St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-04
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MEssRs EDIroRs As we suppose
the question of the removal of the
County Seat Of Floyd County, from St.
Charles to some other part of the
County, will be submitted to the legal
voters thereof at the ensuing April
election and as, therefore, the merits
and dement's of the various places
proposed are proper subjects for dis
cuSsion, we propose to make few re-
marks thereon first touching slight
~ upon an article by Mr. Wilberforce
in your paper of February 25th, which
we suppose was intended to be in ad.
vocacy of the Geographical Centre of
the County as proper place for the
County seat of the same, although
there was but little in the article to
warrant such conclusion. His whole
argument is this: Arc there no nat
ural advantages at the Geographical
Centre of Floyd County? ?" and he an
swcrs the question himself, thus Is
it not upon commanding eminence Of
rs rich and beautiful prairie as can be
found between sunrise and sunset ?"
And that is all! Surely, we cannot
accord him more than he claims. We're
there other natural advantages "
doubtless they would have been duly
chronicled and as they are not, it is
fair presumption that there are no
others. Heavens to think, in this
country, OF natural advantages" for
"a town consisting of rich and beauti.
fnl prairie, especially when the "com'
manding emincncc consists of the
slightest elevation Imaginable Where
are there not natural advantages i? ]
once heard of a man sowing two BUSH
els Of turnip seed on one acre Of land,
and come to harvest, to use his own
graphic language, he had lone eter-
nal turnip!" Apply the case to our
County. Lay out village upon eve
ny spot affording such natural advan-
tages, and you would have one eternal
toaem! We think nothing further need
be said at present about the Centre of
the County being a proper place for
the County Seat. Mr.. Wilberforce's
whole argument was exhausted in |
asking and answering his own ques-
ton and there we leave it-not the |
article but the argument.
Dir. Wherefore is disposed to be |
communicative. He tells us, "Prai-
ries much larger than ours do settle
up" Who denies it? Again, at is
an insult to the fair fame Of our Coun- |
ty and State to say that our broad
pralres will forever remain unsettled."|
Who said they would forever remain
unsettled? Why answer charges that
Were never made? What relevancy
has 1t to the subject? As well talk
OF the RESIDENTS recent Kansas mes
sage-'twould he equally german to
the subject. AS to our theory, we are
not aware OF having advanced any
such, as Mr.. Wilberforce imarines
No-God forbid-far be it from ma IN
rob the neglected ones" Of the pro-
ceeds of their labor. "yerily, he ia
quite pathetic" ..
Hear him further 1--WE have a soil
here superior TO yours" Doubt it very
much. I'VE have better farming
country, more Improved and better wa
tered" We beg leave to dissent en-
entirely. Every one knows you are
two years behind us in improvements.
Doubtless you have good farming
country. We admit it; admit you
have water, stone, and some timber :,
but to admit that you excel us in any
of these, we cannot for a moment
We boldly assert that our farming
country is unsurpassed, and as to the