The Empire County argus., 1854-08-26

Dullt. ana otner incidental expenses OF removal
must be met and paid for. The cash cost Of these
expenses have been estimated at from seventy-fve
to one hundred thousand dollars, and it is conceded
upon all hands that be these expenses what they
may the county must 60 in debt to that extent.
Will it not occur to those who take contracts for
these buildings, that the time for the redemption of
the scrip issued for this purpose may he long de-
ferred and will not this reflection naturally and
unavoidably increase the expense Of this removal!
The collection of so large an amount Of revenue is
no inconsderahle item to be added to the cost of
this removal and it is also obvious that every con-
tract which the county makes until it finally pays
itself out of debt, will he made under the same dis
advantage with that contracted for the erection of
public buildings. All of these disadvantages must
be endured, and all OF this money be paid by the
citizens Of this county, without, we think, any
adequate motive or return. The people Of this
county have long been fattered with the hope that
the county debt would at length be liquidated and
now just they think the long deferred promise is
about to be fulfilled. they are told that they must
march bnck over two years Of their history. and
cmbarrass themselves with an immense issue of r.
redeemable Scrip. the effect of which will probably
he felt in this county for ten years to come
We are aware that it has been said that the
present county buildings are not 50 fine and COM
modou, as they might be- and that if ths county
seat is removed much more costly ones will be
erected. This we may be assured will certainly be
done. but whether it will be dictated by prudence
and sound policy on the part Of this county, is
matter of s.rious question. The affairs Of this
county have been transacted in the present county
buildings fr the last four years as efectualy for
the interests Of the county rs though they had been
transacted in much more expensive buildings We
think that these buldings will for the next three or
four years answer every reasonable and necessary
purpose of the county or at least. until such time
as the county will be able to erect Others without
involving itself in an unnecessary and embarrassing
debt It seems to Us that it is the part of wisdom
for man to wait until he is able To build nsw
house before tearing down his old one. To say the
least of it, it would be extremely doubtful policy to
trust the purse strings Of the county treasury t"
those who entertain sentiments Of such deep con-
tempt for our present county building. and VIII
have such exh0rbant and exaggerated notions of
the costlnesS and magniiccnce Of those whiot, in
their opinion should be erected in their stead.
We deem it scarcely necessary to state that what
ever debts are Contracted by our county, in the r.
movn Of the county seat must be paid tr'm Ih'
county treasury. So far as we are informed. there
is no promise or the shadow Of IL promise from a y
of the candidates for the county seat that would b.
the slightest security to the county for debts incur
red for that purpose. We merely mention this
subject because rumors have been afoat in the
county that one or more Of the candidates
designed (sh"uld they be fortunate to pr cure
the removal to their locaiion) erecting the public
buildings at their own expense and snch rumor>
in remote parts Of the county where they could he
circulated without contradiction, might cb,ain ii
credit to whicpthpy not entitled
Rumprs have also obtained some currency that
Cuoma had OF was about to decline in favor of al
other place. al such reports we beg leave now
and forever most emphatically to contradict Co.
Iona is and has been the county seat Of this
county. She has been made 80 by majority of all
the votes cast in this county and although by 20.
tical jugglery 1t has been 50 arranged that she
may be deprived Of it by one-fEth Of the votes Of
the county she can conceive Of no motive that could
make her so recreant to herself as to Withdraw
from the contest. She believes and will believe
until the last that fx it up as they may. that there
are enough and more than enough whose interest
it is to have the county seat located here to defeat
any attempt to remove it. whether it be by ma.
ority vote as the law which they had altered re-
quired or whether it be by plurality vote which
the special act lobbied through for the purpose has
arranged it.
Reference has been made to roads On this sub
ect we do not think that we have occasion to say
much we can. thanks to the enterprise Of some Of
our citizens afford to allow others to testify on this
subject We can say however that the roads do
not terminate here, neither does trade There are
points beyond us, and in the inhabited part of the
county too to which roads. and good roads, pass
through our town In all directions from this
place. too. we have roads radiating, not indeed TO
places out of the State but to thriving and prosper
Gus towns and rich and exhausiless diggngs in
the county
And while on the subject Of roads, would it not
be more to the interest Of this county to expend the
money asked for the erection of costly and expen.
sve public buildings, that can be very well done
without in the purchase of bridges and the general
Improvement of the roads in the county. But il
may be asked what security the people have tha,
this will be done The answer is that the matter