The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-30
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lPawGaGIok Advertiser
Westerly, December 30, 1852.
Farewell to 1852.

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the year 1859 viii exist only in men,
ory. 1t has been bright year to many
of us-we have realized the wish that {
we might have happy New Year.
There are others to whom it has been
year of sorrows and privations, whose
lamp of pleasure has merely fickered at
times and then become wholly extinct.
But all will hold it in memory, for it has
been year fraught with events which
will place it upon history's page, there
to remain. so long as time shall last. In
France, it has seen first the proclamation
of Louis Napoleon as President of
Republic, and then the assumption of
supreme power by the same man, who
has been proclaimed Emperor. The
French are placed back where they were
in the time of Bonaparte, except they
are much smaller nation with a weaker
mind to rule them. In England it has
, witnessed the formation of new minis
0 try in favor of protection the removal
', of the Crystal Palace; the completion
v Of telegraphic communication from
l. London to Dublin by submarine line
ID laid across the Channel from Holyhead,
e. distance of eighty miles; the almost
q, ~ depopulation of many of the towns in
Id consequence of the Australia excite
nd ment, and lastly the death of Yelling
ton the Iron Duke"
" In our own country, what has no
WV taken place. We have heard the NOV.
the ing eloqucnce Of ofKossuth and have seer
hi~ him leave our shores. We have missed
our HENRY CLAY. We haye seen the
- burning wreck upon the Hudson, and
,med m listened to the death cry of friends and
me relatives thus consigned to eternity
We have seen frightful collision upon
>, Lake Erie, by which two hundred and
nS fifty of our fellow beings met with 0
watcry grave. We have heard the
,ss almost unanimous declaration of th,
lble people for the future President. An
,ed. wo have witnessed the dying struggle
'G '.;.' of DANIEL WEBSTER the great. L
Ter. Nur own State we have seen the enact
all ment, coming into effect, and beautiful
had workings of the Maine Law.
OF oio No greater good has been bequeathe,
au m to posterity during the year 1852 thar
Of this same Maine Law, which has beer
ties placed this year upon the statute book
yed of Rhode Island, Mmissota, Massachu
=, sets, New Brunswick aud Vermont
Under its prohibitory rules future gen
,uri- erations will be blessed, science and al
so a will be advanced and posterity will blcs
'tlon the year in which it was enacted.
par, 1t is common, when bidding adicu
con, the old year, to look forward to the or
hen before us. This We can do only throug
de misty clouds, which hide from our vie
his the many events which cluster aroun
, the coming year. 1t may rot be for u
'slu Who could have foretold twelve month
and ago the numerous scenes, calamities an
but pleasures which have befallen us tn
ung, year, And who can see the destiny
aoly the year to Gomez We can see throuc
row. expectations's telescope, the death
the Vice President elect the inaugur,
lady ton of the fourteenth President
her Worlds Exhibition upon our shore
I"u T a'r and similar one in Dublin the Ell
-our actmcnt of the Maine Law in Ne
eyes, Hampshire, Michigan, Pcnnsylvani
t." and, we hope, Connecticut possib
ppeal the annexation of Cuba, and the divisi
lace Of Texas and California and gener
Pu'l advancement of science. But who c
a soft depict the providcnces which spring
scents at every step and fiji up the long cal
emo logue of passing events We may
ly the ones upon whom shall fall the nc
our shaft of death. Our destinies are wi
God, and to Him we submit them, fe.
!, and ing not, but trusting in His mercy.
'rs Of Reader, as We enter upon new ye