The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-29
LETTER FROM COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, o., May -, 1879,

COLUMBUS, o., May -, 1879.
st.ygs OF The Register.
Winter is pa>t-summ has come and
.- city la, awaken from along period Of
.ac.lu0
What dynamic, there is in unbeams,
-a..nding all over three Kingdoms of
nature. earthly, floral and animal Here
,Au.rg- of timber There Is apparent
.. no insect it,. iu or about it. Roll it
ito the ,mbram, Al, see now how
millions IF winged ants swarm from it
and t!y away Animation IN each of
them wa, 40, extinct, only suspended
The ray, OF old Sol sunders this suspcn-
sion and lie again assumes its normal
function.
On a higher and srander scale, this
power of the natural sun breaks winters
terrible reign setting free TO flown on
.ytu..y 90 the sea the frost-imprisoned
waters Of "a thousand rivers.
- Of old Tcrra'S frozen boSom-warm
-I by solar beams how genial it becomes
how rrspou,itiye to the presence Of
mother Ceres and alive 10 the touch Of
.ur husbaudmau.
Nay, man feels this power also 1t
moves him throughout all his multiform
lines Of business, in the fields, along the
waters, and in all the ways and thorough
fares Of civil society From it comes all
that rush and roar which rolls like mutilcd
thunder through the world and with
emphasis ton whore men fare rebuild
ing repairing, charging and III thous-
and wuys improving their habItatlons,
and many otncr structures essential to
heir happine--.
With what ,rthargy mortals seem to
,umber in winter. How Borean torpor
.ulI, u sleep. How we idle away our
time, Few have anything to do. Multi
,Ilr, seek for work, but seldom find It..
Gauut poverty begins to peep in at their
doors. Their children cry for bread;
must they give them stone' They
>hivcr for want of clothing; but the poor,
Indignant parent ha- none to give. The
family separates; ou" living here and an
ether there in Kind of semi-scryltude to
the loss of all dowo-ti, peace and bliss,
hgt only "hli-- that has survived TO fall
aud which enables mortals to
"Coutrivc one little quiet nest
All that desire would tly for through the
world
As necessity knows no law, We see
herein he cause of much crime in the
form of theft. larceny, burglary, embez-
clement, forgery. cOuutcriciting, crimes
against property, rather than person.
Hence in winter, our poor houses, jails,
prisons, and pcnitentiaries. are all much
fuller than thcv are in summer, when
work is plenty, business brisk, aud men
are generally emp.oyrdi then satan finds
few fdle hands to DO that mischief
which >u-tnins his kingdom.
The Improvement in morals since sum
mer commenced in our city, Is 80 marked,
a,'n p, almost marvellous. SO many fine
residence, are in course OF
erection. Magnificent blocks for
business arr going up on
both side, Of High street. An immense
tuuur, /, being constructed along this
stree, near The u"w depot.
Many hurd, are employed by the
State ON the Lunu'i. Asylum and other
public buildings unfinished.
The r"payiu- of some OF our principal
avenues with asphalt is Il gigantic work
oIrnr for score. oi aborcrs. The inn
r-.,rmcntauI repairing Of the parks, and
,ha management of our numerous rail-
rIal,. and especially the building of the
~.r,r NaIIr, road lust commenced, gives
~m..uEmrut 20 -, many workmcn that
t.a are left To- io mischief. Yet so soon
lis ..rtrr set, IN and many OF th"~" works
,,gn then Will our police have trouble
a.E 1ur court, BE- crowded with trials.
'.. are not only aiiy" with industry
LID. Ii certain class among Us j, rapidly
coming excited through politic> The
Republican State Convention araweth
urur Wednesday next our Solons AS
-cmbl" How pleasing this task in years
past. Then "a nomination was cquiyO-
lent To- uu election. Now, the nominee
Is almost certain of defeat, it matters
little who be bee.
This doubt intimidateS Leaders who
we're bold m days gone by, are now quite
rowarIIv. HAYES and Wade, Moves and
D.nn!son all decline what they are
,nrewd enough to see cannot easily be
obtained for the houOrS u of mere nomina-
tiou. if no; entirely empty. are not par
;inularlv hrity. Loud and lpng has been
the call for suitable man t. head the
ticket for Governor in the coming cam
pUgu. The old chiefs say no-"My
private business, other engagements, etc,
ETC., are >uch etc. So | beg you to have
mr excused --
At last "a self sacrificing victim is found
or It !, supposed one Is found willing
L. lrduro political immolation to save the
once grand old fparty from entire dis
.,sgration. Judge AlphOnso Taft Is
Oh" Cato. lie is said to have a bad re-
cord uu the Catholic and Bible in COM
mon school questions, rs well as those ON
temperance and the Sabbath. Many,
who know him well in his own
party dcuuuuCc hiln most,
.aI declare they will not support him
nominated. He Is of Hamilton coun-
and it i, thought he has some local
length. and may do something IN SOFT
ua.ug the prejudice among the Germans
A,au>, the religious Puritan cant OF the
old orthodox Republican, that PharaSeic-
ally claim that We have ali the morality,
v.r. etc There Is no doubt but III" Con-
yrrrInn Will b' .Ull ot iuu-ro the Dem
oe-a,> In IL there viii hr this most
singular ugouolN. \ "fort To- keep
Grant from running go: third term for
The Presidency, when tn" poor man
wishes 60 run, and AN equally strong one
o. make NaN> run for q third term Gov
ernor. when the poor man does not at all
wish 10 run Now this j> funny.
The fact i. cN Governor HAYS is an
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