Lewisburg chronicle, and West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1850, 1850-01-02

ptuoso~s Whh snoost"S h'sSs ~ '''~
soil Of I.aly-or will the spiritual power
of the Vatican. and the mailed arm Of the .
warrior, still combine to crush IFS growth
and uproot its principles. Shall Swi'zer.
land. in her Alpine home. maintain her
ancient freedom and renown. or will she,
as now seems possible, servilely bend her !
cha!nless neck, and sell her br,hrght for !
a mess Of poitage. Will not the mu,lerins
ihunders Of freedom bc again heard from
The deep heart oI thoughtful Germany
will she not have learned truer ideas Of |
genuine repubicaDism and, gathering +
wisdom from experience, will she not grid
herself anew for united and successful
struggle in the peoples cause9 VIII not
heroic Hungary, goaded to madness by the
lrighiIul lerocity of her caplors, spring yet
from her bloody grave. and strike down
The perfdous monsters who have Iapped
her blood " only to howl for more" or
must she, alas, be dismembered and utter
ly destroyed, What encroachmcn,s will
colossal Russia be able to make. and wha,
fatal checks may she not receive. IN her
final effuris to sweep away the Turkish
barrier 10 her ambitious schemes, and open
out, end command tine ancient overland
route to India, and 'hos divert, in part. The
commerce which England claims as her
own. Aud il this crisis does come, wha,
convulsions may not be caused throughout
Europe, by the deaih.s,ruggle OF the Sui
lan's power.
The sphynx riddle OF Europe's destiny
can not yet be solved, nor The fate that
awaits her be ,rulhluiy conjectured by the
mos, comprehensive aud enlightened in
teTl'ct.
Wha, social, political, moral and Conn
mcrc,al revolutions may be Looked for
amongs! As.a's countless hortes-on the
unlamei continent of South Anerica-and
in the isles uf the sea " hal iluc,ui-
lions shall occur III our own poweriu! con-
iederscv. What sta'u.e. and what rank
and influence shall Oregon, Chlliornia,
Minnesota and Deserrt attain III The grea'
family al common w En-! tbs mud what new
States shall Spring, With Ninerva-ife iiou'
the bosom OF our unexplored western viii
derness. In wnnl shape, and 10 what ex-
tent, shall the absorbing question of Sla
very be settled. What unforeseen viciss;-
udes may spring up in the admins. ration
If the internal affairs and foreign policy,
II our Nation,l Government. And, 10
come closer home, what changes, and ,i
what nature. may lie anticipated in our
own S.ale, our county, our Loroupb, and
IN our tamil les. before The light OF anorher
New Years morning dawns upon the
world.
Reader, what think you will be the
developm' ms Of this new year 10 his
tory Of your oxn individual HG W I'll
youth be ren@~~d like the enule, your
plans be ma,ured, Your hopes realized, and
your life be pro.onged-or will sorrows
fall, disappoin'ments come, and the shadows
OF the dark valley close around you, long
before the circline seasons have again run
their course. Ia view, then, of liie's phan.
toms as vel! as lis realities. paw diligrnr
heed 10 the voice Of wisdom from above,
and The sill, small voice Of The monitor
! within; and hi!e YOU move wi,bhi n heart
and hopeful amongst earlh's Twin. g'ories,
ever look ,hough,luIy forward to that un
known future whose velleI mysteries no
mortal snze may pierce, but which al everv
football IN lies pathway may open TO en-
gulf you. .....