Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-04-20
purchased against the County, except in

purchased against the County, except in
the case supposed Of the first install
ment, in which case it is paid back To the
town upon surrenderins up its deman /
against the County.
Before leaving this subject, desire TO
express the opinion, as II citizen and Il
x-payer, that every citizen OF the
| County ought to be enger to accept OF
your proposition Litigation is always
expensive, and between ltigant parties
has no tendancy to promote kindly feel
ings, amiability Of temper or christian
charity.
The Court Of last resort has passed
upon the validity OF the County indehs-
edness. Ut is court which every State
in ybe union is interested in sustaining,
it being the hand of power of one Of
the CO. ordinate departments OF the gem
eral government Ehe folly of resisting
such power ought to be AZ parent to
every one Owing to an unwillingness
to proceed to extremltles, the collection
of the judgments may be for time de-
Iayed; but the supremacy of the laws
will in time be vindicnted. The powers
of the government must and will be as
serted, and if we save Ourselves from the
hands Of the United States Marshal now.
1t is only to leave heritage OF indebt-
edness for those who shall colsse after US,
together with tho ineiiaceabie STAIN Of
population resting upon the territory
that we inhahit, and the people that We
are Of by accepting OF your PROPOSE
=: 81. Il a ,,fs no In q -.
our debts are paid our property is in,
creased in value; nearly million OF
dollars is expended in our County at
once we are thereby made the recipient
OF IL great thoronghfare cStendin, from
the Gulf Of Mexico to the lakes os the
North, connecting with the Northern
Pacific Railroad we IRE in the nearest
line OF travel ron Chicago to the Pacif-
ic Ocean the timbered lands Of the
North are opened to US, and we are ln>
yted to exchange our productions with
the riyul markets OF Chicago, Mliwans
kee and ST. Louis. Such line OF rail-
road as your extension cottcmplates
makes the County ot Iowa one OF the
most highly favored counties IN the west.
The Great rival markets are AT our door
the lumber regions are our near II Ugh
bors we are the posssssors OF flourish
iur towns and villages all along the line
Of road our lneXhuuSLable mines at
tract attention aud draw capital, Gjsd zee
are oA Of debit No.nlng Is more com
mon ttian 10 near persons say: 1t could
be released would pay my poftIoa OF
the Indebtedness at one. Let such say
that % their towns; let the towns buy
the debt and have the money expended
IN the County, together with six or seven
hundred thousand dollars from outside
OF tue County, aud every tax payer III
the County viii see the benefit 10 himself
IN one year.
would further suggest that, in case
the towns take hold OF thls matter, there
il nothing. cuustitutionaily III the way OF
the legislation providing by lay tor wlth-
holding " levy OF taxes 10 pay the Coun-
tv Indebtedness upon such towns us
small procure and surrender up their
proportion Of the County Indebtedness,
II it should be thought desirable. But
without such legislation every town can
be amply protecCea IN the purchasing OF
County indebtedness t..
Respectfully yours,
NJ. Nj. COTlREN.