The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-11-10
Thanksgiving Cor Victory, Peace, and
efat @ Our Country Saved.
PROCLAMATION by The Governor.

\ Yet another year has passed orcv our state and
Nation Aud tho ronpla OF Ohio, IN accordance
with Usage uf oNr 6esd fathers, older Than the
State itsolf, have lren once again invoked hv n
iotui resolution of the General Assembly, to unite
In public ackn iwledgmcnt as well of the exist
encs, power an glo lRrss Of Col, rs Of Ills inter
posing hand IL all tho works way aul relations Of
mcn.
And now, upon full consideration Of all the re-.
u lipiuus truths connected with this venerable Gus
tplR. aRd "itl, lively rcmcnibruuro OF all tlo
events Of tho past year, what ought this whole
poppleia feel aud to uttcr at their family reunions,
IN the gVeetings of Friends AMI nOighbnrS, and
around the affairs Of the Most High Can IL bc
possible, that any people ever briOtu could have
Ind such causes as ourselves, loH thankiulnuss aud
praises 10 God? IL the annually reeRrIing svasuus
of the regular year, aud the vNying climates of
our globe, with all their goodly fruits and health
and other countless comforts and delights, have
cvcr beeu and shall always be, severally and in
their dUe succession, ittcs causes Tor their great
est homage W that btnign Heart aud lountcuus
Hand, frunt which theyevcr how, what can we feel
what shah we say or1wr debt of gratitude for His
works mud ncrccs in this, the most memorable Of
all fthc years All those natural anl general bless
inga w. mve fully shared with others, But n
great na,iOiB desperately imperilcd has been grand
w saved. Ani that nation -is-OuIs Surely,
surely, il oyat Stntu and Nation, in all history
had more than Httcst and fullest cause to give
thanks unto the Lord for His wordrous benefits
uurs, here aud now Fer whereas, nt our former
festivals, we wer1.at war, We an now IN peace I:
we were divided, Nc are one We were poor and
weak We arr r'ci and sr NJ we were pitied, or
despsed by all the hatnns Of the EARTH aud are we
nnt'enyiUd and honurud among and above them all?
Then Slavery, like vast pail of night.shadc,
d bllGkened eur whole bright sky aud degraded and
disgraced all our fair land. Now, Lib,rty, like a
new risen sun, With heating in his beams, shines
and glows, under all our heavens, upon our whole
t,t.. A 4
Wundroussh sshappy, glorious change Well lmny we
sing IN the words Of that singer alter Coils own
heart, amongst his Former chosen people; "Thou
hast turned, for nc, my mourning into dancing
thou hast put on my sackcloth aud grded me with
gladness"
Lot us then, fellow citizens, each aud all al
and each one of us" Give thanks unto the Lord
tor heiS good for his mercy ondureth forever
. IL is gnod thing 10 give thanks unto tho Lord
and to sing praises to his name" Nor let casust,
and doubt rs deny MS they may) shall these, ouI
songs, be vain thing for, II we may not, by oul
prayerS aud praises, bend the Divine will and luv,
TO MS, surely we can raise ours towards Him.
New, therefore, |, Charles Anderson, q ycrnor O
the State of Ohio do hcrcAv appoint the last Thurs
day, heing the SOth day oC the present month u
November, as day OF general Thanksgiving anc
Praise to that God Of Love who has so loved IN,
blessed this land and people. Aud do, further
more, most respectfully, but earnestly request al
the people u this Stnte who love their country ant
their iud that day TO lay aside all thcircu
Rry cares aud vocatous, 10 gather their scat,rrc,
children around their hightoned hcauls aud tn
cheerlnl bOarls OF their ullon family hpnlrs 4
render thauks there, and in tlc public temples, L
the Heavenly Father ur all Ills past bsnetls nm,
especially, for His amazing aud glorious works q
the past year; to iinploro continuance an inctcas
of theua, and most especially, Of that highc 4 an
hest OF all temporal blessings Peace aud Gpo
WIN amlngst mon; and finally, that in the trW
spirit Of that cheerful, Christian thanklulucss /
God, aud of good will towards men, which is suiia
ble n an occssion SO extraordinary, we shalt m
ourselves, strive, heRcelorth, so th live with on
felow-citisens aud fellow mcu, vvrrywher,
throughout our nnN redeemed aud reunited Ian,
as tn prove ourselves worthy o be the common cit
mems OF such country, and the common childrc
of such God.
In testimony whereof | have hcrcunto set IN
T hnne aud cauScd the Great Scal Of thc Stat
of 0hiote be affixed, al Columbus, on thi,
IL S.phe third day OF November, in the year OF ou
lord one thousand eight hundred aud sixty
i've, and In the ninetich year of the Ind,
peuGeuoe ef the United States of Ann RIGA.
CHARLES ANDERSON.