Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-11-18


Yet another year has passed orcr ou"
State and Na,iou Aud the people of Ohio,
in accordance with usage of our dead
fathers. older than the Sta'e itself, have
been once again invoked, by . join, resolu
tlon OF their General Assembly, to unite 10
public acknowledgement, as well of the
existence, power and goodness of God, as
of His in,erposiug hand in oil the work.
ways aud relations Of men. YsssfL Ont
And now upon full consideration Of all
the religious truths connected with this
venerable custom, and with lively remem-
brance Of all the events of the past year
what ought this whole people to feel and
utter, at their family reunions, 10 the greet
ings of friends aud neighb1rs, and around
the altar of the Most High Can it be
possible that any people ever before could
have had such causes as ourselves for thauk
fitness and praise to God Ii the annually
recurring seasons of the regular year, auG
the varying climates of our globe, with all
their goodly fruits aud health, and other
countless comforts and delights, have ever
been and shall always be, severuIy and in
their due succession. sfttest causes for
grateful homage to that benign Heart aud
bounteous hand from which they ever flow I;
what can We feel, what shall we say of our
debt of gratitude for his works and mercies
in this the most memorable Of all the years
All those natural and general blessings we
have fully shared with others. Bot a'grea,
nation, desperately imperiled, has been
nod and hot ic
Surely, surely, if ever S ate and nation
in oil history had more than futest and
fullest cause TO give thanks unto the Lord
for his lwondrOus benefits and forbearances.
very surely are they these Of ours, here aud
now For whereas, at our former festivals
we we're at war, we are now in peace q; we
were divided, we are one We were poor
and wssk, we are rich and strong We
were piLied or despised by all the nations
of he earth. aud are we not envied ard
honorcd amorg aud above them all Then
Slavery, like vast pail of night shade.
blackeoed our Al whole ua brighs. and
degraded aud dsgraced oil our fair land =
New Liberty, like a new risen sun, with
healing in bis beams, shines and glows into
every American mind and heart. Won.
drous, happy, glorious change Well may
we sing 10 The words of that singer after
Gods own heart, amongst his former cho
sen people, Thou hast turued, for me, my
mourning into dancing /; thou hast put of
my sackclolh and girded me with gladness."
Let us, then, fellow citizens, each aud oil
all aud each one of US. give hanks un o
,be Lerd for he is good for his mercy Ell
dureth forever" 1t is coed thing togive
thanks uu,o The Lord aud 10 sing praises
10 his pame. Nor lot casuists aud doubt.
ers deny us they may shall these our songs
be vain thing for If We may not by oar
prayers aud praises, bend the Divine Will
aud Love tosus, surely We can raise ours
toward him.
Nov, therefore /, Charles Anderson
Governor of the State of Ohio, do hereby
appoint the last Thursday, being The ihir
,ieth day Of the preseut month Of Noyen
ber, as day of general Thanksgiving and
Praise 10 that God of Love who has sc
loved and blessed this land and people,
And do Furthermore most respectfully
but earnestly request all the people of thi'
State, who love their conatry and ,heil
God, upon that day, to 10y aside all tbei
customary cares and vocatious; to gather
their scattered children aroapd the bright
ened hearths and the cheerful, boards @
their olden family homes !; 10 render thauk
there aud iniithe public temples. to ;h,
Heavenly Fatber. for all his past beneft
and especially for bis smszing and gloriou
works OF The past year to implore a con
,iuusnce aud, Increase Of them and mos
especially OF the highest and bes. of al
temporal blessings. Peace and good vii
smoogst men. aud 6pslly, that in the tru
spirit OF that cheerful Christian thank kfuInes
TO God. and Of good will toward men. whicl
is suitable to an occasion SO extraordinary
we shall, for ourselves, strive henseforl ID q
to live with our fellow citizens In Ohio. An
so 10 feel toward our fellow.citizens and ou
fellow men everywhere, ,throug hout our MOI