The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-05-16
Resolved, That the impassable swamp be-

tween northern and southern Williams coun-
ty, so much spoken Of, and so much denoun-
ced by our friends in Defiance, consists of
the legal voters of Williams county, who had
intimated to the hungry Office holders and
office seekers, in Defiance, that the public
teat was about 10 be removed from their
official lips, and had they, as heretofore, been
permitted to hold all these Offices, and been
still supported by the peoples money, they
would never have dreamed of an impossible
swamp between northern and southern Will
liams county.
Resolved, That we envy not the quiet Of
the consciences of those men who have made
such false representations in the townships
of Tiffin, Farmer and milford, in order to
induce portion of the voters of these town
ships TO sign their petitions.
Resolved, That the majority of the COM
mittee on New Counties, in the Senate and
House, have exhibited disposition, in refns-
ing TO hear from those opposed to the new
county, in refusing their remonstrauces, and
in holding private meetings 10 consider this
subject at which the friends Of the new
county of Defiance were freely admitted and
those opposed TO it excluded, which ough
and will render them contemplate in the
eyes Of all honorable men.
Resolved, That we view the action o.
those Members of the Ohio Legislature, who
voted for the division of Williams county, as
an act unprecedented in legislation, and we
consider those gentleman who have been so
heartily engaged in wire working and log.
rolling for the last six months for the division
of this county, unworthy the name of enlight-
ened citizens.
Resolved, That those members of the late
Legislature who opposed The passage of the
infamous and unjust act creating the new
county of Defiance, for their untiring zeal in
our behalf, merit from us, and all interested
in the cause of justice, our sincere thanks.
Resolved, That it is the duty of all we'll
disposed persons, faithfully and fearlessly
unite, regardless of party considerations, in
expressing their disapprobation of a measure
of SO fatal tendency, and in attempting 10
procure a restoration of our former bound
aries.
Resolved, That Levi Cox and Samuel
Quinby of the Senate, and John Brown OF
the House, are the bright spots in the whig
Legislature, and that TO them, and the whole
democratic portion of both Houses of the
Legislature, for their sense of Justice and
zeal for right, we tender our sincere and
heartfelt thanks
Resolved, That Samuel Quinby, Levi Cox
and John Brown, will be remembered in the
he q rfa of tha paonla ,f VU;Il;o,~oo ...,,... Il -
II. G. Phillips, and his son-in. law, Senator,
and the other land speculators engaged in
the passage ofthis iniquitous bill will be forgot
ten with all the nefarous schemes which
they have originated for their personal ag-
grandizement.
Resolved, That the whole scheme for
erecting the new county of Defiance has
been got up, carried on, and consummated
solely by land spectators, office seekers and
loafers, and is matter in which the real
people of the county had nothing to do, and
in which they could not be heard.
Resolved, That the passage of said act is
alike repugnant 10 all wings and democrats
of Williams county, who are not under the
influence of local prejudices.
Resolved, That the erection of the new
county Of Defiance is wrong in principle and
unjust in its operations, and in commercial
point Of view will be productive of evil even
to legislation-favored Defiance, and had the
citizens of Defiance been capable of taking
an enlarged and business-like view of the
matter, they could not but have seen it.
Resolved, That so great and so numerous
are the evils of this act, that the experience
OF the next ten years will not develop all the
injury which has been thus ruthlessly COM
Ifitted.
Resolved, That the Hon. G. M. Aten, of
Columbiana, is entitled to the thanks of the
people of this county for introducing bill
to repeal said act, and that we approve the
conduct of our late Senator and Representa-
tive in their able and jealous opposition to
this iniquitous act. and that we point the cti-
zens of the State to the fact that the friends
of the new county of Defiance, in the Legis-
lature, were from distant parts of the State,
and consequently knew little of the effects
OF so unjust measure.
Resolved, That we appeal to the lovers of
equal rights and exact justice throughout
the State, to restore 10 us the former bound
aries of our county, and we cheerfully invite
them to candid examination of our claims.
Resolved, That in the moral government
Of the world, it is impossible that measure
got up, carried on, and consummated with
SO much barefaced fraud and deceit, can
ensure any real permanent benefit TO its pro-
ectors.
The meeting was then ably addressed by
several gentlemen-after which, on motion.
i was e
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by the President and Sc
;retary, and published in the Defiance De-
nocrat. Ohio Statesman Kalidn Van1nra