Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-02-21
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
HNeyCouniy Tr0Mbles.''-

upon enforcing bill upon the Legislature,
there will be introduced an amendment to
prevent such districts as may be opposed !
to the movement from being separated from .
Allegany.'
Nothing is has been, Or will be 'forced' |
upon the Legislature, or upon those dis
tricts opposed to the movement" The bill
sought is simply to authorize the submission
of the question to the people. A large bo-
DIV of citizens has already memorialized the
Legislature to obtain the privilege Of testing
the question at the polls, and any attempt
to thwart this expression is destructive of
the right of the people to be authortativcly
heard.
"Lonaconing and Mount Savage are both
opposed to the matter in toto"
IA rather doubtful statement until we
ascertain from their sutfrages how they
stand. This the Ciulidn desires to deny
them, notwithstanding the alleged opposi-
ton so fully comedies with its own.
"And there is no reason why they should
becompelcd to leave their present political
association to go into new one against
their will"
But isn't the same thing done in effect at
every election? The Cicilian--a staunch
Republican paper-is "compelled'' to abide
by Democratic rule, yet his argument virtu-
ally asserts there is no reason for it.
"Wcsternport and Barton are divided on
the question, and how Il vote would result
it is difficult to say.
Certainly ''it is difficult TO say and that
is why we want the vote" The vote is
all we ask for As to the division at yves
ternport and Barton we can say there is
more divided sentiment at LonacCning and
Mt. Savage than at the other two places
named. But, to settle this, VIC want the
''vote." Will the Ciriian persist in the ar
gument denying the right, now made dou-
bly, just, of the people to be legally heard
'Thcv all know that Allegany county is
small enough and compact enough to enable
every man in the coal region having bust
ness to transact at the county seat to do so
with the least possible loss of time. They
know that Cumberland is only from one to
two hours distant from any point in that
region. and that by rail it is about as easy
and comfortable to get to Cumberland as to
Frostburg."
And about as easily might have been add
cd with equal force. "They all know is a
sweeping assertion to be followed with so
much information. We prefer, therefore,
to think they "alr' don't know" what the
Ciwltan asserts.
I'm fact Wcsternport region has much
more frequent and speedy communication
with Cumberland than with Frostburg'
Which assumes that the present frcqucn-
CIV of communication" between "Wcstern-
port and Frostburg" is unchangcahlc OF
course, "Westernport," "Frostburg," Lon
aconing, and Barton are not to grow, nor is
travel to increase, etc. Weare thus inform
cd that we are at stand-still, and it is bet
ter we should remain so-that is, better .to1
Cumbe, Mnd
There is no good, broad, liberal reason
offered why Allegany county should be
again divided, and we shall oppose it until
we see some better cause than is at present
known to us"
but there is bad, narrow, and selfish
treason" "why Allegany county should" not
DC HNdlll ulfNttti, tlitt SAiSiS i)lCIiSC~
" under the CirAtan'snosc- Cumberland
"A city and people filled to repletion with
favors from the coal region. Their draughts
upon this section have been so long and so
generally met, they are intoxicated with
success, and their unsatisfied thirst brooks
no arrangement which denies them yet more
and still more. The Ciuilian simply reflects
the sentiment which Immediately surrounds
it when it avows its purpose Of opposition
until some better cause" presents itself
which, viewed from its tand-point, can
never occur.
We say here, what we have had occasion to
say before, that this opposition of Cumber-
land to the new county movement is, of it.
self, ponderous argument in its favor. 1t
resolves into the altcrnatives-sha we pro
vide for ourselves, or still take care OF
Cumberland? Shall we always deplete our
section to fatten the fortunes of Cumberland:
Shall we still complacently uphold and per
petuate its rings" which, when there is Il
division of offices, retains the 'lon's share,
and accords to us only what it cannot avoid
Shall we stand up like men in the assertion
of our rights, to pass Judgment upon this
question, or shall we tamely submit to this
arrogant promise of continued domination
In word, shall we always "rendcr to Cea
sar the things which are" nat Caesars?
On these points we want the people mos
interested to possess an opportunity to de
eide. The Cirihan opposes" this. Thus
the case is made up.
Acceptance.-Rev. E. j. GRAY, for
mcrly pastor of the M. E. Church in Frost
burg, has been rendered and has acceptct
the presidency of Dickinson Seminary Il
Williamsport Pa-a large and prosperou
educational institution under the care an
patronage of the NJ f. Church, in til
Central Pennsylvania Conference. MI
GRAY is a graduate of this institution; III
elevation to the Presidency is an honor t
himself and the school.
LectNrcs.-Rev. THOMAS L. PoULsoN
of Baltimore, will deliver Lecture in til
H. L. Church, Homecoming, next Thursday
Goth inst Subject-"Queer People"
He will deliver the same Lecture at tn
Town Hall, Piedmont, the following CIR