Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-19
THE TWO COURSES.

Our colemporary, the Sentinel, hae COM |
planned bitterly about the large expense
which the application for an Enabling Act
entailed uponthe citizens OF Bowling Geeen.
We think the complaint not we'll founded.
They were not obliged to incurany expense
In that behalf, and whatever money they
have paid out 70 defeat the application was
paid voluntarily upon their own motion.
When Bowling Green in the winter of
1865, made its application for nm Enab-
ling Act il could have, doubtless, under the
then existing state of circumstances, been
easily defeated, but Perrysburg believing
then as now in the principle that when
respectable number OF the electors OF acoun-
" desired vote upon the location Of their
county seat it was the duty of the Legisla-
ture, under the constitution, to authorize
the vote; and hence no opposition was in
ierposed to the passage OF the act. Had B.
G. acted upon the eame principle much
money would have been saved, both to
them and to us. But instead of that they
expended considerable sum in obtaining
remonstrants even before the petition forthe
act had been printed. Their motto from
the start has been fight, regardless Of ofexpcnse,
and like the Irishman at Donnybrook Fair,
they struck wherever and whenever they
saw or thought they saw head to hit. If
either party has cause of complaint upon
the ground of the large expense incurred
in the attainment Of the recent enabling act,
it is Perrysburg. Had B. G. acted upon
the same Just and liberal principle that
Perrysburg did the costs would not have
been units where it has now, probably,
reached hundreds. We trust we shall have
no more pulling or whiningu upon this point.
We would here call attention 10 another
feature in the conduct Of the controversy
thus far. Our readers will bear witness
that from the commencement we have in
dulgcd in no personal reflections upon the
citizens Of Bowling Green, either individu-
ally or collectively, nor sought to under
value and deprecinte their town. While
we have observed nothing in their conduct
which called upon us to eulogize them, we
have recognized their right to retain the
Seat of Justice If they could, and We have
sought, only by arguments which we deemed
fair, candid and just TO convince the people
of the county that their interests would be
promoted by having the County Seat at
the business rather than the geographical
center Of the county-at point easily ac-
cessible at all seasons by a majority Of our
people rather than locality difficult Of
approach during large portions Of theyear.
Upon the other hand how has it been with
our cotemporary and with many Of the cit
liens Of our sister village? From the be-
ginning they have well'd over with abuse
of our town and its inhabitants. The form
or has been represented through the iSeHiinel
and by lobbyists at Columbus as old and
dilapidated, gone to seed, finished, the last
nail driven, not containing as many inhabit-
ants now as years ago and doing little or no
business. 1--WE will here state in parenthe-
sis, that the improvements in our town dur
ing the three years past are of greater value
than the whole village OF Bowling Green, and
tha. more business is done here in a month
than there in year-we do not make these
statements TO derogate from the importance
OF our neighbor but to correct misappre-
tensions which may have been impressed
upon the minds Of some.) Our citizens
have been characterized by all the foul and
spprobriOus names which their memories
could recall or their intellects invent.
Thieves, robbers, gamblers,cut-throats, liars,
seoundrels, villains, raseals, swindlers, un-
principled adYenturers, dead-beats; in short,
all the vile epithets in the language have
heen the staples in their vocabulary when
discussing the county seat question.
II has ever been the misfortune Of ignor-
ance 70 regard course, personal detraction
as wit and evidence Of smartnees; while the
Intelligent and right-thinking have looked
upon it with disgust and deplcred the NOR
al obliquity Of its authors.
We have thus far treated these ungener-
eas reflections and wARtom attacks with
neglect, but Il is said there is a point be-
yond Which forbearanee ceases to be yir-
tue, and that in some contests il is proper
20 return l,low Tor blow We desire TO dis
euss the question upon its merits, dlspas-
sionately and fairly and hope We shall not
be provoked into any nnseemliness or bit
ferness.