The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-16

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u bounteous Hand, from which they ever
How, what can we feel, what shall va
, say, Of our debt Of gratitude for His
. works and mercies in this, the most
memorable ofall the years2 Alltbose
= natural and general blessings VIC have
iuIiy shared with others. But, a great
: nation, desperately impcrilcd, has been
grandiy saved. Aud that nation was
-is--ours ! Surely, surely, if ever a
,, State and Nation in all history had
, more than fittest aud fullest cause to
give thanks unto the Lord for His won.
drous benefits and forbearancos, yery
surely are they these of fours, here and
now For whereas, at our former fes-
tVals, we were at war, We are now in
peace We were divided, we are one,
we were poor aud weak, we are rich
and strongi wewere pitied, or despised.
by all tho nations the earth, and are
we not cnNicd and honored among and
above them all ? Then, Slavery, like
vast pail of night-shade, blackened
our whole bright sky and degraded
and disgraced all our fair land. Now
Liberty, like new risen sun, with.
healing in his beams, shines and glovs.
under all our heavens, upon our wbole
earth and into every American mind
and heart wondrous, happy, glori.
Ious, change Well may We sing in
the words of that singer after Gods
own heart, among his former chosen
people; Thou hast turned, for me, nv
mourning into dancing; thou hast nut
oil my sackcloth, and girdcd me with
gladness."
Let us then, fellow citizens, each
ana all-alland each one of us-"Giye
thanks unto the Lord, for he is good;
Tor his mercy cndureth forever" at
is n good thing to give thanks unto the
Lord, and to sing praises to his name.''
Nor (let casuists and doubters deny
as they may) shall these. our songs
be vain thing; for, five may not, by
our prayers and praises, bend the Di-
vine will and love to us, surely VIC can
raise ours toward Him.
Now therefore, l, CHARLES AMBER
son, Govenor of the State Of Ohio, do
hereby appoint the last THURSDAY.
being the Both day of the present month
OF November. as day of general
Thanksgiving and Praise to that God
Of Love who has so loved and blessed
his land and people, And l do fur
hermoro, most respectfully, but earn
'stly, request all the people of this
State, who love their country and their
God, upon that day to lay aside all their
customary cares ANDY dvocations; to gath
er their scattered children around the
hearths and the cheeful
boards of their olden family homes; to
render thanks there, and in the public
temples, to the Heavenly Father, for
all his past benefits, and especially, for
His amazing and glorious works
'f the past year; to implore contin-
lance and incrnse of them, and most
specially, of that highest End best Of
ii temporal blessings-Peace and
food Will amongst men; and, finally,
hat in the true spirit of that cheerful,
thankfulness to God, and of
good will towards men. which is suit.
'ble to an occasion SO extraordinary,
We shall. for ourselves, strive, hence
orth, so to live with our fellow .citi.
'ens and our fellow w-men, everywhere
throughout our now redeemed and re-
Inited land, as to prove ourselves
'orthy to be the common citizens Of
uch country, and the common chill
ren of such God. '.s Al'7a'
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my name and caused
the Great Seal of the State of
Ohio to be affixed, at Colum-
bus, on this, the Sd day Of
November, in the year ofour
IL. s. Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-fve, and
in the nnetieth yoar OF
the Independence of the
United States of America.
CHARLES ANDERSON.
y the Governor. i4s a -
WM. HENRY SMITH, Sec'y Of State.