The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-08-17
Court House Question.

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Here the matter. we suppose. rests, uu
al the facts respecting purchase and it'll
can be asccrtaincd. The Board vii
scarcely proceed to levy a tax, in order T.
provide a fund to purchase the land. au'
erect new buildings for the County use
until it is shown that the land selected
cUl be purchased, and a good title mad,
TO IT, This question, we presume, ear
scarcely be decided before the uctobc
election, and it deserves to bc viewed II
connection with that election.
Il is known to all that the legality o
the election on the question of removal L
now pending before the Circuit Court, and
! the decision will no doubt De rendered at
the next term The advocates of removal
say that IL that decision ,u>tain~ the legal
ity of the election, there j, to bc an end OF
the matter, and the proceedings of the
Board of Police under the former act Of
the Legislature is TO stand, and hy con-c-
| qucncr. al that has been done 10y the com
mi.,ioncrs of location is valid and bind
ing. so far A. it has been approved by the
Board Of Police The anti-removal party,
on the contrary. say that, let the decision
Of the Court be- as it may, they are willing
to a rc-suhmiSSiou Of the whole question.
IT, therefore, the Court decides that the
election was legal, and Mr. LorER should
be elected to the Legislature. the site Just
selected will stand, provided. the land can
be- secured. Mr. LorER is understood to
occupy the position that If the Court sus-
tains the last election, the people are to
have no more to say on the question. and
the Court House is to 90. II it 90, it is
to 70 to where the Commissioners have
located it. provided. as We have said, the
land can be procured ON good terms. and
Of this We understand they entertain no
doubt.
The bearing, now, Of all this upon the
representative election j. very readily
perceived. Il amounts simply to the
question Of whether the county seat shall
go to the place selected by these commits
sioncrS, or whether the people, now that
they know the place. shall have an oppor
tunity Of saying whether It is To go there OF
not. lf Mr. Lopez selected il goes there
whether or no. provided he stick. to his
platiorm-if Mr.. pantzler is elected they
VIII have the privilege Of saying whether
it 3. 10 60 there or not
Now, we ask the sensible. unprciudiccd
voters Of the county. which of these gen
tlcmcn stands upon the faire~t platform
the one most consonnnt with popular
rignn 1arcspcct for the will Of tn,
people. When the vote was taken upon
the question Of removal. last February
aud a. Il Is claimed. decided in the atlir
NATIVE. there was mo- point designated 9,
which the county seat was to 81. Thr
was an omission in the act OF the Legi-la
ture under which the election was held
and operated a. an advantage 70 the at
vocates Of removal. Now. however. O
place has been selected to which il Is pro
posed to carry il, and We hold that ny
every rule Of fairness. the people have 4
right 10 saw whether il shall 20 there. ri
stay az Paulding. orgo to some other place
But Mr. LorER says no-if the Court lie
cidcs that the last election was legal. YOU
the people, shall have no more to 50,
about tit shall 60 to a point which yot
knew nothing about when YOU voted bin,
for removal, provided simply the land cal
he obtained, and the commissioners VIII,
are presumed 10 know what they are talk
ing about, say that il c.ul be obtained. Mr.
D,SrztrR. on thcotherhand. says the que.
ton should not, under the present aspccto
the case, be removed from the people
that they have at all times the right 10 r,
view their own action, and that lac is lis
posed, In view Of all the circumstance
to give them an opportunity Of doing /,
In this instance.
We have heard a great deal during tai
controversy about the right. Of the peopl
the willof the people sc. We -houl
like 10 know who is now contcnling fo
those rights, and for the free exercise a
, that will. II certainly cannot be- thos
who are for refusing them the privilege q
saying whether the county site whic
these commissioners have selected sha
be left 10 their approval or rejection.
As to the place selected, it Is a matter
very great interest to the people Of Tia
county to know it, character and suitable
ty as a location fora town. since accordin
10 the programme Of the removal leader
, ithas IN 90 there Hoi1ts roi.ss, If the clectiC
Is declared legal and Mr.. Lopez elected.
Upon thiSwc shall not say much at pr
sent, because we have not seen il, and ca
not speak from personal knowledge b
intelligent men who hare seen il say
will not do Ohservunt men living in q
neighborhood. who know every foot
the ground and are well acquainted wi
the character of the soil, say the same
no good water can be obtained. and bel
!. on the verge Of Tallahala swamp, il
/, bound 10 be- sickly.
The action Of the commissioners,
(. rather, a majority Of them, in maxi
n this location. renders them liable to sew
auimadyersions. But a. we have no ,
position 10 stir up IN feelings on this s
IN icct We are disposed to let IL pass
!, believe IL Is not disputed that Lsiisr
/. was offered them on this side Of thocrc
M and nsarfr ne rFirf. than the one they
i. lcctcd. We leave them 10 explain to
\ people Of the county, the motives,
l.. feelings and the reasons, which. un
.r these circumstances. dictated their cho