Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-15
THE HERALD.
LANCASTER, SATURDAY, APRIL Is.
n,v,S1oN OF GRANT COUNTY.

n,vISIoN OF GRANT COUNTY.
:. ,he House of Representatives, on Mon
a,v The srd of March Mr.. Price presented the
constance of the grand jury of Grant county,
-,;ost division of said county. m
~, Plat offered the following resolution;
pssoved that the Committee on Corpora
lions be instructed to consider the remons'rance
of,be Grand Jury of Grant county against Inc
division of said county, as the remonstrance OF
.ix,een citizens of Grant, and not as an ofhciai
documen, from said grand jury.
Mr.. Walker moved 10 lay it on the table,
when Mr.. Price moved an indefinite postpone
mon, Of The whole matter. On that notion
Mr.. Plat, spoke a, length in favor OF the disi'
sion of the county, but the motion TO postpone
preyailed. AYES 2l---NAys 3.
This is certainly wholesale manner Of
treating the subject, and we presume that our
friends on the other side of the Rubicon, that
is the Big Platte, will so consider It.
If the above vote is to settle The matter for
this Session, and we presume u wili,---the
Inhabitants of the eastern part of the county
who may be in favor of division, will no
doubt make the dirt fly 10 procure fulalment
Of their wishes at the next session of the
Legislature.
From the very commencement Of the aglia-
ton of this matter, in the county, it has ap'
reared 10 Us that the most satisfactory mode
of disposing of it, and forerer. would be by
the votes of those interested; and we are the
more inclined to this opinion now, as the
Papers" are said to shew about as many sign.
ers against as for the measure.
IL has been asserted that the division pro-
ice, was originated with The sole intention Of
increasing the importance Of Plattevile.
Well, we think that the citizens of Platte.
vile are perfectly right in using all honorable
means to promote the prosperity of their own
beautiful town-..for Platteville, is now, and
we hope will ever continue to be, an ornament
to the western par, of the Territory.
But "reuenons nos moutons" the Legisla-
ture, SO long as they see proper to pass rough.
shod over the petitions for division without
enquiring into the merits thereof, just SO long
will this matter be agilated.
tits now, and will continue to be, until de-
fnitely settled, prolific source of ill-humor,
jealousy, and ill.natured rivalry, between the
Eastern s. Western sides Of the comfy. Better
nv far. as in the case of man and wife, to be
separated than 10 be continually quarreling.
Blu, wash. that vote perfect sockdolaeer
.--2l to 3! ~
Oh! Colonel, the Major took the shine oil of
you there.
Up. S. Since writing The above, we
have received the Wisconsin Democrat OF the
Ilth inst, in which we note that on the 9Th
the Committee ofthe House of Representatives
to whom the petitions and remopstranccs re-
ia,ive TO division Of the counties Of Grant and
Iowa had been referred, made report agans.
the division.
We take the following from the Enquirer of
the 9Th inst.
People Of Wisconsin! look out for TAxEs..--
You will see by the following titles of bills
introduced and now pending in the Council.
that the members Of the Assembly intend 10 be
well paid for their sham session:
No. 43, "a bill to provide for the payment
OF the expenses of the Legislative Assembly"
No. 46. "a bill to provide for payment Of
the Legislative Assembly from the LIST Of Jan.
uary, ls43, to March, 1843:"
No. &c, "A bill to provide for the payment
of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly.
exclusive of arrearages, prior to January LIST
ls43."
No. Al, IA bill to provide for the paymen,
ofexpenses ofthe session Of the Legislative As.
sembly commencing March 9th ending March
25lh. ls43."
1.-THE above may be true, yet, we do moi
believe tina, our Legislature really intended to
make the people Of Wisconsin pay for any Of
their Sess ons by taxation.
ADJOURNMENT or THE LEGIsLATURE.-We
learn from Madison tina, the Legislature will
adjourn on the 18th inst,