Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-04-10
1893 10 all

sod County Seats held meeting, Thurs
day evening, 26th March. A bill drawn
up BY A. Ssiuefora E.q. vas before them,
providing for q vote on reunion, next
October, in accordance with the petitions
if the majority SO voted, theu cousolida-
tion should ensuc, and the buildings q.
Lewisburg and M,ddleburg be sold and
the proceeds divided among the contribu.
tors in proportion to the sums they had
paid in.
Capt Ritter appeared, and stated that
be should take no part in the matter, bu,
would Introduce Messrs. John Seebold
and o. N. Worden As gentlemen Who
could properly present both sides of the
question.
Mr. Seebold stated at some length, that
they bad nov eight years trial of the sep.
srated counties. Questions which then
divided the people aud Influenced the
election, bad passed away. He had found,
by careful examination, that the expens
of county business had been some $1,000
greater than during the last year of the
old county: but could not say how much
vas owing to the War Tax &c. He thought
the people wanted to be re. united-at
least, they asked Q chance to indicate their
views upon the question, IS expressed BY
petitions and 10 the bill.
Mr.. Worden briefly said that the eign-
ers Of the petition bad freely and earnestly
fought the question, st every possible
point; and had lost, before the People
aud the Courts, at every contest. He
thought our citizens generally bad cheer.
fully acquiesced 10 the decisions legally
arrived At, and desired no more of it.
The friends of the existing counties had
indeed heard rumors of this movement,
but knew nothing Of il Is . fact. The
travelling was 90 bad, and the time 90
short, that . general canvass Of the
counties ooaId not be expected !; but be
thought that some expressions of opioion
would be forthcoming, if the Committee
would give until Wednesday following for
the opponents of the Bill to present their
views in form, as it was evident that they
we're then uuprepsred.
Mf. Tvischeli, Chairman Of tho Com
mittee,* doubted the constitution of
the plan, but assured the parties that
the bill should not be reported unless
its oppooeats we're 6rst heard.
% T4esd.y, evening, alss, the Commit.
tee were in session, and, having finished
other business, took up the proposed bill
for remuneration, when it was xsasimoxsly
resolved to report ogainss the same, without
waiting to hear from the remonstrants.
Not voice was raised in favor Of the
measure......'o utterly repuguant does il
seem to have been to the obvious reflections
of disiaterested outsiders, who never had
any Of the feeling which We 10 the county
bad. Their 6rst judgment vas, that it was
preposterous. Who ever heard of Coun-
ty, onoe struck of and in existence eight
or ten years, being restored to the mother
county, either BY legislation or popular
votes? And yet, if permitted to do SO,
probably the nsojori,y in Lycomiog county
would uote to bring back Clinton to Will.
iamspor: for its seat Of justice; Mifliu
might vote to welcome home Juuiata,
whether Junia.s would or would not come;
Northum berlsnd could not object to .
chance to restore Union county to her
long-severed maternal embrace; Columbis
would like the opportunity to hunt back
truaut Montour; &c. Very true, no doubt.
But then the new counties, although
a minority, not choosing to be put into
positions from which they had escaped
and having expended large sums, for
county purposes, not adapted for other
ases-wou!d present an equitable and
,ommon sense bar to any such forcible
n.rrisges. Separation is natural and
easibls proceeding, in the arrangements Of
.odu.iss aud townships for the greatest
rood of those most concerned but forcing
ogether those once separated from cause,
. another and . very different and almost
job.
On Wednssdcy, there arrived Mree pssi-
ions, as follows:
!. From FI1nklin sopnahip, Snyder Co.
"The undersigned, citizens of Franklin
owoship, respectfully represent, that they
rave learned efforts arc being made to have
be counties Of Uuioo and Snyder, 70 united
that the said counties have respectively |
'een to great expense 10 the erection Of
Public Buildiogs, &c., since their separate
rganisstions-that it would create great
oofusion 10 Court proceedings, increase
and be very expensive, il such
s-union should take plaee-that said
'rhs Committee i composed - follows:
Demneras. RspvNSoams.
syes Of Clinton fvttebeII Of Erie
arrou Of Centre WHIT Of lavrSooo
obiusou Of l.aseYpe Dasha ef vsuaneo