The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-04-29
rmE REMovA1 ouEsfloN.


1t may be well enough, in the first NUM-
Der OF the democrat" to inform its reads
efs that one of the primary objects of this
paper, distinct from IFS political character,
shall be to urge the removal of the seat of
justice from Danville, to some more central
and convenient pla'-i. 1t has been an
lcct of deep concern for many years--afN
object devoutly wished and petitoned for
bya large majority of the people of Column
bia county; aud the cousuinihation of which
has alone been prevented by the extraordi.
nary eXerions of a few individuals whose
privateinterests are Unidentified with acontin.s
uance Of tie present oNE-coRNEREb location
We shall pursue the course dictated by our
prospectus, to task nothing which is not
clearly right, and to submit 10 nothing which
is wrong;'' and five do not prove our course
a just one, we will freely give up the con.
test to our opponents.
1t is with reluctance, however, that wd
arc constrained by a sense Of dutt, to COM
mence this campaign in the fist number of
our paper; but the course pursued by few
CT the "conscryatiyc' party in Danvile,
during the sitting Of our last term of court,
have rendered this early defence of the
rights and interests of the people both ne
ccssary and cXPahient.-IIy a system of
representation, which long practice has
rendered almost perfect, majority of the
Grandjury were Induced to vote fer the
| erection Of rIRE-PRooF BuILDiNGs. They
were told that $4,000 were living in the
county treasury, unappropriatcd, and not
needed by the county,-when, in fact, this
same $4,000 has been borrowed from the
Bank Of Northumberland, and for which
the County must pay a regular interest of
SIX per per annum. Bat a majority
OF the Grani-Jury were opposed to the ercc-
ton of fire-p7oof buildings, in Duyille, IN
der dny circumstances, and as will appear
from the following rccantalions were de-
/ ceYcd inio support of the measure by
means which we may hereafter state more
fully and more satisfactorily. The bill was
carried by majority Of Two-TwELvE vo-
( ting IN favour, and TEN against it, and had
Mr.. MCarty been present, (who was ab-
sent on account of sickness in his familv,)
and had not Mr.. Kressler, and some others.
been brought into the support of the measure
by misrepresentation, the will of the people
would have been sustained, and the present
! county buildings been considered sufficient
to retain the papers in the different Offices
until after the removal of the seat of Justice
which, in all probability, will not be a
long time hence. We, however, submit the
subJoined notices to our readers, apologize
ing, for want of time, for saying so little
on the subject, and promising little more
when our leisure, and better acquaintance
with the subject, may fit us for a full detail
of these proceedings, andthe privileges they
are intended TO jeopardize.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The undersigned, wishing to disabuse
public opinion in respect to his vote as n
Grand-Juryman, on the subject ofthe erec-,
ton OF Fire-proof buildings at Danyile.
Will now statethat he was influenced TO do
so by misrepresentation, and that he is NOT
only opposed to the project himself, as an
individual, but feels confident that large
majority of the people of Columbia county
are openly hostile TO the measure-believing
1t mere trick in some cunning ones of Dan
Ille 10 prevent r2noval Of The seat of JUS
ice to more central part Of the county i'm
conformity with the wishes and conve-,
nience of its citIzaus.
SANIIEIl KRESSI ED