Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-01-06
Thinc eve scems merged in morn /.


Time, thou makest great haste,
Thine eve seems merged in
The wheel of time has completed one
more annual revolution. Another score
in the record of humanity has been made
another year is numbered with he past,
and the world Is SO much older. The cid
year, like some aged sire goes hobb!:ng
out whilst the new, like some rratling
i hinble-footed babe, comes speeding IN
4 LAST ''new year seems bat as yesterday
Va Aoss many things have transnired.-
What scenes have occurred-wfat an acted
arena, since that seeming yesterdy.-
'Twege Bot well for nsn to contemplate
all, or many of the changes and tragedies
in the last year--played on the worlds
great stage of humanity for whist his
heart would leap with transport in the
contemplation Of some, anon, his soul
would sink down inta horrors trance in
the contemplation of other.-whilst his
sympathies were being led captive in be-
half OF some, black hatred would trown
upon Others. At the same time that his
counteallce would be ht with pleasure,
displeasurc, would possess his contracted
brow and coutemptuous scorn, curl his lip
at the same time that his bosom would
heave with pleasing emotions; yet, with
single change Of a reverting thought,
would he be sAtouded in sorrows robe
In the lest wear many lost friends have
been reclaimed from the paths of vice,
and restored TO loving circle. Yet, upon
the ether hand, how many have groaned
meath It's iron stroke and fell its conquered
victims. Many hayward sons have had
restored their homes and lost virtues yet,
how many have fled their homes and virtues
and have been consigned TO prostitutea
debaueheFy, or bfea,hed their last in The
damp hiaekhess of q conyiet's dungeon
IN the last year how many poor beings
have spun out their yarn Of life with the
wheel Of misery; paid THUR lord pow
erty with death whilst petty gods, vain
mobiles and werld-degfs ding niammonists
revelled in their sumptuous halls and
tesselated floors. Thousands have been
swept fionl the theatre Of liGe--whilst as
many have taken their places and played
their pats. Bloody wars have conyulsed
Europe and local fueds America. Many,
more than many changes have taken place
since we greeted the last new year !"
yet as have remarked that greeting SEEM
ed but as yesterday !, to some not SO long,
to others acknowledge longer. Time
speeds upon swift wing delaying never.
| do not know OF a more definite sentence
to express the shortness Of time, than the
following: here to-day--gone tomorrow.
lis impossible to speak of the present.
for to begin IS present-have finished is
past It's in vain to welcome; we can on
Iy bid adieu, and just such a comparison
bears the career of men to eternity, or
even to age of the ileeting world-but of
his cradle-his grave. Butt did not start
out with the in,ention of preaching you
homily about the srailty efhuman existence,
or of the switness Of time; nor did ln-
tend to speak OF the sorrows and joys.
pleasures and displeusures, of the past, for
they are by,gones, over which we have no
power, save areyerting prerogative for the
benefit of the future; we are its sole rep
fesentatiyes. Yhis was my intention to
bid adieu to the old year, gather from it
some lessons aud with new resolutions and
bright hopes, TO welcome the coming new
one This is the day Tor making VOWS
forming resolves and wishing for better
time in the future. | doubt not that there
win be many made, but how many will
be kept. Az, there's the rub. The drunk
ard-poor weak mortal--will keep his
as long as he is kept from the bottle. The
profane sweater his, till he gets in the
company Of fashionable exguislts, who, not
having sulfieieney Of brain to master a
torcble expression, thunders forth an oath
which he conceiyes tosbe a crushing con.
victon, or till some poor drayman' 3 horse
accidentally bespatters his eassimeres.--
The more considerate and useful portion
Of swearing humanity will keep theirs.
ill led captive by impeluosiiy, or iii
touched upon one or both OF their mos.
sensitive parts. to wit their eorns or
purses. The tobacco users I1eiIs, nil upon
a particular occasion, when chew or a
puff from the best would settle their
creams and eustards; Or the younger por-
ton Of said squirters, until passing SEINE
neighhor's yard-lenee, stop to auluse them
selves by squirting the juice into some poor
dogs eyes The Usurer until he getsahold
CT another subject. The Coquette, until she
has attracted the attention Of another pair
Of dy ed mustaches. sc. &c. Many Others
could mention would keep their resolutions
just SO long,but am in hopes all important
resolves made this day viii be strictly add
hered to. Yours, &c, PETER
In the early part Of The eighteenth CEN