The Kanzas news., 1858-03-13
The County Line Question--Eagle City
Resolutions.

The County Line Question---Eagle City
Resolutions.
Last week We published the proceedings
of the Madison County Convention, held at
Eagle City on the Cd instant; but it seems
that this report did not contain all the reso-
lutions passed-two of them having been
withheld at the request of their author, Mr..
Finley S. Graham. A gentleman who was
present has furnished them to US with the
request that we should publish them. vouch-
ing for their correctness. They are as fol-
lows:
Resolued, That we believe that designing men
of Emporia, Lawrence and other places, were In
favor Of changing the lines of Madison County to
benefit themselves personally.
Resolred. That We viii not support for Office any
man who is in favor of changing the lines of Mad
ison County.
These resolutions were adopted, but kept
from the published proceedings according
to the request of Mr. Graham who offered
them. The meeting was, as near as we can
learn, composed of persons living on the low
er Neosho and Eagle Creek-a majority of
whom are opposed to any change of county
lines whatever. But these men do not COM
prise a majority of the citizens of the couu-
ty by any means. We believe that a ma
jority of the citizens of Madison county are
in .tavor ofFehanging the lines of their
county south and east to township lines,
where they should be. This would not in
jure Madison county, and would greatly
benefit Breckinridge. What Madison would
lose on the north she would gain on the east.
With the Cottonwood settlement, Breckin-
ridge would be one of the best counties in
Kanzas. The interests of the Cottonwood
and Neosho settlements are identical, and
they cannot long be separated by county
lines. Nineteen-twentieths of the settlers
along the Cottonwood are desirous of hav-
ing such change made in county bounda-
ries as will bring them into this county.
What is meant by designing men in
Emporia and Lawrence we cannot tell, un-
less reference is made to petition that was
gotten up and presented to the Territorial
Legislature, praying for change of county
lines, and which we believe every voter on
the Cottonwood in Madison county signed.
In this they were not following the lead of
designing men" in any place, but were
consulting their own interests, The attempt
to ostracise these men from any participa-
ton in the Offices of the county was certain
ly dictated by very short-sighted policy,
and calculated to increase their desire to
change the lines SO as to bring them in an
other county. The Cottonwood settlement
is the heaviest in the county, containing
about one-third its entire population, and
will always exert controlling influence in
the election of county officers, etc.
We would advise our Eagle City friends
to ego slow,' lest they Unexpectedly run off
the track. They should not be frightened
at the doings of the designing men of
Emporia and Lawrence until they are act
ually burt. We have enough to do at home
without tending to the affairs of our neigh
bors, and are perfectly willing that they
should regulate matters to their own salts
faction If the people do not wish the
county lines to be changed they will always
remain as they are; and if they choose to
change them it will be done-gassy resolu-
tons to the contrary notwithstanding.
Since writing the above, the following
resolution has been handed to US, which
was offered by Mr.. Bailey, and passed by
the Convention, although not contained in
the former report:
ResolUed, That the climate of Madison county
will be too warm to permit the residence of any
Sheriff, Justice of the Peace, Constable, or other
officer elected under the Leeompton Constitution,
within its limits.
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