Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-30

GAINESVILLE, O., May %, 1865.
Western Reserve has never shown happier
face or better clothes than itdoes to day. Spring,
though sit came slowly up this way has so far
done its duty we'll. Our farmers are in spirits to
see their farms already vered with promise of
rich and abundant harvest. A hard and trying
winter or them was our last one The poor cattle
went out by hundreds to die of starvation and
poor allowances gave to those that survived, sad
themes for remuneration But this year promises
ample amendment. May no uhkind calamity fall
sfy the promise
Our people are cultvating emigration That
is, so many are moving westward, that good poll
cy compels them to organize. This, the old set
tiers did not understand, when they came to the
woods of Ohio, and thought they had reached the
" far west"-the verge Of enlightened life. But
civilization travels swiftly among working peo-
pie. 1t is so far away towards the Pacific,
that Ohio belongs to the east rather than the
west. The Star of Empire, however. is a morn
ing star end still alureS to the land it shines up
on. Our merchants, and all sorts of middle men,
are going TO Chicago, and those other cities that
are coming up like magic along the banks Of the
Mississippi cur farmers take up those rich lands,
build small towns at first. call in the scattering
wealth aud emigration OF all ,he- section, and
time makes their towns cities, rich with all the
gifts of industry, intelligence and refinement
Our political campaign has opened, and bids
fair to be one of unusual interest. On the s h of
January-one of the holidays of the Democracy
the Administration forces of the state met at
Columbus, built pro-slavery platform, and nom
mated for State officers, full prnslavery ticket,
with William Medell. our present Governor, at
its head. The opposition hold their convention
on the 18th of July. The result of that cOnyen-
ton will determine the Stale result.
tbs well known thatif the Republicans are deter
mined to stand as they stood last year, unreserv-
eddy pledged to Slavery and to ali necessary
State reforms, they will control the State BY an
overwhelming majority But, if they biased
and swayed by extranenus influences which threat
en- to invade the Convention, though utterly for
eign to its purpose certain defeat will oyerwhelm
us. Our thirty thousand German Protestant yot-
ers will never supper men who would dsfranchiSe
hem, il they had the power 1t is to be hoped
that the American question, with which the Re
publican party as such, has nothing TO do, will
not be allowed to disturb the harmony Of our CON
veution Let Know Nothings have their own
policy and their own candidates But we should
not be used to raise them into power and place.
1t would be humiliating for Anti-Slavery to be de-
feated by Know NothingiSm, but better so than
to carry the State without clean hands and pure
conscience.
1t IS gratifying to see how general has been the
expression throughout northern 0hil especially,
in favor of SALMON P. CHASE. The prospect of
his nomination brightens every day. He is so
eminently fit for the station and all the crcum-
stances OF the emergency seem to point to him so
clearly, as the appropriate man for the times that
| can hardly conceive what reason an Anti.Slaye-
ry man can give for opposing his nomination. If
! the Know Something's, who, it is whispered, are
playing sad tricks upon the X. Ms, are with us
| Something's, Know Nothings, Sag NIGHTS, nix
cum ardus. or what not find little rhyme and
| less reason i'll any Of their plots.
| Iruly. ynurs q