Litchfield enquirer., 1860-05-03
9at56slS Gnqnlret. THURSDAY, MAY 3rd, 1860.
The County Question.

The County Question.
 We have noticed for the past few months with unaffected and often expressed contempt, the efforts of few busy-bodies, whose bread and butter it would seem depended upon their ag'ta- iion of the muddiest waters of civil conteh1'on and who are now about wriggling thelr schemes --coucocted in dark corners and circulated siyy Y, crafty circulars-into light, and ihto the legis ..trre--the scheme for dividing Litchfeld Coun- ty!
 Fortunately the whole plot exhibits at once fife weakness in the efforts which are made by it's few feeble friends to hold it together. It is a truth not often controverted, that where evil ioers fal out among themselves honest folks ret their dues: and as no two communities who larbor the question at all, or the few leaders of the pet project can agree among themselves as to who shall share the spells achen the ediice is tumbled, the chances are at least strongly in fla vor of the permanence of the present county lines.
 All argument, too, is 50 coolly ignored, the slightest possible valid reasons for the proposed change so cavalierly passed over, which shall so largely increase the state judicial expenses, al ready onerous-which shall sacrifice the present excellent county buildings and inhict serious and pie in both valleys of the present county-which shall break up the constitutionally ordained sena- torial districts-which will needlessly multiply court houses. jas and work houses for no bene- may desire to fill the new offices thus created, or who have property and land to sell in villages where they hope public buildings may be erected which will lead to a constant and never end ing drain upon the public purse to support the two narrow and dmnutive countes-all these cogent and powerful reasons for letting well enough alone, are surred over, and nothing is put forward in reply but the old cry of " want of access"--" want of access !"-falsiied by fact, proved false by figures, and ridiculous to the common sense.
 At the last legislature the whole subject was at once thrown out as soon as it was presented U courtesy to the petitioners, committee of three gentlemen were appointed to perambulate the county, to judge of the necessity CT feasibility of division, and report to the present legislature. IHese gentlemen harc necer eren conae near Me county on this ridiculous errand, because they hare never been called on by the divisionists to act, and so convinced were they that they should have their labor only for their pains.
 By the pertnacity ofthe petitioners, the case may again come before the legislature at its pre- sent session, but that they can have the slightest hopes 1f accomplishing their task, or that the legislature of this state will hesitate in the face of the earnest remonstsances from the great ma jor;y of our towns, in the face of justice and right and equity and economy and common sense, upon this question of discovering or dis mcmbering this ancient county, we cannot for a moment imagine. and will not harbor the thought
 We have before now shown the pith of the whole matter, in the avaricious graspings and iongings of towns about us of mere mushroom growth and we may yet have occasion to de- ve!ope some of the chcancry by which the affair IS managed. Certainly, we shall never cease. with jealous care, to watch and expose the course of those who would assist in the destuc- tion and eNult over the ruins of this ancient lono reneratcd, long blessed COUNTY OF T1rcHF1ELD! ]!