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Show OUR THANKSGIVING. First Occdsloa of I s ODssninc. la Tills Conairj. ; 1 . !tOM 4NCK OF 1TH iNHTUCriU t'foig Hi!ilngtob'a rrocttmalloo Irur Porp 'tt or tho laj Llo- ( rolu'g llprUrttlii. I Mora than 200 yeara bare alapiad 1 1 ice tha 11 1 L li.anktglvlbg Day proc L lamatlon w la-ueJ witbla the burdara of Iha U.nWd Ktatea alter Columbua made bla voyage of dtaoovcry,alibou4li It la only 8S yeara aKj wbm tha laal lliuradayof NuvomUor lu tacli year haoarup, by national outtoji, a fixed data f r giving tbauka lo tbe Amilgbty fur na.iloi.al prosperity. Tho flrat Tuaukaglvlug Uty waa February V, ltt.Tl, tha field uf Ita ulieervanoe being iba icaltereJ aett a-mauta a-mauta of tba New Kugland alatea. It occurred at tha dot a of a teaaoo of great privation Inatead of a year of plviily.but waa for tba aama purpose aa today tbal of praialugaud rendering tbauka lu Uud for tuanlfuld blot. Inga. Aud II may bo auggettad lhal ou that oocaalon It waa mora devoutly obaorved and Ita trua aUnlflcauoa mora fully omprebendeJ than la uftan tha rate today, whera menv .toi le fare better ami loaa alghl or tue great triaia eudureU and aacrl f Ooaa made lu tba early aeUleuient uf Ibla cuuutry, i It waa lets tliau 11 yeara after tba : IMrintua bad lauded frum tha May Iljwer. In tha fail of lti.ld tbara had ii ,t baen a tou bountilul harveat. Tko people uf some of tba uoloulae bad baen in ditUculllea wllb the ludlaua( au thai tbry were paony pruvlJed for a lonir ma isvrrn wlnLr, In Ireland, and eltewbvio In Kurufte, the people bad 1 Bbunueuoa, aad ou tho New I. n lau l colonitta, who bafaq te real lee tha atrailened otrcuni-lincea ourruundlug i them, tent Mr. 1'earoa to Ireland for provtalona lo enable tuetn lo eke out thflr aoauty auppllaa till another i barveal. Tune paaoed on, and tha gate when Mr. 1'earoe abould have returned oama aud went. Weaka uf weary watting brought no roller or prorulte of aucour. Al latl tbo t-euple dvepalred of aver receiving the antlulpated auppllaa. luey Uared tbat Mr. I'earoa'a vetaal bad baen W rented, or bad fallen luto the banda uf pirataa. Tbelr lardera were amply, aud it waa oummoa re putt that the goveruor'a buueebold bad 'tbe laa batch tot bread In tba oven' la Una bour ut dlro necea ally a proolamailou waa laeuedt dlreot lug Ibe people to faat aud pray on a i 1 oertaln day February Hli, lo:tl and . tu bwaeeou Iha Almlgbly lo raacue If tbfui frum elervailuu. 1 - lieiora Iba arrival of tho day oat for ; ba faat, people weal about oolleollag 1 uod aa they oould. Tha wluter waa ' rery aevare, but iha wild food avail , atile ground uutt, aeuroo aad eai- Itlu ruota In tba weodo aad olama aud musaelo on tha beoh were gatb ernd,wltb avidity. It waa on thlt food Ibe people were aubalating aa tha lima bumble meeting alaoe laallog and I praylug for deliverance. ' I A few daya belura tha data In . ' tba prootatuailou, Whau all ear tlx- ; 1 ly aaalatance ttemrd paat, a ahlp ' waa uisi'uverad ft! abora. It 1. waa Taarua'a vusaal, and It brought a gd tupply ef pruvlaloa. lu a abort lima eeuh family waa provided wllb tbal wblob waa needful. Tua i fast-day waa kepi, but In a form different differ-ent lu tbat intended, tboutfti with fully aa muub devuuuu ao would have beu the case lu tba eveut of no tup- . pi let arriving. In proclamation Wat (j cu auad Irum a day of faahug and prayer to one of Uiatiktgtviug auJ prayer llaaU a true IaV. Aud Iba people aaaeuibled at directed, aud ' i' poured out tbelr auult In beartteet h Ibaukaglvitig fwr Iha aalvatloo tbat bad I oume from doatu by atarvallon. ) ' Many uther Tuaukaglvlug daya were ' j ' bold at dldaruut tiiuat aud In varluua , I; Idjalillra aa the country developed. 