The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-11-28
STATE OF WISCONSIN.

STATE OF WISCONSIN. .G
THANKsGIvINI PROCLAMATION.
! BY THE GOVERNOR.
With gratitude to Almighty God for the
.nnumerable blessings showered upon our
State and Nation during the past year, and in
accordance with tins honered custom ard
the recommendation Of the President OF the
United States, l appoint
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2Sth #. q.
as day OF Thanksgiving and Praise.
The past season has been one of uninter-
rupted prosperity. The developments in
agriculture, manufacturing, the mechanic
arts and public improvements have been un-
exa implied. Labor has received it's Just re-.
ward, and beunte ous harvest gives assurance
that none sholl want; and hereby recon-
mend to all the people of the State, that
they unite on that day in offering Praise and
Thanksgiving to God for all his mercies,
blessings and benefits, and especially for the
peace and plenty which hey erjoy.
| In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set
my hard and caused the great seal of the
| State to be affixed.
| Done at the Capitol in Madison, this
ath day OF November, D. 1872, and
IL. 81 of the independence of the United
| States the ninety
&C. WASHBURN.
BY the Governor:
LII. BREEsE. Secretary of State.
TO-DAY IS THANKsGIvING.
1t is Thanksgiving in the United
States by proclamation and recommended
ton Of the President. 1t is Thanksgiving
in Wisconsin by proclamation and recon-
mendation Of The Governor. Aud it is
| Than ksgiving in many of the other States
BIZ proclamation and recommendation Of
the Governors of those States. The PEG
pie make Presidents and Governors
Presidents and Governors make Thanks
givings and recommend the "people TO
meet In their respective houses of wor-
snip and there make ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
God for his kindness and bounty" and
"to unite in Offering Praise and Thanks
giving to God for all his mercies, bless
ings and benefits, and especially for the
peace and plenty which they enjoy"
The President does not seem to recognize
In his proclamation that, large proper
ton of tho people having no houses of
worship, only a small proportion of the
people Can meet in their respective houses
Of worship and mako Acknowledgements
to God for his Kindness and bounty. The
Governor, seeming to have noticed the
defect in tho Presidents recommendation,
recommends to all the people of the State
that they unite in offering Praise and
Thanksgiving to God jor all his mercies.
blessing, and be nefits, and especially for
tho peace and plenty which they enjoy.
The Governors recommendation applies
to those who have no houses of worship
as well as to those who have.
The President and Governor, having Of =
ticially or extrs-official constituted to-
day Thanksgiving and recommended the
people to meet and make acknowledge -
ments aud unite and offer Praise and
| Thanksgiving to God,are Of tho p eople,
and ii remains for the people to comply
with the recommendations Thanksgiv-
ing has long been holiday in most of
the Eastern and Middle States, and the
Western States have generally followed
and the United States have recently
adopted the custom of constituting an
annual Thanksgiving. It is good Gus
tom and may become general through tho
United States. The observance Of
Thanksgiving is not as general however
as it ought to be. And those who do oh :
/ serve il have different ways Of making
Acknowledgements and offering Praise
and Thanksgiving. Some meet in their
respective houses of worship and with or
without thankful hearts go through the