Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-03-22
rnE QuEsrlON or REMOYAL..
Emphntic Endorsement BY tho People.

induced the people Of this county to de-
manl, so generally and emphatically, fair
and honest vote on this question go soon at-
ter the removal from Perrysburg to Bow
ling Green ?" We answer: First, the
vote in 1866 was obtained by the advo-
Gates Of Bowling Green, through the repre-
sentat.on9 that the Court House at Perrys-
burg was in that condition which demanded |
either a new building or such costly repairs
as would be equivalent to the expenses Of |
new building, and a pledge was given by
their agents throughout the county and
through their organ few days before the |
election, Of which the following statement
is an exact copy.
"Y0ters, remember that If the vote of
the county is cast for removal, and the
citizens OF Bowling Green do not con-
struct the Court House and Jail, as per
agreement, then no new buildings can
be constructed until the people vote TO
tax themselves for that purpose, and
the cOunty-seat must remain where IL
Is. This is better security for the tax
payers than all the bonds In Christen-
DOM"
At the time these pledges wcre,givcn, the
law empowered the Commissioners to levy
an amount of $1,000 only, for building pur-
poses, consequently large number voted
/ for Removal" under the persuasion that
they could not be taxed for the erection OF
county buildings at Bowling Green, with
out such policy of xltion were submitted
to the popular vote. In that conclusion
thy were grossly deceived. On securing
their votes, the promises and pledges made
in this matter, prior to the election, were
/ treated with scorn good faith in public
matters was deemed OF no account, and this
sacred right of an American citizen-the
/ right of voting on the policy of taxation
was utterly repudiated, and when it was
/ concluded to erect buildings for county
I purposes at Bowling Green, two of the Com
missioners of Wood county acting for and
in be half Of that place, caused an order to be
entered for a levy oil taxes OF $4,000 tor
Court House, $4,000 for Jail and OF $1,000
for County Offices, thus manifesting an in
tent regardless both Of law and OF official
honor, to saddle the people with $4,000 OF
taxation, at the same time refusing them
vote on such policy OF taxation. Of this fact
Hon. JOHN NORRIS, now representing Wood
county in the General Assembly of Ohio, is
in imately conversant. When this action
Of the Commissioners was mentioned to him
by citizen OF Perrysburg, as denoting bad
faith and inscriptions action, he utterly
refused to believe that the Commi sioners
had authorized such levy, until he had ex-
amined the books, when he became CON
vinced that they had so done and he frank
ly and candidly admitted that he had been
deceived. This matter was mentioned to
Mr.. NORRIS in the presence OF JOHN BAIRD,
Esq, OF Bloom township, who, like him,
could not credit the statement that such
levy had been ordered.
Ii, then, gentlemen OF the standing and
intelligence Of Messrs. NORRIS and BAIRD, !
and whose interests were SO closely identi-
fed with the removal to Bowling Green,
were deceived in this matter, We have every
assurance for asserting that very large
number OF our naturalized citizens were still |
more grossly deceived Of which we have !
clear expression OF sentiment in the petit |
tion signed by nearly 5000 citizens now
about to be presented to the Legisla-
ture OF Ohio, asking for such legislation
as will give the people an enabling act by
which they may decide this question by
the process of fair and unprejudiced vote.
H. as aptly stated by the Remonstrants,
this question of Removal like BANoUo's
Ghost ariseth to trouble them, it is simply
because Removal" like BANQuo," has
been foully dealt with, and the stain of
POPULAR INJUSTICE sticks to their hands
like the hlonh OF RsNar-o ON rho handa nf
MACBETH.
Ga the grounds therefore, OF such wilful
and deliberate violation ofpublic faith, and
al INSCRIPTIONS usurpation OF official pow
er in the levy OF taxes to promote selfish
ends, we ask the General Assembly OF Ohio
to grant the request OF the petitioners, and
and thus by fair ami deliberate vote of
the people, set this question at rest Ii, as
represented by Bowling Green advocates,
majority of citizens favor the present To-
cation of the Seat OF Justice and the acts of
their agents in obtaining it, this appeal to
the ballot box will strengthen their posi-
ton, and perpetuate its location there If on
the other hand it is shown that a large ma
jority OF citizens hold other opinions
the will and desires Of the people should
be, and no doubt will be, respected by our
Legislators by comforting the authority
asked Let the will of the people prevail
at the ballot box, and we are satisfied.
twill be found that nearly two-thirds of
the population OF Wood county, are now
brought into closer and more ready access
with Perrysburg than with Bowling Green.
On the completion OF the Atlantic and Lake
Erie r, r., now in process OF construction.
Montgomery and Perry will also find ac-
cess TO Perrysburg more readily than they
now do with Bowling Green.
In the statement OF its merits Of location,
much has also been said by advocates of
Bowlin Green, OF its being the Geographi-
cal centre OF Wood county, but its diff
cult approaches and the very large and
wasteful expenditure OF time and of money,
and the inconvenience which all who visit
il are und.r the necessity of incurring, are
carefully left in the back ground. We
have long REGARDED this centrifugal idea in
its geographical accel iation, as a delusion--
a cheat. 1t is not the geographical centre,
so mncl as the cnntrn of ,lnr.- -lnLinu and the