The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-02-17
Mas meeting at Spa,,Ioucgn.


e the 18th day of Feb, 1859, at 3 clock, p.
. NJ, and organized by elccting WaliamalN
f CormicS Chairman, and appointing j. G.
: .Johnson Secretary.
The object of the meeting was briefly stated
!; by, Dr.'Johnsop; after which, committee Of
five, consisting of j. W. Carpenter ana jon
; athan Thompsonsof Dahlonega, Martin Dick
. eps OF Competine, James Gray of L Highland,
] and Joseph Campbell of Center, was appoint
r ed to draft resolutions for the consideration
| of the meeting.
In the absence Of the committee, the meet
ing was ably addressed by Cyrus Franklin
ESQ, JuC}ge Flint and others
The COMMITTEES reported the following reso-
lutions, which, after being discussed by DIR.
Hnsey, j. w. Hedrick, G. Franklin and 9th
ers, were aRai1im0uSiy adopted to-wit:
Whereas, 1t is well known to us, and to
the citizens Of Wapello county, that the orig
inal contract of the B. & M. r. Il. Co., with
said county has been violated, and that said
Company made another proposition to said
county, which was acceded to by our Hon.
County Judge by submitting said PROPOSE
ton TO the legal voters of said county, and
was ratified by them at an election held in
June last and further, it is also known to us
that said company then refused to accept the
proposition and claimed, and do still claim,
that they are entitled to the bonds of Wapel-
10 county in pursuance of the provisions of
the original contract and it is also known
to us, that our Hon. County Judge believing
that said company had violated the contract
on their part, and consequently, Were not en-
titled to said bonds-has refused. and still
refuses to issue said bonds; and nhereas,
there has been and is now being exertcd, by
a mljority of the citizens of Ottumwa. every
means within their power-honor.1Blg and
@tst0norable--to influence the County .Jn,]ce
to comply with their request; and also that
the citizens of Ottumwa, or a part of them.
have resolved that, ''both the interest and
honor of Wapello county requires and de-
mands, the speedy issue of the bonds remain
ing unissued under the subscription of 1000
shares by Wapello county, to the stock Of
the b. & NJ. Il. r. Co; and that they believe
that Judge Flint, acting for the interest Of
apeliocounty, (alias Ottumws) will issue
said bonds as soon as he is convinced there
are no existing conditions on the part of said
county," therefore, ... ....,h.
2saoJced, That We, the citizens of Agency
COMPETING, Highland, Centcr and Danlone.a
townships in mass meeting assembled, do not
believe, and cannot believe that the "interest
and honor OF Wapello county demands" thai
we, her common citizens, should contract =
debt for our children, and orr aAildrcn'a chill
dren to pay more especially, as the romu-
neratlon which We receive, is the building
and sustaining monopoly amongst us, which
while lts benefits d small portion of the colin
ty, operates oppressitey and GENEROUSLY upon
the rest.
Resolce1, That we honestly and c5nsci-
cntiously are opposed to the prin .iple Of
counties in their corporate capa :ty, aiding in
the construction Of Railroads, or any other
work Of internal improvements; because such
Improvements do not and cannot benefit all
taxpayers equally.
ReS0lce}, That we fully endorse the acton
of our County Judge in his refusal to issue
the bonds of this county to tile d. Il NJ. R.
K. Co., and as an expression Of our hearty
approval of tbs, and all other of his official
acts, We pledge ourselves, ialicjdualJy and
c0JJectioc5y, to support him for reelection to
) the Office of County Judge, as the peoyIes
candtt2te, irrespective of party or party
pledges.
Reso5ceF That we cannot but look with
distrust upon those who, for a present i'm
agnary benefit, are willing to enact measures,
the direct and legitimate result of which will
be to render their successors bankrupt.
Resotrea, That we are now, as were our
f Revolutionary Fathers before Us, opposed to
three or four hundred voters in this county,
whoare paupers and pay no tax, being bribed,
t c2joled, or threatened into voting burden
some tax for the Farmers "thc bone and
sinew'' of the country to pay.
1 RssoIOe2, That we recommend the citizens
: of every township to hold meetings, and dis
cuss this question. aud determine for them
selves whether they will tamely submit to the
unholy Vaccinations of a few unprincip!ed
spectators and political stock -jobbers and
their satellites, no matter where they reside.
: ResoJoed, That the secretary Of this meet
t ing be reque sted to present Judge Flint with
! a copy Of these resolutions, and that our
county papers be requested to publish the
: same
e NJ N. Lane offered the following resolu-
Il tons, which on motion, were adopted, to-wit
+, Resolpei, That we, the citizens of Wapeo
/ county, detest the principle of the Zone man
5 rule as manifested and carried out ut the
g late OSkaloosa Railroad convention, by the
!, would be lieutenant Goper7sor.
It ResoJoeA, That we have suffered four OF
II five Individuals in our county seat to dictate