The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-04-23
Governors Proclamation

Jefferson City, April ID. Tine following
proclamation has been issued by the gov
error:
One hundred We rs have passed since the
inauguration OF George Washington as the
first president of the republic. The 30th
dav of April will be the centennial ami
versary OF that event, which secured to
our fOrefathers the fruits of their victory
over the mother country and marked the
triumph of constitutional government over
the jealousies and rivalries of party strife
and sectional luminosity. The institutions
then established have withstood for one
hundred years the attacks of foreign foes
and the yicissitudes of civil contentment,
and stand to-day as the strongest
evidence history has furnished of the abil-
lty of the people to govern themselves.
Time hos only served to strengthen conf
dence in the perpetuity of our form of gov
eminent and to augment admiration for
the wisdom and foresight of its founders.
Within this century the nation has grown
from confederation Of thirteen infant
colonies, held together by an uncertain
and varying tie, to union of forty-two
sovereign states, cemented by iudissoluble
bonds of mutual amity and interest
When the new republic was formed our
own state was part of foreign posses
sion, and not until one-third Of the cycle
had passed was Missouri admitted, the
thirty member o. the immortal
sisterhood OF which she is now the fifth in
population and among the first in wealth,
influence and Importance. The Inaugural
ton OF Washington was the Inauguration
also OF a governmental experiment in a
new country, under new conditions II was
the dawn of a new day for lovers of liberty
the world over, and It's light irradiated the
lives OF the oppressed Of all nations.
A national celebration Of this event will
be held amid the scenes of its occurrence
and participa ed In by representatives OF
all the states as we'll as the chief executive
and the dignitaries of the nation. Its CEN
tennlal anniversary has been de-
clared a legal holiday by act
Of congress and its observance enjoined
upon the people by proclamation OF the
president.
Deemlng 1t meet and proper that the
people OF this commonwealth shonld show
due appreciation of their priceless heritage,
1, David X. Francis, governor of Missouri,
by virtue and authority In me vested, do
hereby appoint Tuesday, April so, 1889, a
day OF thanksgiving, and do declare and
the same public holiday. And
| recommend that the people Of the state
congrt gate at their respective places o.
worship at 8 o'clock in the forenoon of that
day and return thanks to God for His
glorious gift to them of a government OF
by themselves and for them
selves.
L do furthermore suggest that they as
'emble in appropriate places at convenient
times on the same day, renew as patriots
heir devotion to their country, demonstrate
as sovereigus their estimat; of our institu-
iorS, and by BETTING ceremonies comment
,rate the completion of the frs, century of
government.
In witness whereof / hereuDto
set my hand and cause to be al
fixed the great seal of the state of
seal Missouri. Done at the City of
Jefferson, this 10Th day of April
in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty
nine.
DAVID X. FRANCIS.
By the Governor:
A. A. LEsUEUR, Sec'y of State.