Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-12-27

Capitals when public men will live on what
they earn and not on what they steal.
Events Of world wide importance aud inter.
est have occurred during the past year. The
disastrous war between Germany aud France
has been brought to close by the utter sur.
render and humiliation Of the latter At the
termination of the war between the two ma.
tions, there was a horrible interval OF inter.
nccine strife in France, The commune, un.
der the auspices of so.callcd lntornati1nals,
held Paris for few weeks against the forces
Of the French government And after they
we're forced to succumb, their atrscitcs
and vandalism awoke against them the wrath
of the civilized world 10 the name Of free.
dom they introduced a reign Of terror, worse
than the night Of the ascondancy Of Robes.
pierre. In the name of humanity they ac.
complished actions that would have done hon.
or to tigers In the name Of love they murder.
ed religion and its teachers-aud by the kind
Providence Of God, France was saved from
the barpy of its own begettng, which would
have eaten out its heart Ike tho Nulture Of
Promotions. But what with the commune.
and with the cxactions Of German justice,
France has had bard time, aud has not yet
got through with her troubles
Italy has at last reached the object Of her
long dreams. Rome is her Capital aud the
King of Italy has taken his residence in the
Quirina palace of the popes. The power
Of the priesthood in the Roman States has
received its coup de grace. The monastcrie,
have been depopulated aud the Roman pre-.
lacy shorn forever Of It's temporal sovereignty
and power. 1t can no more use the power Of
the sword by virtue Of a celestial right.
The reactionst party against the Papacy
makes Roadway under the Blyarian Doctor
Dolinger. The old Catholics receive the
favor Of the civil authority in Spain, in Aus.
tria, in Italy, in Germany, and in Switzer.
land. They maintain the primacy Of the
Bishop Of Rome bat refuse to recognize the
iniallble papacy. They are steadily gain
ing in popular favor and while the lightning
Of the book in history which they are writ
ing is in the Roman dialect, its conclusion,
we imagine, will be in the language Of Pro-
tostautism.
On the whole, we are living in a historical
age. The greatest events Of history are pass.
ing in our time. One might almost believe,
without being charged with iauaticism, in the
concentration, il our days, Of the historical
eras; in the unroling Of the splendid Apoca.
lyptic symbols Modern science, skill, gen.
ius and commerce, have brought the nations
into neighborhood but as yet there is no
political solidarity. And this very propin.
putty, while it must hasten the solidarity Of
the nations, must also kindle and intensity the
jealousies and strifes Of society, and accele.
rate the changes and revolutions that will pre-.
cede it,
In such days Of rapid, kaleidoscope changes,
it is with sort of pleasure that we speed
the going guest, give farewell to the depart
ing year, with its wonderful series of events
and it is with sort of uncertainty and trc-
NOR that we welcome the coming traveller,
and hail the advancing New Year But
nothing prevents our cordial wishes to our
readers and patrons, that they may fnd it,
days filed for them with prosperity and hap
piness.