| Show A DAY OF or thanksgiving As WILL bo be seen by the dispatches in another column president grant has issued a proclamation for a national day of thanksgiving on the of november next and he sug suggests ests that the nation has many causes for thankfulness such as abundant harvests health lie lle aith alth recognition of frugal industry recovery from the bid bad effects of civil strife etc it affords us much pleasure to support president grant ill in everything in which we consistently can and we certainly can in this for the people of this territory hav have e as much cause for thanksgiving to almighty god as the people of any other state or territory in the union the people of this community have been blessed with a very good harvest harv estand and a showery pleasant ummer summer s they they have been blessed with peace in spite of some efforts to introduce a different state of things they have been blessed with a fair share of prosperity notwithstanding r the ilie general financial troubles elsewhere they tiley have havel ben been bon blessed with some j edical decisions which have been fair liberal and honorable very dim dif florent different to many other decisions rendered in the tho territory they have been blessed in the fact that the great combinations and wily intrigues of their enemies have in varl vari variably ably auly proved failures they have cause for thankfulness for the general prosperity and progress of the territory in these and other thin things s of A local nature they have beang been greatly blessed while they have also shared in the general prosperity of the tile union therefore we may with propriety expect that his excellency Excel lercy leMcy governor woods will second the proclamation of president grant of a national day of thanksgiving by supplementing the same with a proclamation of ofa efa a simi similar larday day of thanksgiving at the sometime same time for the people of the territory ry in this there is no doubt cewill he will be supported by the citizens en magse masse |
