Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-07-17
CORRESPONDENCE.
New YORK, July 18th, 1873.

| NEW AOih, July 14tn, 1910.
EDITOR CHRoNICLE:-Since my re-
turn to Gotham, it occurred TO me that
a word from the pen of one who lately
fled from the noise, hustle and heat OF
the great metropolis and found refuge
for Il while in your pleasant inland
town might not he unwelcome.
And really l do lot know where
should find in Eastern Ohio, a village
50 pleasant in ali its surroundings and
yet 50 convenient TO the city and the
great lines Of travel. Your town is an
exception to the rule, for usually the
facilities for mail and transportation in
inland towns are poor But it cannot
be said that you suffer from the want
of railroad communication, since your
local facilities are so good. As ;n illus
tration: The CHRONICLE, contained an
article which commented rather severe
~ upon the proprietor OF Il certain line
of coaches plying between St. Glars
vile and Wheeling, was published at
4P. NJ. Wednesday and mailed that
afternoon. Next morning l held in
my hands the Wheeling IttelligeRcel'
containing the same article copied from
the CHRONICLE. And by the way, it
seemed to a stranger that the reform
called for by that article was badly
need. The people-yes the people
(and the vox populi must he heard and
needed, } thought as did the editor and
babe him go on and doit again. There
is something for that proprietor to fear.
1t is that the ghosts of said 'broken
down" and jaded mules may haunt him
when he shall most need repose. Well
let the people console themselves with
the thought that where there is no re-
form there is no progress.
While driving my carriage across the
country, I was particularly impressed
with the agricultural worth of the
country in the vicinity of St. Clairs-
vile. Never have / witnessed a bet
ter farming country. The fertility of
the soil, lay of the land, excellent
drainage mark your county as emin
emily fitted for the production of the
commodities which are the staples OF
national wealth. The earth is the
mother of US all; and the soil is the
mother of wealth. If this be so, your
County must rank high in your State
statistics. The evidences Of cultiva-
ton seen on every hand show that the
farmers of Belmont County, are not
asleep to the natural advantages of
the county. Ignorance goes hand in
hand with Incidence, but thrift and
plenty are indicative of culture. 1t
may not hold good in every individual
case, but it is certainly true in gener-
al sense. Then Sir, Belmont County
should rank among the foremost coun-
ties of the State in knowledge.
And hence take it, that the CHRoN-
ICLE is we'll patroniZed, that its readers
are the best classes of society, and that
the people will have lire paper,
awake to its o'co interests and especial
ly to theirs. A newspaper is great
educator, but it is an up hill work ''to
make it go" in an ignorant community.
My short stay was rendered very
pleasant by interviews with Hon. Lo-
renzo DaniOrd, Member Of Congress
elect; Mr.. Welday, Cashier Nat. Bank;
Judge Cowen, Member of Constitution
al Convention; MIR. Alexis Cope, Col
lector of Inter. Rev.; DR.. Henry
West, Mayor of the Village; Rev. Mr..
Vail, Pastor of Methodist Church, and
Mr.. Heaton, Editor of the Gazette.
We consider the people of your Con-
gressional District eminently fortunate
in having selected such a perfect gen.
tleman and accomplished speaker, tOI
them in the next National
Assembly. His legal abilities are of a
high order and the place so honorably
filed for many years by the Hon. John
A. Bingham, will he occupied by one
who is ever mindful of the interests of
the people. The time has passed when
our representatives in Congress are
simply to represent themselves. Bonn
bast and fustian are to give way tOI
talent and solidity. The expectations
Of your District will be more than re-
allied.
A transient visitor to your town isl
rendered very comfortable by theI
that all to whom he is in
troduced receive him cordially; that
possess the true aristocracy--the aris-
tocracy of brains.
take it, that any efforts made by
you Mr. Editor to enhance the interests
of good society in the advocacy of hon
esty and temperance and for the de-
of'the resources OF your
community will be appreciated by the
intelligent people around you. And it
is to be accounted as one of the CHIEF
rewards of the public man, that in
some measure he contributed to the
and happiness of the people.