Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-04-01


sides myself, may be at loss to determ;m,
The division of Old Hampshire, it is wsi
known, was made from party motives Al
views; and was not fair expression Of hon
est public sentiment. 1t may be, no,u, III,
the inhabitants of those three counties wonI
be unwilling to re-unite, and for the yens
good reason that they each have valus6
and expensive public buildings, and hr
of county officers Of their own, and mn,
sacrifice much property in their buildin,
by such union. One thing is CERTAIN
that is, that many of the most respectaN
citizens of the three counties have time Al
again expressed their deep regret that IN
Hampshire was ever divided. They lame,
it as the day when that good old county ID
much of its power, much of its respectabilh 81
much of it's healthful tone in the councils
the Commonwealth. This feeling is prob
bly, more general than the writer is AVA
of In addition to this he opposes the i'd
that the influence of the County of Worce
ter would be impaired by division. A.
remarks that this objection will deserx
consideration, when it is made to apnsI
that five Senators from Worcester more N
urally coalesce on any question of nation
or State politics, than any five Senators fnN
as many different counties in the state
But he has not met and answered the obe
ton fairly. Though to him it appears nvI
ferrous that large whole should posseI
more united influence, than if divided Al
sub-divided, the several parts would posses
to others of sound common sense there
nothing marvellous in it, but on the contra
it seems natural. County lines we kno 4
are something, and the individuals of h
same county are more together than a.
citizens of other counties. The local bud
ness, the public business, calls them togeths
They become better acquainted with es
other, they have many things to act uD,l
and transact in common; the very circuI
stance of frequent meetings produces
greater unison of feeling. Opinions al
compared-sustained-modified or chang
mind operates upon mind-the views 4
the community become concentrated; at|
what is perhaps more than all, there is &
the mind of every citizen who possess
proper self-respect a feeling of honest prEI
in being the citizen of large county, II
bounding in wealth and resources, and rts
in the number and intelligence of its pom
lation. This pride peryades the whole md
the representatives, the senators, feel b
and it is felt in the halls of Legislation. &
division would materially diminish this n
spectability. 1t is so where large town &
cut up and made into number of small cd
porations. Their representatives do hi.
" coalesce," as the representatives of O.
same town before the division. This is
matter of daily observation. AS to countas
look at Hampshire do the three count b
carry that wholesome influence into d.
Legislature that Old Hampshire possesseI
before the year 1912? Oh no. It is almost /
entirely lost. These counties have no ou:
gar unity s.f. sAol;..s si1cy iIrrvU, y. .sevl
think that they have, different int tps
their views are bounded by countc line
they are jealous of each other; good felton,
ship has waned and become dim.
So far back as the time of the Reyolutia
the united influence of Hampshire was d
in the provincial assembly. The Adams
James Otis, Josiah Quincy, Jr. and Others
could not count upon carving their fayou
lite measures unless they could RELY uw
Hampshire. which moved in a solid phaanl
and told in every vote.
pass over some matters of less impuf
lance, for l fear have trespassed too niue
already, and will notice the subject of cou
ty expenses, which "a Citizen" touehs
upon in an off-hand manner. "The coun
taxes" he says, and all county expense
to be betrayed by the remaining towns, vii
not be varied, because the towns to be d.
off probably occasion about as much expens
as they pay" This is too important ma;
ter to rest upon probability Let us 90
facts. Ii o new county should be formed
another Judge and Register of Probate al
to be appointed and paid, and we shall har
our proportion of that increased expen5
Further, we shall have the pleasure Of pa
ing three new County Commissioners, ea
three dollars per day--a County Treasura
&c. Worcester County contains fifty-fcd
townsville proposed coanty embraces tws
ty-one towns. These twenty-one tow
will have to pay nearly the same expensa
which are now divided amongst the fA
four towns, in erecting public buildings.
IT not IN erecting them, in keeping them
repair, in furnishing them, in supplying tha'
with fuel, stationary, attendants, and the u
rlous other contingencies to which counts.
are subject. AS to County Commissioned
1t should be added that they will draw con
pensation for nearly the whole year. as thu
duties have been very much increased i
uniting in the new board, the former boal
of Highway Commissioners and the y
Court of Sessions. Besides, the salard
will be found too small, much too small, ID
the services, and the citizens may calculst
upon their being increased. 1t may then /
affirmed with great confidence that cd
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