M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-01-17

under abroad enliIened policy. has in.
creased, since the CONNIE ce ment Of the
, century from forty.iive thousand to at
least two anc quarter millions.
/ Her benevolent Institutions are mon.
uments of the enlightened humanity of
her people. and her educa tiOnsI eystem
which is free and equal as The 5less>
ings Of Heaven, is smple for the solid
instruction ofoll her youth.
The wheat crop OF Ohio for the
past year has been estmsted by the
Secretary Of the State at thirty millions
Of bushels and the corn crop at eighty
millions The Stete OF OHIO yeildsd full
one eighth ofsliahe corn that was pro.
duced IN the U. S.. and our heat crop
wss more than one fifth of the aggregate
of the Union. The value OF the cereal
OF bread products OF the State for 1855
in the grIihries and upon the premises
where grown, will probaly exceed one
hundred millions of dollars; Of which
more than one half finds a market be.
yond lhe limits OF the STATE. By the 70.
port OF the Auditor il will be seen that
the aggregate valutlion Of herses. cseile,
mules, sheep and swine, is nearly sixty
millions Of dollars; aud this valuation
belug for the purpose ofs taxable basis,
Is presumed TO be within reasons BILE
bounds. While the wheat and corn cropO
are the principal staples of our sRticul.
lure, they are u small proportion OF The
immense rrsourtes Of that great intsIsSs
in Ohio.
The return Of The Federal Census OF
lesO. " hich embraced the farm prodnctS
ol 1912. do US great injustice. That
year was one of unusual disaster to the
l0rmers Of Ohio, their wheat crop huv.
ing been almost destroyed BY The wss-
Vll' IL may, therefore, be safely assert.
ed that Ohio occupies the lrsI saticul.
tuEal state in the Union.
The mineral resources VI the State are
but partially developed. There are ne
meauS BY which to form an accurate
opinion Of their extent but sufficient 10
known. TO suihoTize he belief lha, whea--
capital aud scieuce shat, have AsoertSih-
ed the full SuOunt Of mineral deDhsits
which undes:ns lsrge portion df the
soiI, the state will occupi uo Ssconaory
rank iu this respect. ~.
Notwithstanding the drain waiLh EN-
igtantation to Wessern States and Ter
ntories was sepposed by some 10 have
made npon this state. ii will be sec by
the returas Of the enuneratioalS Of per.
sons over twenty one years, That the
average Snual iPcreas Of that clstas,of
our population during the Iasr 6fts<h =
twenty years. has not been dirnihisht4
Fol progress and prosperity so slnlr
nent, Ohio owes much TO the great ast- \
ural advantages already enumeratedtbe
more to that generous policy, which
lolerateS no illibeTal :ests Of birth OF
creed. and TO Institutions which embodg
the vital PARTICLES of popular sovereign
ty, Loyd 10 Union, and prompt to OBJ
serve every Obligation TO the National
compact, her citizens cannot fail TO rec
ognize, in the broadest sense, the just
and salutaIy prnciple that to the people
of every organized State aud TeHitosJ
belongs the right aud prerogatiVs OF
regulating for themselves their own do.
meslic and local sifIirs, within the lin.
lis Of the Constitution. The Conahtu-
lion Of 1892 was welcomed by the Peo.
Pile as a relief from Territorial n'is gov
eminent, and because il secured to the
inhabitants the election Of their ohceIS
dnd the uncontrolled regulation OF theif
domestic affairs. Indeed, all experience
demonstrates that the harmony OF the
Union, and the success OF the great Ne"
public experiment; in progress among US.
require the inAeXibIe arplication n tbs
doctrine OF State Rights aud Popular
Sovereignty, limiting the interference
by federal authiOrty 10 those lew objects
OF National interest which are sptcia
cally euumerated in the Constitution.
Capitalization is tie gfsateSt danger
uf Republics; and against SUCH tendeh-
Cy, whether the motives be ihe ad-
yamcement Of special interest or The
Lratlllca,ion of sectional animoSity, tbs
Ameridn people eau establish no Sar'lSf
more secure than the admirable diTls-
Ion OF political power detied ~ ihS
iuulners TO our institutions.
Nor is it uecr s5ary in order TO con-
maud. the public spprJV.l, OF 'hsSs
lundampntal pricipIes ~ add amy appeal
in behaIl Of the Union. No citizen OF
The Mississippi valley will tolerate 1uy
duOpt of rheperpsitunliy OF ourIeSSue OF
States, With our relations 10 the Lake
River and Gull coasts Of this mighty
basin, an, scheme of dibmenoormea'.
which sectional infatula'ion may eh-
gender, cannot be received otherwise
than with mingled Scofn and indlSns.
uon by the patriotic communities oi
the West, Let it be understood mat inc
centre of our Republican Empire "iil
soon reach the shores of the misSisSiP'
pi, constituting the vast region drslnen
dy its tumulluUs food and lnnumsIa-
ole tributaries, the natural srbItsr---'
never beIiiguerant-in sectional con'
!royersies. Aud as long as 'he sshes
Of Andrew Jackson are inutnrd among
the Western people, So long wlil We
cherish in sentiment and in action. hls
stern aud patriotic uitarance,"The u"-
ion-it NuSs bp pteserSed.
WILLIAM MEDlLL.
COLUMBUS, Jan. z, 1896.