Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-12-02
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LETTER FROM YORK TOWNSHIP.

FRIEND KRELER:-As it has been some time
since YOU have heard from good old York, l viii
saw, she is all right We elected Lincoln and
johnson on the 9Th inst.sby I64 majority, gain
of 30 ON the October election, little item that
doubtless escaped your attention in summing
up returns. We also raised some fourteen or
fifteen thousand dollars, and enlisted twenty
two men as substitutes for that number drafted.
/ might say some more good things for York
but Will not for fear that | might be thought
Boosting. .....fs a..-.i.,
Well I VIII 60 over to the village of Clyde,
in Green Creek township, and say some good
things of her. On Thanksgiving day the busi-
ness men closed their shops, and with other cit
izens and those of the surrounding country made
their way to the house of God to attend Divine
worship. The services were held at the methO-
dist church. Rev. J. s. Broadwell, pastor, de-
liyered the sermon, and Rev. M. Long, of the
United Brethren, and Rev. Snyder, of the Bap-
tist Church, took part in the exercises. The
sermon was mainly review OF those questions
in the history of our country out of which have
grown our national troubles. And most clearly
was it shown that while the government had
been legalizing and naturalizing great sin,
which could only result in our downfall and
disaster, God at the same time had been prOvid-
ing means for our escape when the crisis came.
Did not space forbid l would give some of the
interesting details of tue discourse, bat that it
was both powerful and eloquent, the many tear
full eyes demonstrated. AT the close of the SET
mon the preacher announced that a collection
would be taken up to aid the Christian Commits
sion and that according to previous announce
ment arrangements would be made to carry in
to effect the recommendation of Gov. Brough in
providing for the families of soldiers. The col
lection footed up $l5l, one man, Geo. s. Donald
l. 4 III L A
be divided between soldiers families and the
Christian Commission. Another item in the
collection was the announcement that dollar
in silver had been dropped into the hat, where
upon J. Sloan suggested that the said silver
should be given 70 the highest bidder, and it
was accordingly struck off at $5, said Sloan be-
ing the lucky man. So you see while New York
gamblers raise the price of Gold to two or three
hundred per cent. Clyde phlauthropists bring
up silver to five hundred percen This togeth-
er with the premium on the bond would make
the collection over $3.50. But this is not all;
Rev. Snyder gave notice that he would preach
in the evening at the Baptist Church, and a col
lection of $I5 was there taken up, and the bids
on another dollar in silver fully sustained the
morning quotation. So, Mr.. Editor, you may
put down the price of silver in Clyde at five
hundred per cent. when devoted 10 soldiers
families or the Christian Commission. Ii is due
to Rev. Broadwell that l should state that after
preaching at CLYDE at ii o'clock he went to
Green Springs and preached in the afternoon,
and from thence to North Ridge and preached
in the evening, securing at these points $50
more for said commission. Thus his day would
foot up, preached three sermons, solicited over
$500, rode - miles and went without Thanks
giving dinner or supper This need not state,
/ mention upon my own responsibility without
from
The citizens of Clyde and vicinity have taken
hold in earnest to look after the soldiers fami-
lies. York also will not allow those to go un-
cared for within her boundaries. And now let
me say of Clyde that she deserves better than
to be i'll spoken of Although not entirely free
from vice and immortality, yet her citizens as
class are whole-souled and warm hearted, and
in intelligence, temperance and morals the vii
lage of Clyde will compare favOrably with those
around.
One word upon another subject and am
done. That is take down from your masthead
the proposition to ~sell the journal" You say
vour health is poor. So is mine; but what of
that? What if types and ink, slabs and saw
dust, are whitening and thinning our locksI-
Let us hold on our way. The noble and veneF-
able John Quincy Adams, though admcnished
by shock after shock of paralysis
that his end was near, kept on his way till I'm
ally in the capitol of the nation he had so long
and honorably served, he said Il fall at my post
This is the end of earth. am cOntentf' and
passed from among the dead to the living. The
Journal has now reached a point as family
newspaper that makes it appreciated, and it is
hardly possible for it to change hands without
great loss to its readers. / mean a loss in those
things that can not be reckoned by dollars and
cents. Newspapers have become the common
educators of the land, and very much indeed
depends upon their. moral tone. Not small
share of our national troubles are chargable to
the press of the land, and sad indeed viii be our
fate n the future if this subject is not well look
ed to. In looking at the Journal in this light as
well as in other respects it has been very graft
fying to see the constant improvement it has
made, especially Of late-the sound and health
full tone of those contributions of "B. have
been most acceptable. No. friend Keller sell
net the Journal. If your system needs recu-
peration, turn over the concern to good fore.
man andgo and recruit your health. Remem,