Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-01
WASHINGTON.
" Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and
inseparable.U
SATURDAY, JANUARY l, 1853

Once more it is our welcome privilege to present
to our readers the greetings usual at the season,
wishing them, all and each, peaceful prosperous,
and happy New Year
Subjects OF congratulation are not wanting. That
we live, while 50 many others are in the silent
tomb; that we live free, in land of freemen that
the land sits in peace beneath the shadow OF the
Constitution and the egis of the Laws that faction
has failed to Illustrate the one, or to faconize the
other; that our countrys name is still associated
with principles Of justice and memories Of glory;
that our true character and those features of our
Government which have wrought the miracle of our
national prosperity, are becoming better and more
widely known; that nterchanges of kindnesses and
mutual benefits are fast linking us to the hearts of
our brethren abroad, and placing their respect for
us on its true basis, the mental and moral qualities
Of our people. 1t is subject of congratulation
that our freedom has the safeguard of religion, and
that the temples of God stand thckly amongst us,
as the ornament at once and bulwarks of the land
that education is not only extending its area and
multiplying its benefciaries, but is elevating its
standard and enlargng the reach of its attanments
that the arts, the useful not only, but the orna-
mental, are making steady and rapid advance
throughout the country, and that we have achieved
in both triumphs Of which we may well be proud.
That the Supreme Judiciary of the Union chow
of those subordinate to it may be threat
ened) still retains its independence, and stands the
final arbter of strife and the sure refuge of the dis
tressed That the life and health of our wise and
patriotic Chief Magistrate have thus far been pre-
served through his entire term of public service,
and that he will retire with the admiration and the
thanks Of all good and right-minded men. It is
matter Of rejoicing that the bitterness of party feel
ing seems to be greatly assuaged throughout the
entire community, and that, should our President
elect, as we hope he may, prove himself worthy of
the signal honor he has received we may yet enjoy
long years of domestic quiet and growing strength
and prosperity We are at peace with all the world
God grant that so we may long continue, and that
we may frown down with open and unqualified in
dignation all selfish and nefarious attempts to en-
broil us with our neighbors And let all whose
views on this great and vital subject are happily
have earnestly sought preexts for strife and con-
fusion, feeling themselves to be in so poor and
meagre minority, may, from shame at least, if no
better motive, abandon projects which can only end
in exposing them to the public contempt. Mean
while, let us all strive to be content and hap
Ply AT HOME. Let every man have something
to do, and do it with his might Let those who
are blessed with domestic circle, or even Off there
be loving being to adorn it) with domestic
HEARTH learn to find there his dearest pleasures his
happest hours. He who has comfortable home,
and spends his evenings there, viii prove very un
propitious subject for the Establishments of dema-
gogue, and but unfrequent and incredulous audi
tor of the windy swelling promises and prophecies
of Fifbuster The WIVES, the MOTHERS, in this
land, are all FOR PEACE. Understanding the bless
ed art ofappreciating present good their good sense
will not easily be led away by the dazzling prospect
of epaulette upon the shoulder of their husbands
the loose habits OF pracal soldiers as pledges
the fortunes Of their sons And before we complete
the glance at many blessings, let us rejoice that
the evergowing facilities of social intercourse among
us are gradually wearing away ancient and long
rooted but most groundless and most unjust preju-
dices that have been fostered by ignorance of each
other while at the same time, the rapid settlement
of the public domain by our daughters and our sons
is multiplying, compicatng, and rendering forever
indissoube the ties which bind together by links
of love as one united and happy People