The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-12-04
SY.aisash v.i:cy Eeoad--TOicIo.
Ga Mon iAH ~ tie cas- Gonnegssd run.
ningTthton i ron r0ss5o 20 st. Louis Pas
sci eers Gan no iale a scat n II rars Rt The
+ TIsIo depot Al retsin \ until theY arrive
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This rolte ia destined to do large share
of the trade AMI travel between St. Louis and
.be eas. The Ohio river atf1rd' bu. poor
lsc,apnel Of 4ohihiaic ,tioa, at best, being IRE.
quently too low in the summer aal always
closed in the winter. ST. Lonis and the vast
and rifle country Whic she represents must.
-therefare, resorts to railroad -commu nication
! the quickest, surest. and frequently the only
channel Of transit to and .frVm the east
This being true, it is OILY necessary to
/ refer to the map'to conviuce any one that tits
to her advantage to choose the old tsrmiua-
{ ting at Toledo as the most direct, cheap aud
u safe route. There is now NJ other roal COZ
pec'ing s. Louis directly with Like Erie. and
D., there is no more eligible roipt on the Lake
! for such connection than Toledo. Stock can
4 he transported from st. L}lis to BlG 10, on
this route, without changing cars. .'
z The opening of this roai At :his time is of
. incGlculablo advantage TO Toledo. 1t makes
that city the starting point oi another road
I Which must ever bo a,sOnrce Of immense i'm
porBnce to her. There will not be as many
veins leading off from this main artery as are
generally to b, found on ro.ds Of as great
i'lengih The Southern MlchiEa Road does
= vast amount of business, but much of it
merely passes Mroqgb Toledo without being of
fhny special benefit to the place. Not ouly
/ this, but Detro, and the Canada Road draws
of much trade from it, and there are
other rou.ls, by water and land, which mate
rally Interfere with its business. {. ,.. .'i
The St. Louis Road presents quite differ
ent aspect A large amount Of its business
mast be done by Toledosps, The grain which
brings will probably Grange hands at this
\ point. On the other hand, a proper amount
Hof capital and enterprise will build up in To-
ledo wholesale trade which must be of great
imp rtance Through Northern Indiana aud
Southern Illinois, a large field sthrown open
tl the merchants Of roledo, and no doubt can
exist but its advantages will be secured.
The more we look at the position of Toledo,
the stronger are we impressed with the belief
that it is destined to be one Of the greatest
/, commercial cities between the Atlantic AMI
Pacific. III Situated at the Western extremity
Of Like Ede-surrounded by vast stretches
tof table lands which invite rAilro ol1s-being
at the termination Of one OF the most irnpor-
talt canals in the country--aad alresiy pos
sessing improvements which woul1 bid def
ance to rivalry, did there exist rival por t
nothing Jut deuge can check her growth
un.iI her streets are measured by miles, ard
her people are numbered by scores Of thu,
sands. 4
She has now reached that point in ler ~ |
tory when her Superiority must be aknY- !
J edged by sllfsrmcr rivals, and tbeymuYsee
! that her growth is their gain--herpro3fr'ty
their successsH Having thus coyertH ner
worst enemies to be her Bestfdeds,/ /e snail I
texpect to see her go forward hncefthi with WIN I
greatly increased 'rapidity unl Tfedo shall
lstand at the head Of inland ciesJ .....
Ioo, ,0oc V5tesr for Fen,fit in the
Ef,If f" Es- -rfHd soIItT
P, .,., The nunib5Titf votes ,lleFn North Car
4 DINA At the PtesIen.ieiegion, falls 27,ooo4
tbe.ow the gubernatoaf 6te in August
There is similar tang n ia alt the south
ern states, and wenayg not the least doubt
hat those absent yersEer friends to Free
iora and Fremop BY did not dare to cast
their votes, lesthey Should fall victims to a
persecution eeal u that hesped upon Tim
otbv Stannardn Virginia. But those silent -!
votes. c,mis from homes. hearts sincerely
devoted toIe interests Of humanity AMI the
aIyancerAt Of American Liberty, are m )re
honoraF to the recipient than the holding
Of anvil e al the hsa Is of the New York Q
Five oin's and its counter-Parts, ...,
0' 3 The Legislature of Vernon, appropd /,
at $4,000 ior the bench; of the emgran.s
IN Tia! Safe to Kansas. ,-. b
lrfF- The Zln-syilIe Aurora nominates Hon. =.
'fls p. R,nn-y for tn. iemocretie Standard 81
4rer for Cover nor.
OIT- The N. E. Conference recently in sss- al
n at Lynch5urg, Va, resolved 70 IN axe in HI
ased eif,rts for the diffusion Of s.r.p.ural /;
#ied e smony the slaves. dI
c.E'- Indianapo'is elected Republican May
a few days since, b. 30 m jor,y. az
c4'- Democrats papers are now discussing N
Propriety OF holding their convention oa oil
8.h OF January, as heretofore Some OF
NJ think better luck would a.tenI nonina- 7o ~.
IS made on some other day. Prehsps
cs-The republicans of Washington City
'e issued a spirited address to the friends 7
freedom throughou! the United States, /
them on the measure Of sue.
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