The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-04-09
SHORT ESSAYS ABOUT oGD1z.
BY w.s.M
TCOnfiRusd.l


may suggest itself to the minds Of some
that if / depreciase the Western mania thai
now pervades our eOuntry-raise objections
to the settlement Of new teritory--a6uld
| not depreciate the same spirit as it existed
in our fOrefslhers; the pioneers Of this State,
and others settled previously? II the same
spirit belOnged'tb'the old States. I would
say down with i'll But the case is sadly
changed. Quite diHerehtthotive animates
teffitorial settlers of the present day. In
olden lines the object was Cf some, to pos
sess themselves and family with home,
'snd accordingly when they came west they
brought their families with them--of oh
'ers, the object was the pursuit OF agrieul-
ture--others, and not few we're Influenced
by the mere love Of a wild, fee life, and Of
all, to extend and cement sti 4 stronger the
bonds Of national patriotism. Scarcely
any, yoa viii end, we're Influenced by sor-
didiy selfish prOpensities. Now on the other
hand, settlers Of the present day. know no
other motive than self aggrandizement.-
Tic only and solitary motive that impells
men Of this age to Che west, is nothing
more than an ungoyernable passion for
speculation-a poisonous tumor that has
been growing gradually upon the American
people forabe hast '6fty years. which as it
takes deeper rcct and srreads Wider its
upas branches -diminishes to an alarming
extent, thatspirit Of patriotism that reigned
paramount amongst our ancestors. and
which. were it more generally. and sincerely
cherished, would exert such an Influence
over our country now as it did then.
Having spoken on the general history Of
Cadiz and vicinity we now come to her
present advantages and abilities. So far as
the former Of dfese ,chslacterstics is con
cerned, they rdhajn 'hudiminished. Her
store of natural resources is as Rbundantly
shppled as ever. In the very heart Of the
town we have exhaus tless mines Of COAX
the very portals of our corporation, we
have, literally, forests of wood. Streaming
through onr meadows ana gushing from
the sides Of every hin, we have An adequacy
Of water. Now these, gre tile very bone
and sfnew tof acountry. What ate the FIRST
questions prapounded TO one who has been
"out wesL?" Is there any coal handy?-
How far off is the nearest wood? Is there
any water on it? These are the first ques
tions, ,and il no such natural stores be Within
days travel, yod will find The place thinly
peopled indeed. Now such queries as these,
bursting forth sponstaneeusly from every
one, eyince, atonce, their great value, not
only as promoters of common comfort, but
as Of indispensable utility in affairs of enter
prise. These then, (slthdugh seemingly
unimportant items to us, who never knew
the want Of them, form the fundamental
basis Of all manufacturing advancement. -
Without them the foundation must be Dor.
rowed from some other source--with them,
the basis, the corner stone is already laid,
and nothing remains necessary but ability to
10 rear the ediTlce. This brings US now TO
notice the abilities Of Cadiz as applied to
industrial pr rogress. This characteristic we
find, also, well developed. The town of
Cadiz independent of the immediate vicin-
(which will return capital OF more
than two hundred thousand dollars--will
not fall short of three hundred thousand!--
of course this calculation only includes
our capitalists AID business men, and even
of them is low estimate But at this, in
the aggregate, we have I've hundred thou
sand dollars! Now how many towns of
this size-onfy twelve or fifteen hundred in
habitarss, and without any manufacturing
establishments NhateVer=-are there that
will afford so large an amount of unincnm-
bered capital? Meme. Then calculating
the wealth of our township IN lands, we
have the amount OK nine hundred and
twenty one thousand, six hundred dollars!
Put this amount with our cash capital and
we have the sum of fourteen hdadred and
twenty one thousand, six huadeed dollarsl
These statistics although moderate and
quite imperfect for want of more minute
serve wen our purpose. for be-
sides eyincins our solvency they demon
strate the ability Of our town for fatafe en-
terprises.
Now having all these advantages and
means, what is there to prevent our little
town from growing into a 'houfishing and
influential place--aye, city? We have
the men; We have business men Of years;
we have enterPrising men Just in the giant
strength Of flifst we have energetic and pros
porous men in the ranks Of Young Amer
ica," and with all this nerve and stamina,
what in the name of reason is there to pre-
vent Us from growing into Importance, in.
auence and atfluence! let US tear away
the misty fall Of lethargy and told fogysm'
that has settled on us like dusty cobwebs
over q delapidated palace, 9 rculate our
mines Of Ophir, put forth our energies. i'm
bibe spirit Of enterprise, and depend upon
1t the "Sun ofAustralitz" will rise and shine
over US, as auspcIously as ever he did upon
his chosen favorite. Too. we have intelli.
genee. morals and religion here. These