Columbia weekly news., 1859-02-24
A BEAurIFuL IvcIDsNr.-William

A BEAUTIFUL .IscIDgNr.-William
| ", expired about midnight, if we re-
memb1r right, at Tindsor Palace. The
The Archbishop Of Canterbury, with
ether peers and nTA functionaries of the
kingdom were Il attendance. AS soon
as the "sceptre hxl departed with the
last breath Of the King, the Archbishop
quilted Windsor Castle and made his
way, with all possible speed, to Kensing-
ton Palace, the rcaidence at that time of
the Princess (already by the law Of sue
cession, Queen) Victoria. He arrived
long before daylight, announced himself,
and requested al. immediate interview
with the princes She hastily attired
herself, and met the venerable prelate
in her ante-rooms. He informed her of
the death of William. and formally en-
nounced to her that she was, in law and
right, successor<o the decreased mon-
arch. "The sovereignty of the most
powerful nation of the earth lay at the
feet Of girl Of eighteen" She was,
de jure queen e the only realm, in fact
or history, e~ which the sun never
SETS" She VS. deeply agitated at sthe
formidable words, SO fraught with bless
ing or calamity" The first words she
was able to utter were these, "L ask
your prayers in my behalf" They
kneeled together; and Victoria inaugur-
ated her reign, like the young King of
Israel in older time, by asking from the
Most High who ruleth in the kingdoms
of men,. "an understanding heart to
Judge SO great a people, who could. net
be numbered nor counted for multi
tude."
The sequel of her reign has been
worthy of such beginning Every
throne in Europe has tottered since that
day. Most of them have been for a
time overturned. That of England was
never so firmly seated in the loyalty and
love of the people as at this hour.
Queen Vicisfia enjoys, personal in
fiaence, tgI,-the heart-felt homage
paid e her wife, mother, friend,
and benefactor to the poor, christian
woman, incomparably wider and greater
than that of any monarch now reigning
She is loved at home and admired
abroad. In America there exists more
profound and abiding respect for Victo-
ria than perhaps for any other living
person. Being a practical people, we
recognise and appreciate the value of
her example to rulers and and the ruled.
ARIZONA and. Sonora are, beyond
doubt, rich in silver deposits, which, in
the course of a few years and under the
appliances of science and capital, will
some day return magnificent results; but
as yet those remote and barren solitudes
are; in the highest degree unfavorable to
single handed effort.
Silver mining is emphatically busi~
ness demanding costly machinery and
strong gangs of steady, reliable labor
ers, aud these it will be difficult to
transport through thousand miles Of
bowling wilderness, to the interior of
Arizona and Sonora. Outside of min
ing, there is no employment for poor
men who 90 there to earn their bread
by stated labor. There is such a scant
proportion of arabic land, and such mis-
cradle scarcity of pure and living water,
that farming, even in the old Spanish
time. was not carried on to an extent to
supply the mining establishments with
bread. Forest timber is so rare that
one may journey day after day without
meeting fair-sized tree. In the deep
sheltered valleys, few and far between.
may be met green oasis, but most of
these are already appropriated, and no
one wants to hire laborers to cultivate
them.'
WHOEVER produces something useful
in the world, lives upon his own indus
try, meets his obligations, deal equita>
bly,, adds to the true wealth and worth
Of the worlds character, and is reliable,
trustworthy, self respected, and respect
full of others-his life is life of grow>
ing manliness. and his death will be a
real loss to humanity.
: Want OF LIBERAHTY.-One always
receiving never giving is like the stag
nant pool, in which whatever flows re-
gains, whatever remains corrupts.
QUEEN Eligsbethneeing q gentleman