New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-12
THE AMERICAN BIRD.

President Of the United states as a day OF
Thank ,iving and Praise for all the Nation. In
several Of thc States-in some where this an
nual Festival is Il t.me-honored fetedoy' OBJ
srrvel annually from their earliest settlement,
fh.s last Thursday Of November had been pre-
viously oct apart by Proclamation OF Their
Governor. Within their borders it VIII hive .
double meaning. as "la little Government sun
lav" and their OWE peculiar Day Of Festiyty,
around which cluster the meTicst and the most
rrateul memories. ~ well as-to those who
have leaned other than lies first lcssons-the
boIi..t and the sldlcst. In all our millions OF
homes i will. this year, be honored With a
grateful .ec.c Of dcyout thanksgiving. Even
where sorrow VIII sit at the head Of the board
ii how many household, praise to the Giycr
Of all good will hll the 5adde,t hearts for The
manifold blessings which have been vodchsaied
20 peopl. IN the hour Of its sorest trial.
Bat let Us take thought, not of what the iay
slall Do 20 Ms at home but how much OF COM
.or, and compensation it shall bring to those
who. scattered along the banks Of tho james
and the Appcmattox, and in the Valley Of the
shenandoah. will turn their thoughts with the
utmost longing to those homes that many OF
them nav never SEQ again. There at least let
us DO what we can to dispe all feeling Of loneli-
ness so natural at such d season, 20 pile upon
the soldiers' table the plentiful bountes OF
Thanksgiving Day. Let us turn now from the
screaming Of ono American Bird to tho slaughter
and roasting Of another The Eagle has had
! hi, turn on ga thousand hills;" turn now to the
Turkey. and turn him on tens Of thousands Of
.pts. \. toni should hc without that noble
Ib.ri Cor q Thanksgiving Feast The young men
who viii r,can on that day the loved iace'
around fine fresdo at home, the games of bal
on village greens, the shoot.ngma'chc', the
skating fro.c, on Northern ponds, the sle'giing
Irart.os over New England hills, the dance IN
'he evening. the dear "girls they have left be-
bind tlem" must not ST, down to ThanL,gy-
ling dinner Of lard tack and salt pork. All else
! Of f'.tvitv hc mus, iorcgo-eyccpt thr shooting
matchcs where men are the t0rCots-but of eating
give him enough. FIJI him full with Turkey!
| FIJI his mouth rs well rs bis head with merry
thoughts" Put O " drum--tick" in every fist
| for another purpose than 10 beat the lonc-roI.
| Let campfire. be reflected in faces ruddy
and redoeut with Turkey; letthe iatness thereof
be wiped with thankful hand from beard and
lmus'achc. Let bin so feast on Turkey that
.ts memory will make the hours short in
the lonely watch, and FIJI his dreams in shell
rtou,. The lean and hungry Rebels " are
o. .or stratagams and spals;' let our soldiers
be "with fat Turkey lined, " and gointo the next
honest fight with traitors with TurLcy-the
rood honest American bird for Dis battle
Icrvl i IS little enough We can do for those
who axe doing 20 much for us. A smie.t Of
| fight, on our behalf, deserves 40 least, as poor
return, surfst Of Turkey. Those who have
many, send many; those who have two, send
one; those who have one only, send that to the
soldier, and 90 without at home Better din
ner of herbs with the love that has sent tie bird
to camp, than the stuffed Turkey and tine
thought Of hard tack on that day iorthe soldiers.
| One DAYS rati0ns TO the brave fellows, end L.
j il be Turkey roast, with all the iixings The
Army of the Potomac, the Army Of the James,
the Army Of Western Virgnia--let not a single
mess in all their tens Of Thousands be without
Turkey to head its bill Of fare on the 9th OF
November. Though there be not enough left
for seed for next Thanksgiving be this Gay re-
imehlbered as the Day. Of the Feast Of Turkey
when the soldier comes home and fights his bat
ties DER again with his crutch, for the lnstruc-
ton of his children and his childrep's children.
Scream, o beautiful bird, in every poultry-yard
in the land, your last scream, louder cry than
your bigger brother ever comprised for the
bravest of soldiers shall gnaw your white and
dark meat to the last sweet morsel, and crunch
your tender bones! Give them
| Turkeys hot and turkeys cold,
| Turkeys Young or Turkeys old,
Turkeys tender or turkeys tough,
Til they thank the Lord they We turkey enough"
The Office Of the Committee who have The
matter in charge in this city is in GettyS Build
ing, Trinity-place. A subscription book is
open at the Office Of the Treasurer, George
Roosevelt, No. "a Maidcn-lane and In this
Office for those who can more conveniently
give money than the raw-or cookcd--material.
Give gobblers or greenbacks, but, above all,
give with lavish hand
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The World 5weats the returns for Governor
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