Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-11-12
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state rs about one 70 ten OF the abie pouied
men between tho, military ages. or one to
nearly eight between the ages Of twenty
and thirty Eve Though there Is plenty Of
work in the North fqfa every man, woman
and child, yet the country must be sustain
ed, the army recruited even at the suctifico
Of industrial avoca,iuus. The, Withdrawal
ofi4O,Ot,o men chiefly from tbe active pur-
suits Of the State has not very seriously d.
minishea our productive cspacity. Grester
efforts ou the part Of those at home. aud
the increased use Stmschinery, have nearly
IL not quite supplied the deficiency. O't6o;e
10000 msny are returned to their old pur-
suits, and many more will retuIn. II is
quite certain that the withdrawal Of the
20, s52 Of the last den:snd for troops will
not seriously disturb any branch of business,
The use Of machinery and attention to the
economy Of labor will continue to increase,
and Ohio will be able next year to produce
as much, even though twice herquota should
20 to the army. 'g.a.,.V .aaa ~
1t isevident that the number now re-
quired can be spared Indeed, there are
more than that number of able-bodied men
in the State who are doing nothing iortheir
country or themselves in any capacity what
ever, and who should in these stirring times
be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. In
this crisis, the Republic expects Of every
man that be will do his duty" and no msn
OF able constitution should suffer himself to
be idle. II there are any whose fortuss
has enabled them tolive without avocation
and without learning. any ibusinesss there is
'now'sn opportunity for them to ssrve their
country, for which they are as veil qualified
IS asy othor class Of persons The country
has the same claim upon, you ss upon the
most ragged and ignorant man Of che com.
munity. Better volunteer, therefore, %
the best use to which you can put your
selves just 1t this time. But If you cannot
bring yourselves to that scratch Of duty, 40
to work Immediately in order that the same
number Of persons can be spared from the
industry Of the State. a,,p g.yoaA
The people Of Indiana arc bending thoil
energies to the good work Of filing up the
quota Of that State. The country papers ol
all parties teen with notices of meetings te
promote recruiting. County officers and
public men Of both the parties are 6llet
with she new spirit. Il seems - II tn
same spirit of unanimity that prevailed i'm
mediately after the firing upon Sumter wa
again being diffused through the State.--
The plan Of county and township commit
tees works. admirably, and it liz thought tha
5000 men will soon be actively At worl
filling up the new levy. Ample provision il
being made for the support of the familie
of volupteers, and it is thought that not ,
single county in the State will be remiss il
this duty. Good for indiana And ma!
Ohio be found equal, at least, to her patriot
10 sister on the West Just two months ar,
before us in which to work, and who vii
he the first to second the resolution to gil ~
our quota by volunteeripg2 The peopl,
have made this republic glorious already By
volunteering. Let the glory Of Ohio b.
heightened by the free offering of the 20, 1852
| But there is another power in tha Stst
which We would invoke Id this behalf. Th
country cannot be saved and carried forwar,
to its magnificent destiny without the cc
operation Of. woman. In no sphere Of life
in behalf fno enterprise, is the influence Q
woman ~ affective "A in the natriotio NOr