The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-01-13

congratulate you, my fellow cluzens,
ON the auspicious circumstances under which
vou have convened at the seat OF govern
mont. An al-wise and beneicent Provi-
dance has greatly blessed our country du-
ring the year that has just closed. The
daSolstions Of war-the ravages of pestI-
1ance-the wastings of famine have not
baan witnessed within her limits ncr have
the sick!v influences of internal strife been
nermitted to paralyze her prosperity. All
The GREAT interests of the Nation have re-
ca;ved additional growth, and her instltu-
tions of government acquired renewed
strength. Agriculture, commerce, trade,
r,.nnfactures. the arts and science, have
bsen eminently prosperous, and each been
DISTINGUISHED BIZ some fresh discovery to
facilitate It's progress.
Another Presidential election has been
bejJ, Once more the people cf this vast
country, through the agency OF the ballot
bor have designated the citizen, who, for
the ensuing four years, Is to nii the highest
&C. known to the Constitution. The
cheerful submission Of the minority, IN the
result of the contest, and the magnanlmity
Of the majority in the enjoyment of their
triumph. afford gratifying evidence that
our civil institutions are not, at this day,
o,,dangcred from the violence Of party spr-
:. The voice ef the majority IS honorcd
bv imDlicit obedience, whilst the rights OF
tia minority are protected by. the constitu-
t;on and laws. The officer thus chosen Is
the representative Of the whole people, and
i hound by his oath and the obligations of
natriotism, to do equal and exact justice
70 all men of whatever persuasion, religious
oy noIitical." Each successive test of the
elective feature Of our government has
becn followed by renewed conhdancehin
the whole system, and so it vii, doubtless
continue to be, 50 long as the exercise of
tho RIGHT of suffrage be characterlzed II
intelligence and patriotism. In all parts
Of the civilized world the people are be-
con,ing convinced, not only of the practice
bility, but of the wisdom and Justlce of q
government founded on the principles OF
representative Democracy. Even the firm
nrn;udices of nlonarchists, are beginning 10
Weld 70 the powerful evidences furnished
Nv our experience. The mission Of the
nTcscut generation is to secure the future
friumph of these principles Iii other couL-
tries, by transmitting TO poster'ty, unin-
haired our model system of government.
That this will be done, under a kind Provl-
dence. have steadfast belief.
At no period since the acknowledgement
Of our independence as a Nation, have the
peorle Of our Union enjoyed higher state
ofpros perity, or entertained brighter hope
of the future. At peace with ali the world,
and freed from internal strife between the
several members of the cGnfederacy, by
the ready acquiescence of each IN the re-
cent Congressional adjustment OF the con
troyersies incident To the institution OF DO
nestle slavery and the acquisition OF new
territory; when has this Union been more
firm and perfect? We may we'll exchange
CONCENTRATIONS on this auspicious picture,
a | am sure we should ningie our thanks
10 Almighty God for His bounteous good,
ness and guardian care.
Two statesmen, long eminent IN the
councils of the Nation, have been called
from amongst us within a brief period
UrNRY CLAY and DANIEL WEBSTER Will
be known no more except in history; but
that Immortal record Will make their good
works familiar to pcsterity. The tolling of
bclIS-tbe sable ensign and the solemn OBJ
secuies have manifested a Nation 8 regret.
Whilst thus lameuting the loss of those
patriots. we should be consoled by the re-
collection, that they had been spared to fill
the full measure Of time allotted TO man.
According to the beautiful figure of one of
them. presented in discourse at New
York, net many months measuring
time by ideas and events-they had be-
come modern Methuselahs in the extent of
what they had seen of the world, and done
for their country Who could expect more!
and who is not satisfied with the extent of
their labers?
The receipts to the Treasury during the
late fiscal year, exclusive of the proceeds
of loans, amounted to the gross sum of ST.,
SCI ,88j so, which amount added to the
balance in the Treasury on the 1st of De-
cember, 1851, (leaving ont the unavaila-
bic means which only serve to confuse the
account makes the total ordinary means
of the Treasury for the year, s5,l04,424
Il. The payments, exclusive of the can
collation. of State steck-the appropriations
to the North Branch canal and the Por-
tage railroad, amounted to the sum of ST.,
l29a -aa52 40, being 1915, ,602 II less than
t proteipts. OF this excess, however, the
"a Aon .S3O4 ,O24 96 was applied to the
.an of the Western resoirvolr-to
si In sS;ld; the north track of the Columbia