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Show THANKSGIVING, rroclamation by the Governor. Territopy or TJtau, KxacuTivs Dbpahtmunt. Another auturnnat seasorj, with its altundriat harvest, reminds us of the cooLinuing );oojDsB of Divtno Providence, Provi-dence, and plncw us under rt-newud ob-lijt'one ob-lijt'one to Him who lias so oiiort uly c irried us lli-i ugh the vicissitu Jes of iho joar now drawing to a cIosh. The national lUstom of colebratinu thu ffathorinit in of th annual cmpf, and of Hiving thanks to the LorJ of mis harve-t, is hu ancient and bo.tutU"ul practice, wbicli ifnchi", as Rratiiudf, benevolence and hospitality, as well aff to rely u ore fully on tbe promises of Ood. I, therefore, in conlormity to this ubuge, and in ncuordfince with the proclamation proc-lamation of the Pre.iiJont of the Uuitod Statu, duaignato Thursday, iho twenty-ninlh twenty-ninlh dy of Novomber, A. D. 1S77, to beobsi'rviid throughout tbo territory as a day of Public Tnankigiving. 'Ihi people a-e requested to ab9tain from th'iir goular avocations on that day, and to assemble in tbeir accutomtd pbiuB of worship and there to engaK ln iercisi ippmpriate to the occaaiun and &LCflkLubLo to God, for hi suecial cre r,d protection over ihoui during tbe year. While wo r-jnice in the prosperity vouchsafed and derive new courage for ih future, lut m not furgjt the needy loor in our midst, bu: endavor to mske the day apniii.UQ one of j y and ihanks--ving to ibis class ( our follow crua-lurto crua-lurto us wuil as ourselves. q tailniiony wh'reof, I havo herfunto ft my hand, and ChUacd tbe sral uf the territory to be j ) ailiidd. Dune at Suit Lakf j seal V City, thi3 thiriou'tlh day of (. J jNovember, A. D. ltTT, and - . of the independence of the United i3t.ttes tbo one hundred hund-red and second. GEO. W. EMERY. By the Governor: Levi P Lvcket, - tiecretary ot tha Territory. |