The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-10-05
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EDIroR JOURNAL: Considerations pave been pre-
sentcd for aud against The removal of the county
seat, but one which satisfies my mind that it ought
not to be removed or at least not now, l have not
seen published. l'.' ''''' "' .'' 4.'i ''-A'
It's cppcededby all parties that when anew
Court House, jail and Public Offices are erected
they should be built with a view to the future
wants of the county, when its population shall be
three or four times what it now Is. To put up
such buildings will, doubtless, require large ex-
peaditure of meney, larger than few individuals
will or can contribute. 81. t...r
Again,pt more than onc-half, perhaps not quite
one-haf,Fof the lands in our county is occupied by
settlers, and the other half remains in state of
nature. .and placed upon the tax duplcate-et a
low valuation. The settled aud improved lands
pay the great bulk of our taxes
The question here arises, is it just and equitable
that the small population, and the few acres OF
cheaply improvedlanas we new have, as compared
with what the population and improv ements will
pc few years hence, should bear this great bur
sheh !? Our people are now oppressed to the very
verge of endurance, by the ditch and other assess
ments, imposed upon them for the general improve
ment of the county, and shall this great burthen be
superadded?, Snail the feU Of the present day
subject themselves to toll harrassments, privatiop
and suffering for the and benefit of the mann
in the future? Do not prudence, justice and com
mon sense dictate that we should wait until the
county is more fully settled and better improved
before we incur this great expense 2 Then will
the burthens according to the benefits received be
more equally and equitably distributed and lands
which would be required to pay four dollars no,o
would be taxed no more tisn'one dollar then. In
deed, our valuation upon the Duplicate is believed
to be not onc-fourth of what it will be in few
Does not justice to ourselves and families re-
quire us to wait until the wild lands in our county,
the owners of which are to enjoy the use and bene-
fits of our public buildings, shall be settled and
improved and thereby share more equitably in
the'expense Of their erection Sense and not pas
sion should determine the question. X.
PenCe- or War. - '-i'l
Let the merchants, manufacturers, labor.
ers and property holders reflect fer a mo.
ment upon the Consequences of the conflict
which would be precipitated upon The
country, if enough Democratic members
should be elected from the North to encour.
age Mr.. Johnson to attempt to carry ont h
threat of organizing a Congress- of the Con
federate seceders, recognizing it as the lie.
gal Congress, aud putting down the Others
AS usurpation by such means as he in.
stigated aud justified in the case of the Con
vention which lie called usurpation at
New Orleans.
What would become Of phblic finances,
of revenue, currency, credits, and of ali
values, if the country were plunged into
such a conflict? The foundation of public
credit and Of the national aud bank cur
rency that is built upon it, would collapse
at the touch # war between Executive
and Legislature. Trade and industry would
be prostrated. The laborer woull find EN-.
ployment aud subs stence hopeless. Bank
ruptcy would sweep over the land. In.
dustry would have to begin its reconstruc.
ton upon general ruin. r, .-
Does any one doubt this consequence of
such war; Let him remember the prostra.
tion that fell OH trade, industry and pros.
perity at the very beginning of the rebel
lion, when the Northern States were not
invaded, nor likely to be, and tien think Of
the Democratic threats, that this war shal
he carried on 10 the North, and of the linan-
cial interests now at stake, which involve
the whole currency and the value of prop.
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