The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-05-05
Tuesaay Evenlng, Way 3, 1853
QUA TRur PoLIoy.-Nature somtime

HOSR
spreadNheF gifts with bo%unteous hand, and
holds out inducements for progress. But to
succeed, we must not depend upon these adj
vantuges to make US rich and prosperous;
we must uvail ourselves Of them and labor
to render them subservient to our advance
ment. Our city may be fuvorabiy situated,
in a healthy location, with a rich and Popu-
lous country around 1t, with superior facill-
ties for manufacturing enterprise and excel
lent opportunities for trade; but unless we
help ourselves, these natural advantages
will not make us what we ought to be; nor
can we increase and strengthen our re-
sources, unless we have the enterprise which
is necessary to insure success.
Neglecting to embrace the favorable OPP
rortuniiies which repeatedly have been pre-
scented TO the citizens ofthis place, they have
allowed neighboring towns TO outstrip them
in progress, and,whilc waiting for the noun
tain TO come TO them, other people have gone
to the mountain. We are assured by some
of our oldest citizens that a little effort in the
property quarter, years ago., would have Sc
cured to US in all probability the National
Road and tho Capitol ofthe State.
Blu, il is folly To discuss the policy ofthe
past, except SO far as ii may serve as an cx-
ample for the present and future. The con-
struction and completion Of o railroad to the
city, is another important event in its histo-
ry, aBother opportunity to mount the car of
progress and move onward with the advance
ment of the country, and it behooves our
capitalists, property-holders and business
men to be up and actively engaged in the
side improvements necessary to make the
great thoroughfare useful and profitable. If
Columbus on the northwest, Newark on
the north, Zancsvillc on the east, Logan on
the south, Chillicothe on the south west and
Circleville on the west, all Of which have or
will have railroad advantages, are allowed
to head US in stretching out their plank roads
to iuyite the custom all around US to their
stores and shops, while we sit idly by with
ont even making an eff,rt to retain our share,
our railroad can be of no possible advantage
10 the city, but may provo a curse, increas-
ing prices without any corresponding in
crease in population or business.
Our capitalists must take hold of this mat
ter. Ifthey move, there will be no difficult
ty. II seems to US that men have or ought
to have some other object in view besides
toaning money at 8, 10 or Is per cent. A
spirit Of enterprise, a desire Of progress
should occupy some little Of their attention
That man is happier certainly, who in addi-
tion 10 bis own prosperity, takes pleasure
in the prosperity of his neighbor. If he is
not, he is certainly a curious compound oi
selfshncss and philanthropy.
If we have good roads, our city will be
%shronged with business at all seasons, ant
trade will increase and multiply. Manu-
featuring establishments will grow up ant
our population will rapidly increase. The
prosperity of the city will be insured bcyont
u doubt, as our natural advantages improved
by an ~euterpiz;ng people, nre sufficient tc
place iii beyond tho reach ofrivalry.
Wa come at once to the point. Cannot
our capitalists and business mon come Co.
gethcr and form a board 81 tralc-a society
10 promote tho progress Of the city! Dis
cussion will lead TO action; Il comparison o
views, upon dire consideration, will poini
out those improvements which are first need
ed; amicable consultations will remove many
oil those petty jcaloGsics which sometimes
spring up among business mcu, ard instead
Of laboring against each other, they viii
find the most profit in laboring for the goo'
ofthe whole. II, for instance, a Joint stocl
| company vas formed for the manufacturing
of wooden goods, aud our merchants were
{ supplied from this source at fair prices, thu
same to all, tho company would soon be a
|, bio to compete in price and quality with AM
! other similar establishment and that enter
prize would alone add hundreds to our popu
!, ~lation. So with other manufacturing en-
terprizcs-ao with every Improvement tina
could be started by a union Of effort and o
capital.
=, We believe these improvements can b
, made. VIZ believe that proper effort vii
r lead to rapid progress. But one thing i
certain-THE PROSPERITY OF TuE CITY DE
/ PENps UPON THE UNION OF ALI OUR CIT
IzENs, OF ALL OCCUPATIONS.
i.
: THE RAILROAD CATAsTRoPHE.--The Chi
cago Journal, after giving the verdict Of tn
Coroner's Jury, says:
= Here ends tho first lesson--but the end
8 not yet! The engineers and conductors nov
: in conf nement will be retained thcrc--un
less released on bail--by the Coroner, I
await an examination before the Grand Jur
n tof the Cook County Court Of Common Pleas
!, which holds its next session on the l6th Q
May.
i Suits will also, in all probability, be com
menced against both companies by indlvid
uals, for private damages--and it is not I'm
likely that the Roads themselves may get q
loggerheads worse than ever, over the ques
y ton ms to- who shall pay the damages fc
" property destroyed, and to which compan
u does the right of way belong!
lc INVITATION FROM THE EMPEROR NAPoLeo.
The Baltimore correspondent of the NJ
tional Lntelligencer says:
: 1.-THE rumor is current here that a lrieNdI
invitation has beer extended by Empert