The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-01-15

4 be affected either directly or indirectly
should be consulted But numbers are no
alone to be looked to in question of thi
local character. The Legislature will hard
Ily ipAict great and manifest injustice, ant
injury on minority even though the majori
ty may think that they will be benefited by il
If this were the correct rule, then there
would be nothing more than right, for thu
! Legislature to fleece the minority by direc
enactmenis, and confer the booty on the ma
jority. We Aatter ourselves that we have
already shown, that the People of Putnam
are as deeply interested in this measure, al
those of any other county. Let US then see
how they feel in relation to it. Judging
from the petitions, and remonstrances being
daily presented 10 the Legislature from Put
nam County, there is very small number o.
her people favorable TO it. But even judg
ing in this way they are not as one to six
compared TO those opposed to it. And
when the means made use of to obtain sig.
natures are known, it will be seen that no part
of the people of Putnam County fayors the
project. The appliances used to obtain sign
ers to the petitions in this county, are of a
piece with the tissue of frauds, and false
hoods, characterizing the whole transaction
on the part of the spectators of Wapaukon-
META. Nearly if not quite all the names to
the petitions asking for the erection of the
new county, obtained in the southern town
ships Of this county, have been got upon the
assurance, that by being detached from Put
nam County they would be forever exempt
from the payment oftaxes on account OF the
Putnam County debt. And that they never
would, or could be called upon to pay taxes
on account of the Indebtedness of Allen
County because they had no partin contract
ing it. Thus part of the People of those
four townships, have been induced TO sign
the petitions, being made to believe ths,
thereby they rid themselves Of a county debt
of $1,000! In addition TO the names OBJ
tanned in these four townships, few have
been got in Ottawa and Blanchard. BY an
examination of remonstrances already before
the Legislature, circulated in the same town
ships, after the petitions, it will be seen that
many, who had signed the petitions have
afterwards signed the remonstrances, and
some of them have appended note to their
name, stating that they had signed the pc
tition without reading, on being told that its
object was to effect relocation of the coun-
ty seat of Putnam County at the town of
Ottawa. And the undersigned from actual
inquiry, give il as their opinion that not one
name has been obtained to the petition in
favor of the new county in either Ottawa, OIL
Blanchard township, with any other under
standing Than that it was to produce speedy
removal of the county seat of Putnam Coun
ty to Ottawa: And most of them under the
assurance that the petition prayed only fo
that object.
But there are other means that have beer
resorted to, to obtain names TO their pel
tions, sill more fraudulent and corrupt thar
these. A fund to pay for signatures ha'
been established at Wapaukonnetta. Ant
emissares have been sent out from tina
point to scour Putnam county, and pay mo
ney for signers to their petitions. This thu
undersigned hold themselves in readiness tc
prove before any tribunal, that one of those
emissaries so stated to kindred spirit II
this county, and offered TO advance funds 70
| the same laudable object.
Such are the means made use of to So
cure friends to the new county here! Firs
they are promised exemption from taxation
Secondly, that every mans farm shall be
made the site of a seat of justice, which j.
admitted can never be removed from Kalida
And finally when every other means has fail
ed they are offered money for their names te
the petitions.
And they ask the erection of the county
because the people interested are in favo
of it! This is one means TO secure MAORI
ties, it is to be hoped, peculiar to the pipe
layers of Wa2aukonnetta, and to which the
Legislature Of Ohio, is, and will forever con
tinue to be stranger.
Having taken this hasty view of the pro
posed measure, we leave it in the hands O
the people, and their Representatives, be
leying that they can not look with any de
gree Of appreciation on measure s.
fraught with fraud, and injury to the peopl
Of this county.
And the undersigned, on behalf of tn
people Of Putnam county conclude by pray
ing the Legislature to indefinitely postpon
the bill to establish the county of Az
glaize.
!; J.J. ACKERNAN,
BEN. METCALF,
T, R. MCCLURE,
G. M. GODFREY,
GEO. SKINNER.
Kalida, January 10, l646.
We append the two following sections Of tn
. . act passed Jan. 3, 1884, entitled "an act
a organize the county of Putnam, and establis