South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-12-12
Correspondence.


NERsAitLrs DARxE Co., Ohio, Nov. %.
Dir. HARrER-Dear Sir lit may no, be I'M
interesting to the numerous readers Of the ttir
tef"geneer to hear from what some no doubt
think The back woods. Very many persons form
this opinion from the name of our COUNTY
'Ddrke," named in honor OF General Darke -
But, should some Of the good people of "Ola
Hampshire county" stop OF at our station and
see the busy throng moving 10 and fro in all d.
reeiions, they would come to a different conclu-
sion,
Our county is amongst the first in point of
productions, being in its natural state, as good
as any county in the State as a whole.
4 We have free turnpike law in Ohio whereby
majori'y Of the property holders of real estate,
may petition the county commissioners to locate
turnpike road along the route designated and
petitioned for. The result in this county is that
we far outstrip any other county in the State in
the number Of miles, besides many turnpike roads
already built and in use. They are surveyed
and sold out to contract (mosuy in The north
part of the county forty six (4C) different roads,
making between two aud three hundred miles of
road. Tie holders of real estate along tn csc
lines are taxed TO pay for the building aad cost
otherwise incurred The average cost being ~
bout 81 500 per mile; lands ere taxed from 80
so per acre to Sl2 per acre. What would the
good people Of my native hills think to be taxed
thus to build roads!
Heavy, indeed, is the burthen imposed by the
pike tax, while our county aud State taxes are
| increasing with each year that rolls around.
But, you may want 10 ask, what has turned
up that your great State of Ohio (third in the
Uniou) should elect Democratic Governor?
That you do not lay the iatteEiug JUNCTION too
close to your heart will just refer you 10 the
falling OF in the vote in Ohio. The vote was
~, 600 short-of this 80 600 was Republican
our county Republican vote was near 500 short.
the Democratic vote only fell short 200. The
declaration of the venerable Thomas Richie of
the Richmond Enquirer many years since in an
editorial speaking of the prospects of carrying
Virginia at one of the elections holds good, said
that Democrats all vote and seldom ever die ="
This proposition is about the same over the State
Republicans became sullen and refused 10 vote
When such villainy is practiced on them as the
abomirabe SALARY grab and Increase pay OF
officials, what the people here demand is the
unconditional Repeal of the Increase Pay Bill
from FIRST TO last, not one letter must stand Il
tell the tale. We hold the party in power re
sponsible for this act as Grant could aud ought
to have vetoed the bill Notwithstanding we
hold the Administration accountable for the
wrong, we do not propose n remedy by ecciing
Democrats when we know that a much larger
per cent. of them voted for the bill than Repub-
licans. Let the Republican Congress blot out
this foul stain as soon as il couvenes, and the
winter OF Democratic discomfort will como on
If they do not, then farewell to both Denocra-
tic and Republican parties il the United States
The people will thea take charge of the nation
The panic is about ovef-no failures in our
town. Pork and grain is advancing in price
Every thing now seems to be on the move.
Yours, &c, Lae@saas