of the North. Our sins have
rs largely mcrited the chastisement
which has overtaken our erring breth-
rem of the South, and which has cost
the lifcblood Of so many thousands of
our own brave soldiers who left their
, pleasant homes to check the advance of
the foe and confine the deadly strife to
the battle fields on which it madly or
! iginated. Our hopes Of future happir
ness on earth arc vain if the peace, the
prosperity, the progress in arts, scien
ces and Religion which have distin-
guished us among all the nations OF
V the earth for fourscore and eight years,
: and which, under the divine blessing
" are mainly attributable to our Consti-
tuition and Union, ,bo not continued by
the maintenance of that Union and tho
elimination of those defects whicl
Christian civilization and our own cx
pcricnce have shown us the Constitu
ton contained. 1t therefore becomes
our solemn duty to observe with no or
dinary fervor the National holiday
and as we cannot enjoy, and should no
desire, peace, happiness and indepcnd
cncc except in the society Of our fellow
citizens, we should pray forand pro
mote, by every. mcansi in our power
!. theirweIlarc as well as our own,
We confess that it has greatly pain
cd us to hear THAT certain rash, irrcy
crcnt and thoughtless men Of our CON
munon have denounced and curse
/ the Government, and Administration
= and their abettors. Now God con
,,n,I, 49,, "a lace ,r1 nuryn nnf A N
n, when bad men cursed the supporter
of the Government, did they not rcfe,
-, that they cursed the more than hume
o. reds Of thousands of Catholic voter
,sG and Catholic soldiers Of our army wi
- defend that Government in the fell
o 81" Did they not reflect that its downii
o would DO hailed with acclamation |
> our own hereditary oppressors, aero
3 the ocean? Did they not reflect that
. political salvation is ever to reach
9 far distant and beloved island, it mu
. como to it from these United Stat
! which they would sever? .. ..
o o There is no justifying cause or re
i son to curse the Goycrn"ept or t
o Administration. They did not f. COZ
) mcncc this war. They could scare
= ly bring themselves to believe that
0 was seriously commenced, even win
o forts had fallen and the blood Of o
{" /" people was shed by the hands of t
i Sou:h. And when force had to
40 repcllcd by fore, when armies had
ion be raised and, therefore, troops to
-" drafted to raise the Blockade Of Q
rivers and stem tho tide of aggrcssi'
what more did our Government
~" than was done in the South. WhC
in the North was the draft, the &C
the scription, enforced as ruthlcssly n
ate as indscriminatcly as in the Sont
;Gl WEcro was the citizens property CO
H., fscatcd without compensation,
'"0 the alleged uses Of the Government
'o'o it was in tho South? We have G.
ate, versed with Irish Catholic rclug
the from Georgia, from Arkansas, fir
Alabama and other Southern Sta
,.., and we know how they were strip
ngD. Of their money and their clothes, /
1868 cast into prison when they refused
123 12223 90 into the ranks of the Contcdcr
) army. Many an Irish laborcr told
a in the hospitals, hero and clsowh'
6 that when the war broke out in
~ 81 South, and the public works were 5
10 pended, they were either violently c
% scripted, or had to enlist, or starvc.
e. We do not adducc these facts to
- citc unkind feelings against
9 South, but to put to shame the jor
80 aists OF the North, especially the F
u mans Journal and Metropolitan !
a ord of New York, who instigNtcd
q too coniiding people to evil words
2al deeds, and the people themselves
co patronizod such journalists and "
% duped and deceived by their mali
s. ty. .... ...
- 1t il time, therefore, now that
'iS "a election is past, that all should ret
to their sober second thought,
AZ that we should rally round the COZ
a tutcd authorities, tho powers W
40 the apostle commands US to obey,
~ thus presenting IN undivided tror
q the enemy, re.ostablish tho UI
20 without which therc can DO no p
A ca, present or prospective, for The
s. we suffer Tho South beholdins
y thus of one mi d will, we devo
2 trust, hasten to mako peace, and
% on our side, will show them that
a a arc ready and willingto to mako gre