Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-16
from the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
The Two Tha n X sgiyingS.

The TWO ThankSglvlngS.
Charles Anderson, Governor Of Ohio, has !
issued proclamation appointing Thursday, |
the thirtieth of the present month of No
vember, as q day of general thanksgiving
and praise to that God of Love, who has so
loved and blessed this land and people. y
The proclamation Of Governor Anderson has
already appeared in our columns, and it is
with some difficulty that We have retained
ourselves from putting it in again; for GER
tainly no Executive emanation that we re-
member of in Ohio, since Governor Bebb
buried the red scalping knife in the ashes
of despair" is more worthy of Frequent and
admiring perusal 1t is fortunate circum-
stance, undoubtedly, that We have point
in ourinstitutions where the political touches
the religious, thereby allowing our Chief
Magistrates, once in year, to escape the
common.p place monotony to which, by force
Of tyrannical custom, they are in general
confined, and permitting them to introduce
into their communications an agreeable va
riety of poetic fights, rhetorical fancies
and appeals to the finer sensibiitics of our
nature. OF this favorable point Governor
Anderson has availed himself with most
exemplary diligence, and the result is, We
are at a loss which the most to admire, the
VI HIS tuCOlORJ, tHC hIu
vigor Of religion, the splcndor ofhis die
ton, or the force of his Imagination.
We feel sure that the people Of Ohio were
never aware that Governor Anderson was
half as pious us we now know him to be
through his proclamation. If they had,
they never would have dispensed with his
public services and it is certainly n pity
that he could not have been permitted to
proclaim before the nominations were made.
But it is one of the misfortunes incident to
Adam fall. we never know how good a
thing is until it is missed We are afraid
that he was denied to us because he was too
good for us for nothing but piety INDUCED
in to an extent dangerous to the tissues Of
the brain could have prompted the inquiry:
"Can it be possible that any people ever
before could have had such causes as our
selves for thankfulness and praises to God?'
Now, content as we try to be with the deal
ings of Gods Providence to us ward, we
suspect it would not be impossible for a
pretty brilliant fancy to paint state Of
things rather preferable to ours at present.
However, we will hear the Governor upon
the point, and if the thing is not exactly
new, we hope ourreaders will indulge them
selves with second perusal.
Surely, surely, ifevera State andnation in
all history had more than iittest and fullest
cause to give thank unto the Lord for hiswon-
drous benefits and forbearances, very surely
are they these of ours, here and now For
whereas, at our former festivals We We're at
war, we are now Mt peace: we were divided.
we are one; we were poor and weak, we are
rich and strong; we were pitied or dispised
by all the nations of the earth, and are we
not cnvicd and honored among and above
them all? Then, slavery, like Il vast pail of
night shade blackcncd our whole bright
sky, and degraded and disgraccd all our fair
land Now, liberty, like II ncw-riSen sun,
with healing in his bosom, shines and glows,
under all our heavens, upon our whole earth,
and into every Americans mind and heart.
Wondrous, happy, glorious change! Well
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 put
off my sackcloth and girded me with glad
ness "
To which we would beg leave to add in
the words of the celebrated hard-shell di-
vine And he played upon Il harp Of a
thousand strings, lama Sabacthana.
| Now, we have no authority make procla
nation to the people of Ohio; and yet, w
have it in our heart to address them a little
on this solemn and joyful occasion. Fellow
citizens: You have heard what Brother An
derson says, and it is proper to take it into
consideration. But there are certain points
which, doubtless for the want of space, h,
has not touched upon. You are aware tina
besides the thanksgiving of the last Thurs
day of this month, there is another to come
off on the first Thursday of next, by ap
pointment of the President of the unitet
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