The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-01-05

Valley advanced forty fold, unparalleled in
the history of man.
At the last Presidential election, we cast
vote OF 2,7ll,4 ,46O. Here is our standing
army costing Government nothing. Each
soldier producer, instead of consumer,
making qnick work, in camp, or field, or
shop. r.a sts .. Sd.
While God is with us and we are united,
no nation, or combination of nations can
overcome us. Just now some silly ones
speak Of the Allies declaring war against US;
there is no danger! We do not want war.
The Allies do not. Russia would love to
see u. at war with the Allies, but how much
even some may sympathize with her in her
present struggle, few, if any, are willing to
do battle for her despotism. ..
Our true policy is to keep out OF the con-
test, end supply all customers with food
and cotton. Europe can mskB more of Us,
we can make more Of Europe, by peace
than by war; humanity is generally safe
when interest combines. and honor does not
beckon to strife. A war with England
would be loss, Sacriege! Murder!! Sui.
cide!!! with 5oth parties. II war does
come, God grant that the Anglo Saxon
race may be all on one side. for like the
Jews of old, Zion is with us; we bear the
ark of the Covenant!
Pennsylvania, "the keystone of the Fed.
eral arch," is the second State in the Union,
in population. We have about two millions
and a half Of people; with more wealth and
means for peace or war than the old thirteen
States possessed at the times of the Revo-
luton. rt..ss .n..-. ..
In our Commonwealth we have 3,496
churches Of different denomination, worth
eleven millions and half of dollars! Ten
thousand school houses with 100000 schol-
ars, besides 2, 2,4o9 students Of theology, law
and medicine. All this machinery for maxi
ing our population, moral, religious and in
| tellectual. 3D.. .....
We have nine millions of acres of i'm 3.
proved land, cultivated by our sturdy Yeo-
manry, and let those who speak of going
West, listen. We have in Pennsylvania,
six millions Of acres of unimproved land
rich in soil, aud coal, and mineral wealth; /;
noble forests free frola plague and fever,
with churches, school houses, physicians and
stores just at hand with springs md fills
aud fountains of water unsurpassed in the
world. A Pennsylvania need not leave
his State for healing waters, for mountain
scenery, for river or PLAN. He has all that
man should ask for, physically, mentally,
morally or religiousty. Whatever complaint
| the red man may make to the Great Spirit
against other States, he will ask him to bless
Pennsylvania. Here, the Indian and Afri-
can may join with their white brethren, "in
coming before his presence with thanksgiv-
ing" .....s. -...
Our improved land, exclusive OF cities is
worth $4OS, ,OOo0 900, and is worked with l5,-
100000 of dollars worth of tools und machi-
merry. We possess, 1,I54.000 cattle, and
produced this year I've are almost afraid to
mention it and yet it is perhaps not above
the reality) 4o,ooo,Ooo bushels of corn, 49,
100000 bushels Of potatoes, 100000 bush.
| els of buckwheat, 100000 tons Of hay
How much fruit we cannot say. One gar
dener in sight almost, told the speaker that
he had 2,000 bushels of peaches. Vegeta-
bles are beyond computation. Probably,
never before did the earth TEEN with such a.
bundance. ''Let us come before His pres.
ence with thanksgiving
W. must however record the humliating
fact. that annually 2.OO0 600 bushels of grain
in Pennsylvania are distilled! Who can
calculate the amount of woe and poverty
which flows from these stills, to say nothing
about the vice and crime lostered by them!-
What blessing would it have been last year,
if these 200 900 bushels had been distribu-
ted in our cities and towns as fond, instead of
poison? How it would affect the market even
now!
We manufacture annually products worth
$l55 900; consuming 1900, 900 pounds
of wool; over 100000 tons of iron ore,
and coal beyond computation
This is our Giant State, and yet her re-
sources are not halt. developed; as men we
are proud of her; as Christians we are thank
full for her God bless her people, her chur-
chcs, her schools, her land, her industry;
may all be devoted to his service; then shall
our peace be as river; our righteousness as
the waves of the sea. 8slss
We should be thankful for the health we
have enjoyed during the past year. Many
| feared that from the abundant rains and ex-
uberance Of vegetation the fall season would
be sickly; but Sod who gave us plenty has
with It given us health to enjoy it! For this
we thank and praise him s.v
We rejoice that our nation has SO far moi
been drawn into the brolls Of Europe. Thai
despots have been permitted to fight thei'
owa battles. Much as We disapprove Of the
despotism Of the Czar, we cannot yet see
that the combinations of "a Queen an EN-
peror. King and a Sultans are much more
| free or liberal, and would much prefer moi
| to take sides as yet. How nie b more libe-
raj the addition os Anstria and Spain would
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