Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-10-25

EAIlIN bANINa Ofs-l nt lNttF-OCtuW NuUb J
discourses upon the change of prospects in the !
freighting business, aud the discouTaging pros
pect for the remainder Of the season, aud the
probable early retirement from business and
the hazards and perils OF autumual naviga-
iion. We have heard no reason given for such
an utter prostralion Of business and the only
solution oi il that appears, is that the railroads
are able TO run successful competition with
water transportation--to drive II in great
measure from The field:
A most unexpected change has come over
the prospects OF the carrying trade on the
lakes. A decline NJ this season of the year of
nearly ten cents per bushel in the rate OF
wheat from Chicago To Buffalo. Is somewhat
discouraging 10 vessel owners, besides de-
| cline in the rate of coal, which is the bulk OF
| westward bound coarse frieghis, from 81 % TO
| 25c per ton. About the first OF September the
| prospects were bright and hatering for most
| active and profitable closing OF tue season.
| The rate then advanced to 15c per bushel ON
wheat, and other grains in proportion, from
Chicago to Buffalo aud now it has declined
| to Sic per busbel. Small class vessels are un-
| able to run at these rates, and are preparing TO
| lay up Tor the season. Furthermore IL Is stated
| that the Western and Union Steamboat Com
| panies have ento red into negotiations with the
| insurance companies Tor the cancellation OF
policies ON their boats with u view to lay
them up about the first of November. This
would be closing business nearly q month
earlier than usual, and we doubt that the COM
panirs named contemplate laying up their en-
lire fleet of boats so early but IL is quite pros
able that u portion of them will be tied up
unless there is radical change for the better
in the rate OF treights.
The p. & Y. r. R.-The Chardon
| Republican of the 18th inst, speaking
of the progress of the Z. IL. Y. X. K.
says:
At the present writing, the iron is
laid nearly to Cuyahoga, which is to be
crossed in the north east corner of Bur-
ton township, distance of nine miles
from this place. The grading from the
L. S. & NJ. 5. crossing to Fairpoot is
being pushed rapidly forward, over half
of the distance being already graded
and ready for the ties.
The crisis in the money market has retarded
in measure the work on the south end. 1t
was the intention to have the iron from Niles
/, to ChardOn laid by the lst of November, but
the scarcity of money, and the heavy grading
and treslle building to be done IN the region OF
u Swine Creek will probably make 1t mpos-
sibe to complete the work by that time At
this writing the iron is laid to point eight or
nine miles north ot Warren.
, A DIFFERENCE OF OPINIoN.-There is IA
+ slight difference OF opinion between Demo
/, Gratis, North and South. The hard shells OF
the South insist on Keeping Democracy on the
Calhoun platform, while their brethren of the
North as strongly insist on tearing up the
old pldnks and replacing them with timber
stolen from The Republican reservations. To
gain new lease of po'er Northern Demo-
l. Gratis are willing to make any sacrifice. To
S support the family prde, and keep up the pet
j theory of "whIe mans government South
g ern Democrats refuse to yield their old pro.
y slavery principles. The Southern sentiment
Z is honestly stated in the following extract from
j the Memphis 1Ottu,cts, (Dm)
l. sin fact, the old Democratic party
e managers have been forced by the mex
s. orable logic of events to surrender eve
e rything but the name. To this they
y still cling in most of the States. Theil
platform is labeled Democratic though
,e in all, or nearly all essentials it is little
, else than pharaphrase of the Republi
[, can party platform of the past few years
AS measure of policy, no objection cal
ri be made; but to deliberately smash on
II partisan creed, flch a new one from
N ones enemy, and then insist that, be
's cause bearing the old name, it is still tn
~ ~ same old creed, is, to speak mildly al
k. rant hypocrisy The doctrine held b.
at A. Ii. Stevens, by Robert Toombs, b.
ne Jefferson Davis, enuncated in the Dem
u ocratic platforms of 1864 and 1868, b.
~ Blanton Duncan's Borboun Convention
ne which nominated Charles O'Conor fo
y President last year, is he ancient 'Dem
J. ocrtaic faith 1t is the simon pure al
, ticle. All other brands are spurious
" yet not a Democratic State Conven
III ton, North or South, now ventures t
incorporate 1t in platform. If the oil
ng partisan creed-as is the fact-has bee
ng utterly abandoned; if to maintain
en- struggle for mere existence it has bC
Sc come necessary--as is the fact-to adoI
I'd to so great an extent, the Republica
i'd party platform, why cling to the oil
st. Democratic name, especially since tina
ce name has become so popular rs to brin
ce defeat to any organization that bears ii
An This is answered by few heroics owe
IA the past career of the old party, But G
what avail? They cannot change IN
:, norites to majorities. Public conf
no no dence in n political party once lost ca
:" never be restored"
~ y. The Pi,isburg Post, (Dem) published in
y" cooler latitud,, differs slightly in opinion fro
", ", the above extract 1t says;
>, ~ ''rhe Democratic party has been o,
\, of power for twelve years. During a
=. that period it has been gaining strengtl
~ and but for the negro vote it would ;
us this moment hold possession of o,
ITS State and General Government. Con
re- pare its history in this respect with th'
of its opponents, and how great the co
zee trast, and what proof it affords of Il
la, honest tenacity of the solid voting pc
an ton of the party, the rank and file. II
aid Eemocratic party is replete with vita
ia ty in every bone and sinew and nerv
FRS. 1t never can die while remains in exis
ia ence even portion of The Constitute
st, for which it can contend. When th
100 glorious old political party dies, it W