Spirit of the age., 1865-01-07
The Only Terms Of this Paper.
TIE NEW YEAR

Wh5 does not fed stronger and better with ,
the idea that bo has passel through another
year of life and that now bis footsteps nsye led
hih1 to the portals of another new year iust
breaking from the mystic womb fof Timo The /
last year has tried all sorely ia many resnect-
nationally and Individually; oar armies bavtal-
yanced and retre'tea, foqght and hI.d and Gov
cred tbemscves with itnPcrishabIe gory our en-
cmy have concentrated their utmost st feacth and
hurled themselves time aud again against our
small masses only t. rerfat bleeding and 81 at
tered fson their illconqidcrod attempts of 30.
times tod bavo gIsraous troops -hoen forced
back before tho advancing columns of the Zoe
one OF our chief cities has fallen into bis hands
iull oi ri manner OF stores another has triup,pb-
sntly sustained the utmost efforts Of his malice
supported by eyory preparation that noaey could
buy or science Invent The present year may
call upon US fDr even more heroic sacrifices, more
agouizing losses, mora precious blood, more hard
earned treasure No eye can see, no tongue Tell
what the future may haye in store for u.s. before
the end of this War it, would rf6t be of any
avail Tor us to know before sshand from our
present stand point how and when this var will
end, how many oceans of blood must flow, low
many young hearts be broken, how many una
vailing sighs be waite to Heaven. It may suf
fee us to know. that each and every one mus
drink this bitter cup, which we have mingle,
for ourselves; every heart must bear It's share Q
wore and when the War does end we shall com
out Of tho fiery farnae9 Of Affection free fror
dross shining in our purity ard a meet oiferia
before Him, who weighs nations IN the b&lanc
Of His Justice
1t becomes rs more now than ever to Gil
ourselves FOR the day Of trial. t. brighten our d
NOR and search for every uuguardcd cferive,
whet our swoEds and brace our nerves foi t!
shock which will fall7on US durify .he n xt caE
Pagn the enemy is already mar hallins bis n
Rad Ieglons and lurryiag mp every applian
&nown IN warfare aud he, We know from "a
experience, will not, indeed cannot, slack 10 /
rage for our destruction. Let every Chriat
snsn set himself steadily to consider Cow he m
best perform bis whole duty eaci anl every o!
has THIS responsibility thrown upon him aud
may be that the safety Of the nation shall dcpe
on s'ue individual effort some maiden may
commissioned as the divinely appointed instr
ment to Gave tke country as was Joan Of
Charlotte Corday, o. Judith; who can tel 2
who would ne SO lost to ever nobie essot
as to deny TIE inspiration refuse
yield to its promptings? Everything m
be done THAI can be thought of to ipsI
our army in the field to epoonrage them, 20 6
ply them every want, to take care Of their ia
lies at home snd setthe hearts of our heroic
tenders at ease OF the question Of the com
and safety of their dear ones at hone Tie
'dlers We know do nCt'nend NJ pxomptng on
subject, all that they could do haseetbean done
well done thousands of times; bnt the men Il
not be lacking in giving Plentiful supplies of
materi2l aid, which ever constitutes the n
spring Of enterprise All that skill, energy
Of ccuutry, enl ghtened patriotism, ibtraiity
taste can suggest, they have done tlsnir e
constituted minds aud delicate fingers have
teived aud executed ERadrels Of pl "a 5 which
srosser brains a1d heavier hanAs would
stupidity biundcrcd il'o and out Of, and it is
by the unicn OF the two sexes AID Their
assistance that the fir temple Of iter'y ska
most Sody estab'i,bcd-most beautifully er
o and most glorieusly finished