1; '1 here were alau faat daya whteb alao j j tartoukuf ibontluiauf tkauktglving. ' !' From tome o( tiiuse many pvpiu have j drawu Ibe lufurHuce thai 'lbeufcagiva I Ing Uay abuuld b observed lu rigidity, I j almott In aurrtw, wtun "luug taoes'' ) f tuuuld be tba rule, Imtlead of chi-r(ul ('; cuunteuauuua, wUju the yuuug meu ! , may uul louuija lu albletio apurla nr I avuu tbo cblldreu rump aud play. Hut V tlila la o rplrlt lorwlgu lo rhauk.fglvl:g f it Uay. Tbe luttauuea from whlvu auou j luaplratluu la drawn were ul Uaja 1 of reuio:ag and thanks; they wro I daa uf penance rather tbau uf pralae. For liiua'.rallon, Ibal appointed by Uoveruur rialtuuttall, of L'oiiuecllout, ;; atbtl"uet,aukO uf lheMprovoklug evlla'1 of I lie Mopie tbat bad Incurred Divlua angr; wbllb that day HepL d, lu7n ' ! ad apart by the Uotiou council la i rnoseiy namodav "a day of publlo bu I mllialiuu" Lecaure ut ''ibo (lncraate 01 j I am and evil amongst bumwlvea." 1'Ue " ! uatlosal Thanksgiving Uay la wholly apart from suoli au iJ at thlv, i Tbe llrtl iiational ubierva ica of tbo 1 day waa Itxod lu tbe following, laauad j by rruaidvul Uuorgu Wuablugtun lu noi ; ) i. Wbercua It it tha duly of all aaltont lo '; ( ai-knowleilKoU1 P'0 liloui'o ol Almighty lit..), lo uboy lilv will, to be ra etji for , .'j' H is bent'lilM and bitiubly to Implore Hia ; t.rolfi'tlon and favor; aud wbaiHat boib l li.nitJMs uf ('out;'" have by tiiair .town ! . i tioiiuiiittue rtt.tisit'd tue to rucouituund I !; lo lllH peopUvf ibo UiiHil Siaifa a dy ,i ol public tlmtika and (Tuyer to ba o't- iirrvcd by ackuowle.linn wllb grutt ful 1 , heart the uiauy Hint mgual favort of , - ; . AiioiKbty Uoti, eHptclally by aitoidng I ibotii 4ti opportunity pfitev-fullv lurn ub ' v 1Kb alorm of govtmnueut lor their aafe y . 'J and li.pp.n,4-; . ' - Niw, tbunttoro, I do rceoiniund and y aidiiitt 1'tiura iav, th twiuiveitcbth by ; f Ni.iuib'r next, to I cvole l by iLe I, ',. piMipluol UiH-io ttatt a to tb rvtce of j ib.tt jtnnt aii-1 Kloriottt lttong w:io U tbe j buuiUMtit ituibor of alt turn wtu, ur 1-, j r all ibat will hu; that we may ' Uirn all initio la rindtrtut( uiho , Hint our alnufra and bumble thank for Ilia kind uare and pro(tKtlou uf the , Utopia of Una uuuulry previoua to tbeir j ; esrriXr.J '. - - tmlna ni.tlr.ii; f.r iho Men., .ml DiiMlol't nii-triM anil ..la favfriaO . filer fi-ler not.. II na of III .roi-.eor hi -e reur-e an., eonrloalon ul h n for lha rrl ... f trar,.l.l.ty. ninn nd plfutr whUMi w ba-e mm- n.n : f.rihiK.ii'"i't ninl itiaiii.ar whkb ( l'-o "I'"" l" 7 J"1"'! contilmitoni of (ovtrnmniit or o,ir aitvaDil imprltiwa, ami ill uiri tha iiationftl nn nw lei..v tii.uiini; lor iho citII ami1 rHlKtm.a HUrtv null wuM, w ar 1. 1 n. tlm .mih liaef .rari .lih.K ni ilitliifli.it krwr-lrv,,,,; aii-1 in 1rriHT.1l Mr pit .r.e an.. r...u fim.ni wM u H M Vrn .War ' trim e may ihfii mm hi rii""i iiuiMO-y utlKrlnir Mir yrtttmtn nd a..(.i'lUMti.i.- i" Urn nriti Uinl nd r.ilr r nanm,-, in l.n.cvrli Him to .anMn "ir imlttuml .,,,1 oilier iMtiiRr-MlHis lu aiiahi,, lie II, wlie Imr In fiuhlli "r In priia'a lion, to prMriii our envi'iai and r-iatle ilmlm rirlv nd Mim-.ul!j; rnn. drour na Mnal tfovrriiiiini a lno-ain in ihu ptopln hy rtinKii ty Uinif kv-. kv-. arnmenl nf wle, Hi hi and rmil nilmi t-aa ilirai'iljr an.. laithfiillT rwu'til ri otxiynt; lo pmiat'L em. tluKle ali Vtna.ur.a aiw. iieimtia aa.frlaliy e.irh ri liavM hnwn ki ml "' im nJ, and to Im ttiam with tl pt.irari.ii.iit, mn and emi-ord; l .r.iiii..tr. llio ktiowlf.dtn and prap tr of trun rehMi and lrtii, an I na; and ifimrally to itim no ail mat kind aui-li a dmaor wmpotrtl pma-iwirtlT pma-iwirtlT Hit alona ttuowa to l liaau i.ivan unilnr my hand el . Hy -f Now York, ilia .ml tUy of (i.