Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-10-04
DIVISION OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY.

Al a Convention Of the Citizens Of sew
eral Towns living In and adjacent 10 the
Housatonic Valley, holden Al Cornwall
Bridge, ON the 2Isi day Of September inst,
for the purpose of adopting such measures
as would further our common otJecl-the
formation Of new County in said Valley.
On motion, the Hon. PETER BlERCE,
vas chosen President, and Henry i. FuL>
LER, appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated by
julius B. Harrison, Esq, Of New Milford,
| who also clearly pre- we'd i'll some very able
remarks, that not only the convenience OF
the inhabitants required, bnt their interests
imperious!y demanded the formation nt a
new County in the HouSatOnic Valley
that the internal communication and chan
nels of business in Litchfeld County, hav-
ing within few years materially changed,
our interests called for corresponding
change in the places of doing our County
husjness-thal in the western section OF the
Comfy. business naturally centerGd 10 the
Housa,onic Railroad, and as consequence,
thai section would be much better accom-
modaled with a county seat on that route,
than with it's present locati"n-that every
consideration OF duty and interest promp'
ted to the change, while no real OyecttO"
could be mged against it
The Convention was further addressed
by the Hon. President aAd Mes*rs. HAIRS
SON, Gregory and Andrews, OF Cornwall
DR.. Lacey and F. Chiuenden, Esq, OF New
MiliOud, and several other speakers, al OF
! whom b0,e scifness 10 The great Inconven-
| ience under which The Inhabitants of this
valley labor in having the County Sea''So
far removed from the natural course OF their
business, aud the great necessity, as well as
| the almost universal dpshe for change
that our common good would be the result
of success.
On motion, the following resolutions
were adopted unanimously:
| Resolved, That we believe the true in
terests Of this section OF the State requires
that a new County should he formed, 10 be
composed of those towns lying in and ada
cent 10 the Housatonic valley, and that we
will use all honorable means TO effect that
object.
Resolved, That Committee of five be
appointed 10 draw up a statement OF the sew
eral towns 10 be formed into new County,
OF the advantages TO be derived from such
result.
DIR. +. B. Lacey. of New Milford, Hon.
w. M. Burial, o: Canaan, ]. L.. Stuart, OF
Kent, Harry lockwood, Esq, of Sharon
and E. w. Andrews, Of Cornwall, were ap-
Pointed such Commi.tee.
Resolved, That Central Committee OF
three be appointed whose duty 1t shall be
To take general supervision OF the whole
subject and 10 eah meetings a, such times
nd places as they may deem advisable.
| Dr.. y. B Iarcpy. Hon. Peter Bierre and
Alexander H Hol.ey, Esq'rs, were appoinle
such C"mmit,ee.
Resolved, Tha, Committee Of four, be
| appointed as a Town Committee, in those
towns of The proposed new County destitute
of such Committee.
Whereupon, the following gentlemen
were appointed:
Cornwall.-H. C. Gregory. Peter Bierce,
Geo. Wheaton and Joseph Essex.
Sharon.-Dr. Ralph Deming. Richard
Smith, Jas Orr and Seth B. 81. John.
Sal,sbary.-D. ]. Warner, VIM. P. Rus.
sci. A. Holley and L. Richardson.
| Canaan.-Wm M. Burial, 8. c. Hos.
lord, c. liant and NJ. T. Granger.
| Warren-Geo Starr. Clark s. Swift:
Russell Garter and Elijah Hayes.
Washing ion-W Walter D. Sperry.
| Resolved, That the Secretary be instr"e-
ed to notify the several Committees Of their
respective appointments.
Resolved, Tha, the several papers in
Litch6eid, Bridgeport and Danhnry, are
| requested to publish the doings OF this meet
! irg.
Resolved, Thatthis Convention do now
adjourn sine die
PETER BIERCE, President
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