Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-01-21

Dividing Grant County vi frauds
und False IsSues-Cost of Run-
ming Three Counties --IIu1nb bug
and Deception.
Judging from papers in counties where
county division and county scat removal
issues are being agitated from time TO time
by the people, by the press, BY spectators
in town lots and by official outs, it is re
markable that deception, fraud and false
issues are the main levers used 10 betray
the people; such frauds and false issues are
the legitimate offspring Of those who seek
division as matter of policy or specula-
ton; il is their trade TO deal in deception
and their nature to resort to fraud, even
though truth would accomplish their ends.
Those who would dissolve the Union, State,
county or Community may be found every
where at their trade Of breeding discord, if
it be only family disco,d. The false is
sues raised by such characters, must, how
ever, be met and discussed, just DIS though
figures and ia, IS wore used by them to dis
seminate their local discontenls. Every.
body knows that one distracting person in
community may breed more discord than
a hundred well meaning persons; a few
leading men but crazy spectators in town
lois and disappointed candidates for office
can sci half the villages Of county to
work for them, and by false representations
draw The country into their nets.
The only defense against such specula-
Tors and official aspiraris is provided in
time aud discussion Gould sueli spccula-
tors and aspirants cau'e action to be taken
on the spot aud without discussion, they
would succeed most Of the time 10 carrying
their points. Time and discussion are
therefore their chief enemies The more 50
because their false promises and sayings
and hasa bargains are discoyered.in time
and by free discussion their bad effects de-
stroyed. These remarks precede what we
are about 10 bring to the public mind of
the palpabe frauds upon the face of this
whole plan to divide Grant county; such
scheme of division was devised and is now
headed by only few lot spectators and
official aspirants, who assume to partition
the lands and officers to suit themselves,
not regarding the public interest. To e.
rect county seats Fof making valuable town
lots and to multiply the humber Of county
officers, regardless Of certain aud heavy
taxation aud mis- government, are the base
motives without any question. To conceal
such motives and to present false issues are
as clear as he other.
Take the face of the Petition which is
being circulated for signers, asking for a
division Of Grant county; it is cunningly
concocted paper; it represents that there
has been "continnal agitation Of The
question Of dieision;" this representation
is false, for there has nseh no agitation Of
tho question since 1852, except Of late at
Boscobelby the town lot and official spec
hlators Said Petition represents that
the county seat should be near the people
and at such points as people go to for sell
ing their produce and purchasing merchan
disc; this proposition if good would bring
a comfy scat into every Town--at last
erect every village in the comfy into a
county seat, or at last half a dozen Of them,
The Petition speaks Of tho heavy expenses
in going SO far to the county seat, but
conceals the fact that by division the ex-
penses b. taxation would sick many times
such travelling expenses. The Petition
aims to enumerate the best interests d
the people, but says nothing of the inter
est people have in leaving well enougl
alone.
Not satisfied with such one-sided ant
false representations, the Petition resorts
to huAbug; it asks the Legislature to an
thorize the County Board OF Supervisors 0
Du Bay and Platte counties to say when
tax shall be levied upon Boscobel ant
Platteville towns for erocting county build
ings. The humbug Of this last article il
the Petition must surely be apparent /,
sll; the right Of the legislature 10 author
isc the Ike may be questioned and contest
ed before the courts for years; the Tow
boards may resort 10 inaetion 10 the mat
Ter, until the public are beat out and con
sent to levy general Tax for county build
ings; the rule Of the people Of every tow
is 10 avoid taxation, and Of the tow
boards to evade taxation 10 the last end
corporations are ever in tho habit Of no
complying with any promises made, an'
che people from motives of self inisrcs