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LETTER FROM CINCINNATI.

The Ohio State Election - The Temperance
Question-Agricuturai Fairs-Annual Meet
lng ofths american Board.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 90, 1853.
To the Editor of the National Era:
The election in this State on the 18th inst.
has resulted in the Success Of the Democratic
party by large maiorities The returns thus
far received indicate that the majority for Me-
dill for Governor, over Barrere, will be at least
30 600, and probably more; and for BARLEY
for Supreme Judge and the other candidates
on the Democratic ticket, the majorities will be
nearly as large. There was no election for
members of Congress this year, and there was
little interest felt among the mass of the people,
scarcely any excitement and not by any means
a full vote poled
The Maine Law question has been the prin-
cipal one entering into the canvass, and in
many of the counties candidates for the Legis-
lature were voted for favorable to the passage
I of prohibtory law, similar in principle if not
in all its details, to the Maine Law. In this
city and county the Temperance party had its
ticket, which was supported by the Free-Soil-
ers and many of the Wings Much effort was
made to rally all the strength possible to its
support, and numerous excellent and enthusi-
|
which have had their moral influence, and will
not be without their results in strengthening
and correcting public sentiment on the subject,
whatever may DO the fate of the present move
ment for prohibitory law.
This section of the State is decidedly the most
difficult field for the triumph of the Temperance
cause; the drinking customs and the numerous
drinkng-shops of large city, and the many
in hn fry n he
most formidable obstacles to its success In
the northern part the cause is stronger, and
some Maine Law candidates have been elected
There is no probability that prohibitory law
will be passed by the next Legislature, but the
agitation of the subject among the people must
have beginning the public opinion enlighten-
ed and emboldened and concentrated, and the
next year, or the year after, the law will be
passed Sooner or later, as surely az the years
roll around and truth and light spread will this
| righteous object be reached. Let no friend of
| Temperance despair on account of the failure
of present efforts. The cause is too good an
one to go backward, and it needs only perse-
verance, patience, and unwavering faith in the
triumph of its principles, to bring about, in a
| few years, the realization of our fondest hopes
If the political world is comparatively tran
quill, the people of the West have been more
deeply Interested than heretofore in more peace
| full and profitable pursuits. The State and
county agricultural fairs have excited more
than usual interest, and the attendance at the
exhibitions shows that the mechanical arts and
agriculture are receiving greater attention, and
assuming the position they ought to occupy. A
month since, the fourth annual State fair of
Ohio was held at Dayton; since that the Ken
lucky State fair has been held at Lexn gton
the Indiana State fair, at Lafayette; and a
| great South western fair at or near Louisville.
| The last named, which took place last week,
must have been a grand affair, according to
the accounts given of it in the Louisville papers
The show of blood horses must have been fine
the most celebrated horses in Kentucky having
been entered as competitors for prizes At the
same time, the first fair of the Louisville Me-
chanics' Institute was held in the city, which
by the accounts, must have been highly credit
able to those contributing, and, for first effor
at a mechanical exhibition, rather better thar
was expected. Both these fairs have excited
great interest and the weather being pleasant
the week has been described as a gala day tC
the people of Louisville. She is certainly ad
vancing in the mechanic arts and in every
branch of industry and in the number of new
buildings going on, and her commerce. is Civ.
ing signs of renewed prosperity Louisville is
not as deeply involved in Slavery as the more
Southern cities, and being we'll situated for
both commerce and manufactures, and many
of her business men from the North, she may
become eminent for the extent of both depart
ments of trade. AT every evidence of her sub
stantial prosperity men of all sections should
rejoice
The session of the American Board of For
L.. holJ ho er.& - Al. ,
month, was q meeting of much interest and
importance The Board assembled on the 4tt
inst and adjourned on the It'll This was it,
44th annual meeting but the first one held il
this city, or in the West. The attendance from
the East was much better than from the West
which was owing to the fact that the BoarC
has always excited the most interest and re
ceved its largest pccuniary support from tn,
churches of the East--the single State of Mas
sachusetts contributing to its funds annually
more than all the churches in sympathy with
it west of the Aleghenies
This Association was organized in Connecti
cut in 1910. The first missionaries who en-
barked for the East under the appointment
and protection of the Board, sailed from oul
shores in 1912. They were Messrs Newell
Judson, Mott, Rice, and Hall who settled a
, Bombay, Serampore, and Ceylon. Such wa
the feeble beginning OF a system of mission ary
! enterprise that has now extended itself owe
millions of the heather and taken such deel
root that it's salutary influence is felt and rec
? ognised in every land where its missions hav
. been established The annual revenue of tn
l Board y something over $500 900; its mission
;. stations number l56; the whole number o
. persons in their employ is 6I7, which includes
a preachers, physicians, native assistants, &c
o There are printing establishments which
h have circulated 922 595 92l pages of religion
q and missionary matter 81 churches; 81,
, schools of every grade containing % 5s4 stu
I dents and pupils
|. The Board has taken deep root in the affec
O tons of the churches who support it, and
!. steadily advancing in strength and influence a
v home and abroad The meetings here wer
4 attended by crowded audiences, and the report
\ of tho Secretaries, as well as the addresses o
. returned missionaries of whom there were
o dozen present, were listened to with deep inter
q est With all the fault we may find with IN,
o policy of the Board in regard to Slavery in tn,
. Indian missions It Is a noble institution, anC
@ has aecompshe vast amount of good Ma,
. the circle of It's influence extend through many
l., years 10 come!
- We have genuine Indian summer, October
n weather, just now The air just cool enough
. to be pleasant, dry smoky, but nyigorating
il The river is very low; coal, flour, and provs
:. ions, generally high; and every one longin,
v tor good rain and high water. ! have mum
: Der OF items of interest which shall give you
!. readers next week Yours, r.