Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-01-13
i" Still on it Greens
Each little moment at another's heels,
Till hours, days, years and ages are made uE
OF such small parts as these"

! Each little moment at announcer neelS,
Till hours, days. years and ages are made mp
OF such small parts as these.
The year that has just gone by may be
referred to as one of marked prosperity
to the American People. That which
/ has just commenced, is rich in hope and
promise. And yet, who may with conf
dence predict the events of the Future!--
What has been, we know. What may
| be, no human being can foretell. Never
theless, experience teaches wisdom'"and
/ the Individual who closes his eyes to its
truths and its light must anticipate dis
/ appointment, misfortune, anxiety and
pain It is rare, indeed, that we so
/ wrong, if we watch closely the events that
/ have been, and admonished by their les
sons, carefully direct our course for the
future At moment like the present,
we have many reasons to be greateful to
/ Divine Providence. The Union is not
! only preserved, bet it is, if possible,
4 stronger than ever. Peace and Plenty
revel in our midst War and all It's hor-
rors have for years been strangers to US.
The general health Of the millions with
in our borders, is q matter Of just con-
/ graduation. The labors of the husband
man have been crowned with abundance.
/ NoNa cloud may be seen on the broad
! blue sky OF the national horizon. As q na-
ton, although among the youngst on the
] face of the earth, we are also among the
mightiest. Our possessions extend from
! the Atlantic to the Patifc, and the busy
! hum of human industry is heard every
where throughout the land. The OLD
YEAR, we repeat, has been fraught with
national blessings, Providence has been
beneGcent, generous, ard kind to US. We
have been visited by no fearful pestilence,
and famine IS a stranger within our limits.
! Our people increase and multiply with
every year OF our progress, while thous-
andS Of adyenturers from the Old World
/ are constantly focking to our shores, as
to the modern land Of promise. The pres
! ent, we repeat, is bright with hope and
expectation. Although we cannot pierce
through tie veil of the future, yet We feel
the utmost confidence that if true to our
selves, to our duties and responsibilities,
still higher destiny await US as people.
The events Of 1852 have been numerous
and stirring. Many choice spirits have
/ been summoned to their last long home.
! The nation misses in her councils the far
sighted and philosophical Calhoun, the
gallant and chiyalrous Clay, the massive
and the mighty Webster, the beloved and
lamontad Sergeant. And who shall sup
ply their places? Who shall tread IN the
] footstaps that have been adorned and Dig
nifcd by the intellectual greatness and
patriotism Of such iilustrious men? 1t is
only now that they are lost to US, that we
truly appreciate their worth and their val
ue. 1t is only now that the nation which
refused to mete out to them due honors
while living, bends in sorrow and in an
gui.h above their honored graves. And
yet, country like ours, so progressive,s so
impulsiye, SO elastic in spirit, will rarely
pause 10 contemplate even the most solemn
SCIENCES. The movement is ever onward.
But a little while ago, and the tide of en-
igration paused in the Valley of the Mis-
sissippi. And now, it moves beyond the
Rocky Mountains in continuous stream,
and even to the golden shores of the Pa
cifc, The intermediate space is constitu-
ted Of millions Of fertile acres-acrcs that
at some period not far remote, must be-
! come the abiding place Of generations
! vet unborn. Who then can measure or
imagine the FUTURE? 1t can only be
calculated relatively by the events of the
past. In 1880, the population Of this
country was less than .tozu' millions Of
souls; in 1850, it was more than tceHty-
three millions. Should it increase in the
same ratio in the time to come, in the
year 1900, or less than half century
from the present time, it will amount to
something like oIE HUNDRED MILLIONS
In other words, our present population
will have quadrupled. The general effect
of the busy existence Of such multitude
of human beings scattered throughout the
length and breadth Of the land-the At
lantic and Pacific bound together by iron
bands, and thousands Of individuals pass
ing TO and fro every year-can be imgin-
ed only by the vivid in mind and the ac-
tive in spirit. This with regard to the ma
ton at large. Turning more directly to our
own locality-and what is the prospect as
relates to PHILADELPHIA 1t is all that
could be desired. In 1890, our popuIa-
ton amounted to AZ, $50 souls. In 1910,
it amounted to 258,037. Only ten years
after, or in 1850, it had increased to 4O9,-
GAS. 1t now may be put down at HALF
( A MILLION. Within fifteen years it will
probably reach a million. Some parts of
the city are already regarded as thickly
and densely populated They are SO, in
deed, and hence our style Of buildings has
been so materially alterrd. In the olden
. fine as may be seen ont Market street