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To tie CsniIsssen Jnstiess Of JsGsrsen County,.
VIII you permit two, or three, or four, or
more, humble individuals, your fellow .citi-
zens-and we would fain hope, good men and
true-resPectfuliy to address few plain re-
marks TO your Worships, upon subject inte
resting at this time, not merely TO yourselves.
N sour public capacity as magistrates COM
posing the Court Of Jefferson County, but To
the people OF The county generally.
IL is well understood, NE believe. tha. the
county court Of jefferson has CONTEMPLATED
the creation OF new Court-Eiouse; and with
that view, provision has been gradually made.
by levying money from year 70 year. II il n
point conceded, too, by almost every one
that the building AT present used, is totally
inadequate for the purposes Of court-house
The people themselves, who arc In fact the
true parties concerned, are not only willing
but anxious, that neS eouIt-house should be
proyided--o0e indeed, not merely moro suita-
bio Tor the public business, but in every way
more worthy OF the county. A committee
was appointed at court during Tic past
summer, with directions to select a suitable
site, aud TO report n plan. That committee
repoIted-an order was made, direettng the
Sheriff to summon the acting Justices TO ap-
( pear and determine finally IN regard TO tic
subjest-and thst question will be deGDiiive-
y acted upon at The ensuing quarterly term.
The committee selected lot, which, howe
vef eligible u Eaay 10 for Me purpose intend
ed, does not, neverthelcss, concentrate upou
general unanimiiy; many objections sxis,
against iis adoption. 10 short, there are djf.
ieulties IN the way which seem to be ipsu.
perabIe.
/ u the first place, sn act Of assembly would
be requisite to sanction the stsPi which, how.
ever feasible in itself, would neSertbsIess pro.
duce delay, and probably sons vsxation too
IN the second place, tic price az which ths
lot Is beld, (sStl0,) although Il may not b
deemed too high, yet would BE- withdraw ms
that aEount from the fund sapplied Coz ,ls
building; which expenditure may be. an
certainly ought v be, prevented. BOT On.
most serious objection, aud one which m IA,
nature Of things cannot, I apprehsnd, be re-
moved, 10 thiss The lots, OF grounds, upol
which The public buildings now ace, weru
e@aVeyed By the grantoP, in trHsf, for the pur
pose % erecting upon them q courthouse
Se' There u no question az 10 the intentio,
OF ne gFantor be intended them for "a,
! p1oiie ne, ard for no other. But The word
81 the Deed, are eoDclutiva In themaelves.-
Nov, lsEal. question: arises, vhsthsr the ID
AMI courthouse, when theJ Geese % bs uss,
ior puhlis purPoses, ~ such, viii not revert I,
The original granior, and thencsforth hseon.
! totally vested ont Of the court One of m.
objects bad N viow BY the eoamnlee, was I,
make sale Of tbs present los add eouri-houss
and appropriate The purchase mooey 10 a.
building fund. Bot who would purchase pro
perry uiih such . cloud hsaEing over tbe 4,
J ueP The house and lot together, undsr sael
circumstances, Woaid not bring 5000, ~
sun ProPosea % Be Eivou for TIRE new lot
Boz permit ne now 70 shea n what name