-in.tr, In tho your . our Lonl una ibuu.anJ eaveii huudftU and etitlty-nina. tlMXMiM Wakiiismt:. Otiftr ilaya of tuauirTiar ' :! bad;uutlt la laid thattht flrtt Ibtianca . of ft at at it ivarnof laatil .MC!im- tluo I oca I y tup piano ntlng that '.I tha l'iitti araa Ilia "f ( Pernor lti-aall, lti-aall, ot lllinal, in 18'H. Tftla haa iao I- O MiitiH D outturn, tt.WKr( alnra Ilia laaua, la Im. o lha followini pruria-ntiu pruria-ntiu i i-T I'lvalOanl Alraham l-'o in, wbltm practlually lniulu iilkt Sfrgularanauat i naakl vine layi 11 'l ha T-ar that la dratrlnirto a-la haa norri tt'l" will' Mwi ' lull ad niaa ana naanunu pi-. im-lumnilaa, im-lumnilaa, wblb ara ao mmaUntlr an-Ji.yfd an-Ji.yfd that w ara pr.mo U Mrot tha 1 amirra from wbioh tliv win, othara hx ln adild which ara of ao itra ar Unary a natura that thay cannot fall lo 1f paiiaira a and nn atan tlia boarl 1 wulrh la batiintally lownnl.la to lha avar waiohlnl provldMKia of Alinightj (JimI.Iu tha uiidai Ml a olvll war uf unwiialntl ' -1 luairmtudo and aaTaritir, wluoh haa aonutlma ftMinod lo In ll and provoka Ilia asareaaloita of ! rvlyn aial-, paa $ haa lH-n prarvrd with all natlona.ordar ' ' haa tan maintained, tha law hava Imwiii rapaiiMl and oi.yfl, and harmonv hai pmvatltKl avarywhora axtHtp In iho theater thea-ter of military ronllio a, win la. hat ilM4iar baabsanRnailyiiiitra- tiHlhv ihaadvarif liiK arttuaand naviaaor tha Union. Ilia n.mUul diviKlona of woallli and airanifth from tha llalda of pvanHul Induatry to tha na lonal d Mn-a hatw tit artHta tha piow, tha ahu.ila or ih ahip. Iho ai haa anlartind tita bonl- ra of our aettla tnuia, ami tha mixta, aa wall of Imn and ot 01 aa of tha t praolotia maiala, hava ylahlMt orn h mora abundantly than htratmora. Ilia population baa atvadlly loorvaaod, not- wtthatamllitit tha waato that baa hn L ma la hy tha omp, tba aita and tha " tlidi and tna oouuiry, raiuiiii in tha 1 , oon-ulouaniiaa ol auKinanUd alraati h and TkKor, la ir milted U a( "t lha footton 1 anew of jeaia with a lara lnor-aaof I fraMlota. No human ommnll hath dn- tUh1 nor hath an? mortal hand worked f. out !ba (treat thltiK. I"liey ara tha :X graolona ajift ol tha tnoat blub tiiHi, 'j who, whlla daallliK with lia in aiiRur for our am a, bath notaflholnaa ratuatu barad marry, J 11 haa mad to me fit and pro par that ibay ahould b- aoletnnly, raverantly .ij and ifraurtilly acknuwlalud aa with I 't una bwart and Toha by lha whola Ainr- tran paopla. And I du, tharalora. In vita Uiy tallow elurena In every part of , ' tha United Niatna, and alto thoaa who ara , at aaa and thoaa who ara aolniirnliia; la J loraiajn landa, Ut mH apart aod otMarva 1 tha laal Thursday ol Nnvambar naat aa a J day of Ihankaptiviiitf aud pravar to our I bnfattur whadaallatb In tha baavanaf i and I raoouiiuaud to them that whlla otlarlDZ up the aacrlptloua Juaily dua j lllin lor aui'h alnKular ilollvaTauoM aud blaavliitfa, thoy do alio, with huaib o patient for our national parvoraaneaa j and dlaobadlaoi, eon t mend to Ilia tan- ' der oara all thaaa who hava bronma ,i' wldowa, orphana, moumara or aul1rr i In tha laiuauiahla aivll etrtfa In which wa , ara utiavoidatdv aiiiaid, and fervently S Implore tb lntarHnm'.n of tha Almighty baud to hval tba wounda of tha aaiiuu, and to roaturn It aa aoou aa may ha utm-i utm-i alataut with lha dlvlna piirpovea to tha ' full enjoyment of peace, haruiouy, tratt- T qullliy and union, j Id laatiuiony whereof, ato. A IIHAIIAat I.tXCOLK. |