The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-06
Corrcspoudcncdof'he ca'cdonTn
The N CIV Y ear.

Anothor revolution ia The wheel OF Timc -
lust completed, and ul its vast machinery
seems t. pause f7monrnt, ns # 10 mark the
| fool.priuls and hc,r tho solcion kncll of de-.
/ partcd.vrar what millions of broken hearts
ani crushed lIopes respond in drrP toner ofan.
ruish TO caehsirohc,n s hour aocr hour iclla of
the onivrr,nr pulsg-of "a, aud scala up It's ey-
cry decd with those before the Hood, until
tho judgment orandthcrday.
Tho lonely hearth, the vacant chair, the 81
+ lent haLDr these aud d thousand other scatter
cd T(ls in loyS,---S discovered chain, stand out
with NaIDi-++~/yiyidnNSs in the sdcucc of this
reflective hour challenging each survivor to-
prepare himself Tor departure rom tTrT1 trr'
81 scenes. to cast up ,hc long account Of
! broken promi,cp, unhccdcd mcrcics, uurcprn'
ted aims, aud 500 whataro his prospects ior the
s.,a,s ". t.-i- ifs amourt Of LIS Investments ~
The Treasury n ii-ncve'cneci what h'' re-
.o4rccs for the coming l,f',--NhaI hs cdnea'
t.ou r.r Immortality, what foot prints 4 has
len GA his own character aud prpspcets. -
T Such an inycsur6uonr Is surely BETTING each
annual revolution in our short span. These
1rr points ~ our path ny, whence, ,' wise the
ya may catch nninsifnctiNG glimpse OF what
ia passed. aud whatis 70 come
=. BUr, igs!,iHg tJyoUGlHdiyiddat inlcIcst,we
zee The past year marked BY events new aud
mos, extraordinary. 80
Tia, congratulations orthc opening year
wcro scarcely finished, when the world W"
suddenly shaken by Smoral earthquake N the
metropolis Of Franco.
This was followed, in quick succession, by
shock ancr,hoek, throughout the Continent
: Tho foundations-nf ancient dynnsiics sudden.
~ crumLlsu/ and the consolidated power of
ages. has, in many instances, given place. 10
1 anureiy -uuyi frurtui npprc,1rrvturr,-
alind. M If aroused from the sleep "fcrnIdr.
-itt.s,rrnding asuudcr every iclcr that boun, Il,
PUSHES forth to .luxurintc in tic open air and
Sunlight OF Heaven. LrnrTrr is the motto
which, now graoes the peoples flag, in all
lands, and inrpircE with new life every patrio,
heart. Fdr.sccuring thisboon, fa'ne Of thu
-puggst rr;ritv-of Europe have, ~" lat ysas
pcrilcd life, fortune, and honor, and milton.
have hrcn swayed by hvireXamplc
'fhc Sovereign Poutif, Etnpetors, kings,and
Dukes, have boon seen humJly compromising
:. int the shrine orI.i5cr,yS bending to his stern
decree. They may indeed return to ,heu
places, but not to their sasts Of power. These
arc among the things that were the thing.
tina, persisted under the footsteps Of ~.
The cause Of Liberty, both civil and relr
sioua, has gained mi6htcr triumphs the pas
year, than ia the years orthe REFORMATION, o,
any fifty years OF the worlds history
Even Nlohoras.has relaxed his iron grapp
aud the Sultan become quitr tolerant
'Tli1 frr55, that mighty rug-u7 0rPHttlJ ri
timcnt, has, very Generosity, throughout III,
y Continent, been drlyetcd from a stHrn cen
sprship. asd allowed to speak the sentiment
,-iac eitseasra thnG Of dEspnls. pnd-ipilions
famishing Tor tho Bread of life, have dared t,
= Gal, free access to tho Bihlc,--the great Char
ter of human rights ns vol as of salvation
y BihlcI are now ordered Tor sale in flaly, fusie
. than they can be Curn she'd and, as n mean
of self dcirhcc, the government OF Turin, NOR
alivein this respect tc the wants of man, /
" would seem, than our own free Republic. la
'. 3orlcrrd that tire Scriptures should be intro
duccd into All tho Unitcrsi,ins and Publ
- Schools Of irirr Catholic kingdom
, hup'hrr of tho rrmurkubie foot prmlEof r.
- and not the cTst, 10 the emane patton OF lh
" Jews Nothing affords stronger evidence OF
progrcas-ofn growing SPIRIT OF liberation
,gt,hc advancement Off Frredom--than In
late granting Of civil rights and privileges, II
l. 40 many countries, To the Jews. England ha
Ia done honor to herself in Eplneing son of A
&c bruham among her coahelioru of State Rom
e too, and Russia, and Tarkcy, the biitcre-t en-