Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-04-15


will not descant upon the commanding
position of such thoroughfare, in its rela-
ton to the commerce of the world, as that
commerce will pass round the globe. to and
from China, and Japan, making the nations
of Europe, as we'll as Asia, tributary to our
prosperity. 1
On the other hand, we find, by the map,
that the curve, in the Eastern and South
ern coast of the United States, is such,
that the most important of the Atlantic
ports and cities, at the North, and at the
South, and nearly equal distant from Gin
cnnati, Charleston, and Savannah, are
nearly in one circumference, with New
York, Philadelphia, around Cincinnati, as
q centre. If we place one foot of the d.
viders upon Cincinnati, on the map of the
United States, and the other on Boston,
and sweep around to the Gulf, and the
Mississippi, the line will pass near to New
Orleans"
He thus somewhat eloquently concludes
his address:
"The time is coming, and now is, when
Cincinnati is 10 choose her grade among
cities. She claims no monopoly Of natures
endowments. But what inland city can
claim more? She is surrounded with the
richest bounties of The earth. She has but
to reach forth to them, and they are hers
forever. One Northern road has ere.
ated others. When. therefore, the main
trunks are laid toward the cardinal points,
then will her position be secure, East, West,
North and South, her prosperity will be
firmly anchored. Then, will our hopes
be,
"Perfect,
Whole as the marble founded as the rock;
As broad and general as the casing air"
Cincinnati will have no more occasion
to take stock in Railroads Private capi-
tai will do the rest. No human power can
then move her out Of her place. SHE
WILL THEN BE ENTHRoNED, AS QUEEN OF
THE MIGHTY WEST"
"A larger amount of merchandise
will be sold this season than in any former
one. A great number of merchants from
Indiana. Illinois and other parts of the
West, stop here to purchase instead of 60
ing on 10 the eastern cities as they intended
on leaving home They find they can do
much better, taking inlo view the cxpen-
ses of travelling and transportation.
At this refreshing and invigoraling sea-
son of the year, when nature is just ownk-
ening from her sleep of winter and unfold
ing her beauties, it is natural that the den-
izebs of crowded city should long for the
free air and gla6 sunshine of the country.
People who reside in the country do not
realize the greatness oftheir privileges and
blessings-far away from the narrow and
damp streets of city, from its impure III
mosphere, from the corrupting influence
of its luxury and extravaganza, its vice and
poverty, from the often recurring scenes
Of barbarous inhumanity--far away from
these and living in the enjoyment Of pure
air, pure water, and under the healthy
moral influence of honest labor which holds
in security, as with bars OF iron, the pros
peri:y of community;-if such people
cannot be truly happy they must be sadly
at fault in their education. and both impl-
Gus and ungrateful. Man every where
should be true TO his humanity, but in the
city he is obliged to fortify himself against
enemies which cannot be brought 10 bear
upon him in the country. How true it is
sfGod made the country, man made the
town."
In this warm climate, particularly during
the oppressively warm weather Of summer
country residences are very desirable; ano
you will be surprised to learn the estimate
put upon land in the vicinity of Cincinnati
From two to five miles out of the city land
will sell from $3.50 up to $4,000 per acre,
and these lands are generally bought in
tracts of 10 20 acres, merely for residen.
ces To give you an idea of the increa Sc
Of valuation in this vicinity will mention
the result of purchase made some years
since. A gentleman, some ten years ago,
purchased $50 acres lying near the city,
| for the sum of $4,000 He has, at differ
en-. times, sold off portions of the land for
which he has received $l50,000. $4,000
of this was paid about one year since for
fifty acres. The part Of the land still re-
manning to the original purchaser is con-
sidered worth $eO,00O The two gentle
men who bought the fifty acres for $1,000
per acre, sold part of it two weeks ago
at the rate of $1,000 per acre You see
by this purchase that money has been made
about as fast as it could be dug from the
mines Of California.
The following items which | have gath.
cred from the 'City Directory" of last
year, may be of some interest to your
readers:
Number Of Public Buildings in the
City, 80
{" Public and Private Schools u
Divisions of Sons of Tenn
perance and Tenn. Societies. "a
" Churches of various de-
nominations, 144
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