Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-12-27
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"a Happy New Yeax."


Before another issue of paper, the Old
Year 1855, will have been gathered to its illus
trions predecessors, and slowed away in tina
eapacious receptacle for the departed, The
Past Another year, like decrept age totterins
on its friendly staff, is about passing away. 1t.
record will soon have been rendered, for good OIL
for evil, aand the judgment rendered on it must
stand for or against each and every one of US.
At this closing up of the year, may it not be
well to sit down, calmly and honestly, and have
few moments self consultation Have we spent
the past year, as we wish we had, now that il
has gone7 Is there no account registered
against US, of time mis-spent, wasted or murde-
red Happy those who can answer in the mega
tive. But we fear they are few indeed. AS we
sit thinking in this strain. one of our FIRST les
sons in the old spelling book, of long. long ago
comes to our mind with vivid, almost painful
reality Time once past never returns, the mo-
ment that 10 lost, is lost forever How many Of
those rreclaimable moments have been lost
By thinking of the past, we cannot recall lost
time, but we can take lessons therefrom for the
future. We can set them up as waymarks in
the time to come, that We fall not into the same
errors again.
The year that is about closing has been in
many respects q notable one. It's develope.
ments have besu startling and important. In
the Old world, war has held aloft his bloody
hand, and nations have trembed. Victory has
perched upon the STANDARD of the combatanss-
no matter on which side, the result is the same
the groans of the dying mingling with ths
wall of the widows and orphans, that are left in
the track of Wars gore-stained chariot. These
are some of the trophies of the dying year.
On this side of the great waters, the picture
is not quite dark, still, there is something of
tho same tint mingled in its colorings. Peace
has brooded over the greater portion of our wes-
tern hemisphere, but mans restless, nature
thirsting for change, even at the cost of revolu-
ton has here and there displayed itself Fill
clustering inroads upon a neighbours territories
by some of our restless ambitions spirits,
show this, Happily no general or extensive ca
lamity has followed. The practical working of
theoretical "squatter sovereignty" has raised a
cloud, which at present bids fair TO blow over,
and leave our sky bright again. We have
fought our bloodless battles at the ballot box
with some excitement, and Heaven grant that
the time may be far distant when we cannot
thus settle our difficulties.
But to come nearer home-what has the year
brought around for our "Park City" Kenosha.
We have been blessed with reasonable degree
of prosperity. Improvements are visible about
us, but not numerous nor as great as some
of US anticipated when the light of the year 1855
first dawned upon us, We looked forward
with too much hope and with too big expec-
tation. We thought to ere this, our Yves
tern Railroad in active operation, bringing in
wealth and prosperity from abroad. But it was
an over-estimate of our own strength Another
year is about to open its treasures disappoint-
ments for our inspection. We hope to only
the former. Time, that wondcr-worker lis capable
of great things, and We look forward now to the
realization of our most sanguine hopes ere
the New Year dies of old age. The old year
has smiled benignly on our population generally,
in city and country, and if our calculations have
failed in some things, we can easily believe it is
all over-rued for the best, by benign Pro-
violence, and acquiesce in that wise ruling.
Under such circumstances, then, with some
regrets for the Past, but full faith in the Future,
we most heartily wish each and every one of
our readers, Happy Ne,o Year.