Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-02-06
4 Just Rebuke to the Bowling Green

| 1He VI lew lHulsCGete Downing
Green people to brow-beat Representatives
THOMPSON and MARX, of Lucas county,
through the columns of the Toledo daily
papers yesterday did not meet with en-
couraging success. Both of those papers
very properly rebuked the impertinence of
their correspondents and commended their
Representatives in the Legislature for
favoring the submission of the county seat
question to the people This is but true
reflection of the general sentiments of the
public, outside of Bowling Green and its
immediate vicinity. That village and its
friends are doing themselves irreparable
injury by pursuing course which is so
generally condemned. They would have
made friends and votes had they not shown
disposition to deprive the people Of the
county OF the privilege OF deciding the
county y-seat question for themselves. 1t is
a question in which every taxpayer in the
county has personal interest, since the
seat of Justice is not located ct any point
: merely fer the purpose of advancing the
interests or promoting the convenience of
the denizens Of any particular village.
l We subjoin the articles from the
Toledo dailies, and commend the n for the
) careful consideration OF the prejudiced as
{ we'll as the unprejudiced mind
FROM THE COMMERCIAL.
Wood connty-seat question continues
to wax warmer ana warmer. 1t is stated
e that the aaattec Will be formally brought
II before abe Hoase Committee within few
II days. Elsewhere will be found a COM
Is municatien from Bowling Green, taking
e exceptions to the alleged action of the
l. Lucas E presentaves in favor Of submit
+ ting the question of removal to the peo-
"a pie. That furnishes the only Information
we have Oh the subj CT. We do not see
"a that 1t should be considered ground for
sr special surprise or compla Mt from any
D. quarter, that members Of the Legislature,
believing in the capacity of the people to
decide such Questions + II themselves
should be disposed TO give them tine op-
IN portunity to do 30. Nor do we see that
of such action in the present case neces
,s sarily involves hostility to the friends o.
~ either side. According to the State Con
NC stitution, a County.seat car be removed
m only with q concurrent vote by the pee
"a but little to take vote, it Is difficult tC
- see why it should not be done, when
" considerable portion OF the vot: rs ask it
re as has been done in this case II ther'
,st BE- such division among the people of
wv county as to raise doubt ia regard L
what would be the result of a vote, i
III would seem that that fact alone woulC
ed call for a vote; anJ If no such doub
l's evist, iC is diffi;ul TO see why the peopl
u of an existing coun-y seat sh Juld not b.
willing, and even anxious, to see the pop
ular choice expressed as Of en- as any con
an siderable number Of voters ask 1t. w
ms are now referring to general principles
It only, which apply equally to all cases.
int ought to he safe to trust the people wit
their own business.
he FROM THE BLADE.
mt We publish a communication from
ne very respectable citizen Of Bowling Greer
lie In which he complains of Represents
ct lives Thompson and Marx f)r favorin
les the passage of an enabling act, by whic
ful the citizens Of Wood county may be pc
IS. mitted to vote upon the question of r.
Iel- moving their COunty-seat from Bowlin
of Green to Perrysburg. His argumeI
" that because Bowling Green people trad
- with Toledo people, therefore LIcf
ng county Representatives should oppos
granting the people OF Wood county ii
tight to locate their seat of justice whel
they may think It most convenient {
uTe them, will scarcely be sufficient to col
pls vince any one that Messrs. Thompso
o. ~ and Marx are pursuing an imprOp'
ood course. We should be sorry to thin
Zen. that our Representatives at ColumbI
could be influenced to act against the
tho convictions -of duty from any such col
'"e sideratiOns. 1t Is not for US to EXPIRE
ect an opini0n as TO where the seat of justi
s a Of our neighboring county should
lp- located. That Is aquestion which chief
~ concerns the people OF that county, al
" must be determined by their votes, ea'
To- voter bling influenced la the choice MAJ
all solely by his own convenience. II Re
In resentatives Thompson and Marx real
AZ believe that the people OF that coun
should have a v tie upan this question,
ons Is not only their privilege, but II Is tht
hey duty to aid in giving them an enal,ll
, a act, without stopping to ascertain whi
, of the rival localities sp nds the me
= money In Toledo. Our corresponds
act. certainly Iid not reflect Gpon the (
the that PeTrsburg spends ten dollars
for Toledo where Bowling GreeB spends or
otherwise, he would not have hurled ii
i'o particular missile at the heads Of o
Is Representatives.
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