The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-20

were in allegiance, the grim old protector
had gone to his long home, the widest tenn
pest England ever knew bowling his requi-
um, as Atlantic gales mourned over the
dying hour of Napoleon. A soldier at the
head of his army ruled England.
On the very first day of the year, Monk
crossed the Tweed, the sweet and softly
Tweed, ever to run in the memory of the
Ages by the side of Abbottsford. Then in
rapid march from his hiding places came in
the Second Charles, who soon taught the
Nation that all he desired was to be let
alone, that the guide to his government was
the fatal window at Whitehall. There lay
the quicksand, and that, at all sacrifice of
principle, was to be avoided.
The incoming of three luxuries marked
this year-Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, and we
shall forget all other incidents of history,
before this is obliterated. In this year, the
Royal Society was organized, and the foun-
dation laid of that noble fellowship of Art,
which to this hour is the pride of England,
as it has been the admiration of universal
Taste.
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY.
l760 is almost no stranger sound. The
grandsires of the men who to day are the
stongest in the conduct of the business of
the world, were the young men of that day,
and graced their rooms by loyal pictures of
King George and the lords and ladies of his
Court, and as the ships of London and Bris-
tol came into New York in the latter part
of the year, up from the public Offices, and
in the fort, and in the saloons of the old
English families, went up shouts and con-
gratulations at the news that the England
born George, Third of his name, had gone
upon the throne. Even then some sagacious
men looked through the veil of the coming
sixteen years and felt the coming hot breath
of revolution but, like wise men, they
abided their time, and did not let their rash>
ness anticipate their chronology. Canada
was surrendered to the British. Who would
have dreamed the soon arrival of the hour
when that was all that would be left to the
Crown?
A hundred years had made some differ
ence in the consequence of Queen Elizabeth.
Her statue was sold, along with other apur-
tenances of Ludgate. Alderman "Gosling"
bought it, and, it may be, the auctioneer
wished him joy of his bargain. The histori-
cal Alderman conveyed his statuary to St.
Dunstan's.
Sailors on the wharvcs of London had a
capital subject for their talk. Many long
yarn spun out of that. The Pitt of fifty
guns came in from the East Indies six
months sooner than she was looked for, the
Captain having found out new sailing route.
Capt. Wilson should live in the records OF
our own Maury by the side of Lieut. Wag-
horn.
The very first day of the year witnessed
comet, and when earthquakes ana fires
followed, as they did, the superstitious fas-
| tened all these calamities upon the tale of
the erratic star Not so in our day did we
associate, let those who come after US re-
member, the glories of the Donati. Even
yet, how the pageantry of that superb sky
is vivid in the mOmOry! wOndrous as though
a new chapter in stellar lore had been open
ed to us.
Twenty>three days was the "express ~
time between Quebec and London, and Major
Barre and Capt. Dean thought themselves
fast men, as they rushed to the Foreign
Office, with the news of the surrender OF
Montreal.
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY.
How like all this, only in varied phrase
will be the history of l86O-if the sun shall
rise and set the full days of its pilgrimage
Yet not all in simplitude. Thanks to the
Power that is gradually, but with a cer-
tainty that the universe of mind or matter
cannot change, unfolding its plan of happi-
|
those things which are lovely and of good
report" than that of the Past. The Trans
fguration gives its light to the world. In
the great Central Truth of the Gospel, the
nations move forward, and in their progress
look more closely into each others face
and recognize the brotherhood.
So let the history of the Past write for
US these lessons, and the New Year find us
Students of History in the Interpretation Of
Heaven.