The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-07-07
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Thursday Morning, July 7,Is53.
WILLIAM MEDILL.-This gentleman is of
the number ofthose who look upon politics
as trade. His whole political life has
been a succession Of efforts to catch the
popular breeze. He has been utterly regard
less Of the public interest and steady only
in one unalterable purpose-to prouids for
himself. His peculiar selishness has prompt
cd him to betray every interest of public
importance, and his conduct through life has
been marked by the basest ingratitude to
those who have elevated and sustained him.
= He does not POSSESS the spirit that prompts
liberal men to take an interest in all that
relates to the welfare ofsociety and the i'm
proVement of the country, and his mind is
too narrow to devise liberal things. 1t is
hardly necessary for US to make these re-
marks here where he is well known; but for
the information OF those at a distance, who
have not had an opportunity Of studying his
real character, we would remark that never
since he has been in public life, q period Of
some fifteen years, has he added one farth-
ing towards improving our city and county,
but on the contrary, he has purchased prop
erty In our midst and awaited the improve
:. .ment Of property surrounding his for an in
crease in its misunderstanding the pro-
gress of the city and preventing the poor
man from making Investments. His public
life is as barren of usefulness as his private,
and Notwithstanding he has FIRE quently had
the advantage of position both in. our State
and NationnlIcouncils, he has failed to do a
iea solitary act worthy ofnote. Yet in the face
of this incompetency and gross neglect to
the wants of his constituents he is placed
at the head of the Locofoco State ticket over
men of acknowledged ability and usefulness
and the Intelligence of the people insnlted
" asking them to elevate him to the Guber-
material chair Of the third state in the Union.
"A pretty representative Of the progressive
spirit Of Ohio. To elevate William Medill to
the Chief Executive Office of this State,
would at once stigmatize our citizens as be-
ing incompetent to carry on their great in
ternal concerns and exhibit the lamenta-
&le, fact that domagogueism in Ohio has the
ssc endency over intelligence and usefulness
CLEAR THE TRAcK.--We learn from
the Circleville Watch man, that the iron
for laying the track between this place
and Circleyiile had commenced arriving at
that point. Forty-two tons of the
two thodrand arrived on Monday last, and
the balance is on the way between Circle
VILE and Cleveland. This is glorious news
and will rejoice the hearts Of those who are
hnrioGsly awaiting aud listening to hear the
snort of the iron horse. We want to see
this work rapidly pushed to completion that
our citizensmay enjoy the many advantages
Sto4Be derived from railroad facilities.
Three weeks ago, strawberries were sell
ling in this market at l21 cents per quart,
and the price current in Cincinnati at that
time was one dollar per quart, and all other
vegetables and berries in proportion. Who
can fail to see the advantages of railroads,
10 the farming continuity.
; RIsB III PRIcEs in E~SeIASD.-In the last
humber Of Wilmer g. Smiths European
Times It is stated that the prevailing con-
4victiou is stated. but for the state Of politics
idstts sdst of Europe, they should now have
ashigher range Of prices in cotton. yarns,
sudsgcods; and that, il a peaceful settlement
should be speedily effected, a rise must en-:
cue. The paper adds:
.e at is.now certain that the operatives 10
this district will succeed both in obtaining
some advance of wages and e~fEecting a gem
3eral restriction OF, the hours of labor to six
O'Clock In the evening; and this must tend
TO higher prices for the produce OF our mills
though, as to ther raw material, its operation
will be in a contrary direction. At the ter
mutation ofthe weeks notice, all the mills
at Stockport, that were in the Employers
Association, closed operation, and are now
ceased. Eight or ten employers, mostly
small ones, who were not In the union, have
paid the required advance Of TEN per cent.
In this town some large s~pinners have effect.
ed 4 compromise. At Preston the masters
are under notice. In fact the movement Il
in active progress in all directions"
I'VE gather from the address that the rise
N the price Of laboris the most important,
Nasitf is doubtless the permanent part Of the
news. Higher wages, accompaniedby shor.
Ser hours of labor, must affect prices. The
eheck Of business from the rumors Of war ID
very temporary. II remains TO be seen
4whetherthi rise in the cost of production
sWillcheck consumption or moi.
HNFh"MEN
4'sLAKE SUPEBtoR CoPPEB.-Last week, the
propeller Globe delivered another large
cargo Of Lake Superior copper ut Detroit,
127 tons weight in.:gross, some Of the masses
weighing 1000 pounds pure copper, and the
whole averaging more than rs per cent
The Detroit Tribune estimates the current
weekly value Of the receipts from the Lake
Superior region at 100000, and It assumes
shat the copper resources Of Michigan have
scarcely begun tobe developed