Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-01-06
THE " NEW YEAR,


the old, and re birth Of the Ni7c Year.
A view OF the times which are gonc
and prophe,ick outline of those which
are to come. A retrospective look at
tke days which'have been granted US
a figure for those which our hopes and
cur fnncy have already graspcd, before
the sun has risen whichis to gild them
or the day-dream formed with which
they are swee,ened.>
While the millions which people our
shores, happy in the tile of their coun-
try's prosperity. hail the dawning Of
another year. with g!adness, aud exu't
in the.power which coming ages prom
les to this growing empire, what mind
can review the path Of the destroyer,
without melancholy feeling for friends
which he has cut down, hopes which he
has blasted, and pleasures which the
test Of lis finger has shown to be bub-
bles exisrng only in the delusive Wis
ion Of youth. Who is there among us
that can look upon by-gone days, and
MT be sad, or upon his youth and not
drop atear, or upon The toIings OF life
and not experience bitter feelings p
Years Rave fled-shall we chide THIN,
since every thing else passes away with
equal rapidly time leaves us so does
the friendship Of man time is treach-
ercns, SO are those in whom we place
our confidence and repose the mos sa.
cred rus 5 time van,shes and we
look upon the path lie trod without a
wish 10 have him ret ace il, but not
withou pang that he has gone.
Ru a few Rfu sears have passed o.
yer the independ Of United Amer.
ica and her ttirteen stars have been
doubled, and her stripes wave upon u
firme standard than the flag of any 9th. !
er nation under Heaven. Hardly had
she shook off the allegiance of Great
Br,t,in when France stretched firth |
an arm touch her liberties, the un.
ion Of a nation Of frcemen pal,ied it
before she ad hardly recovered from
these re Gated shocks. the encroach-
ment Of foreigner upon her rights had
become almost indispensable !; and a.
gain he opposed he might to he queen
Of ma Ions. hp mis- ress Of the sea, and
again the God Of battles prospsGed
good cause again Ame ica dec Jared to
the persecuteh throughout the world
that Ier bosom should be their refuge
and her shores their home agaiu The
genius Of liberty winged her way west
ward and se;tlIng upon our happy con-
tinen', pinmed herself amid the wilds
Of tbs land. The monarch Of Spain
intrlnged he law Of nations, and thought I
to traH ie upon our rights our gov
ernment sought indemnlication, and
found it in that immense trac. Of fsr-
tile land which composes East aud |
Nes Fiorida. We beheld the peo-
pl Of Mexico struggling TO be free we ,
saw ihe spirit IF Peruvian Rolla abroad .
upoa his native mountains, struggling I
with the demon Of tyranny. and we said r
1
st a mel are born free and equal ",he a
Patriots caught he sound, cheered by
the thought that their independence wa. Z
acknowledged by our states, they re- a
doubled their efforts for the rights oil !
man, nd bursting the fetters which !
bound them, have seen ne7v year rise ,
upon the emancipation of their coun ,
try. oid look Onward to the enjoyment /,
of liberty and equality, sor many
" aappy' one TO come. y
Blu, few neoc gears have been con- v
signed to oblivion, since superstition t
barred ser red arm and bade the fac, q
60 blaze when the cowl covered the I
murderpr and the mitre projected the /
mos, sedItions acts. ~ hen the priest I
hood ruIeG with IN ron rod. not only ,
the body but the soul and piled their
aliars with human heca; ombs, and com. I
maDde man TO de in. he name of the >
God ofLove nd of Mercy. TIE dawn +,
ing of cenee upon the .human mind is
bui recent few centuries ago aud