Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-04-10
A Scheme, 0verruIed.

Before the election which organized the
new county Of Snyder, its opponents took
much pains to say that that cote mxse Je
final and conclusiue. The majority was
against than. Many acquiesoed, msnful.
~, like good citizens. Others, however,
Contested the Election-our Bonds, also,
were contested-and the sale of the Old
County Property was contested. These
two latter we're carried to the Supreme
Court: all this at great expense, to iudi-
viduals aud to the County. But, in each
case, the Courts decided the right and the
law in harmony with the voice of the
ballot-box-in favor of the Divisionists
Unfortunately for the peace of the couu.
ties, some of tho unsuccessful party had,
in passion aud stubbornness, declared ths,
'they would keep up the fight forty years. "
True, the family of the original grantor ol
she land at New Berlin had BECOME iude.
pendent. True, the friends Of the Dvis.
ion had taken out Of their own pockets al
least S40, ,09e to build Court Houses, &C.,
ehereby saving to the taxpayers generally
m equal svn, as the County Treasury
would have been compelled to furnish it,
for "the splendid new Court House" a,
New Berlin, bad Division been defeated. J
True, the census takers show that the in.
crease of population is creates: nearest the
UeR seats of justice-the points which the
p.jorities had decided were most conve-
pient for them.
Notwithstanding all this, it was ru.
nored, last January, tha. J. NJ. Taylor, the
purchaser of the New Berlin Jail on specu-
lstion, had hired the virtsous +. Smith to
print petitions cooly asking the Legislature
to upset the decisions Of the people, and
restore the county seat to New Berlin.
Some, We are assured, signed it as joke
others, because they had seen others do SO,
and we're impor,uued, or threatened
others, thought they saw chance for
some political or money game-others un-
derstood it was desi gued to make shire
town Of Seiinsgrove; and others, that it
Was to attach Snyder to Union, With Lew
isburg the seat of justice. At any rate,
Petitions, with over 1000 names attached,
were duly presented to the House, and
referred. The following is . copy Of the
petitions:
"Ihe undersigned citizens Of Union and
Snyder counties, respectfully represent.
that, since the division of old Union into
the above named two counties, they ezperi.
cnced greet inconveniences, aud The tone,
and Jurthens fthe people haVs been g,eat.
" auymented 10 consequence Of such diuis.
ION. That said division was carried by q
small msjority of votes, aud macy Who
then voted for it have since become fully
GOD vioeed that they committed fatal
~'''ake. Your petitioners humbly ask
your Hon bodies to pass . Law, submit
ting to the voters Of said two counties
the question whether they shall to re-.
united into one body, as before division
upon the condition that the citizens Of
New Berlin will, thirty days before said
election is held, give . Bond folly sufi.
e'ent 10 amount to purchase grounds, and
erect and 6oish oil the public buildipgs
oecesssry for the reunited county Of Un-
100; said bond to Be approved BY Eve men
70 Be osmed BY said 40. and Published 10
one P'Psr IN Snyder aud ous In Union |