Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-30

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and lnterrogate the delegates Many will admit
lat the County is too large who will not vote for
the Address and Resolutions
Col, Day, of Templcton, believed that no one
would deny that the time would come, when the
County must be divided. 1t was hard thing to
break away from old ties and associations But
VINO does not know that many of these towns have
10 go long distance by Rail Road to do their Coun-
" business. Had any one calculated the expense !?
lie had not, but he felt sure it would amount to a
considerable sum, much of which could be saved by
having the County seat nearer home. Now, if ever,
was the time TO separate. If we went now, Wor-
cester would take the buildings and pay the debts by
and by she would not be willing TO do it. Worcester
has kept herself back heretofore Her valuation has
not stood very high but it was by her influence that
those expensive buildings had been erected, which
r'valied IN magnihcence and spendor the old tie n
pies of Athens. OF late, Worcester had increased
rapidly IN wealth, but her proportion of the County
oeot had been assessed upon the valuation of I94O
fitchburg had also greatly increased, and he expected
that the next ten years would show as great an in
crease here as there We had had no advantages
until lately.
Colonel Lee, of Templeton, thought other and
better. plans could be devised, to obvate the Difficult
ties complained of, than dividing the county. Fer
one he rejoiced at the progress and prosperity of
Worcester If her proportion of the county tax had
heretofore been assessed upon the valuation of 1910,
1t was all right; but hereafter it would be assessed
upon her greatly increased valuation of 1850, which
would be great relief to the smaller towns, that
the help we need, TO pay off the county debt. He
was sorry to disposition on the part of some, TO
cast reflections upon Worcester. He rejoiced that
she had reared her temple with the huge columns 'to
rival the architectural glories of the old world and
he hoped that Ftchburg would be able to do like
wse We were not here day to find fault with
other parts of the County, but to Judge of the pro-
prjety of this proposed new County, by weighing
and examining the facts. And who was there that
honestly believed that two sets of officers could be
supported as cheapy one? The division of old
Hampshire had been alluded to as precedent but
tappeared to him, that gentlemen were not wise, to
bring her case up argument in the present in
stance. That division was not considered advanta-
geous by those who had advocated it. Hampshire
County was once County of importance in the
State Her influence was felt in the State and out
of 1t; but how was it now with her, and with those
Counties created by her dismemberment? Your talk
about Worcester Directing, is idle. She will not
complain. She is rich enough without US, and can
do without u.s. but we cannot do SO well without her,
Make this proposed divisions and we sink at once
Into little Insignificant agricultural eouusy iI,Idy
named or thought Of and without the capacity of
welding any influence in the State! He knew of
far more feasible plans for the speedy execution of
justice, than dividing the County.
Cutting up your Counties will not help you. In
the three Counties made of old Hampshire, they
had but three courts in year, altogether; we have
four in Worcester alone. He thought that New
England was the most favored spot upon the globe,
that Massachusetts was the pattern State, and the
County of Worcester the most desirable place for
man to live, within its whole borders. He should
resoutely oppose her ACKNOWLEDGMENT; he would
to sunder all those ties and associations
which had bound US together in a long career of
prosperity, and rush blindly into this project He
begged of gentlemen to count well the cost, and to
look well to it that they did not resolve upon that
course whichhe believed would ever be to them
source of disappointment and regret.
The question being called for at the close of COL
Lees remarks, objections were made from all parts
of the house.
Nath. Wood, Esq, hoped the resolutions would be
passed. cas- they did not bind any one, they simply
expressed the sense of the meeting''
| Mr. Gouding, of Philipston, said if they did not
bind the Convention to any action, there could be no
reason for passing them They had come here to
discuss the matter in question, but had been met by
Fitchburg with elaborate address and series of
resolves prepared by her citizens alone, without any
revision on the part of other towns, and he would
not vote for them with no more light than he then
had. Fitcbburg had larger representation here
than any other town, and if the vote was taken and
all her delegates were permitted to vote it would 20
forth to the world, that the voice of the Convention
was different from what itreally was.
Alvah Croker, Esq, was willing to have Fitch
burg taken out altogether. He was for free discus
sion and perfect fairness 1t was late when the
Convention assembled He did not think the mat
ter had been sufficiently discussed, and he wished
that the Resolves and Address could be laid upon
the table.
1 DR.. Wilder, Of Lcominster, moved that they be
printed for distribution in the several towns. and laid
upon the table, which motion prevailed.
On motion of Alvah Croker, ESQ., it was then
voted to ado~n to Wednesday, Jan. 18th, at nine
o'clock A. NJ, at the same place, ana the Conven-
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