The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-11-06
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

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The following is tho Presidents pro
clamatlon designing Thursday, the 2Stll
day OF November, as q day Of national
thanksgiving and praise
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT or
THE UNITED STATES OF FAMERrCA
In conformity with a recent custom
that may now be regarded as establish,
ed on national consent and approval, |.
Andrew Johnson. President of.thc Uni.
ted States, do hereby recommend to my
fellow. citizens that Thursday the TWEEN
ty.eighth day Of November next, be
set apart and observed throughout the
Republic as a day Of national thanks
giving and praise to tho Alm,ghty R,ler
OF Nauons, with whom are dpninnn
and fear, who maketh peace in hia Ills'l
places.
Resting and rclramng from SECULAR
labors on that day 1T us rcverrn'ly an1
devotedly give tnan'<s to our Heavenly
Father for the nrrcies and Blessing
with which He has crowned he now
closing year Especially let us remem-
her that Hu has covered our land,
through all lis extent with greatly
needed and very abundant harveSts
that l1o has caused industry TO prosper,
not only in our fields. but also in our
workshops, in our mines, aud in our
forests. He las permitted us 10 muiIi-
ply ships upon our lakes and rivers, and
upon the high seas, and at tn. same
time to extend our iron roads so lar into
tho secluded places Of the continent as
to guarantee speedy oyerani inter-
course between he oceans lie has
inclined our hearts to turn away from
domestic contentious and CONNECTIONS,
consequent upon disllac,ing lrsola,n!.
civil war, and to walk more aud more in
'he ancient ways 0; loyalty, Cancellation
and bro!hcrly love. iIr has blessed
the peaceful efforts with which we knvc
established new aud important comm r
cial treaties with foreign uat,ons, whilv
we have, at The same linr, strengthens
ed our national dc!cnccs. and greatly
enlarged orr national hortlers.
While thus rendering the unanimou:
and heartfelt tribute o( national pralS.
and thanksgiving, which il 50 Justly d,t
to Almighty God, let IA no, laji t. i'm.
; plore Film that the same divine pr,4cc
ton and care which we have hitherto
80 ,mdcservediv. and vel so constantly
enjoyed, may be- continued to our conn.
try aud our people throughout, all then
generations forever.
IN witness whereof, have heronuio
SET my hand anl caused the seal ul the
United States To b" affixed.
Done a. the city OF Washington this
twcnty.siXth dav Of October, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand cigh;
hundred and sixty.srvcn, and Of tho In.
! dependence Of the United States the
nincty-sccond.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary of the
State.
a PARIS PRACr!cAL The
Paris correspondents Of The Giobo writes
a distinguished party was The guests
of the Marquis lc CHI. The ladies
OF !hc party being bored, resolved rc
play off Il joke On thcir ion. so one
night they placed Q,an'i,y Of tlour
between the sheets of his led. At his
customary hour, the marquis retired to
rest, but the s,rAnge substance ns,nrisr.
cd him, aud he Jumped up. lie fund
h'mscfas white as amilrr from head
to toot. \ few moments reflection
convinced him that he was the victim Of
q trick. lie coollv rang for his vail, t,
made the man scrage him and wash
him, and change the sheets. He then
returned to bed The next moning lie
said no. word Of what had happened.
Three evening after he proposed TO
drive 20 n small shooting lodge in the
nelghborffood, where there was a sp,cn.
did view, and VIXEN he got there he
offered the ladies tea. The cake served
with tho liquid was rxr,aorlnariv
good, and the fair danes did ample irs
,ice to it. They declared lha, thev had
ncver seen anything like i, ia Paris. -
Yet nothing would he more simple to
''oN' H'S't SuNCo, Sliu llN lliTuIliS.
First take your tonr,' continued he.
with all the solemnl,v Of n cookery
book, 'and then roll man in it, The
ladies looked aghast. Yes, mesdames,
tho cake Is made OF the -four in which it
was your pleasure should be whi,enrd
tho other night I Hovew! QucNe
Horcur' screamed they"
CoN%EDERATE MoNEY A VALID Cox
slDERATIoN.-Thc case OF Dean vs..
Harvey, administrator Of w. IT. You
ell, as been finally settled by the Uni
ted States Circuit Court of Georgia. -
The Rome Cour'er says:
"Y,onelI, in 1864, purchased Of Dean
his plantation, IN Floyd County, Gcor-
gia, for $24, 600 in Confederate money.
Dean rema,nedin possession, but since
tho war entered INTO recent contract
Tor he place with Harvey, the admins
traitor of YOurll. Afterwards Deon i;lcl