The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-03-18
PORTAGE SENTINEL.
LOCAL AND PEnsoNAL.

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TME SPRINa ELEcTIoNS-HoME INTER.
Hsrs.-Ths time for holding Spring Flee.
tions iS fast approaching, and as yet we hear
but few notes Of preparation. On the first
Monday Of April we will be called upon to
elect township and corporation officers.-
The selection Of proper men to fll these Of.
aeesis Of much more importance than psO.
pie generally imagine. especially the mem
hers Of the Town Council, who have in their
power the levyiny Of taxes, the improvement
Of the streets, and the general health and
welfare Of the village.
=. The streets Of Ravsnna are in wretched
eOnditiOn and present most unciyilized a..
Pect. The warm weather has opened up the
fountains OF mud and the walking is perfect.
ly barbarous. 1t is burning shame that
RaSenna, q town which cen boast Of more
wealth and enterprise than the majority Of
inland towns, should pay so little attention
to the comfort and convenience Of her cti-
Gems. There is but one remedy for the
present state Of affairs, and that 10 this: The
securing Of good men to serve the corpora
siOn In tho Council. We do not think there
Is any necessity for appealing to the poli,i-
cal feelings or prejudices of men in making
this selection. We eonsider any Office in
the corporation thankIess job; with much
more trouble HAN profit. hence it nuke.
bu. little difference whether a man Is a
Democrat or Republican, or combiaation
Of both, provided he is willing ts pledge
himself 10 carry out the necessary improve
men,s, and is competent and willing to Serve
the corporation faithfully during his term Of
Office. 1t has slwsys been our opinion that
the best way to sectre the tight kind oi
iowhskip and corpotatiOn officers is to keep
our municipal eiestioAs ou.Sfde Of party pol.
i.ic.. Let men Of energy and improve m"nt
be selected fol Councilmen. and our word
for it, in less than year Ruvenna will be
Adorned with good and substantial sidewalks
and crossings, for which contamination we
will ever pray.
"i'N GotNc 70 stE MorGEs."-in the
Beautiful Metilla Valley a little boy died
from grief at the loSs of his mother. She
had left him few days before, and gone tc
!he ctan,ry extending inward from Deaths
Gate. "f'm going ts see mother," said he
Aof,ly, and shut the door Of life aid walket
up the stairway leading to Paradise. What
lwee, words he spoke How erandly thei
echoes must have played along the walls o
angel chambers! StcK seh,Ieness dnt
purity Of spirit a. TIA. child possessed sre
traiSeehash,. Sues Tenderness Of soul, sucl
such hope, such desire. have never beer
mentioned 10 the pathetic stories Of thOs.
WHO aled 81 rSSe. Hen have expired while
speaking words Of sublimest import, word
carrying thoughts into the world as impcr-
ishkble as it's highest hills. Washington
exb:Fed ls iSs calm ahd assuring Words =
III; ,ucael.," ii;;EEated from his lips; and ,h'
"old Man Eloquent" exclaimed as the vita
spark was abou. leaving its trail. yet nObl'
tenement-"This is tic last Of earth" Th'
grea, and heroic have stepped into Envi ibl
existence without fear; the Christian has re-
ioieed a. the certain coming Of bis fnal hour
martyrs have perished while calmly assert
lag thsw unchangabls faith. and patriots
have answered death strokes with defiun
laugh, and scslIold victims and self destroy
ere have ceased to breathe without q mur
tnur or q sigh. But oil the instances ot he
Eoism, ell the shining heart sacrifices, d
the mysterious alliances OF the mortal an
spiritual are dim when near the souI.spler
dor OF the child dying to see his mother :
The powerful are weak, the greet becon'
let, tho btats FosS their prominence
The vast SSgFega9e 81 Heh, and all Of mo-
fsl grandeur loses besut5 beside that youu
passion howsf--that lfstls sensitive plai
h is SsVa5tssed Garasn u HE.
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