Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-02-11
Mr.. EpITuR: There appears 10 be son

Mr.. EDITOR: There appears 10 &c son e
stering abauJ the county seat in othsr parts
OF the county, as well as in your town.
There are effDrts being made, it seems, to
remove tire seat of justice 20 Bellaire, or
some other place Now, in all conscience,
We had best let well enough alYne for the
present. Il the county seat is to be mnved
at all, lei il be plhce1 as near the Geu-
graphical centre of the county as possible,
SO tnat all can De eGua iy acc" inundated. -
But there is no just canse for removing now
at all. Let Us pay "f our pre<en, debts be-
fore We contract any others. IL would be
add NJ insult to injury TO increase the bur-
den OF taxation for such a purpose in the
midst of the present "deDlnrabie condition
OF our financial affairs" The idea of re.
moving il TO Beitaire Is certainly a very
onr->id"d thing, and must have BEEN ITCH
I'd down tie river somewhere, far The espe-
cjat benefit of The parent bird. Now we
Claim that a III liter which i OF equal in
ierest to every taxpayer in the c"un V.
! Chose on the West sid. as well rs thase on
the Eis,) should be E irly presented, and il
disposition manifested tn beneli: al! con-
cerurd. Tins We think is the spirit OF true
! RrpubiicaniSin, aud as such il should be
Practiced.
Do the citizens of BeIlairp suppose that
in the event of the county seal being es,
tAblished there, justice would be done to
the Western part of the county! Let the
unprrjudicet mind speak ont, and it will
answer emphatica!ly, No. And vice versa
il it were established al Barnesviile, or any
other point on the extreme Western line OF
the county, wonId the Eastern portion o.
I the county b. accommodated, We answer
M. The same might be said OF any pnin;
on the extreme North or South b I'd RS oil
the county, but it is unnecessary.
As,ron ,mers tell us that it is a law Of
nature, in the preservation: of the solar sys-
ten for all bodies in performing their revo-
l~utIons, to be drawn by the attractive ina
ence of the Sun. toward the common cen.
ire. Why not apply this rule to the case
in question:
Petitions have been circulated in d fer
ent parts O. the c"un'y, praying the L"gi<-
allure of Ohio TO pass hn act aut!InrIZ NJ
the voters of Belmont county 10 vote on
ii is question; hut with whrt degree "f -uc-
cess we 60 not know. AS there has been
none presented in his vicinity. Wonier
it cur fast friends down East supposed that
'har would do up the matter among them
selves. and not give us ronr fellows oul
here any chance in the matter at all. b.
III s as 1t may, when the vote is taken
ct if is taken NJ all we will surely be ou'
en-ma-se at the polls, to cast our vote,
against this unrrasunab e III ng. Oar pr 5.
eat debt, ard ia" necessary exp n Sc attend.
iIg The reGngal of the county seat, ha.
been set be!ure the people b. those W 10 are
sap 'bie of making a correct estimate. snG
We would ask the voters Of this cruaty &c
give this mater a careful invrstigIi an b.
fore actin. upon it a remnnstr nee set
t ny forth the trne state OF the case, (as VIC
beiIcve.) is being cir ulatai IN the corner o
the c"ui.ly; and the best OF all is, nesr
every body is ,ignngit If a vote should
be AIKEN on this question. at the proper
tue, Viii the people of Belmont cuun';
approve of the measure! We are Of The
opinion that Il v,ic". Tx" the sound % man,
walters, will be heard canning up from al
ports Of the county Excerpt Ec .laiTrl al
swcring NO. J.
SkWELsyHLr Feb 3 1919