Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-02-18
DIyISION OF THE COUNTY.

incs Of meeting held in Middle Woodberry
Township, Bedford County, Oh Tuesday the 9th
lust, in favor of annexation TO Blair County.
The meeting was composed, We are informed, Of
not very great many Of the citizens Of that
Township, aud they mostly, have very great ex
rerts,icns ri Icing relieved fsoIn the high taxes
of Bedford County, although at the Democrat
ie meeting on last Monday night, tho taxes of
Blair County we're stated to be much higher
than those of Bedford The reasons set forth
in the resolutions of this meeting are fallacious.
Il is not correct that HolIidaysburg is their
nearest market The Town Of Hopcwell 10
Bedford County is much nearer and affords
good market for WoodteFry and other sections
of the country. Il is net true that Bedford,
the County sea-, is 90 miles from Middle Wood
berry Township. aud HolidaystuIg only one
half tue distance. From a large portion of
that Township it is about equal distance to
Bedford or Hclldaysturg, and the roads about
the same. 1t is no; re,t that all tie people
Of Middle Woodberry desires annexation to
Rlsir--'hcrc being many in that Township
agaiusl the movement Many favor this dis
memberment of our county, for the purpose Of
securing a new County n, some future day, with
Woodbury. as the County seat. The plan is,
10 have Middle Woodbetry now stri,ken off and
attached to Blair, and then in year or-two TO
get up movement in favor Of new County,
paris to be taken eff Blair, Huntingdon and
Bedford This is now urged in that Township
in favor Of the present movement. There are
no good reasons why the present proposed dis
memberment should take place and Messrs
SaLoll, Williams and Walker, win place the
proper estimate upon the request in the Reso
utiuHs.
The idea Of again iismeu.bering eur County
is so evidently unjust, ana would be SO detri-
mental to the interests Of the people Of the
whole County, that they deemed it not neces-
ssr, to remunSirate against it, believing that
,he Legislature would pass it BY as the Idle
Mind, and take no notice of the request.
Bot, however, since few interested persons,
rune OF whom think they might have axes TO
grind III Blair Couaty, are making such des-
pera,c exertions in favor Of tho dismember
ment, and are aocding the Legislature with Pc
ii,ioms 10 its favor, We would call on the peo-
pie of the different townships to get up remon
stranccs at nuce, end tave them signod by ev-
ery citizen, aud forward them to the Lsgisla-
,urc, sue 70 the Senate and one to the House,
without delay. Severei Remonstrances are
this week in different parts Of the town, aud
arc being signed by hundreds of people from
every part OF the Colnty, who are here attend
ing Court Everybody in 'he County, outside
of Middle Woodberry, opposes the movement.
l. is not matter Of politics, tu; nf Yital in-
ierest 20 the whols County.
Bedford County has been cut down, time and
again. All The surrounding Counties have
been formed out Of her territory her limits arc
quite moderate. her territory is mountainous
and spsrsely populated, and it would be ex-
treme injustice TO have nearly all Of the gooA
sesritory left, stricken Of We are also large
ly in debt, DO matter ly whom Crested, (some
Sl2,000,l for tie bene6l OF all parts of the
County, and it would be gross wrong 10 dis
member our eoanty under these circumstances
sr any other. Let the Legislature treat the
matter as it deserves aud those il favor Of the
dislnenibcrment, and future new County, will
have 20 wait long time TO sec il accomplished