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Show THANKSGIVING. froclamatiou bjr the Governor. Tkrritort or TjTAn, tXKCUTIVK DEPARTMENT. Another autumnal BPBson, with its ibund-int harvest, reminds ue of the continuing goodness of Divine Providence, Provi-dence, and pl'ice? us under renewed ob-ligHt ob-ligHt onsto Uim who has bo Rcnercuslv 'c .rried us th-ougb the vicissitu'jes at' ibi-v ibi-v ear now drawing to a close. The national Uitora of celebrating the tratherini; in of Lbu annual crope, and of giving thanks lo tbe Lord of the harvest, h an ancient and beautiful practice, , wbicli teaches us Rratitud", benevolence 1 and hospitality, as well as to rely u ore Cully on tbe promises of God. I, therefore, in conlormity to this usage, and in accordance witb the proc-amation proc-amation of the President of the United States, designate Thursday, the twenty -ninth day of November, A D 1677, to be observed throughout the territory us a day of Public Thanksgiving. lha puople are rquesUd to abstain from ihetr secular avocations on that day, and to assemble in their accu;to-ntd plncts of worship and there to engage in exercises appropriate to tbe occasion and acceptable to God, for bit special cart-nd cart-nd protection over them during the yuar. While wo njoico in the prosperity vouchsafed and derive new course for tho future, let m not forgot the need) !oor in our midet, but enduavor to make the day appoint d one of j y and thaoks- ving to this class t.'f our follow creatures crea-tures us well as ourselves. n testimony wh reof, I hnvo hereunto set my hand, and ctiued th' ,t seal of the territory to be f "1 altixed. Done at Unit Lake 8iAL City, this thirteenth day of ( J November, A. D. 1H77, and of the independence of the United States the oae hundred hund-red and second. GEO. W. EMERT. By tbe Governor: LHVI P LtCKET, Citcretary ot the Territory. |