Show 77 tt i r y A f y y s fiby S y SA t yf afsa my 0 f t r 1 A 4 3 j a div sy 7 Q wi as i s i ta i h Z ac rt sc tr A diw mf S 24 assi taw M acty abc ea t w cay y 4 e wi r staf ani tit ta eysya ass a eaL M aati mt M t MM m ft M 75 ys uy C 5 zy alca q pt K a ae AAs yf 4 y S 1 A ey t f a j 6 y s ay 2 r L S x ta i cis c i A 7 Z z 2 dezsy ez sy r 4 rl J r y iu afo ste y eh taa sf fat S ja t SM ftc tm ata at 5 if Z ya S ey zy t 5 et A SS 3 y i T by ELMO WATSON HE issuance of the annual ir U thanksgiving proclamation A hv 1 recent cooledge rel calls the interesting tan W that the first proclamation of any sort that came from the hands of an american president was a ing proclamation it wa issued by george washington the first president of the united states on october 3 1789 in new york city then the capital of the nation quite aside from its importance in the realm of historical firsts tills document has had a romantic history boon after it was issued it disappeared and for more than years its whereabouts vere known jersey man started it the story of how this proclamation came to be issued Is also an interest ing one on I 1 alday september ai 1789 ellas boudinot of nc v jensei took the floor of alie house of representatives senta tives and declared that the so glnn of congress should not end out offering an opportunity to nil rill zens of the country to join in a service bi cause the adoption of the constitution guaranteed their future life liberty and pursuit of happiness lie thereupon presented the following joint resolution resolved He solved thai a joint committee of both houses be directed 10 wait upon the president of the united states to request that tie boull recommend to tte people of the united states a day ot public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed ty acknowledging elili crateful Erate ful hearts the many favor 0 almighty god especially by afford ng them an opportunity peaceably to establish a constitution of government tor their safety and happiness strange as it anny seem this reso atlon precipitated ater burl e a democrat from south carolina tint ne all not like this ing of F customs where they mide a mere clery of thail spring since two nations at war frequently sang tac beum fir the sime event even though ta one it was a and to the other a detent tucker a reder iu r ta una declared tint the house and no business to interfere in a matter which did not concern them why he should the president direct the people to do what perhaps they had no mind to do since they might not be inclined to give thanks for a con until they had experienced that it promoted their safety and nap alness after some further argument the resolution was finally adopted by the house and sent to the senate the next day the upper body acted upon it immediately as follows resolved that the senate do concur in ahe above recited resolution and that william S johnson of connecticut and aalph izard of south carolina be the committee on the part of the senate accordingly senators bohnson and izard acting with the committee appointed from the aliouse composed of boudinot and peter sylves ter of isea york notified president of the wishes of congress ind on october 3 he issued the pro ln matlon both the new york dalla advertiser and the new york dall faette gave it prominent display in their issues of 8 and so far us Is known the designated div No enber 20 was gen prilly observed rib a dav of think riving proclamation disappears how this disappeared from the of the nation h stilt a mystery but r it ald ai d no one lemed to hae its ah sence IO H when it was abw alsed numerous other eoanu scripts hv the american art Gall erlet in isea ork and was herc hy J C assistant chief ff the division nf of library of congress the ing of the document itself Is tint r william a seiro tary but the t the end 1 it 1 curious to nf that the greit sell of IP united stales does not on it nor 1 the sand hv the pro secretary of sante 0 ha the nse alth all inter proc including thoe for plant the tent of this docu mant follows by the president of the united state of america A proclamation whereas li Is the duty of all nation to acknowledge the providence of almighty god tp obey his will to b grateful tor his benefits and humbly to implore his protection and favor and whereas both houses of congress have by their joint committee requested me to recommend to the people of the united states a acy of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal bivers fivers of almighty god especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness now therefore I 1 do recommend and assign thursday the day of no ember next to be devoted by the people of this state to the service of that great and glorious being nho ts the beneficent author of all the good that was that Is or thai will be tt we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks for his kind care and protection of the people of this country pr itous to their becoming a nation for the and manifold mercies and the favorable interpretations of his providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of ahe late war for the great degree of iran union and plenty which we have since enjoyed ifor the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government tor our safety and hap aptness and particularly the one now lately instituted tor the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed and ahr mean we rn nf acquiring and diffusing useful adge and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us and that we may then unite in moat humbly offering our prayers and H IP to the great cord and ruler of nations and beseech him to birdou our notional and other to enable us all whether in public or private stations 0 o perform our and relative duties properly and bunc dually to render our natline nat linn govern ment a to all the connle by constantly a government of dle dl e lust and laws discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed to protect and guide all sovereigns na such as hie kinship unto ua and to blei thorn with good government peace and con gord 0 o promote the and practice of irue religion and vartue and the science them and us and generally 0 o grant unto nil m such temporal prosperity as he falone 1 to he hel olven under my hand at the city cf f ew york the third da of octol er in the yea of our lord ITS 0 |