The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-01

rh,. A. .ha fr,t aay OF lhe New Year, leo";
-. -. ~okoown to our resdsss, and the an
,,n.,eemeus of which 10 no. claimed as matter q
news ey the Dispatch. Nevertheless, - general ~
n the knowledge OF the event, not few mistakes
win be made In the dating OF letters and papers
with the year that 10 ended. IL 10 not % easy
matter 70 forget our old friend OF 'ss, With whom
Ne have travelled 80 long journey. Theush he
be dead, be will for . while lisger about us In
spirit, and We shali dream some times with open
eyss--as We do Of the dead we love--that he 10
present, and We shaii 80 write him down. il 10
true tina. be 10 not only dead, but that
be has been as uaceremoniousiy thrust aside by
the new conner, ~ are those mon whose time Is
run, By the successors to their possessions and
their places Ia life.
The a.y 10 one full of inte5est for as ali. !. lisa
good time TO look back and contemplate what pro
grcss we have made in eur journey OF life towards
tho accomplishing Of our plans. We may mor-
aliss upon ,he uncertainty Of existence by reflect
ing on the number OF companions who started
With us Ia the beginning Of the last year, ent yet
seii By the way before its close. Good fortune 10
theme for gratitude, and the ward Of we'll spent
time should bet add vigour 70 a perseverance, IN
tis right direction. Adversely, rugged nurse o,
Virtue has its uses. Affection may % temper Il 9
n,ind aud bring such soiace as suffering alone C, n
f,rs, that u may be often welcomed az better
ffieu5 thau wealth aud worldly honors
Dot this day 10 not one for retrospect alone; to
tinh Of mistakes and not resolve 60 correct them
10 zee errors ard not determine 70 reform then
10 remem bes detects and not eDdeavor to apply
the proper rerncdies-is not to profit at all by tx.
p,rtence Therefore let not the suggestions Of the
dy, be bat half completed.
These whoss recoliecsious OF the year are
gratifying, may yet improve upon the past
Those TO whom they bring only melancholy snd
path, may bsnsh away tear sad look ~i'h nope
And resolution to ths future. 10 the words Of al
old anihor: '.0n New Years Day, the niAu Of bus
.ues.. gpens new account books. A good bsgin-
ninx make. good epding' LIST ever, man oPsp
Az scoouut to h nself; aud 90 begin the hesgn--,,
that he msy expect TO say at las tsrDSct tina, N
has been good ysar. Lot hin nstort.
the needy, Is lisa ressoo 1t,r.a. ,
1hsrv is a sssos acton;
rsrEF- IL a2lgsS2ses liberal things, will find his
and DC TTeesusn to him 10 fall tide of happiness.
iioeSa,osnist can al, I'd to be generous. "Gne
mo ueither poverty nor riches" prayed the wise
maa To him, who 10 neither encumbered by
wealth nos dispirited by Indulgence, the stores Of
enj yment are unlocked
re who holds last the poien Mean.
Ani lives coateutsa between
TIE little aud the great;
pasls not tbs wants III At pinch the psor,
Nor plaques that haunt the reh mans door,
EmUitt' ring all hssatate.
The TALES. pines feel most the pow'r
Or wintry blasts; The lotts~t tow'r
Comes heaviest 10 the ground
Tbs boits that spare tn mountains side
HIS cieud-cap't euIinance divide
AMI sprta the ruiz round.
The we'll inform'd philosopher
bejoices with a wholesome fear,
Aud hopes In spite OF pain
Ii winter below from the North.
cooB the sweet spring cOmesdsnc.rg forth.
Aud Nature laughs again.
II hindrsnces obstruct thy way.
Thy magnsninity displag.
h.. And ist thy strength be seen,
But, Oh! if Fortune fill thy bail
With more than nropitious gale,
Take half Thy canvass in"