The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-01

A great poet said, ave take no note of time
but from Its loss; to give 1t then tongue is wise
In man, as II an angel spoke"
We have come to the boundaries OF the year
1867, and VIC have passed the goal, and this morn
ing We erse. 90. .S'.is.- I'D patrons with the
cordial wish OF a happy New Year.
Time flies, and each revolving year brings us
near and nearer to the goal The summons will
conc 20 all Of u.s. and we must, "like the
Arab, fold our tents and pass silently away
There is no discharge In this war The present
is the time for reflection 1t Is the occasion when
new and firm resolves may and should be made
to lead better and nobler life. Poor humanity
struggles, and struggles hard, with the evils
which involve and assail 1t; and all the force
which self-reliant spirit can call to It's aid, 10
demanded In this warfare with the evils and
temptations OF life.
Ifthere is ever a period in mans life when he
should pause and consider his ways, that time Is
the commencement of New Year. II Is a time
to ponder; to look backward and forwards; to
scrutinize all the motives and purposes OF our
past life; to make plans for the futures to resolve
upon improvements and amendment and to enter
upon the great work OF reformation, which every
principle OF morals and religion enforce and en-.
join.
Ills the time TO think; the :time to resolve
anew; and the time to seek and cultivate that
courage which should characterize all noble men
in their endeavors to achieve success.
Life is short; and the demands upon US, our
influence, and our aid In all good causes Is i'm
perative. We cannot innoeently, II we would,
shirk the responsibility which is deyolvcd upon
us. We must meet the duties which our condi-
tion In life imposes, and perform them with an
eaFncstness and fidelity which the circumstances
demand.
To every man Is presented time to choose be-
tween right and wrong; to follow in the ways of
virtue, or TO go the downward way to sin and de-
struction.
Once to every man and nation
Come. the moment to DECIDE,
Some great cause, God $ new Messiah.
Parts the goats upon the left hand
,l hp a.. the e, sheep upon the right,
Twist that dsiSns es i and .ha. light"
Now Is the time to choose and to make our
election, whether we will follow the right or the
wrong way. We know how easy it is to preach
and how hard 1t is to practice what we preach;
still as moral sentinel we would not forget to
urge obedience to the highest commands OF mo.
rslity and religion.
As a nation we have been torn, desolated, and
almost destroyed BY civil war; but the time has
come for the healing Of the nation. We must for.
get and forgive much.
We want peacej we want national security.
We want the ushcring In OF the glad era Of shor
memories, and the introduction Of that period
when by-gones may be by cones; when as a nation
we may forget old Quarrels, discard obsolete
issues, and give our attention to the living ques
tions Of the day. Our nation must be one, and
all the terrible memorials OF our family quarrel
must be buried In the deep ocean, and oblivio
must be written upon their tomb. We must, be
fore the end of the year 1865 realize that perfec,
harmony in all these States when, from East
port In Maine to Florida in the South, and from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, peace may reigr
supreme. The Union must be forever main
tslned. 1t was laid In faith, and must be con
tinucd forever in its onward course.