Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-01-07
The County Seat-Me Getting of the
Anti emoYalists.

of the citizens of Belmont county
his day convened at the Court House, in
St. Clairsville, for the purpose of taking {
uHto consideration the subject of adopting
measures for preventing the removal of The
county seat FROM St. Clairsville.
Thereupon, en- motion of DIR. H. West,
Major BENTLEY was called to the chair.
and CHAs. H. ARIcK and J.. F. CHARLs-
WORTH appointed Secretaries.
On motion, the Chair appointed Or. Fl.
West, Ross ]. Alexander and d d. T.
Cowen a Committee to draft resolutions
and report business for the consideration of
the meeting.
During the absence Of the Committee,
the meeting was ably addressed by Judge
Cowen and Peter Tallman, Esq, strongly
opposing any removal either to Bellaire or
Barresviile.
The Committee made their report on
Resolutions, &C., which was adopted, as
foullows:
AND RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the public news
papers and others sources thai an effort
IS being made TO emo the county seat
to B~ellaire. or Barnesville; and, whereas,
many have been induced to sign the
ame as we Lave been informed, through
Misrepresentation, therefore be it
Re;oired, That in view of the great inc
quality, oppression, and injusticejof the
proposed removal of the county seat, we
will now and hereafter oppose the same by
all honorable means, believing that such a
removal is not at all demanded by the in-i
terests of the people, but to p great extent
by interested spectators, many OF vhoms,
reside without the State.
Resoired, That a Committee of ten per-
SONS be appointed to prepare an address to
the people of this county, upon the subject
oi the re@osal of The county seat, and re-
port the same at cur next meeting.
Resolved. That the aforesaid Committee
be instructed to have one hundred copies
of the Remonstrance, to the General As
sembly OF the State of Ohio, printed and
circulated throughout the county.
R.soiued, Tnat the several Editors of the
town and county newspapers be requested
to publish me proceedings of this meeting
in tceir newspapers.
KEMoSsTRANcE
To The General Assembly of the Stale Of Ohio.
The undersigned, citizens OF Belmont
county, respectfully represent to your Ion
orao'e Body that they are opposed to, and
hereby demonstrate against the passage OF
any law relatIng to the removal of tire
county seat o. this county, for the following
reasons, among others:
First-lt is now nearer the geographical
centre of The County, and nearer the centre
oil population than either Gainesville or
Bellaire.
Second-T'he towns, Bellaire and Barnes
vile, TO one of which it is proposed to re-
move it, are far irum the centre OF the
county aud The population, the former on
extreme East line, the Other within three
miles OF the Western boundary, without
any buildings ha:eyer that could be usen
for the pu ,iic service.
IhHd-At the present county seat we
have g I'd substantial public buildings, con-
venient and well located, having cut lately
erected "a new jail and Jail house at heavy
cost, and VI are much opposed to All enUi-
NOUS additional tax OF perhaps one hundred
and D1y thousand dollars (Sl5O 900 COY
being levied .or the erection ol new pubtic
Oui .dings.
Fourih-TEat there is cow a debt OF one
hundred thousand dollars $500. 600 OO) to
be paid during the coming tour years., with
interest at the rate of seven per centum
per annum, being subscription to the C pr
tai stock vi the Central Ohio Rail Road
Company, which stock is noW, and, more
than likely, ever will be, worthless.
~Fyth-Tnat our taxes, at present, are
greatly oppressive, independent of the sum
OF Sli7,0O GO, our Rail Road debt, which
must be paid within the next ioLr years.
SiriA-ThaI in view of these facts, the
people OF til is county gu 1t not to be put
to the expense, trouble and excitement OF
iii election on the question OF removal
In of the second resolution,
the Chair appointed the following COM
mittee to prepare an address, &C., and re-
port to the adjourned meeting on Saturday
next, to wit:
WEN. kENNoN, JR,
JUDGE r. ]. ALEXANDER,
jim rAGGART,
CHAs. Ii ARIcK,
PETER TALLMAN,
DR.. J HIN CAMBELL,
PATEIcE LucHARr,
HUGH NJ NELLY.
JUDGE JESSE BARTON,
JAMES PLUMNER.
Tn reuPon the meeting adj turned to
rheet at the same place son Saturday, next,
January 81 at l O'Clock p. NJ.
SOLOMON BENTLEY, Chairman.
CHARLES ii. ARIcK, } sscv,s
J. f CHA LEswoRTH,S
ST. GAINESVILLE, January 4, 1853.