Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-01-03
OLD SERIES, VOL. IS, NO. IA.
From ihs Gosi 81 Dsnner.
Iosds OF o Hall CCniuTY.

/ Time vii clos, rron iis eycniiGl history fr-
ever. Ailh.s solemn Lour-ihcre are bot
I few that will see iis like again-lur who cf
Us ~ III stand here when tie 1'wcni.oih Cen
tury b:piHs let -, gentle READER, rausc
liuls while and call up frnn lhe rcccjIng
Past what notable cTsnis .clranspircd, ard
what Works Of InPro,cL.y,It The liny years
now closing have accomplished for our cunt
y and ihc world.
Oflhos. Who saw III, present ccrtrry CON.
mslc', not ono IN a ilou,lud INV lives to
bsas witness fall iis passing events and q
lhrso whu read iii. .bric'p,icw, not one, per.
hl,s 90 q greater number Of ihurs1rds, hf.
lived long cnonCh lu ,cc what thr Editor -
about .o draw from the shattered fogrcrs Il
hIs own broken memory. OF memory" lie
says fpr ai this present writing, It IS not
convenient lur him Ia consult oihrr sources
icr the facts be may present. We las lived
10 an cNcuiiul agc-one, psril.s, ihg most
ramlrIuh!e, ofany lIalr Ccnury sIrcc tho
Christian Era cpun,lcsI. Though h, eaa.
mo-, remember when th2 machinery of ,lc 20.
itcaI system OF our New World WIS first
put il motion, Vet he eau remember when the
timely success OF Iis motions gave new hop1s
Co .ls friends rs It began 10 leach tho nations
uiIbc earth th, great political Truth. that
mln is caplbl, ol sslrgNcumrni. Thank
Col vs. were burn before WashhrtoH died.
Iac same glorious sun shorg upon hs last,
that J.esl our Gni year OF mortal existence.
We have lived under every Presidential Ad.
m.n.s,raion s.nr, ho s.tthl, high example
%, a.liutms Administrator Go follow. Thus
embracing d perDl li4uHii With almo., all
tag cycas interesting 10 our oluatr, ,irccuur
Independence Was acquired, lhs hcl,, rs ihcy
have ,ran,pred, can balhlycm1le a deep Im.
preston upon the tablet ol u4r memoy.-
From lh.s, therefore, wc shl.I draw. cs,ca.
tally, fur our present article.
The United States, at tlc commencement
fine century which is roa la.fcvp.r-i, con.
aiucl ] Population ofa l.u'e rising fiy5mI'.
lions. Since that time it h-s qu.drpl.I,
Jl.or, by the present csa,as, ah.at Twenty
ui.lo1' The number uf States then was
sixteen; nov b, Is Thirty oac. FIrL,
tAllma, Louisiana, Texas, AIs1all,, Ms.
,.ss.ppN OAo, luduul, Illinois, Missouri,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine 3ad Cal
l9m.a having been added since. The uui.
tory ol iha uu.ua inrn bad no mlrlruc frun.
u--, bug "a, AiImIIc ocean lrlm MAJ to
Ggn'tIl, and extended ia:I Doe interior only
'n the Mississippi u,gr sres ,ua, rmc,
lie ln'siln-rmllcirg 20. ,ds territory wl-i
,.ihc Mississippi, ro'l o., ih' Sl1.lh ros-
SESSIONS, nrd spulh oflh1 Dr,sh, 90 lHc Pa
giac o-elr, including Oregon, aaI llrh,
sln.rac1l.rr ths GuIlc.as, u ias L144.s.
uI iua, lrcbc-a parole. r.s.aaar,vI
lrl New NrNc1, AND C...'ul unt.c ia.
'.a-, csdcl A. doe prrs OF Cnhgfrglas M-I.
cmF. O-riruHoy r.w oAu.js Gou ias
h,'aauc ar5o.s % o., G1.fMgNp su,h,
90 'a. i0H''ph'.t ur....a .ia I.tah
..aa. S, 'atw' oDa ..n-l.I'or &c D.
.1.-' ial. have fl.l so.rd Of .a Nmtt
American C"auns.', arl a.-. 'las' ry, 900.
.r,or make o.. al..-.'
Wei DO u, remember ils r,-r1.r,
which 90, ac7mstul Oh. In,..... ..I-.so..
cl.u-rl. lwlsp.rr.a..I h. P-. ..fI.i
ir,n OF a., Enp,s. Na1 .ua %. Ufrl
m.H ns. Twas rrarE.Ia wau..css ,cri-
lrry. ttjo olc iIla'i,.I u..yuy a..slulaul
snr1nr ,.r.l.s. .a.du1T .,rF .ru. ....,.
900 tacsluc c.ic-ny u#r-J.T-oa's SIT
Mountain aaI h.s Gn Ga. s.s.m. E.a
'ouu q. Adams, 'hu a tHeJ. s.. s.a-t,,
,ut.I agl.rs, Ialb.r- te Iuug urcss.17.
By the cnemI,, of JcGusrn poo ,t.rr r.asan
Ior ,hs purchase c.uila, ,oac.tcI t.an ths
mgpcrsaut ,f eur 'sg.s.ry 200 guo Bona.
p.ra lIc mca is Of c.nruraas England, an
H.nra stretching hs i.rl am across thc A,.
lan'c 'orase 90, al.,. rlu r..e Taar, 400 easy
prpy-w.,h Boo, r,eaul-.I Lr.haar, arde'
MS fmp-rlIrumy. $, unreasonable a1l
cruel were 'rc ru',,'a .vllses o't.c Jay.
Bot Do, acquisition OF 'L.-sara, arti iHccHn-
maal ofihc N.ssss ... 81 .H Hno.ii, wa,
Oh, ru.icst ycuiurc '.s rmcru.atc,er ul-
dir,oos. !, has gi,.a us die c.ainsgi, and
viii set make u, dc ms'usl OF thc world.
Tn, Z. : hay' ha' 900 President -nd tHo
Vice Presidents eyc--.r. Doe oIc' OF rrss-
.drni, since th, rrc,a1t c-1'p-y commenced,
and every Nl,ioaaI Administration, ha, oae,
/ Gen. wasbiartou,'sl ha, occupied s?lee n
.jhs F.dy years now rlo..l.. President FIJI.
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