The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15


pearance of the figures which together
indicate the year now before us, and
which must nnw be inscribed ut the head
Of fevery letter, borne on the front OF each
newspaper and priutt d on the cOverOf ev
cry monthly or quarterly. 81 let us, fol
u few moments, look ahead anl see wbaI
the New Year is likely to bring us.
We ure to choose q President in 1872
80 much is certain--unless, indeed, there
should be more than two candidates, and
no "ne receive Il minority Of the electoral
votes; in which case, the President would
be chosen by the House Of Representa-.
tives in February, 1873
Tho year Just before ns is not the cen
tenary Of any great event in modern his.
tory. A hmdrel years ago, our fathers
were still somewhat angriIy resisting the
arrogant claim Of the British Crown aud
Parliament Of unlimited, unbalanced
power to tax them. without even the for.
mality OF asking thuir leave ; but only
the discerning few rs yet fresaw the
bloody struggle TINT was then imminent.
Que hundred years ago, peace was very
B'ueSl' ui'nuBu'ut ou1li hrhlSpH'fcs'
except That the Partition OF Poland among
her three powerful neighbors had been
d crC ed and initiated.
Frlnca seems smothered but not
sleeping volcano, Just ready TO vomt
flame and ashes, yet not likely very soon
10 trouble the repose OF her neighbors'
lhat her presentgoVe.rnmcnt cannot out
last the c lming year, Is |,e prediction
NM VINO Snnl tel what fashion ol mon-
nrcny sm'll slhplant t9e doomed knpnb'
lie Inc priests and rider peasantry
would have Henry v, II they conl1 the
army officers prefer Napoleon LII; the
mlh,llact',rers and shopkeepers lean to-
w''fd tue house OF orleans the workers
lor wages constitute ths mar strength ol
'he nepu,Ile' lhat lhierT wi,l soon
re,so Ts 70 en Ge ii,1 Ltrs,uen': lew uouDti beyond
'nI,, r ". !, D..:.i nlli' c,nlectuFa' ....-,.
I utcI' pilsain I.l.i,;D arsl's 70 pe graNltauhe
t, toWiu ,I ii, Leinndo III l.et Il u,t ~ nlne
i.i ont tne "o'.aeleS , 10 ,,' We encountered hre
G'Bn"'ic, Aan'ns oiilslian ., countries;
'ne,u .,,,. iep;l'nS y; 10 ,;I no 1.ner WHOSE 3cial
st'uo'uio s y W. ess"il.i!,iy utlrtocrntlG os
lets' a Lnnu,cu ,ii iauAIes own lnil ner
,liiIiieti'9 ,n!, Se'','n tne Rien'er portion o'
h lei 'oi, opioS' lu;' " u .uuc" a''inler p nun
DE- ut. sTc,.i ~. leE1Iltion ,iIi III the DLitisi
@ ihes 'iihS nc 'iio ploo,',ts' 'hi most ne,
s.."I,N. III sint tnu Mor,i l,tS yst sen II
W an r n'liuty De ai':'''cu Nhl'G 'hG NltiVn
" ti Ln'snoea io'.i''n y, Noliu nl.I hopei"l
20 .iIVI NV NV NV u h,,l"Iltl W .ne
rutii Li, 'eith'ly Sni epne'nIo nl,ucnea 10 tne
yu''I. io,uS ~ y ''e VI common interest,"
leI .nu unS VI s.i',,n1us p;,s e'lott lpr ! riu'
iG'lt ul'"rTlB ~, ~ prlt",m IN cannot pe lar
uiSt.lI.' ,,i, ~ ~ u'i'oi VI % SnuIsn i,nu oa'le
~ Pl9Ltay 'nc ssAt ~ 9ulwnrN OF ariS'oc'
ss,y " y; w. IT,, asHiiig'' ., I anu SIoVerWu,
spa! tnls, nus ,liuut ilVru pIu8ro9S ~Wut1
diSlignt witmR-sue Hss, lr,,, teu years ,haii
agy, other country: ~ mtrly q thrnil
OF Digotry anu impecile desi "tlsui, sue
has today a liberal constitution AID =
parliamentary regime, and is rapidly
gllhlhg IN popular lhttIligencc and pop
ular power her ieariully dlsordered H.
h1heeS ana her enormously over'2eneral'
ed army are the chei remaining obsta-
c'es 10 ier complete renovation.
Italy IS no longer u chaos OF nominnlly
independent but impotemt states aud Of
'orclsh provinces, nlit liberal Kingdom
oi twenty-five hIiiii"ns, rapidly growing
~ ih'eilSehce' cohesioh, ana strength.
More newspapers are Issued weekly in
my quarter OF her arena than IN the pc
nlhsnIa tweh'y years ago. She needs
nut peace ana policy which shall serv"
70 aGNel"P her materlai resources to rem
ler hef, py the G,oSe oi ms century,
one OIL INC tfeat fowers oil Europe. ,
Germany to-day is the strongest and
inoNt influential among those Powers !
pay her emperor ana trlme Minister are
poth OF !, men so is i'is military brain,
yon MoltSe. mheh these palsaway' as
~ Tue orief OF nature they soon must.
and tlp Emnifn pninF unnD thnt UnPk nT