Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-01-24
Division of the County.

Territory over 400 square miles which the county
con:ans-establish county seat at Cambridge
city, subsequently have the county divided near
tie centre, and make Richmond the seat of JUS
tice for old Wayne. Questions of this character
when once entered upon are of the most exciting
character. Appeals are made directly TO the self
interest of all concerned, and the entire popula-
ton have more or less ola direct interest iii The
location of county seats and the division and sub
division of Tia county. We sincerely regret that
this gu csion has been sprung at this time for of
all other times tho present IS tho most uDpropit
tious for the Wing party. If the time should
como for the division of the county, that time is
not the present, for all questions ola local char
actor arc calculated to injure the Wing party.
When the Wings enter upon any measure, they
do it honestly and from puro motives; but their
political opponents make every thing bend to par
ty. and they will sacrifice, honor, truth, and cv-
cry thing else that cha racterize honorab bic mon to
place one of their party in power. The leaders
OF that party know The importance of single
vote in the next Legislature. They know too,
that they cannot obtain vote from this county
unless by division oftho Wing party, and they
Will spare no pains or labor to create such di-
vision. Thoy know that the State is TO DO dis
trictcd next ycar-that if they can then obtain
a majority they will form the districts in such
manner to secure to their party tho asccndan-
cy IN tho legislature Cor perhaps twenty ycars-
that minority their party in the next lopisla-
turo will secure to them an L. S. Senator, not
only then, but for many years to come. We
know. AID we speak by the book. when We say
that VIC that tho loco party in this state in
tend to make a more vigorous effort than thoy
havo over yet made to carry tho State next Au-
gust. Their plans will be secret. They will
deny that they making an effort at tho time
they are most actively engaged. They will pri-
vatcy visit every man of their party IN the coun-
ty-thoy will be found skulking in every nook
and corner whore they think q vote is to DO OBJ
tanned, and all the tmo protesting that they are
doing nothing. expect to do nothing. They arc
here offering TO vote for Wing ticket, if pledged
to division Of the county, though they modestIy
say that momber of their party would be worry
advantageous to tho cause. Blu: hope tho
Wings of this county satisfied with tho plodg-
made by locos-they have no; forgotten the
base ,roachory Of David Hoover, who was both
publicly and privately pledged to vote for wing
L. S. Senator, and whose vote elected T.. A. TI,n-
ncgan to tho seat which would now be occupied
not been misrcprosented If David Hoover be-
traycd the trust rcposcd in him, where is there a
member of his party who can be trusted AS a
private individual. and in every sphere of lfe he
is as honorable there is in the party.
He possessed tho confidence of largo ma oritv |
of the people Of tho county, doing that nc,
which should consign him to deep infamy, he
done nothing more than tho bohosts of his party I
To obtain place and power, the locos sustain all
mcans-no matter bow base aud dishonorablo.
But object is now, to express our humble
opini on of this scheme. We believe that if not
gotten up in the first place by the locos they re
now. and will endcavor TO mako political capital
out of it. Wo would suggest as the better policy
for tho Wings to pursue in this matter, to let the
question rest until after the election Elect
Wings. honest and true, to the Legislature, and
hen if there is disposition TO divide tho county.
let petitions be gotten up for that purpose; and if
majority of the people of tho county arc in ia
,or of the division, tho members thus elected WILL
10 doubt. chccrfuy obey the instructions which
nay DO given to them.
The election of wings. however, should be
paramount to every other consideration. and we
,onuro the wings to consider well before the act;
md under consideration permit a loco to be
elected TO the legislature.
We cannot close this article. without express
ing private opinion, humble as it may be.
pon the main question of the division of the
ounty. We opposed 10 it in any way or
manner whatever :-because it is in the first
ia &C unconstitutional, and therefore canno, be
one. The Constitution in tho formation {
f any new county, no old county shall be redu-
ed below four hundred square miles. This coun- 7
is said to contain surplus of SIX square miles t
My; and a division of the county can only be Q
ad by pa pable evasion of tho constitution i