The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-03-30

Politically our position needs redefning-t is too
well knoun As citizens, identifd With all that
pertains the interests the welfare prosperity Of
Town and County editors and conductors Of a pub,
lie journal, shall strive have done to minis
TO the entertaeut and instruction of our readers
and to promote the welfare contribute the prosper-
ty. and sdvancs the inserests Of the people.
A Few WcRDs WITH RAvEssA REPUBLICANS
As soon the Republicans of RsvenDs Township
had put in noniuation their Township ticket, Call
put in circulation for signntu res, notifying Union
meeting without distinction Of party, to be beld at
the Town Han on the evening Of the sst inst to put
in termination Township ticket in favor of institu
ting law suit to recover back to the Township an
amount of money paid by the Town hip Trustees last
Fall for new buryng lot As watehmen set for tho
defenos Of the Repub lean cause and party it is
duty to crticie this movement and though the duty
is net pleasant one, yet may not shrink from It.
First, then. the movement for a Union meeting was
ssrtd without waiting to inquire the sentiments of he
Republican candidates Trustees any other menu
Der Of the ticket in regard to the policy Of the burial
ground purchase
ct when the Trustees alone power the mat
ter in question and If those who got up the Cali had
zlterior object In view, the movement would have
been confined to the Trusteeshp alone.
Third, The Cali circulated for signatures by
one Of the most thorough and devoted Democrats in
the Township.
Fozgth From all this must infer thst the pri-
mary object those Democrats who have entered into
this movement is. to seise upon question of some
prsssnt local interest," to divide and defeat the Repub
lican party.
Fifth. As It known that tine Union
Call in circulation few Republicans addressed
iof4s IN nd
they promptly responded. This correspondence in
serted In columns last week. Our candidates,
frank and plain spoken they unhesitsting
" replied that they decidedly opposed the To-
cation OF burial ground within the corporation limits
and in regard to this particular purchase If elecd
they pledge MemssfUes to carry the clearly astaised
and expressed uie,Os Of TIE Township .ohaepcr those
maybe. This the whole ground, and leaves no.
thing which to base the action of Union meeting
called without distinction of party unleas the getters
up Of the movement had the ueTior obj ct in view
which have referred, namely, to distract and defeat
the Republican party
Sirh The Republican candidates for Trustees are
pledged by the Of their letter carry
ssesraiued will of majority Of the people, and If that
majority demand that legal proceedings be instituted
they pledged to commence q suit at Law recover
back the money, and they not men to disregard
their pledges.
SepenM, But whether good policy or justice to the
Township would dictate the commencement of
pensive law suit a grave question which should be
we'll weighed and consdered-at any rate the best le
gal advice should be obtained, before pluugng the
Township into long, protracted law suit which would
absorb third half Of the entz value of the
land If the Township should succeed and nearly the
whole of 1t. probably, it should fail. We shall not
here argue the law suit question pro CON, will
give the reader brief narrative of facts under
them, to enable him to form correct conclusion for
himself
Eghih. The limited space at the old Cemetery, and
the unsuitable character OF the ground has caused
ention, of late years. tn be much directed the
ter Of purchasing ground. and our Township
Trustees before the last year, have had the matter
der consideration There lying idle, in the Town
Hhip Treasury something twelve hundred dollars.
Previous tn the present year this money had been
loaned adequate security by the Trustees, that It
might accumulate interest for the benefit of the Tow
ship The Trustees for the year closing. deemed
that the best disposition which could be made Of the
oney would be to take it and purchase grounds for
new cemetery They viewed number of Localities and
finally sci, cted the Mil street, within the
Corporation, which they finally purchased. The Trus
tees made the bargain without hurry ment.
assured agreeing to give price the land
which the bad several years before been offered
then refused In the Democrat of the of last Sep
tember we announced that the ground had been pur-
CHASED, but at that time the agreement only
ba though the Trustees directed the deed to be made
out and acknowledged but the papers not passed
till come ten fifteen days, think, after the pur
chase had been announced in the newspapers. There
therefore, extraordinary hurry in the matter
Nj. anwhe. many citizens objected to the location o
burial ground within the corporation limits and
of fha rl,ssae ho had the
land and person be ped survey it, rsceied from the
eng cement made but the other passed the paper.
and completed the contract This is brief history
the transaction from information deemed relisb
the Trustees acted as willing charitaby to be
eye in good faith and with o desire th
citizens suitable buryiug lot. We think they
erred in the location. We ourselves unalterabl,
opposed to locating burying grounds villages
residences and hence could consent have on,
located within the limits of the corporation. tn
Trustees erred it an error of Judgment and 70
suit be inflicted upon them and the Towns ip.-
If majority of the citizens (and bel nine
tenths are) opposed to the location, the land
sold. the money taken, and purcha made elsewhere
We submit, If this is not the better
will result in the greatest good the create number
The greatest peace, local quiet and harmony, and in til
end nobody lie injured. The land Tin the opinion .
tfnnys uSn on pont opinions may cOnnctJ
b. re-sold for much the Trustees pa3 for IT.
dou bess the hands Of private individual By openn
streets and laying out building los, more than .hl
\ amount of money can be realized from it.
Ninth. This then, is the state of the case as uI
dsrs and it. And, now, we ask ths saunch and reliab
Rspub leans of Ravenna Township if this local matts
affords sufficient ound to disrupt party organic
tion aud TO 60 off into the meshes of locofocoisu
venture 10 urge and TO warn Republican friends
be their guard agnnst the exag
ports and false representations which will be- if they
not now noat in regard to the burial ground purchase
We do not want the Republicans to be nisled and d.
ceiveil-we do not want them to act from prejudice
sion-we do want them be made the instrumen
of gratifying body's personal .nmosities-we do ,,
them fall into the traps and pit falls set for the
by The locof,eos.
7e'th There is our Republican Township ticket fai
ly nominated. 1t is composed of true and reliable
pubcans who deserve we'll Of their political brethren
The candidates for Trustees pledged carry II
fai-y ase.rained viii of the people, and they wortl
of coudencs, and will be faithful to pledges.
The people may elect mongre ticket and lnsostt,
they may elect the Republicans ticket and sdicious line
pocywheh will rebound to the happiness, tn charc
aud the best interests of the town. and thus they m
have the plea cousc that hv