The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-05-07

LuSSrHe, HnN sHvNlu yen thirk prppeT, Won
| msy publish them.
Ny REASONS ARE,
/. Thal Geainbls ceunty is nov, smaN
IN ,efr!oty. anil itiequiros irsavy ;axs,ionl
10 keep op her courts. and pay oihsr neccs.
sary expenses, none Of which would be
| decreased were the county divided. We
| now seldom hsss fol, weeks cour, at a
srssea, and iae same expense, Or nearly,
FOR s'ie attendance Of Jurors, cous,aSes, &c.
wenld be required ii there were bat two
days. The ssrsr commissioners, ,sna county
| officers, ,ana all o,,cr expenses Of the coun.
| " would be lite came, while there would
be but two thirds ef the psesen, popr,a,ion
TO pay H. in addition lie prssen, county
huilGings must be re6yil, 81 The comfy ex.
rense within a few years, if ,Aay reraia at
Danyille, which, should the removal take
place, would oe entirely avoidad, as chi.
gems Of the county Offer 10 pat up sublio
buildings free Of expense ie tie coun.y.
2. The inhabitants OF Fisbingereek,
Sugarloaf, Orange, Paxton, and that par.
Of Bloom included, would net be acc5mmo.
dated, taking all things into consideration.
any better than they now are: They have
little or no Intercourse with Berwick, their
'rade being at Rloopsoufg and below which
is tho natural market for their lusbes asd
produce.
o. Knob mountain, which divides Brier
creek from FishIngcresk, presents an al
IDmost mpasse bic barrier to any direc, com.
muaicatien between ,se iva, SO tsat ,Asy
would iemain. as they nov are, Strangers 10
the eastern and centre OF the new Gouaiy,
with interests and asAoris,ions entirely dis.
coanscted living as it were, 'sirsngers in
a strange land
4. The inhabitants of the Greek townships
| taking ih;o consideration the circuious rout
they msst travel 20 l3erwick.i in consequence
of the naOuntaInous character o. the county
they must pass, would be tui little nearer
tbs. nlsse than DanviIie, yet, tkoy would
have 10 bear ihc burlheo: of the increased
expense that would inevitably follow tho
organization of nsw county, ,hisly popu-
lated, and from the nature Of it ,be.riory,
having large share Of mountains and brs.
ken lands within lis limia, must remain 90
at least, for ycars to come.
6. Tho same remsrks will apply 10
Paxton district Io &C 10 Berwick; ihsy
must cress Mills mountsiss, therefore be-
tween Berwick and Paxton there is now
little or ao Gom muncaiou.
9. Columbia connly has row but orc
Represena!ivo, and should ihe proposed
division take place, she would moi hays suf-
fcieni population lief, TO eniile her to oae
under the new apparliormen!. No ccaniy
ought certainly ic be digidad when /, will
leave her ~lhou. representation. This OF
Itself, is a sufficient objection, were there no
other.
7. A. seven eghhs Of the population
OF ColHe.bia comfy ,hst are iBc.uded with
IN the new eoan,y ptojeci,are opposed soIk
fro;a interest aei conyeneaes TO the scheme
what reasons are the !hsue they shou,d ba
made the scape goats 70 advance The interest
Of a few property holders al Berwick and
nanpille +! snd Why should the maEy.be
made to sofisr hat the few may rio, upon
the spoI!s srung rom lbe,r hard earnings! =!
There ia 10 j0auce IN Il, nor will any hon
orsh,e man either Gdmi. or ask il.
g. ssieM and Nesecpsck are the only
townships 10 hnzerue coaoty ihsl wcrld 10
benGlted by the new osuniy, and they have
no farther TO travel 10 Wi!kesbarre now.
than FishingcreeS and Sugar!saf wsu'd be
compslsd TO shotld the division take
place.
These arc a few among tho many reasons
that inalee me 80 oppose division Of his
county. may hereafter refer to others,
after planting, shoald have time.
A FARMER