The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-11
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'NIHE YEAR THAT IS DRAWING TO Al
close has been one of signal and bOuntiful
meTcies The tempest OF rebellion which
dssolate thousands 6fonce happy homes, has
Rdis$Sd PAS, iIS Iaway ana peace again the land
The great armannentt me ie0JSnI 19f arIIISsS
men, the thundeIB OF wars terrific eneineFSS
and the terror, blood and death of four yeanS
stupenuouB conflict, exist only In the pasf and
have LEFT scarcely q shallow to- tiafftei1t fISSs
smiling peace which the; present wear hns
brought Us. Nor IS peace the only boon Sc
the country. Lasting tranquility has bean
secured, because the source OF nll our disorl
.deIs has been destroyed, and the Ere9t princl.
pies which undeElie our Government have
been Ylndlcated, strengthened and purihed.
Treason and usurpation, which assailed good
oyerpowered ind dtsanned; and the. people
OF the United States have not only Rtficken
but have emnncipated themselves forsTeJ..
ieom the tetteB which aggressive and iorFafi-
lzed lniquity has been able 80 long to impose.
by wicked men, n benidcent PToVidence
brought forth this young CommOnwenItil
anu g 4Ess;a Us from our ancient degradationS
th1lied, with our priceless heritage of liberty
and law secured to postsrtty, we, indeed
Ruler. and PreseFver who walked with ~
through the valley of gloom and tiepfeEsfon
~, nor sho4ld we be unrliindfnI Of material
prosperity has attended, the antaFprise and In
duStr1eS OF the people, The earth has yielieI1
bountitul hafVest9, and the ollof her fatness
abundantly. SO far from the pestTence and
mInlne usually consequent upon war, uf-
SoT%aId VIM ens plenty and lock
Lufe OF rlch promise which shall veil In oh
hyion the unhappy past Confident, too,
that q people who have shown such fortitude
IN the day of trial, possess the Virtuet to main-
taln ioIeYer the noble results their sacTidce
ana Runer1ng have secured and acting IN bilfz-
-mony with the recomm endation Of our hon.
ored CHIEF Magistrate, Z - ll7ii - MI!
"a, Arthur " I = Foreman, Governor Of the
state OF West Virginia, grateful to God, IA
common With my felloW-citi itiEens, for MS siR-
nal Inereies, and IN humble cognition Rflfi
aclSnoMtedgnentt thereof, do appoint and set
aPaL6 4nuIssdityt the seventh day Of1leeember
next as DAY Of Thanks wing and Praise to
the bounds OF this State, by such apnropFiats
o6seryanceS as the grateful hearts Of her peo-
pie may suggest And i trust that In oIir he-
iolelng we win not be unmindfnl, of snch "a
nave hearts yet sore Jffom the great am ictI0h
whose gladneSs must needs ba feIni1ereGl with
sofroWs. which tt Is ot1ttiuty as nr as possible
20 aASuage by timely tremeInhrance of the
widows and orphans and the disabled Cjf
those 70 Whomt a8 the immediate Instruments
OF heaven, r, our titude Z directly due.
] Is INTO set my hand and caused the seal
Of the State to be affixod, at the
-, Capitol in the City Of Wheeling, this
tn = IN, day of Noyember in the year 81 iOur
ARTHUR j. FOREMAN. y
BY the Governor: . -
+ GRASSVnLE d. HAIL, SecFy OF the state. bi
,West Xirginia papers copy three times and
charge Exec. Dept. - - II 7 ~
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