Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-11
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0hio-Decrease in the II alto Of Population.
TO ne EditorS Of hs Daily RSsssf

TO ne Edaon Of Ne Daily RrsHf
was Interested In your article Of Tuesday
accounting for the fact that our State will
not exhibit 90 large ratio Of populative In
crease, from 1880 TO 1860, ~ she did for the
decade Immediately preceding. In my opin-
ion, you touched upon several Of the gov
erning reasons. Ohio has already. become
the GERMANY of the West She sent moro
soldiers 70 Mexico, more emigrants to Cali
iornia, more pioneers to Kansas, Nebraska
Iowa aud Minnesota, than. any Western
State, certainly, If not more than any other
State, East or West. Ohio supplies all new
eountrydom with leading editors politicians
aud preachers. The second generation Of
0hioans are in their prime, and as the
fathers" settled the Reserve, the central
woodlands, the valleys Of Muskingum, Hook
ing, Scioto. and Miamies, SO are. tho sons
branching oil TO the new territories. Young
Buckeyedom Is irrepressibly anxious TO "do
better than by following or standing in the
old paths though, doubtless, many Of them
''go farther and fare worse" The all.per-
vading passion for rapidly-gotten wealth
possesses the just-risen generation.
The press, however, is directly responsible
for depicting our populationl Don't resent
this, till you hear the simple reason. The
press ofCincinnati from the very facilities it
possesses for the rapid collection and dis
doing more to spread discomfort and unrest
among the bone and sinew of Ohio, and Sc
ducing them to leave the State by regiments,
than all other agencies united.
A statement of the fact carries its own
proof. Day by day, foryears past, the glow
ing descriptions of agricultural and mineral
wealth Astounding throughout the transmits
souri, territories with which our newspapers
abounded, have whetted the appetites for
gain Of our young people, and eke of the old
also, and they have pulled up stakes aud has
tened off to "Fairy Land and FL Dorado"
Now, as of old, $3.50 wy
''Tis distance lends enchantment to the view" "
Whose will consent 10 take the accounts from
Washo, or Pixies Peak, or Dead Mans Gulch,
or Arizona, cum grano sails, is OF once set
down as IAN old fogy.'
Now, suppose our legislators our editors,
our public men, and all others concerned,
would pay due and proper attention 70 the
fair land we, as 0hioans, now possess. The
vast forest region of our Northwest, from
the northern verge of the blue-limestone
formation TO Michigan and the Great Lake
with its alluvion soil Of exhaustless fertility;
the iron and coal country of our mid. terri
tory, including some $4,000 square miles OF
mineral wealth; the corn-producing valleys
of our southern creeks and rivers and the
cereal and fructiferous capabilities of every
| portion of our State; the whole rendered ac-
cessible and thrown open TO industry and
civilization, by, railroads, canals and turn
| pikes-1 say il all these elements were as in
dustriously kept before our people as are the
attractive features of some Er-off climes and
countries, and were the proper attention be-
slowed upon their true merits, with view tc
| development, not only would the tide o
| emigration from Ohio in measure surcease,
but the ends Of patriotism, social happiness
and individual and aggregate wealth would
90 subserved. -,
You speak of the expensive Government,
and high taxes Of our State. exhansting ouE
fpopuIative energy. Undoubtedly, they are
| discouraging--but those very taxes were
created, 10 great degree, TO supply the
people with commercial channels, and
facilities, which they do not remain To
use, but hasten to run away froml I fancy,
| II q colony Of industrials from Germany
France, Italy or England, were suddenly
| transported from their own country 10 ever
the least favored county Of Ohio, bringing
with them the same conveniencas of mere
animal comfort that they possess at home
they would find abundant reasons for felici
tation, in the kindliness of our climate, the
variety and capacity of our soil, the cheap
ness and excellence of our free schools, th,
freedom Of our people, and even the lightnes
OF our taxee . Yes q visitor from Ohio x
any Of the European States has occasion t
thank God daily that he has lot and part in
this great and happy land, where we art
without war texcept in the Pickwlckiar
sense, about the negrol without standing
army, ITO eat out our substance" and have
so many solid,. common blessings, that W.
nave long since ceased to become grateful fo
or aware of theml Let US not neglect 4
exalt our great and beautiful State, a1d lool
TO her as the future seat Of empire for tel
millions of happy and prosperous freemen.
-uHVI Hh n I@sFG CIVIS.
The venerable Bede says Germany is so cslle
from the fact that the human species gerinatss
| hau " hAr nd lafa