Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-01-06

talking the same unmeaning cant about
our boasted present
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The editor Of the Philadelphia United
States Gazette, thus happily discourse,
upon the commencement Of another New
Year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Another year has passed away, and
we, and our readers, enter together upon
the untried events Of New Year. 1t
has ever seemed good to US to make this
occasion one of gentle greeting. In
childhood, the affections are exercised for
after uses, in wishes for the happiness Of
others, aud the reception Of those tokens
Of good feelings, that become ministers
Of kindness. 1t has appeared to us no
diminuiion offender regard, that he wh"
wished father and mother ga happy new
year,, wished, also, that father and
wishes. II they had ough, to give as to-
kens Of kindness, they could give il with
out diininutiOn Of their comforts, and To
the evident increase Of the young wisher's
happiness while he gave all he had in
h's wishes, saying, practically, "gold
and silver have | none, but such ms
have, ! give unto thee" And how often,
at the potency Of kind wishes, hns the
heart risen up in renewed strength e
The spirits, crushed by infrmiiics, seem
to have stationed themselves at the beau
tiful gate OF entrance to the year, and re-
ceived healing and strength from the
gentle wishes of those whose other gifts
would have been proftless Who shall
tell The power Of the prayers and wishes
Of the young and gentle High praises
are perfected from their mouths md
shall not their desires, moulded in picly
be efectual Perhaps wealth aud hon
ors may not come III their bidGing-bui
wealth and honors may not be ingre-
dients Of true happiness. The cares of
the former, and the stormy emptiness of
the latter, give disrclish for the things
that make for the peace and happiness Of
our race while the overtlowings Of those
gentle feelings, in which New Years
wishes are given and reciproc a,ed, can
be made the ministers Of comforting pleas.
ure-pleasure, not dependent upon the
bubble Of political elevation, or the ur-
certainty of suddenly acquired wealth.
We wish our friends, therefore, a hap
py Now Year: doubtful whether we
shall greatly minister to the fulilment OF
our wishes, unless, indeed, the gentle
and the good can find in the sources OF
those wishes means Of happiness. A
wish for the general good is, in itself, a
part Of the general good. And if all
would sincerely wish all to bo happy
that wish would be father 10 the act-ill
would be its own iulilment
We wish our friends happy in all their
domestic relations, with tho happiness oi
knowing that their we'll governed feelings
and temper minister directly to that hap
piness.
We wish them happy in their business
happy-not so much in immoderaie pro-
fits resulting therelroln, as in the pleas.
ure which should come TO a well organi-
zed mind, from the direction of affairs in
proper and successful manner.
We wish them happy in their religious
relations, peaceful consciences sustain
ing confidence, and enlarged libcraliy,
which, while il asks for itselfthe exercise
OF opinion, allows the enjoyment Of the
same privilege, without disturbing social
relations, or violating that charity, which
is the bond Of peace.
a retrospecton will show us all, that
much of that which we have done, was
at least useless, with regard to the oh
Jects in view and much OF that which
we have deemed of vital importance,
owed its consequence 10 our msconcep-
ton. We shall find that those in whom
we have con6ded, have not all responded
to our faith aud that where we had
looked for support, thence has sprung the
occasion OF our stumbling. But these
things are not TO mar our happiness for
the future, nor seal up the fountains Of
our better feelings. We must learn to
discriminate I; and we must learn, also, !,
another important truth, that many who
have deceived US by their department, ),
have not committed the breach of conf
dcnce with which we seem ready to
CHdTBe tucu. Hey WcIc never toIu
that we conided. We have, perhaps,
been too stinted in the evidences of our
esteem. We have withheld those to.
kens Of regard which, if literally and
openly presented, would have brought
the recipient to u different course of con
duct, saved us from disappointment, and
him from the charge Of ingratitude.
Let us remember tina, tokens Of distrusl
or only partial confidence, are themselves
high authority for the very course OF
conduct which we condemn. We, too
often denouncc, for breach Of confidence
those in whom we have refused to con
fde.
This philosophical mode ofconsidering
tho persons and events with which we
are connected, will save us all from much
disquietudc, and teach us to bear and
Gorbear, TO give and forgive.
We must learn, too, to consider things
about US in the inirest light TO look to-
wards the brightest spots, and coniem-
plate them, until our feelings gather
something of their influence. We must
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