Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

n. .Io.n and commencement Of a yea
a alMsps . fitting time for reflection
AnotherRrznd cycle . 6nished-"nOthe'
link d complssed. IN tho chain which. be-
,vinninu It Eden, win terminate only a
the Rnal judgment. Henceforth, 1851
belongs only 70 History and to Memory
The great events which the Historian vii
record. are not many. The liberation oil
Kossuth, and his arrival on our shores
the return Of the Expeditions in search
Of Sir John FraAklin-and the recent
revolution in France - are among the
most notable. The popular tumul's l"
Boston. Syracuse. christian", &c'' con-
seQnept upop the attempts to enforce the
fugitive slave law. are important items in
our national history. Death has taken
from the world some Of the most famous
characters Of the age. In our own coun-
try it viii be sufficient to meption the
honored names Of Gallaudct, Olin. eros
well. Cotton, Carroll, Poinset, Simeon
Baldwin, D. Daggett, G. s. Catlin, DC
Abroad. the Destroyer Las, during the
year, taken Dagpe,re, Prcsnitz, Gutzl"f.
Marshal Soult, tue King Of Hanover.
Mn. Rsvbauld. Joanna Baltic. DC.
But Memory hath its chronicles too
,sgibIy written on the heart. and which
Death only can efface. Hopes have
been nurtarsd and cherished-new joys
have sprung up in many hearts-and
gloom and bitterness have given place to
sunshine and flowers. P'ospeIi y may
have smiled-~the " horn Of plenty may
have poured forth its treasures until
there was no room to receive them-a
Kind Providence may have lav:shed its
blessings until the creatures Of its boun-
sy have grown proud and forgotten the
source whence those blessings flowed.
The patriot still SECS the "s.ars and
stripes" floating over the land OF his
birth--eyery respected, and at
peace with all nations. The Christian,
long watching and waiting for TIE prom
issd morning which is to bling eight
out of darkness. halls the faint strcam~
srs which betoken its coming. He nj.
ready hears the first 'ow murmers OF
hat mighty shout Of joy. and thanks
giving, and praise, which ere long will
70 up from the millions held in captivity
by those who .yrannize oyer the soul.
But there ate those to whom the new
year win bring "sad memories
tween whom and the last new years day,
interposs the taleful shadow Of the grave
---the grave Of parent, or brother, or
child. Clouds and storms have dalken-
ed the pathway Of some. They have
seen their idols shattered, their shrines
made desolate their aowers have faded.
and they have laid them away in the cold
sepulchre. sad. yet joyful in the promise
shat they shall meet ahem again in a
land where sorrow and death cannot
enter. Some. It may be, have stood by
the grave Of dead hopes. Of b!ighsed ct'
tsetions. Of broken hearts-things which
may not all awake at the summons OF
Gabriel. the Year, with all its
sins and woes, its duties, cares, joys. de-
tsats and triamphs, has past beyond re,
call. 1fyou are conscious Of having done
well. perseyere; if otherwise, strive to
do better in the future. Life, a. best, is
but q span; the shafts Of che Destroyer
are flying thick and fast on either hand.
If We are but ready when called. it mat
tiers little when or how the summons
shall come.