Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-26

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formed in certain counties in Pennsyi-
Vania combinations to defeat the ex-
ecution of the laws laying duties upon
spirits distilled within the United
States, and these were the source OF
much annoyance to the government.
All these combinations were scattered
and in the close of his proclamation
recommending that the 9th day OF May.
1898, be observed as Thanksgiving,
President Adams requested the people,
to be especially grateful for the con-
tinuation of internal tranquility by the
suppression OF recent instruction
which so wantonly threatened the hap~
py course Of our public affairs"
President Madison felt that the bless
sings for which the American people
should be thankful were many and
varied, but he was particularly CRATE
full because God had blessed the Uni
ted States with a political constitutions
founded on the will and authority OF the,
whole people, which guaranteed to each
citizen unbounded security. not only To,
his person and property. but to those
sacred rights OF consciepce So essential
to his present happiness and so dear To
his future success.
THANKFUL FOR PEACE. n
On March 4, 1914, President Madison
issued what was perhaps the most im@
portant proclamation Of his admins
tration. 1t was just after the treaty OF
peace between the United States and
England had been signed at Client, and
in appointing the second Thursday In
April to be observed as Thanksgiving
he requested the people of America TO
be specially thankful to Almighty Cod
for His great goodness manifested I'm |
restoring them to peace 4
We have no more records Of Thanks ,
giving proclamations of Presidents UNI
til the time of Lincoln in 1862, when he
appointed no particular day. but re-
quested that the people OF the United
States Should. ON the next weekly
assem'blages after the declaration Of
this proclamation, render thanks to
God for the signal victories of the land
and naval forces engaged In siippressing
the internal rebellion and. for His good
ness in averting from our country the
dangers Of foreign intervention"
The next year. 1868, the President on
the 9Th of August, set aside the last
Thursday in the following November.
as a day to be spent IN prayer and
service to God for the victories which
had been gained In a civil war OF un-
equaled magnitude and severity"
President Lincoln's last proclamation
was issued on the goth of October, 1864.
in which he thanked God "for His
guardian care against unfrIendly de-
signs from abroad, and for His vouch-,
saing to us in His mercy, many and
signal victories over the enemy which
was in our own household" aud recom-
mended that the last Thursday in Mo-
vember of that year be known and OBJ
served as Thanksgiving Day.
The first Thanksgiving proclamation
after the close OF the civil war Isl.
sued by President Andrew Johnson.
who was most graceful to God for hay-l
ing sent the cour4 Try peace during the,
year, and furtherl for the presence OF,
unity and harmony with a great en-
largement Of civil liberty and aversion
from the calamaties of foreign wars,
pestilence and famine. This tins
Thanksgiving came in Decemmber, the
first Thursday being devoted to praise
and devotions. During each year Of his
administration, President Johnson Is
sued Thanksgiving proclamatlons. but
he was most grateful for. the blessings
specialized in his first message.
GRANTS MANY PRCCLAafATIoNS.
President Grant goes down In history
as issuing more Thanksgiving procIa-
nations than any other President. tho
number being nine. None had any
special significance, save for the bles-
sings which come naturally to coun-
try that Is daily increasing in wealth
and power, except the extra messags
issued for the special Observance Of
July 4, 1876. I'm addition 70 the usual
obserYances with which we are accus-
toned TO greet the return Of the day"
proclaimed the President, 81 recom-
mend that we mark It's recurrence with
special devotion and Thanksgiving to
Almighty God for the blessings which
have been bestowed upon US as a ma
ton during the first century Of our ex-
istence" The usual Thanksgiving sers
vices were also held that year On the
last Thursday IN November, making
two holidays Of the same nature within