The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-10
By the Governor of West Virginia
a PROCLAMATION.

TNHE YEAR THAT IS DRAWING TO A
Close has been one Of signal and bountitul
dRrkened and devastated the land and Ieff
desolate thousands ofonce happy homes, has
with the sunshine from her white wines
The great ornaments, the legiOns of arTnf,d
and the terror, blood and death or four yeafs
Stupendous conflict, exist only in the pasf and
have LETT scarcely q shadow to daIken the
brought Us. Nor Is peace the onIy boon =.
cured by the dread arbitFament forced upon
the country. Lasting tranquility has been,
secured, because the source or all our dfs0r
ders has been destroyed, and the great rrincI-
pies which nndeFlie our Government hive
been vtndtcated, strengthened and purifed
Treason and usuEpation, which RssaiieCi fsCod
government and natural right, have BEEN
OF the United States have not only stFicken
on the Ehackles OF four millions of bon5men
from the letters which aGEressive and oIss1,[
ized inlqulty has been able so long to impose
From the chaos into which we were thrown
! by wicked men, benihcent Provtdence
brought forth this young Commonwealth
and freed us from our ancient diegrad tiof1s
4 people redeemed, regenerate and disen-
ana law secured to poSterity, we, indeed
above ~ Others, owe thanks to the Great
through the WILEY Of gloom and depresSion
Nor should We be unmindful of material
bleSstnRs- In the yeur that is past, unusual
prosperity has attended the enteiprfes and In
dustFtes OF the people. The earth has Welded
bounttfnl haEyests, and the OIlof her fatness
obundhndy. So fnr nom the pestfience and
famine usually consequent upon war, nm
usual heaith and plenty prevail; and All look
/ forward with pleasant anticipation to q m
tnre OF rich promise which shall veil I'm oh
/ t!Vlon the unhappy past. CONFIDENT too
/ that a people who have shown such foFtttuiie
IN the day OF trial, posses the virtue to Inain-
4 tain Forever the noble results their sacFifice
and suffering have secured, and acting In hnr-
mony with the Recommendation OF oIlr Non.
hored Chief Magistrate,
I, Arthur ]. foreman, Governor Of the
State of West Virginia, grateful to God In
common with my fellow-c1tiZenS for HIS SO.
I nll mercteS, and in humble recognition Rnd
ncInoI ledgment thereof, do appoint and ~
next, as day OF Thanksgiving and Praise To
Almighty God, to be kept everywhere within
the bounds OF this State, by such aIouropFi0fe
otserrnnces us the grateful hearts OF her peo-
I pie may suggest And ] trust that in our re-
toteing we Will not be unmindfll of such rs
OF their noble sacrifices for the country and
whose Rladnesa must needs be tempered With
soFroWss which u Is ouFd duty as far as possible
70 nsSnnSe by timely remembrance OF the
WIDOWS and orphans and the disabled Of
tause to whom, rs the immediate ueFitS
OF heaven, our gratitude Is directly dne.
- In testimony whereof I have here
LIS unto set my hand and caused the seal
OF the State to be nfiiYefl n flTe
- capitol in the City Of Wheeling Tins
1tn Gay OF November, In the year OF our
" L,SoFS, e5ghteen hundred and siGty-dve, and
BY the Governor : : = 'e'4N'-4l4A y z
SRASSSthG.E .. HALL, Sectay OF the STATE.
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