Thanksgiving Day message 1815 of James Madison

Thanksgiving Day message 1815 of James Madison

“No people ought to feel greater obligations to celebrate the goodness of the Great Disposer of Events and of the Destiny of Nations than the people of the United States.  His kind providence originally conducted to them one of the best portions the dwelling place allotted for the great family of the human race.  He protected and cherished them under all the difficulties and trials to which they were exposed, in their early days.  Under His fostering care their habits, their sentiments, and their pursuits prepared them to a transition in the time to a state of independence and self-government. In the arduous struggle by which it was attained they were distinguished by multiplied tokens of His benign interposition…And to the same Divine Author of Every Good and Perfect Gift we are indebted for all these privileges and advantages, religious as well as civil, which are so richly enjoyed in this beloved land.”