Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-06
Fur the PorIsoe SeullneI.

seeks, as Thick very Gpcourleously, 10
make a personal matter with one who m ks
prssunzes is tie writer Of The article signed
"H.' in the Sentinel Of the previous week,
but does not opswsr, or scarce conirosers
an argument in lhut nriicle. You know
Mr.. Editor, that The signature Fl, was af.
fixed to that article without my knowledge
or agency, ond therefore, bavipg no refer.
ence TO the Dame Of the writer. Il in not
the name Of the writer, but The facts he
sets forth, with which tie public are inter.
ested. Now Mr.. Editor, as "Brimfeld"
only seeks to make party, and also q
personal is; Ne Of this matter, without con.
trover'irg my positions, would ask Of
you to rePublsh my arguments % par
OF this communication, begicning a, the
second paragraph. as follows;
"With the published statement of The pe.
cuniary success of the road, and Of the bu.
slness done on it, and lie kRowlete ncst
Of US have Of its operations, and of The benz
efils already deriy ed by The people Of lbs
county frcm The use OF The road, so for ns
completed, ard What We consider the car
tain prospects OF its future usefuIpesslo 10 lbe
people, ard Of the Gccruing pre- fi,s, we hare
now assurances that Subscriptions 10 Tho
road will be safe, ard even quite profitable:
and further, the Company ffers 10 guar
antee The county against loss, If required
by lie ccmm;ssioLers SO that suLscrips
lon will be but al ENDORSEMENT in favor
OF the road, which We frd so lresle,eus
as 10 be terfectly s,fe, Moreover, wa
are assured that our endorsement will spa.
BILE the ct mPuny 10 hrsien The rosd 10 ccm.
pletion much sooner iEtn Otherwise. and
thus enable The people Of tie ctun,y ard
The country, to find Passsg 10 tie liver,
ana 10 oil It. at region year sooner Than
1t left unnided; for low wafer usually lei.
ders the Ohio river alnes, useless q large
pat OF the summer and fall. Il is there.
fore important TO open the road this fall
while The river is open. Besides, il will
open 10 Us and the lake region, the vas, ard
valuable beds Of coal near the liver, for
which, and fer other products of tie river
region, our own products may thus be prof.
ltably exchanged, making the whole much
more useful in proportion 10 its length It'd
expense, than is part Of The road.
All who have observed The progress Of,
the work, must acknowledge ihe btompt.
iude and energy Of tie officers and mana.
gers Of The company in pushing forward
the work, and The kind and accommodating
spirit evnced by allalhe company's ceen.s
by which means The company in ils bvsi-
ness coneers with the people nlopg Il q
line, aud particularly the owners OF land
cut by The road, and Of stock injured by the
cars, have all been made salIsftd of li.a
kind intentions sf the managers, and their
determination to do right and Justice 10 all,
This kind spirit has nearly ALA, cd all en-.
nifty to the road and lis agtnls, End will
ever work 10 benefit the business Of tts
road.
1t is now evident TIM, the re.d is Ges.
lined TO DO OF vas, beneas 10 the people Of
this county and parts adpceu. as ell -
profitable TO the stockholders. The sub
scriplion asked for, by enabling the COM
pnny TO complete the road 10 the r.yer this
ia YOU'D bsL left botb the s., j, khui Q pn1
Inc county, without any addition al Cos, or
risk to either,
This is not common ease. they do
not now ask Us TO subscribe 10 an uncer.
iainly; to a work Of uncertain benefits or
4 Raeif. lis benefits to the public, and prot.
fas to The stockholders, have both been test.
ed; as also the entire competency Of The of.
fcers and managers. h ii were work Of
uncertainty, either In regard 10 the bens.
fits to the public, Of profits 10 the compa.
ny, or .f the competency OF its managers,
we might well hesitate. But no; ali il
safe. The advantage to the public will
be important, and tho risk Of loss noli ing.
Therefore, We may well venture 10 60 iu
the polls on the ID Tuesday of October
next ana vote Subscription"
By repefusal Of the above, being all
OF the argumentative part Of the article al
tackled by Mr. 'Brimheld,' find netbing
but facts and arguments based on hones,
convictions Of truth, and if Their oin differ
from some Of my political brethren, trust
they viii, no, MD Mr.. 3D. to read the per.
SON suspected rs the writer Of 'H.' out OF
the democratic party for heresey.i For
myself, do not consider il a party mat.
Ter, and / know many persons, as good
! democrats too, no doubt, as the writer OF
the uncourteous article of MFR. .Brm6eld,'
who honestly believe that the people ars
competent. 10 vote on md thus determine
their own matters of policy in their own
way.
The laws that have heretofore so sorely
oppressed the people. have passed inlo
laws without their sanctioning vote. The
people may indeed vote wrong. They OF.
len do, and themselves collectively have
to bear il,unlil their progressive good sense
enables them TO correct the error.
1t is sought 10 bias people against tho
rail road company because ii is corpora.
lion. II is indeed a corporation-not a
bauk corporalion-bu, for more benei.
cal purpose. sg
w 40 ever henrd of the failure of rail
road company after they had commenced
running the carsl All, every where, in
our country, have been found probable
very profitable. Ours is not an oxceplion.