The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-01-07

There arr different ways ot finding ont
that We are growing old. One is the look
ing z lass another l. the alteration IN your
absent friend since YOU last saw him; auo-
Their is the enla cement Of your library
another Is the addition ol new drawers Tor
memoranda or correspondence another is
the growth and accumulation OF oil sorts OF
rubbish about you that you don't know how
TO deal with. whether 10 bury or To burn
another is the frightening list oI past rsl,
dences 10 the memory another N change OF
opinions. All these tasts do not apply to
all persons. but some To one and sono 10
another Ne will aal a4.s. Ass-ae.y a. lA.2
lists of tests OF advancing years. and that
is the progress Of the United States.
Those Whose political rrolcctions oan
stretch five andtwen,y years back can ~.
member the idea OF image OF country
which the United States then raised In
everybodys mind. II Was tie image Of a
newly discovered country, Tor two ceniur.es
seemed hardly To have made any nroa, upon
that vas, con,lnen, OF ~ country that had
just FIT the frs, passage OF the plough OF
primcya forests, virgin sod, al ciiics just
rising to the dignity nnd Importance of com
,nerce. and Of illmiiablc, untried resources.
which absorbed the activity Of trcsh thou
sands every month. and allowed nobody a.
stand idle for an hour. II was the image OF
new world over which the sun rose AMI
set without seeing want--.Oi "a world In IT.
first spring time AMI infancy. when Mature
repaid hundred Iold the slightest attention.
L. .,,,t, LA .al.ul ar.lae q. al. IA
from her the ainplest nmirishmeni. Of how
ever rude aud ample kind, tor everyday.
Tia, was one great contrast between the
United States und England. Another was
the immunity Of this new world from Ia"
perpleNities OF diplomacy the lealousi's and
riyairies, the eueroachnrDts aud the rs'Ist-
ance Ia encroarAmen,s, involved IN TIL
European system. IN That new hemisphere
war was impossible, because tbere Was no
Toe, aud al army was unnecessary, bceauss
there were no wars THUS NJ one stroke an
expense which swelled the budget OF every
nation Of Europe TO IA most porientols sin
war cut OIL, aud taxation did not r,,d above
the lowest and simplest scale Thus aIl WA
simple. and oil was primitive, in the United
Statues, soii, policy md finance; iher was
nothing OF the Old World about them tley
exalted IN the light atmosphere Of national
youth. and trjoic'd IN a complete freedom
from the Gorgeous but onerous tiappn2s Of
the States ~ the Old World, their pomp,
titles. ceremonies, ranks. diplomacy, and
tapes.
:1uch was the picture oi the Unitol
States lye'and-,seniy years ago. but ANY
one with moderate political observation viii
are thu, this picture II now considerably
altered. The United ntat1s are not, indeed,
uu o.I nation yet, bal there are signs o! nd
vaucing time pressing upon them. New
York was, n month ago the scene of bread
riois That IL mark Of age n nation
Cannot call itself quite young that find
.ts:,t involved IN u financial catastrophe, the
effect Of an extremely developed artificial
currency, and The cause Of br, I'D riois.
lb'se are features of an oil world II long
established commerce. 81 oserProwu popi
lailm. The city ol New York may claim
nos the rank Vi OH Of those vast concen
,ra'jons u human power and ncliviiy, AMI
coDdeDsa,lous 81 human lit". which const
tute tbs gfea, cities O! thn Obi World, aud
with The rank ii exhibits als) iie uiean
cho.y accompaniment 81 such gTowib--iif
large pedy, dependant masse.. living rom
hand to month ard thrown ont 81 employ
na'1,i immediately by any ser,oas jar IN ihe
financial system.
We may now add another ,ign Of WIysh
eng age a var With an uuruly dependency
"a wof accompanied by great hardship
ard involving endioss marches over diilicnl'
and barren ground. where tie invading army
mas, carry everything wba,eytr, tec'Ssary
l,H human or brute liio, win IT. Fort
la enwor'l, II about one thousand five
hundred mikes distant from The American
seat of boyern.Dep'---,hni il 10 short dis.
tanre bu, VINES, an Amrican army has
rescbfd I/aseBwOrih ix hostile Journey ~
TIE Sal, Lake city il oily begun, Anoihtr
Journey u six hnn1rr aod fifty miles mp
the Pis,is riv.4 c1ndutls Il - Port Lara
me. anil after reaching Font Laramie full
month. j01rney sacceetb Dcfvre the 5ai,
lake city u arrived at. OF this months
i'nrey the whole IL OVER difficult country
spi mach OF IL ov,s ground with very Et,ic
gar, vbsb, little ~ ], is tbe Mormon.
VII, 81 cyrsc, sei FIRE Ia. The Ncrn,op'
ar prlc.ty aware 81 The advantages Of
~ II pogingn. aud ryeo, ibe nvadon with
iusnien, defance. AMI. II must b. afsIs-l,
hitherto w.tt successful dehancp. ! a@
Ansslcsn .isasr,d loSos under Coi"l.e. A..
b.ri Joht,.on having pr'~es'Ied go m''ss
i.yOnd Fort laramie, Ia stopped by s.reo
ineh Jspth Of snow. combiissd With q total
failure 81 corn and grass the Mormon force
hsying cat Off their travis u wagons in the
rsr. Upisr thee circumstances tbs Goy-
eraiEgn, expedition fa.s~. acd tbs fe05
state Las temporary triumph. ~ ,he
,rarfsier,ry n hi. triumph W. can have