The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-12-30
1871.

world. / he ulltication of the Ger
man States, aid the dethroncmelst
of Louis Napoleon and subiugation
Of TIE French Empire by German
arms, and tie subsequent establish
mert of the French Republic the
] assiug away OF the temporal power
Of the Pope as a consequences of the
destruction Of the Napoieonic dy-
nasty the transfer Of the seat of
the Italian Government To Rome,
ty tie Kins of Italy, ard the open
ing Of tie Imperial City to tie mis-
siouary enterprises of the world asa
consequence; the general spread Of
Republican ideas among the masses
OF TIE r7oIfe, elevating them to
higher planes OF intelligence and po-
litical action, are among the most
noteworthy political events which
have transpired III Europe In Asia.
s'gnS Of increased activity have been
shown in the direction of attaining
to higher degree of civilization
The japanese and Chinese are
awakening from their sleep of thous
ands of years, and calling for Amer
lean railroads, and telegraphs, AID
machinery, and national banking
systems, for Ilerurrcse of f:sciiitat-
ing their growth, Intelligence and
prosperity. States of South Amer
lea have been disturbed By wars,
and Cuba aud Mexico now groan
beneath the scourgings of beliigerent
hosts. While Europe has trembled
beneath tic shock Of bloody battles,
and marshallirg armies; and Asia
has sickened in the atmosphere OF a
most terrible peStilence and famine;
and South America, and Mexico,
and Cuba, have run riot with an
archy and blood, and the oceans
have engulphed whole fleets be-
Ieath their tempest-tossed waves.
our own beloved country has pass
cd through a most varied experience
Of lights and shadows. While she
las been exempt from the ravages
of war, ard general prosperity has
crowned the labors OF the husband
man and the artisan, and average
good health has been enjoyed by
the masses ofthe people, the Eas'
and the South have been washed b,
floods, and witkered by pestilence
and the West has experienced hor
rors from the ravages of fire, th'
most terrible on record among th'
worlds chronicles Of disasters. Po
litically, our country has prospere<
III remarkable degree. The ex
penses of administering the Govern
,ment have been largely diminish
ed; the public debt, has been great
/ ly decreased the legislation ha
been wise, and the enforcement c
the laws. in the main, fair and judi
cious the Alabama claims hav
been equitabiy adjusted, and peac
and good will now exist betwee
the United States and all the i'm
portant foreign powers. While tn
general affairs of our Goyermnen
have thus prospered, we have no
been without internal evils. ES
posures of corruption, and fraud
and crime, have feen most g
gantic III the aggregate. While
carnival of petit larcenies, theft
murders, defaleations, .forgerie'
abortiorls, divorces and other evi1
have run riot throughout our lane
the year has witnessed the exposui
of a Ring atgNew York, whose r,
lation to the Democratic party, an
the enormous amounts which it stol
from the city, render it one of til
most astounding instances of bass
ness and corruption the(world hs
ever seen. The exposure of thes
frauds, however, and a general d.
nand for the punishment of til
criminals, is a healthy indication
the year. In the contest of partie
the Republican party has game
most signal triun1phs. OF election
held in twenty-five States, all bu
seven of them have gone largeI