The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-25

States, issued his proclamation calling up
on the people to render thanks, on GER
tain day, for the success that had attended
the army of the Union, 1t took on the form
of national holiday. With one accord,
the several governors, then acknowledging
fidelity to the Union, concurred in the re-
commentator Of the president and select
ed the same day for the state observance.
80 that now, both by the proclamation of
the national and state executives, and by
common consent, Thanksgiving day has
become national holiday and is observed
as such throughout the whole length and
breadth of the Union.
Aside from the feastlng and family gath
erings suggested by the day, and the gen.
eral spirit of abundance and generosity
fruits of the earth have been garnered in,
it awakens feeling of cheertulness and
social sympathy, opens the fountains of
kindness and cordially, and impresses
upon us the lesson that we live not entirely
for SELF but to help one another. More
than this. 1t is well, 1t is necessary, that
we should occasionally pause in the busy
pursuits of life, ard feel and acknowledge
that oil our success is not due to ourselves
alone that, however important and valu-
able may be our own exertions, much of
their results depends upon circumstances
and an everything power which finally
shapes everything, often bringing our best
laid plans to naught. if not to utter disas-
ter, while lifting some seemingly trifling
act into prominence, and browning it with
the most dazzling as well az unexpected
success. There is an overruing Provi-
dence, and to Him belongs all praise and
thanks. Let us duly render it.
1t is cause of thanksgiving, feasting,
rejoicing, prayer and praise that, on the
return of this annual festival, so many of
US are still in the possession of health, sur
rounded by family and friends, blessed with,
at least, competency of this worlds
goods, and with reasonable, if not fatter-
ing, prospects for the coming year. Those
who may be in want, or suffering in any
way, have their special cause of thanks
| giving in that they still remain among the
living and that merclful Providence has
not permitted u severer cup of affiiction to
be presented to their lips. Their measure
of sorrow may seem to be large, may be
it often seems as il those who have the
greatest cause for rejoicing are really the
most unhappy. Every class and condition
of life has its advantages as well as disad-
are very prone to borrow imaginary ones
| Whatever may be orr condition or station
in life, we can make ourselves miserable by
magnifying trihes and looking upon the
dark side of things, or hopeful and cheer
full, if not happy and contented, by remem-
bering that life is made up of light and
shade, and that every cloud has its silver
lining. Let us then, remembering that
God does not willingly affilct or grieve the
children of men, never despair but, trust
ing in Him for our reward, give hearty
thanks that the sorrowful past cannot come
back, and that before us is future full of
promise.
As nation, with each other we must
share the evils we bring upon ourselves, as
well as the blessings that we win. We
have but recently passed through one fiery
ordeal, which taught us that freedom
justice and humanity cannot safely be
withheld from even the humblest. That
ordeal passed, we have entered on higher
and broader path of national peace and
prosperity. More recent events have shown
that the nations plghted faith will bt
sacredly maintained, that fraud and cor
ruption will be surely unearthed and pun
ished, that dishonest officials will be ex
posed, removed and prosecuted with all tn,
vigor of the law, that the right is certain
to prevail over the wrong, that all hate ant
bitterness between the north and south hal
been eradicated and supplanted by frater
nal friendship and good will, and that
purer, better and more perfect Union will
mark the close of our first century--ant
these afford abundant causes for rejoicing
for national Thanksgiving and for .praye
and praise to the Governor of the Universe
The ship of state has been put steadily OIL
its course; Justice is its pilot; freedom
a humanity and honest dealing stand at it
q helm; and prosperous gales fill its can
e vass-real progress must, will be, made
, | We are at peace with all the nations o
e the earth, and are leading them in tn
i, ways of peace and international justice
/, The future Of our country is one of un
, defined magnificence, and that of no othe
nation is as high and promising. How fl
and becoming, then, that we should all unit
, in thanksgiving and praise to Him tina
: shapes the destines of nations and lead
mankind onward and upward toward
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