Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-07-01
Letter From Sc. LouIs.

EDITOR CHKoNIcLE.-For the past two
days the weather here has been cool,
yesterday cold, 10 day most delightful.
In my last informed you of ratif.
cation meeting to be held here one
week ago, and that our old neighbor,
Gov. Cox, was to address the meeting.
Gov. Cox was invited but was in Wash
ington,and could not attend, for which
reason among Others, the meeting was
not held. .-... ... d.
Last Friday night, under the auspices
of the Young Mems Republican Club,
there was large Union meeting, ad-
dressed by General Carl Sh6rz. His
speech send you. Il is not such an
effort, as a campaign document
as one would expect from a man of his
talent and experience. he lives here
and is political power. He is the ed.
itor of German daily paper.
ALI last week, until Friday, it was
intensely hot, thermometer ranging
from 90 to go degrees in the shade. We
have had no rain here for eight
or ten days, except slight sprinkling
yesterday morning; while at Cincinnati,
Indianapolis and Chicago, very heavy
rains have fallen, accompanied with
wind and terrific thunder.
The crops of all kinds in this State,
and adjoining ones are full of promise,
and tie wheat cropis now ripe, or nearly
so, for the harvest. BY next week far.
mers will be all engaged in the WORK,
reaping the rich reward ever due to
honest toll and intelligent endeaVor.
Wheat bears here a good price. rang
ing about two dollars and seventy-fYe
cents per bushel; and will soon becom-
ing into market, and with its coming
will also come thrift and business.
The Union party are in good spirits !;
its executive committee being active
and vigilant in preparing for the con-
fiiot. Our party is remarkably fortu-
nate, in having for chairman of its COM
mittee. E. W. Fox,a leading merchant
of this city, of good influence and in
domitsble energy while its Secretary,
Mr.. Hilton, is one of the most promis-
ing young attorneys of this city (; of
undoubted integrity, and great execu-
tive ability. Both these officers also
have the courage to squarely meet all
the great questions of the day, and for
the interest Of free Missouri and free
nation.
Our State Convention will be held
July 18th, at which time the STATE
Ticket will be organized, and immedi-
ately afterwards the bugle will sound
all slongour hines, the advance thus
the campaign will open, to be pushed
forward until victory shall perch upon
our loyal banners in autumn.
The Union men in this State are in
tensely radical, and the war will be to
the knife. Grant and Golfax, as nomi-
nees, give eminent satisfaction, and
reaiy kindle an enthusiasm and warmth
of feeling, and ambition of success
among the people, which | confess l
had not expected.
There are no local news here of in
terest toyour readers. Now and then
a murder, ''born of whisky" a burgla-
ry or two, raids upon gambling shops,
startles the sluggish air, and stirs the
lips of scandal for an hour, ana all is
calm and still. A trying time FOR locals.
l see by your paper that the old war
fare, Garfield and anti Garfield, has
commenced. Is this wise now? was in
it two years ago, and failed. Can you
afford to renew it now? -
Immense issues hang upon the COM
ing election. Can we afford to weaken
effort by disputes as to who should be
leaders? Can we afford to swap horses
in the middle of the stream, when we
know our old horse isstrong, able, will
ing and powerful? .sf
And if we do not trade horses, can
we afford TO discourage our OLD stand
ard bearer by making charges against
him which have really no foundation
in fact? Ohio has no surplus strength
to riot in any more than has Missouri.
Our local papers have done US harm
by wholesale charges against the Sena-
tors voting not guilty, on the impeach-
ment trixl. Mr.. Henderson, our Sena-
tor, will work cordially for the success
of the Union party until election.
What infinite folly for Union papers |
to toll and sweat to ruin his influence
and put swords into the hands of the |
enemy TO cut our threats.
Harmony Harmony in ourranks is
We must have no "Friends to
reward nor enemies to punish" in our
ranks now, nor during the campaign.
up the column, forward, double
quick, march. Move Immediately up /
on the works of the enemy unless
and until she Internationally slrren-
ders." F.