New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-29

The newspapers and leRaSa''. T'u'""' ~" ~
the same project was proposed quarter OF soen'aiy
ago when the population, wealth and oasansss OF INC
di.trc. comprising the proposed De" county WIZ
rot one third what they BOW are we unde'r'anu 'ia'
the movement has been regarded with iaVor oy INC
mass of the people Of the district ever since INC au'
ton Of Lew county was first mooted
The four towns from Ulster are said 10 oe un'A-
imousy in favor Of the project, and az least '"'.'
ourths of the inhabitants Of the towns proped u w
taken from Orange County-the only opposuon o''l''
ing from along the southern line OF the Ne" ov"",!
whore the distance and business are about equay w.
vided between Goshen and Newourgh Among VIZ.
-. r,ed sor the formation of the new County OF
Highland are the following; That NewourSh tue
natural business or commercial center OF the territory
10 be embraced therein; the inhabitants 10 'is"
freiehting banking, trading ETC., at Newpurehi '"e
p,apkroads and turnpike roads on when the Stages
market-wagons, ETC., run oil center IN Ne"ouisN'
There is no way of reaching Goshen, the county
seat of Orange Kingston, the county seat OF USER
BY public conveyance except through e"ou's"'
From shawapeunk and other towns in Ulster lying
south of the Shawangunk mountains, the people reao"
KINGSTON bv goipr TO Negburgh crossing the Hudson
River and travelling thence by railroad 10 hneoecA
where they recross to Rondout and thence by stage
roach KINGSTON. nus bulNolr, luiVA'i
others are obliged to travel over so miles, cross the
Hudson River twice and traverse two other counties
order their capital while in the new county such
trayelwoud not exceed % miles in any case Inc innao
itapts of the northern part of Orange take s'il''
roundabout way to reach Goshen. From TINS TAX On
time and money required in passing to and from .nei'
respective county seats to transact their county ou'
refs they claim that they should be reviewed. esPe
calv as in making these unnecessary Journeys .u.!
have to pass through Newburgh, which should NC
their capital 1t Is also urged that the present Is tue
most fitting tine for the erection OF the county HUN
the fact that new apportionment for Members oi
the legislature is to be made during the present
session. ,,s
Judging from the facts before US, derived enemy
from the report OF the Senate Committee already re-
erred to- il would seem that there are good anu SUM
Gent reasons for the action proposed Ihe movement
will no doubt be strongly opposed by Northern
and Southern Orange--more particularly oy parties
interested in Kingston and Goshen-aithougn 'ne
business which could be forced from unnatural sources
70 those towns by continuing the present state OF ths
would be but trAing and if were Otherwise we eau
not see that the fact would be sufficient Justnca'on
for putting so many people TO Inconvenience anu un'
necessary expense.
With the division proposed Ulster "ouiu Sun rum
among the most populous counties in the state WINE
Orange and Highland would respectively be more
populous than Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Genesee'
Greene Montgomery, Orleans, Schohare, or yoning,
and would contain more than twice the popula'loh Vi
Putnam. Richmond, Rockland OF Warren. The real
and personal property of Highland County, according
10 the census lust taken, would be as follows:
Real Estste.............s9,8sS SSs N, .,oo,sae
Personal AOi'''i~N'
Orange County, real. -. l2,0 $40 49, ,,.o
Orange County, personal 5,H4o'o-IotA''r l''''-'"
Ulster County. real, l,4Bld ...,
Ulster County personal 2,o66 2il-Total.. slS5liB5
So in point of population and wealth Ulster and Or
ange can spare material for Highland and still occupy
important positions among their sister counties.