Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-03-19
Letter From Pulaski.

The following letter has been forwarded
to US for publication The reasons of our
Pulaski friend for changing his views in
relation to the Removal of the County
| Seat we commend to the careful attention
of others who voted two years ago " For
as did our friend
Pulaski, March 18th. 1861.
GENTLEMEN i perceive that the State
Legislature has again passed an act sub
hitting the question of Removing the
County Seat from Mineral Point to Dodge
vile to the voters of this County, and be-
/ ing one of those who at the last vote on
! this question favored its Removal, but who
now feel differently on the matter, | will
state the reasons why the change in my
sentiments has taken place, hoping that It
may meet the eye of those WHO have been
and are yet led TO vote for the Removal nv
the same reasons, 2ud lead them to review
i the whJIe ground, as | have done In
order to deal with the question in spirit
Of candor | viii state the reasons that led
me to vote for Dodgeville two years ago
| You Sir, and all the voters of Iowa Corn
| ty know the ASSURANCE held out by the
prominent citizens of Dodgeville THAT THE
! COUNTY WOULD NOT HAVE To PAY ONE CENT
/ FOR NECESSARY COUNTY BUILDINGS SHOULD
THE County SEAT BE REMOVED, But THAT
/ DODGENlLL Z WOULD BUILD THEM FREE
! OF ENPEN Sc TO THE COUNTY. This
Sir, was the Standing argument of its citi-
zens certa My of that portion Of them in
whom tIad abundant confidence Again
on the eve of that election, and on election
day at the polls, that the Court House in
Mineral Point was unsafe, insecure. that
large cracks were in each OF the walls and
that the foundation Of it was giving away,
and til at as a matter of consequence IN
less the County Seat was Removed to
l. o1geville, at the next session of the Co.
Board Mineral Point would get an appro-
alton Of from thirty to sixty Thousand dol
| Lars from the County in order to haze new
County Buildings there; that Dodreville
! was the geographical centre of the County
| and consequently would accommodate the
| largest portion of the people better than
Mineral Point Believing the above, such
were my reasons for voting as | did ut the
time. My first reason for changing is be
cause the citizens of Dodgeyille have not
redeemed the promise made by them at
the last election on this question, and did
not proceed to build such buildings as the
county desired, free Of expense to the
county; for the figures as given in the pub
lished proceedings of the County Board
during the past two years show that the
county has already issued the sum of
TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS to enable those disinteresteG prom
iscrs to partly finish building for Court
House obtaining the aforesaid sum from
the taxpayers Of the county and then leay-
ing the county minus good substantial
county Offices, which by the estimate of an
architect and mechanic "a friend of mine
will cost together with necessary expenses
in connection with the Court House. the
taxpayers Of Iowa county at least ten thou
sand dollars Then instead of not costinr
the county one cent, according to promise.
it has already cost the County TWENTY
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. with the
delightful prospect, should Dodseville car
ry the coming election, of having to pay at
least Ten THOUSAND DOLLARS more.
And am glad our supreme Court deci-
ded as it did,so that we haze been enabled
to test Dodseyiile with regard to her prom
Uses. In this she has failed My second
reason exploded almost as soon as it was
given so much 50 that believe Dodgeyille
now thinks the cracks and foundation of
of the Court House at Mineral Point far
too substantial for her interests and de-
signs. In this she has failed. With regard |
to my other reason, that Dodaeville is I
the centre and consequently VIII accom- |
modate the greater portion of the inhabi- |
tants of the county all sensible men with |.
Il little reflection, being acquainted with |
the different portions Of our county, must /
conclude that although the Village of
Dodgeville may be within two miles of the /
geographical centre, yet she is not and |
never can be the commercial centre of our /
county; and that with regard to centre $,
commercial and not geographical always I
accommodate the greater portion Of the in /
habitants Of any county, consequently that /
Dodeeville is not the proper place even to /
the inhabitants Of the North /
ern Assembly District alone, and that so ,
far as the county is concerned, at present, /
Mineral Point, by her position as com
cial centre, is the place the County Seat
should be. And that if in the future it is
Removed it must be to some place on the |
Milwaukee and Prairie du CHEN Railroad I
in the Wisconsin Valley, so that the Re
moval may be pure matter Of interest to /
the largest number, and not mere local
rraagement for private interest, as now
consider til:s whole matter Is with regard /
to Dodgeville.
| am respectfully your obt servant,
OBSERE Err
Messrs Bliss 4 Son.
Fort Sumter.