Year: 1862

ored custom, adopted by the fathers
of our State, of setting apart one day
in each year for praise. thanksgiving
and prayer to Almighty God, for his
goodness and mercy to us as people, ''
Governor Tod has appointed the twen-
ty-scventh day of the present month
to be observed as day of Thanksgiv.
ing. 1t has been a time honored Gus.
tom with the Governors of Ohio, also,
in their Thanksgiving proclamations,
to set forth the particular marks Of
Divine favor which the people have
enjoyed during the year that is past,
in order to give directionsand unity to
their devotional exercises.


This time~honorcd precedent Gov
Tod appears to have overlooked or in.
tentionally disregarded. Indeed the
providential dispensations to which he
alludes are rather of a grievous than a
joyous character, and suggestive more
of humiliation and supplicatory, than
Of exultation and gratulatory devotion
Hitherto we have been told to be thank.
full for that peace to which we have
been indebted for our unparalleled
progress, prosperity and happiness: for
those noble and perfect institutions,
transmitted to us from patriotic sires
of the Revolution, by whose means
personal liberty, freedom of speech, Of
the press and of opinion have been
made secure to us and our posterity
forever. 1t is to be hoped that it was
not in the fear of awakening reflections
which he would prefer not to arise,
that these things were omitted.


Governor Tod does not even men
ton our victories in the war, and our
prospects of restoring the Union, as a
subject of thanksgiving. In a war
carried on in such huge dimensions,
and for a cause which, We are assured
by so many who profess to know, is so
dear to the heart of the Almighty, it
is strange indeed that gentleman so
we'll informed could not find something,
in its progress and its successes, for
which We ought to be thankful; and
we should, at least, have been inform
ed, upon matter so essential, whether
the failure of cause for gratitude is
due to our Generals in the field, or to
some miscalculation touching the Di-
vine will in the premises.


Governor Tod does not suggest that
we ought to be thankful for the impor-
tant victories gained by the people in
the recent elections. In these, we fear,
through the judicial blindness which
too great devotion to party is apt tc
inAict, he fails to see the hand of Goo
as plainly as he ought. This, in an





officer clothed with religious functions
so extensive---in the leader of the de
votions of two millions of peoples
an oversight which we were not prepa'
red to observe, and places him in thu
attitude-we hope erroneously--of ont
who repines at manifest Providentia
dispensations.


Governor Tod also omits what W,
look upon as the principal reason fol
giving thanks at this time---that thing
are no worse. 1t is upon this grounC
that we shall eat our turkey, and dpor





this idea that we shall give direction
! to our devotional exercises. The sky
the land and a remnant of the people
are left us. The sun will shine ant
the rain will fall. We have recollec
tons of glorious past, and that hope
which springs eternal in the human
breast in the future. In all that doe.
not depend on mans wisdom, and i,
above the reach of his folly--in nature
and its author-we have hope; and fol
this we will give thanks.--LCin. En-
quirer