Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-30
Nv the President OF the United s1RfcS
0tAmeric;i.
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION
The completed circle of Summer and wlntcr,
seed time and harvest, has brought u to tic
accustomed season st which religious IeGp'e
celebrate with praise aud Thanksgiving the eu-
during mercy OF Almighty. God. This dcvcut
and public confession OF The constant Gepeud-
ence of man upon the Divine favor for all the
good gifts Of life and health aud peace aud hap
piutss, so esrly iu our history made he habit
CT cur people, fods 10 the survey CT The past
year new grounds fer its joyful and grateful!
manifestations.
10 all the blessings which drpcud upon be,
uisnaut seasons this has ldcvd bccu a memo
rabc year. Over tie wild, territory III cur
country, with al! its ci7elsly OF soil aud climate
and products, the earth has yielded Doubtful
return to the labor Of the hustaudmao. The
health OF the people las been b'i.htcd By 20
prevalent or widespread DISEASES. ia great
disasters of shipwreck upcD our Coasts OF to Cur
commerce on the seas have brous ht loss aud
| hardship to merchants or mariners AID cl0udcd
| the happiness OF the commuuly with synpa
thetic sorrow. In all that cOLc.rDs cur strength
and peace aud greatness as uatou: 10 all that
touches the rermaDcnce AID security Il our
Government and the bancfceot institutions 90
which it rests; 10 all that effects the character
and dispositions Of cur people and tess cur Ca
paciy 10 ctjov and uphold the equal aud rec
condition oil society DOW permanent aud uDlvcr
sal throughout The lard, the experience Of the
last year is conspicuousIy marked hy The pro-
tecting providence of God and is full Of p!0m.
Use aud hope for the coming generations.
Under sense Of these Lt0itc obi cations to
the great Ruler Of times and scas0ns aud events,
let US humbIy ascribc it to cur own faults aud
frailties if, 10 any degree, that perfect concord
and happiocss, peace and justice, which sucl
great merces should diffusc through the hearts
aud lives Of our people, DO not altogether and
always and everywhere prevail. LIT us with
one spirit and with ono voice lift up praise ard
thanksgiving to God tor bis maoii1ld goodness
to our land, his manifest care for our patton.
Now, therefore, |, Rutherford b. Hayes,
President Ct the United States, DO appoint
Thursday, the 29.h day Of November ,xt, a.
a day ct national thanksgiving aud prayer, aud
| earnestly recommend that. Withdrawing them
selves from secular cares and labors, Tie people
of the United States do meet together % that
day in their respective places OF Worship, there
| to give thanks aod praise 10 Almighty God Tor
| His mercies, ard 10 deVCutly y, Sctch their %rn
tinuancc.
10 witness whereof have hc,cnnto ut my
hand aod caused The seal OF the lairI States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington Ills twenty
ninth day OF October, 10 the year Of cur
| IL. S. Lord one thousand eight hurdreA AMI
| seventy seven, aud OF the independence
OF the Uaitcd States Inc one hundred
and second. Il. g. HAYES,
b. the President -
WM NJ. EVARTS, Secretary oil State
| Ii, III, l,,1r
nal of this morning says
| Senator Morton is gradually siukiog, AMI il
now seems scarcely possible that he can Last
more than day or two. Hope strengthens
the hearts Of his friends for CO hour or two each
day, but when on the return Of night, they com
| pare his condition with that CT the day before,
there is some new evidence Of growing weak
ness and new complications ia his disease which
leaves all 10 despair. Nothing Ia- been read
to him nor any communication Of news Tor the
past tWenty.four hours. His stomach retained
small portion OF nourlshmeGt Id the inreaoOn,
but elected everything given iu the evening.
| lie DO longer takes an nterts. in what is going
on around him, and only Graves the prcscbce oil
his own family. lie asked Colonel Holloway
yesterday if the physician had given him up.
| He may last several days, but the cbaICts are
against his surviving through Wednesday night.
| There were rumors Of his death on the streets
all through the day, and a general feeling OF
gloom oVcrshadoWed the city IS the reports Of
| his conditioo were made knowD. While there
| has been little from which to take hep Tor sew
eral days, yet the people are reluctant to bc.i>vc
that they are TO lose Mr.. Morton. Ills physician
| (Dr. Thompson stands by him nig ht and day,
take place that will enable The stomach Vi lis
| 10
change he thinks he might survive. There i,
a bare possibility that such My be tie result,
but it is scarcely probable. Tie end If the
great statesman, from all human appearance, is
| near at hand.
The PRESIDENTS PoLICY-In letter 10
Judge Ptman, the Prohibition cipIidate for
Governor, VIM. Lloyd Garrison referring 10
President Hayes policy, says :-"Wthout in
pugniog the motives Of the President, nay, &C.
cording TO him the best intentions, | regard his
policy as fragrant betrayal Of the trust 50 con
6dingIy committed to his hands, aJ 10 violation
of his pledges TO sec full protection secured to
all classes at the South, Withou' regard to com
plexion or Distinctions, and as lraught with in.
calcuIabe mischief, ri ,iciDg, as 1t does The
hearts, strengthening the hands, and Iacili,at-
Jog the plans OF the Southern coasplraiUrS
against law and order liberty AMI equal rights
1t indicates q childish credulity, bIi6dncss OF
vision, aod nbeciIity ofjudpmcnt, equally sur,
prising and deplorahlc, aud the republican
party cannot sanction it without imp:achIug its
entire course from the opening Of the rcb9 llion
to the close of President Giants AdlDiustra
ton. The democratic party justly claims it as
lis own, and is iubiIaut accordingly. 1t is Il
cause for the deepest humiliation that the re-
publican party in Massachusetts at It's State
Convention at Worcester went back upon its
patriotic record and gave its urquaIiI+d APPROX
al to the shameful surrcuder to the dcnludI Of
those whose feet run to evil aui who mak:
haste to shed innocent blood
BANQUET TO GEN. GRANT he banquet
given by the American Minister in honor of
General Grant in Paris, last night, was very
brilliant affair. Among the distinguished guests
present we're the Duke aud Duchess dc Caz,s,
tho Duke dc Broglic, NJ de FOurton, General
and Madame Berhaut. NJ. CaiIiaux, the Wis
count de McauY NJ Bruuct the hlaruni9