The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-01-15

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Franklin has refused to write the names Of
subscribers upon copies of the New York
Tribune sent TO that Office. II is well known
that hundreds ahd thousands ofPost Masters
throughout the Northwest hare been in the
habit Of directing these papers, thus perform.
ing clerk duties fGf Horace Greeley, indirect.
ly adding to the increase of his subscription
list and patronage, and actually saving him
several thonsaud dollars per snnum in the
way of expcnscs. Some Post Masters have
refused to do this service for the Tribune any
longer. Mr. AHdersonis among the number.
He takes the ground that Horace Greeley
shall direct his papers to subscribers the
same as the publishers OF the Plain Dealer,
the Herald, the Democrat, the Sentinel, or
ony others in the West are compelled TO do.
] BIr A ndcrson has done RIGHT. Justice and
law are both upon his side.
We learn that the Republicans at Frank,
lin are much inccnsed against him, and
threaten all manner Of evil unless he shall
yield to their dictation. Finding that he Is
firm in the position taken, they have now
determined for the purpose of injuring him,
to withdraw oil their business from the
Franklin Post Office and transfer it TO Earl.
vile. All their letters, papers and mail
matter of whatever kind are to be taken from
his jurisdiction. This is the must dcspicable
mnnGuver we have known in politics for
long time. II is fusionism boiled dcUa, and
presents the lenders Of the movement us
narrow soulcd, miserable demogegacs.
The same plan has been adopted by the
Redublicans of Streetsbore. AS soon as
Mr.. STUART, the present behocrotic Post
Master was appointed, large portion Of the
mail m after was Immediately transferred by
the RepsblicuEs to the Earlvlle office. This
is fusion spite. To carry out their hatred
towards Democrat, they will put them.
selves 10 the inconvenience of transporting
their letters and papers three or four miles
to an Office when there is one regularly es-
tablished close at home.
We do not personally know the Post Mas
ter at EarlVilie. We only know that there
is much complaint against that Office. Dem
ocrats sometimes fail entirely of getting
their papers. Packages of the Plain Dealer
: and Sentinel sent to Streetsboro' and Aurora
by the way Of Earlville, arc oftentimes sew
eral weeks arriving at their destination.--
We further know that no honorable Post
master would connive with others TO secure
the ruin of on adjoining Office.
is time that this matter was examined
with some care. We can see no actual ne.
cessity for Post Office at Earlville, and un-
less some Democrat or decent fusionist can
be found to take charge Of the Office, we
move that it 10 abolished entirely until q
few sp.tcrul Republicans are taught better
manners than at present exhibited.
Let the friends in the vicinity of Eurlville
take the matter in hand, and we will guur-
1nty that affairs can soon be arranged SO as
to suit oil parties who desire Just and pro.
per management Of our Post Olilce con.
: ccrne.
AcnicUtfGRE-FARMEk>s ASSOCIATIONS.
AN interesting correspondent writing from
Edinburgh, calls our attention to the fact
that farming community desire something
Of an agricultural character in newspaper
and suggests that we devote a certain por-
tion Of the Sentinel to the farming interest
exclusively. The suggestion is good one;
and we would be highly pleased to CRAFTY
our readers in this respect; in order, how.
ever, to accomplish it successfully, we need
aid from the farmers themselves. A few
abstract, fne-spun theories taken from Ogri-
cultural journals are of but little practical
value. Euch farmer, however, can, If SC
disposed, contribute from his own observa.
ton and experience, valuable information
which we Should be happy to make common
property, by publication in the Sentinel.
Farmers, by mutual consultation and ad:
vice, may greatly aid each other. Ere.
quent meetings and comparison OF notes
and constant interchange of views, may
add immensely to the common stock of in.
formation. There is no calling more NOBLE
more independent and honorable than that
of the TtLLsR OF THE SOLE. Every honcs'
occupation is honorable, but if there be any
superiority of one kind Of business over an
other, it is certainly to be awarded to the
pursuit of agriculture. Whatever. therefore
serves to psou1ote this important interest, de-
: serves encouragement at the hands Of the
public.
Associations of Farmers regularly organ
ized, ana with regular times and places o
meeting. are beginning to be established II
: different parts OF the country. We are gla'
: to know that an enterprise of this kind ha
been started in Portage county, The cor
respondent above alluded to, informs us tha
an association was formed in Edinburgh
: more than year ago. R. M. HART wa
chosen President, and T. CLARK Secretary
" 1t holds its meetings tho first Monday in ey
:, cry month.
u Township Fairs are also he Id. This is
move in the right direction. Such orsani