The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-01-18

i il quite unnecessary, We take it,
for Us to say in this connection that the
Court House question, which is now
pressing Itself upon the public atten.
ton, is fraught with interest to the peo-
pie oI this County. Every citizen is
supposed to be, OF at the least should
be, alive to the importance Of the can
yass which is now progressing.
Setting one side the claims Of the re-
speciiye localities mentioned for the
new County Buildings, tie issue which
after all is first aud foremost, and which
the people Of The County are called up
on by their sufiages TO decide. is simp-
~ this. Shall, or haH mol, he County BE-
cerl,Tedf Shall we continue to have
two shires, as has been the case since
the original formation Of the County.
or shall we have but single Shire
And just here we may add, properly
enough, That three weeks ago, in our
own minds. We were iavorably inclined
to the centering aspect OF tie question.
We looked at it at the start. AS we pre-
sumo did many others, that the West
policy would be TO centre the County
at some convenient point, believing the
public wants would thereby be the bet
ter convenienced, besides being more
in harmony with the principle Of econ.
otny in our County Courts,
Bot after having given the subject
no careless reflection, We have become
thoroughly convinced that the opposite
Of all this is true, and that the public
convenience, as well as the law Of econ.
omy pronounce against centering the
County and in favor Of the present two
shire system.
Whatever other advantages Benning
ton County may possess. cursory
glance, even, at the map outlines proves
most undcuiably that she is unfortu.
nate in Der geographical situation. II
has been most aptly illustrated as q
pair q saddle bags the idea Of cen,
tering" the County IL quite out Of the
question, Nature having uierposed hen
emphatic aud eternal veto. Supposiug
Arlington the straps to The saddle
bags. and III whose vicinity there Il
less legal business, 70 her credit per
haps. be i said, than at any other point
IN The County lie made the County
seat Then the populous town q Ben
uingion. aud the mountain towns o.
STANFORD, Rca.isboro, Searsburg aut
Woodtotd. together with the town O
pownAl, would he obliged 70 iraye
many nore miles TO attend Couri
than nov A, the North Shire the lit
ua,ion would be equally as bad Where
nov rarties and witnesses can atteuf
Court al Manchester. aud in a yer,
great majority o. instances 60 home a
night, thereby avoiding heavy bill Q
hotel expenses. they would thea b
compelled to take their witnesses {,
Arlington. at 30 small summing up O
additional expense With North Ben
nlngton or COR own village As "een
trail County scat, The entire Noru
Shire wsuld be driven into The pasini
heavy tribBses to us man living 10
instance, IL Peru. u moderate means
70 matter hos good cause IN equit
ho might have. uplcss there was some
thiug sanaprdspaFg pending ia lts de
elsiou. coald better afford 10 abAldo,
bis case altogether. than bring il, sat
al Lis witnesses, dosu here 70 us. 1
vat. perhaps. on heavy expense for
fall wcsk, ior has case 70 be called G
the Docket.
Therefore. uhiie the project q "ceH
terag. the Co0n,y hay - hrss s!ga
sesm 10 smbody great principle q Il
fora ID providing iof bat ons shire
ellie tie idea VI having = "ssairal