The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01
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10 the H0nOraDio Members OF the DrHa'c
and House of Representatives OF WIS
consin, in General Assembly met;
We, the undersigned, citize3s of Pierce Co.
show that the county seat of Pierce Co., being
at DR., sent located at the south west corner OF
the county. rendering it announcement and en-
pensive Tor q large ma ority Of the people to
attend court;
We therefore pray yoar honorable body to
pass all enabling act, giving the legal voters,
of The county the right at any spring election
within two years, the authority toremovs said
county scat to any point within said county
that a majority of said voters may determine,
and your petitioners will ever pray.
This petition has not vet been round
for our signature, but if it docs VIC intend
to talk 10 whoever presents it in this way;
No, sir, we shan't pray in any such
manner. We believe most fully howev-
er, that the people Of the county have and
ought to have right to say where the
county seat shall be; nor DO we in the
least object to having the thing settled at
the next April election, or if better, year
later, but we sec in this petition several
loop holes that look suspicious. We ac
knowledge that We cannot clearly per-
ceiye what the immediate object Of this
petition is, but it is easily seen that it is
not 10 settle the county seat question:
Less than wear ago TIE matter was talk
ed up and decided by the advocates Of
change, that tho time Was far in the fu-
ture. Moreover, if the time to settle this
question hes come, and the object of the
movement is to decide the question, then
why not state it So, fix the time and have
it done? But there is another mark
aimed at. Important elections are to
como off within tho above named time;
and it requires but half an eye, and cor
responding knowledge of county matters,
to SEQ that The design of the matter is
perhaps by exciting Il warfare between
localities, or some other prculicial inilu
ence-to effect some end Of streaked pol
icy; and county seat issue will furnish
most excellent capital
Now while we do not object to the ag-
itatiou and final settlement Of this ques-
ton according 10 the will of the people
We DO most omphat:caIIy protest against
Is entering into the judicial, tho county
and Presidential elections for the distrac-
ton of the party and the accomplishment
Of schemes devised by dark lantern poIili-
c..ns.
Then again, lift is cxpcdicnt to remove
the county seat, there must bo n better
place than where it is, to remove it to.
Here III Prescott the least Objectionable
point IS the geographical center of tbs
county; therefore no other point is men
toned; twelve miles down tho river 10
point is thought Of but Diamond Bluff;
six miles farther, and Trenton has the
only show; and n few miles farther none
is heard Of bat Bay City. So it is all
over the county, for every village in the
county except Clifton is the place and no
mistake.
Ii is best for the people in other towns
rs we'll rs in Prescott, 10 look for the de-
signed effect Of this unbelievable move
nent, aud see il it is not more immediate
!han Tie vote on The bounty seat question.
Prescott transcript.
Tic petition referred to in the above
article, has "Jecn around for our sigma
nature" md we have had the pleasure
of appenImg our admirably written au-
togrsph to the sheet on which it WAS prin-
tcl. In 50 doing we did not suIposetha
wo were interfering with the natural
course ofjpdiciai, county, or presidential
elections, or endorsing any course Of
''streaked policy" whatever.
The obvious fact Of the case is this. A
large proportion, probably 3 majority Of
the people of the county, arc favorable 10
q removal ofthe county seat to q more
ccn;ra! location. AS soon as the county
IS able, it is necessary to have county
build 'ngs, and before this is done the coun-
~ saat must be permanently located. BY
passing an enabling act this winter and
and voting upon it in the spring of 81,
tic people will have ample time to discuss
the matter and settle upon that point that
is most satisfactory, and this course is, we
-,o!:-: :, Id. majority Of the people of
the county wish.
Now we supposed that ss a man, re-
publican, and a printer, we had "nat-
ural and inalienable right" to sign, print,
and circulate the petitions referred to,
without sutjecting ourself to the imputa-
ton of being a "dark lantern politician"
at all event we have done So, aud we
desire that the Legislature should take such
acton as is requested, rs we have no fears
that it will injure tho republican party,
and we can account for the transcripts
remarks about ''streaked policy" only
upon tie supposition that people will talk
OF what runs IN thor hcaGs.
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