Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-01-24
DivisIcm OF ll.c County of GRAFT.

The " American" admits that tie PROPOSED
division Of the county, would leave the ex.
tremes as far from The county sea, as they now
are but says Iha, Plalieville is The nufurul
centre for the cas-, side OF The county. The
American then. yields The ground frs, as.
samed. viz j: that the mere distance Of he
extremes Is such as 10 require division Of
the county; and falls back for defence behind
new assumption. viz: that Pas:eyils is the
natural centre Of tho east side Of the county.
and that therefore the county ought to be d..
vided. Now If by natural centre, The Amer-
can means The geographical centre Of the
eastern half Of Grant. i, is not true that Platte.
vile Is the centre; for il ia within thee miles
Of the circumference. If by natural centre.
the American means the centre Of population
OF The eastern side Of The county. il is not lrue :
and several miles south Of PIs,ieville. II by
neutral centre, the American means 10 say that
Nature has given Plateviie any extraordinary
advantages over any and every other spot IN
tho eastern half Of the county, making i, the
inevitable focus OF trade and business for
region Of country so miles long and IL miles
wide, then that is no, true, and il true. would
be a very insufficient reason for dividing The
county.
Accident, fortune. and enterprise. not Nature
have indeed made Plalieville the most in port.
ant town In the eastern half Of the county. In
the mines, especially Tho relative business i'm.
porIsncc Of towns is always fuc,oa,ing
PlanevilIe in three years may have rival
within five miles OF il. now lying In caverns
Of undiscovered ore. and ready TO leap into
existence, as Minerva sprung from the brain Of
Jupiter. ], would BIO no more strange than il
10 that Benton should have sprung up within
o twelve month under tho wing Of Ne. Dig.
ginrs, and already overshadowed lha, town
The natural centre nigh, then be some where
else; ard II natural centres. or business centres
ere 10 determine The location Of county seats,
Il would be jadicioue 10 b"iId the Coun house
and jail upon wheels, ready TO follow the nrt-
urai centre wherever i might 60.
This natural ccn,fo argument would be Just
10 forcibls FOR dividing Wisconsin North and
South. as for dividing ,his county. Milwaukee
is a Natural centre. Po,osi ia natural centre.
Racine will soon be natural centre. Prairie
du Chen would DO another natural centre
Green Day anolber---snd in short il every
natural ceniro could have q slice Of Wisconsin.
Madison, the present geographical centre, with
its public buildings. would be lefi The centre
Of no,chere; and there would be rs many
Wisconsins as there are villages.
Now we assert that Fairplay is tho " naiutal
centre" Of the South eastern quarter Of the
county. II Pla,,eville can divide Grant and
be tho county seat. because she Is In the (" ma
iural centre" Of the East half Of Grant, why
canno, Fairplay claim division Of tho rro.
posed county Of Platte. because Fairpiay is
The natural centre Of the South half Of Platte
county
THIS natural centre argument is +" all in my
eye" ard sas carefully suppressed until after
the petitions had been circulated.
Tho whole matter resolves itself into this
Il Gran. county TOO longl No. Has |, too
much taxable propeny' No. Are tho ex.
lremss too remoie' No. Is II too wide =
Yes; says Plausvile. II IL too trids for il
you divide il Eas, and West, | can't be the
county seat; and II yoa don'i divide il a. all,
can, be the county seat.
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Fiction Corncrcd.