Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-12-14

| ter an hour-power enough to turn the machl
merry of kingdom. Our seashores are beautj
full places Of resort for the pure and the a
pure, the honest and the dishonest, the ID
and the poor, the wise and the ignorant, q
humble and the vain, where health is fous@
and matches made that God has no hand
where oysters and clans have their bifth
place, and grow and fs<en, and revel in
the enjoyment of which they are capab1
Our mountain and river scenery is unsurpasl
ed. Beat the lovely Hudson-the Rhine g
Aperics-if you can; or our own meanderi1
Ohio, skirting our town with its crys([
waves. Where can you find larger trees thl
the mammoths of California? big enough q
walking sticks or fishing poles for Mars or
piter. God is sending US men by the resf
ment 10 clear our forests, to explore oM cave<
to navigate and span and tunnel these nvrl
to sail over these crystal lakes, to fusDel =
mine and burrow these mountains, ~
cultivate this virgin soil, that the riches of
Nation may be seen by an astonished WED
and that other lands by our mind-p power,
nevolonce and wealth, may be eniighea
and saved. God has not given us ~ q
blessings simply to make us proud z
naughty and fat, but that we may havesa
rious part to perform in the worlds evsnS1
zation and christianization. Let every To-
that hath breath praise the Lord, aod =
known His deeds among the people, thaf q
murmurings may be hushed and their prai
gnsh forth forevermore"
Upon our land, during the past year,
heavens have dropped down fatnesa-
farmers toll has been crowned with p3ed
for man and beast. The fiocks have yie1
their increase. and the fruits Of the eartk =
have been plentiful. The shout Of harve
home has been given, and abundance crov
the year. True, destructive agencies hSft
laid a hand upon some sections, but y
those ahat sit solitary, stripped of the frs
OF their labor, we should deeply ynpatn
and help, for our. barns stand out with 4
ness. True it is, the wheels of comme$e
have not been constantly revolving with IL
ming velocity, but nevertheless, with ri
vigor. The panic has been sanctided to Iii
teaching us lessons of economy, which n
greatly needed. We are learning to gather II
the fragments, that nothing be lost. Peas9 i
in almost all our borders. Liberty has genoa
sway. Our Government is not seriously dls
turbed; art and science have been achiet he
new victories, and the press has been gaaIer
ing to itself augmented power. The destlc-
tive pestilence has been kept in the distare
it has neither walked in darkness nor weed
at MONDAY in any large degree, and nlbre
than all, the Cross has been grandly uplif I'd,
and Christianity has multiplied her foes.
''Praise the Lord We people," -praise, Hiukpn
the mountains and in the vales,-praise Em
in the temple, praise Him in the hene eiHae,
where love holds pleasing sway, let evoky-
thing that hath breath praise the Lordt
Now let US glance at our Grz E6e,1ss,
which surpass those of any other nation in
the aggregate. In hoary and enlightened En-
gland the ballot, as yet, is not in the HAMS Of
all The masses have not a voice in making
the laws which involve the life, liberty and
property; and yet England is improving.
Here, however, it is far different, and, far
better. l believe in the principle of stern
justice, in tazation and representation; be-
lieve in making all human beings, not crimi-
mails equal before the law. If all have the
right to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness," they have right to the ballot, to de.
fend it, be they male or female-carved in
ebony or ivory, for there is as much difference
between me and black man as there is be-
tween black man and me. When we give
to all the ballot we are simply carrying oul
the golden rule-"As ye would that mer
should do to you, do ye even SO to them. Lei
the people, the entire people of proper age
of both sexes, who are not criminals, have
lawful access to the ballot-box, then can w
truthfully sing, "America, the land of'ths
free and the home of the brave" for it re-
quires bravery to dare to do right.
1t will be-snd is to large extent-s
country to which the oppressed of all land.
are resorting, and who pant for true manhood
and that class of persons who are seeking true
development and liberty, when they come will
be no disgrace but benefit to US, being the
flower of other lands. suppose you feel like
saying, 4 pity the rest if those already here
are the flowers But beg you to remem.
Der, all flowers are not modest little vi0lets-
some are tall sun-fowers, some are rough
looking and coarse for want of care and cut-
ture, not generally for want of brains, but fol
the want of opportunity. They seek home
here because of their innate love of liberty, and
their ambition to improve if not excel, and
after awhile they become the strongest and
bravest defenders of that liberty they sought
and found. Such a class of emigrants will
curse no nation-such need give US no alarm
The talent, the physical energy, the money,
the love of liberty, and the desire for success
they bring with them, will only enrict
our country and augment her growing power
giving them the rights of men where they
show that they are real men, worthy of oul
protection and trust. 'Tis true, some raga.
mullins come who, in their present condition
are no honor to any nation or anybody;but they
may bless us in calling into activity our re
form principles; therefore good specimens fol
experiment.
Let us now see what God has done for u
intellectually. We are literally reading, in
quiring and investigating people, and perhaps
no nation of the same numerical strength ha
more intelligence or ability. On this CONT
nent We have the largest book concerns il
the world. Our newspapers, pamphlets ant
magazines of every grade in the scale of poll
tics, science, mechanics, art, morality ant
religion find their way to almost every tow
in our land; some. yea many, that are scatter
ed broadcast, are; shriveling, blasting AM
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