The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-10-31
The Proposed New Township OF
AnyvOCG.

The Proposed Eew Township of
AnyvO0G.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT
With your permission I will address a
few lines to the readers of your valuable
paper, on the subject matter contained in
the heading of this article:
In respect to the claim as it was present
ed to the Board of Commissioners at its
last session, | will have nothing to say
Whether its lines Of dcmarkaton be con-
sistent with the greatest convenience of all
concerned in the territory, will not ven
ture word But that there is within the
contemplated precinct an adequate number
OF inhabitants in an easy and Justly defined
proportion of the proposed territory who
would be so essentially accommodated
thereby as to anticipate the necessity OF
the creation of a new township therein, no
one who has taken the trouble to inform
himself can presume to doubt
In times past, when the country was
new and sparsely populated, the people
were content to plod their way through
swamps and muddy roads at tedious dis
tances to transact their township business
But a change has passed over the eutre
face of the country, as well as the minds of
the people. and the population has become
so dense as to require the formation Of a
new township within the proposed terri
tory.
That remonstrances have been signed
by few who live on the extreme borders
of the township is true, hut that the mass
of the people contained within the bounda-
ries have signed the petition is equally
true. "Reminiscences have also been
placed before the Board of Commissioners
containing names of those who have no in
terest in the affair those who suffer none
of the Inconvenience attendant upon the
present township arrangement. Persons
living within the boundary lines of the
proposed new township have just and
natural rights to petition or demonstrate
in respect to the same. But that such
right is vested IN persons residing within
the chartered limits Of the towns of Plym
outh and Bourbon is derogatory to every
principle of justice and equity. When
these towns desired municipal powers in
dependent of township regulations, they
petitioned for charters to that effect, anC
who, outside of their proposed boundaries
presumed to demonstrate against them?-
Not any one. Then why, in the name o.
equal rights and privileges, should peti
ton from this district Ca district isolated
from many vital privileges, subjected t.
unusually burdensome expenses of time anC
money, or else forego the exercise Of the
nestimable right of the elective franchise,
be met by remonstrancos from these char
tered towns. 1t is known, however, tina
many residing within these towns wh'
were induced, on the impulse of the mo
ment, and without due reflection, to sigr
the remcnstrances, have after the 'sobe
second thought, renowned all furthe
opposition to the claim, and it is believed
that no man not resident of the propos
ed township, and properly imbued with tn,
principles of equal and exact justice to all
will sign remonstrance against the pro
posed new township of Inwood.
Some persons were apprehensive tina
the adverse spirit manifested in certain
places towards the new township claim
would produce local eruption in politica
relations, but mere reference to the las
election will conclusvely show that thei
suspicious were unfounded. Should ther,
continue to be difference of opinion OF
the matter in either party, the most prope
places for its demonstration would be il
the County Nominating Convention. lie
the people of our county become thorough
ly acquainted with the nature of our claim
the reason why we ask for it, and as q
community its friends need not fear tn,
result. Some day we shall obtain our re
quest, for, as the poet says, "time sets al
things even" The new township will b,
, made. Our friends outside indiylduall,
and collectively will ever be held in CRATE
full remembrance, and our enemy will no
be forgotten.
\. y. MOREHOUSE.