Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-05-29
coue.pondence Of the GallipOli, Journal.
CINCINNATI, May 26th, '51.

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CINCINNATI, May 26ih. '51.
MEssRs. EDS. JoURNAL: During the
past seven days we have been visited
with serere extremes of hot and cold
weather, which seems to have had the
effect TO excite some fears, as to the ap-
pearance of the cholera again in this
locality during the coming season; but
I am convinced that there is no ground
for alarm on that score. In the first
place. we had for few days and nights,
a succession Of storms accompanied by
thunder and lightning, the latter being
the most vivid of any | ever remember
of having seen. Houses and trees were
struck in every direction, until it seemed
as If Heaven had concentrated its artil-
lery upon this neighborhood and was
about to beat everything to the ground.
So much rarifed air and electricity must
find vent somewhere, and when once it
is gone we feel its absence sensibly in
a change from hot to chilliness and so
on to cold; but pure air takes the place
of the exhausted. and soon RECEIVERS its
temperature. We shall have no chole-
ra of consequence this summer. We
begin to get letters from correspondents
in London, describing the great fair, and
if all accounts are true, the display from
our country is hardly respectable by the
side of the products of the old countries
of Europe. This was to be expected,
and our people were "ninies" for at
tempting to make a show SO far away
from home, of their skill in the arts and
sciences, We do not show fair SAM
pie OF the products of this great nation,
and what is worse we shall get credit
only for what actually appears there
and not for what we might have in re-
serve, or could have been produced here
at home. again repeat that so far zoe
as nation are concerned, this "world's
fair" is among the biggest humbugs of
the age. What do ice, simple, plain
and peaceable republicans want ofsuch
an exhibitions; of such ceremonial open
ings, where lords and crowns glitter in
pomp and show only to reflect contempt
upon the real lords Of creation, lcorking
men? Why should zoe, eft the bidding
of such royal pups as Prince Albert.
who has about as much regard for the
Industry of the world and working men,
as he has Cor Congo niger, bow down,
and cry amen to all his high behests, in
regard to this exhibition Of the worlds
labor? When kings and princes who
now lord it over the millions of earth's
sons and daughters, only TO grind out Of
them their bones and muscles, their
sweat and strength, to pamper to royal
luxury. ease and splendor; when armies
are disbanded and soldiers turn their
hands to works OF peace instead of deeds
Of. blood, when royalty itself, so far as
its recognized dirinity of descent is
claimed by few over the many, is no
longer a bar TO human happiness in the
aggregate, then. a congress of the
worlds productions TO promote and diff
fuse notions and ideas in the arts and
sciences will be in taste, and not till
then. Till then letus pursue our course
undisturbed by such gulltraps as this
London affair, concocted by Royalty,
eountenanced by Royalty, opened by
Royalty and is to be made the means
OF strengthening Royalty that has too
long cursed mankind in general and the
people of Great Britain in particular.
We are trying the new license law,
and it works after a sort, but not at all
beneficial if we consider mans moral
as connected with the
of the laws, as worth any,
thing. Men toiH evade such law and
every evasion only adds an additional
feeling of contempt for all laws; and
you know that there is but a step be-
tween the conception and commission of
wrong. Legislatures will learn by and
by. but at present lei it pass.
Works of improvement are going on,
on every hand, and we shall soon be the
great centre TO which will converge
numberless lines ofrailroads and canals.
The Covington and Lexington railroad
was let out to contractors last week, and
will soon be on its entire
length, busily preparing the way for the
Iron horse. A portion of the Cincinnati
and St. Louis Railroad will soon be put
under contract, ard the Cincinnati, Ham,
ilton and DAYTON Road will be finished
in two months,and the road to Indiana
polls via Eaton is in rapid construction.
Il is too bad that the Cincinnati and
HiIlsboro and the BeIpre companies
cannot unite, and push their great work
ahead. There is feeling Of anxiety
with many of our citizens about that
line, and they would subscribe IiberalIy
10 the line, if there was TO be but one
road on that route, but two parallel roads
so near and on such a route, is not CAL
culated to make favorable impression.
When will your beautiful little city stir
about and commence your road? Al
Railroad from Your place to connect
with the central roads at ChiIIicothe,
would add nightly to your business
Importance and population, and now is |
1 good time to commence the work.
Wish | had half of the RothchiIds' for
une, I'd build you a road and then
come and live with you. But your peo-
Die are waiting on your Virginia neigh
'ors, and fear you are waiting for an
'ther to get the start of you. OStir in
he matter Uourselues. and vou will find