Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-16
Thankgiving for Victory, Peace
and Our Country Sayfd--A
Proclamation by Charles An
dersoB, Governor Of the state
OF Ohio.

Yet another year has passed over our
State and nation, and the people Of Ohio,
in accordance with usage Of our dead IA
thers, older than the State itself, have been
once again invoked, by Joint resolution oi
their General Assembly, 10 unite in pub
lie acknowledgment, as well Of the exist
cnce, power and goodness Of God, Us Of
his interpOsing haud ia all the work, ways
and relations Of men.
And now, upon full consideration Of all
the religious truths connected with this ven
cradle custom, and with a lively remcm-
brance Of all the events Of that past year
what ought this whole people to feel and to
utter, at their family reunion, in the greet
ings Of friends and nciphbors, and around
the altars Of the Most High? Can it be-
possible that any people ever before could
have had such causes as ourselves for thank
fulness and praise to God.
If the annually recurring seasons Of the
regular year and the varying climates Of
our globe, with all their ooodly fruits and
health, and other countless comforts and
delights, have ever been and shall always
be, seyerally and in their due succession
fittest causes for greatful homage to that
benign heart and bounteous hand, from
which they ever flow, what can We feel
what shall we say Of our debt Of gratitude
for his works and mercies in this, the most
memorable Of all the years? All those nat
ural and general blessings we have fully
shared with others. But great nation
dcsl erately imperilcd, has been grandly saw
ed, and that nation was, is oursl Surely,
surely, if ever State and nation in all his
tory had more than fittest and fullest eau &c
to give thanks unto the Lord for His won
drous benefits and forbearances, very surely
are they these Of ours, here and now. For
whereas, at our former festivals we were at
war, we are now at peace we were divided,
we are one; we were poor and weak, we are
rich and strong; we were piticd or dispised
! by all the nations of the earth, and are we
not enyied and honored among and above
! them all? Then, slavery, like vast pail OF
night shade, blackened our whole brigh,
/ sky and degraded and dsgraced all our fjtiI
land. Now, liberty, like new-risen sun,
with healing in his bosom, shines and glows,
under all our heavens. upon our whole earth
and into every American mind and heart
Wondrous, happy, glorious change! Wei
may we sing in the words of that singer af
ter God : own heart, among his former cho
sen people. Thou hast turned, for me
my mourning into dancing; thou hast pu
off my sackcl0th and girded me with glad
ness. ou
Let US, then, fellow citizens, each and al
-all ana each one OF US give thanks un
to the Lord, Tor ne Is good; Tor n, mere.
endureth forever. 1t Is good thing Z
give thanks unto the Lord and to sing III
name. Nor Llet caSuits and douoters dc
ny. as they may shah these, our songs, be
vain thing; Tor II we may not by our pray
ers and praises bend the divine VIII an
love lo,ve TO US, surely We can raise ours 'o"ar
liin' cro ,.,
; NOW, therelore, ChAhlhs ANDkhsoS
MovSrnor ol liiF TI,la n'aee oi INV, uo iioiI
apppiJ. NV iJss I ! n9pni @ Dtin9 f We tni
nr ,u.n "a' H. "I tenons, nG ,bant 81 ro'ol
r,;.a 70 tIay, oa of jn"o nhn La, 'in7 sn ~ "n
anJ bItosad e'I ~ lana ma %mo nnoni" li,' nJ
10 f,rtbermora , mott , rnl,,eatf;IIi,, lrt aarn
eS, @ M rnnnnDt rl,I, Iii ba nodnia Of Of ,bC Stata
& Who lava % tbeir L9 % conntrv m sna their Gnd nno,
,ha, Jo,, tn Ia, aoijo ali tba;r n,,Stonia,,
ohat uay 10 IA? aSite al .netI Gus.ot,a,
od cb;ldror ara'nnd tbo;r tnned baortb
oud I ,be chnarfi % honrdi & Of the; olsen fam ~