Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY.

In accordance with the long standing
custom, to-day has been appointed by
the President Of the United States and
the Governor of this State, as the occa-
sion when their fellow citizens are re-
commended to join in praise and thanks
giving for the mercies that by Almighty
God has been vouchsafed to them
during the past year. The people OF
the United States have much to be thank
full for, especially for the blessings OF
civil and religious liberty. for freedom OF
person and speech. True during the
last year, some of our countrymen OF the
baser sort, have sort to restrict the one
and restrain the other, but thank God,
their efforts failed and their infamous at
tempts only recoiled on themselves and
crushed them to the earth. For these
and other manifold blessings the people
of the United States cannot be sufficient
ly grateful, and should, il possible, to-
day meet in open assembly aud offer up
their heartful thanks for delivering from
all their enemies whether domestic or
foreign During the past year and at
the present time, much physical suffering
has been and is being endured by ouI
fellow countrymen who are less happily
situated than the citizens of Nevada
During last Spring Louisiana. Missis
sippi and Arkansas were afflicted by ter
rible floods, causing much suffering, los
of life and property. Later in Kansas
Iowa and Minnesota, with q part of Ne
braska, was desolated with the grass
hopper plague, and thousands who
from no fault of theirs have lost all their
provisions for tho winter, are now to u
great extent dependent upon the assist.
ance of their fellow citizens for support.
Then, looking at the great and populous
State of New York, we find from news
paper reports that many, many thou
sands are already nearly destitute ant
most lily provided to meet the exigen
cies of the winter, whose cold chilling
presence has already announced itself
Under these circumstances, those wht
to-day are more happily situated thai
the unfortunate inhabitants Of the local.
ties We have named, should bow tn
head, and from a thankful heart. offe
up their thanks that they have been spare
the Affections that have fallen upon thei
not less deserving neighhors. Under e
the circumstances, one would hay
thought it would have been well, for til
foremost men of the nation to have calle
upon the people at large to do somethin
to re,ieva tho distress under which 81
many OF their fellow countrymen ar
suffering. If they had done this, AM
supplemented their exhortations by exam
pie much could have been done in singl
day to have relieved the needs OF th
most necessitous. However, the promir
emit public men of the day have nc
too busily occupied in their own cot
Germs to spare any thought or means fc
the humble and distressed. consequent
the occasion will pass unimprove
However, all our readers who are besst
with abundance should take pains
think of their neighbors, and if their Al
any within their reach,' whom time
assistance would restore to happinei
and usefulness, to think of them, exten
the hand of brotherly kindness, an
again, for the time being, make plen,
and happiness the tenants of their dive
lings. The costs of such acts Of chri
tian charity will never be missed, and
the end will be sepaid tenfold to Il
donors. To-day let each one endeavt
to make lighter the burden of their fe
low man, and by doing 30 their thank
giving praises will be rendered mo
acceptable in the eyes of God and ma