The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-09
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VNHE YEAR THAT Is DRAWING TO A
i close has been one Of signal and bountiful
Inercies The tempest o: rebellion which dark.
encd and devastated the land and left desolate
thousands of once happy homes has passed
away, and pea again blessss tue land with the
sunshine from her white ings. The great ar
.Inaments the iegions or armed men, tue thun.
ders OF wars terrific enginery, and the terror,
blood and death of four Years stupe.dous con.
hict exist only in the past and have left scarce.
" shadow To darken the smiling peace which
the present year has brourht us Nor is peace
the only boon secured by the dread arbitrament
forced upon the country. Lasting tranquility
has been secured because the source of all our
disorders has been destroyed, and the great
principles which undellie our Government have
been INDICATED, strengthened and purified.
Treason and usurpation, which assaulted good
government and natural right have been over
powered and disarmed and the people of the
united States have not only stricken OIL the
shackleS of four millions of bOndmeu, but have
emancipated themselves forever from the fet-
tiers which aggressive and orranized iniquity
has been able so long to iapose
From the chaos into which we were thrown
BIZ wicked men, a benificent Providence brought
forth this young Commonwealth, and freed us
ffOm our ancient deartGations. A people re.
deemed, regeuerate and discnthralled, with our
priceless heritage of liberty and law secured TO
postcrity, we indeed above all OTHERS owe
thaplS TO the Great Rul 81 and Prs,server who
walk with us through the valley of gloon
and tS ,ressiOn.
sings. In the year that is past, unusual pros.
perity has attended the enterprises nnd
industries OF the people. The earth has Welded
bountiful harvests and the oil of her 1atness
abundantly. So far from the pestience and
famine usually consequent upon war, unusual
health and plenty prevail; and all look forward
with pleasant anticipation to Il future of rich
promise which shall veil in Oblivion the unhap-
py past Confident too that people who have
shown such torttude in the day of trail, possess
the virtue to maintain forever the noble results
their sacrifice and suffering have secured. and
acting in harmony with the recommendation of
our h0hored Chief Magistrate
/ Arthur l. Boreman Governor of the State
of West Vi;ginia, grateful to God, in common
with my fellow-citizens. for His signal mercies
and in humble recognition and aclsnowle |ge-
ment thereof, 10 appoint and set apart Thurs
day, the seventh dr. of December next as day
of Thant sgiving and Praise TO Almighty God
TO he kept everywhere within the bounds of this
State, by such appropriate 0bservances as the
grateful hearts of her people may suggest And
/ trust that in our rejoicing VIC will not be I'M
mindful Of such as have hearts vet sore from tho
great affection of their noble sacrifices for the
and whose glaaRess must needs be
with sorrOws which it IL our duty as
far 10 possible to assuage by timely remem.
branCa of the widows and orphans and the di 4,
ab!ed Of those to whom, Az the immedii lte
instruments of Heaven, our gratitude is dre' Itly
due. ... ..-.'-Fr
~ In testimony whereof, I have herr .unto
g. set my hand and caused the seal of the
/ ~'} State to be affixed, at the Capitol in the
City OF Wheeling, this 18th day of No
vember, in the year of our Lord eighteen HIM.
dred and sixty five, and of the State the third
-. -. ARTHUR L BOREMAN
By the Governor:
GRANVILLE d. HALL, secfy of the State.
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