The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-07-01
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At the last session of the Board
Of Supervisors, one of its members
offered preamble and resolution
which were rejected the preamble
reading as follows:
wWHEREAs, The county iabors under
great inconvenience in having Il part
of the county property in Baldwin
and a part at Chase" &c.
"The county labors under great
inconvenience" And pray, how
and why is the county thus "labor-
ing?" Who imposed the task
upon it? If it was "great incon-
venience" to have the property di-
vided; why did not the Clerk and
Judge ofProbate move to Baldwin,
as directed by the people, instead
of procuring an injunction after the
vote had been declared, a building
procured, the entire property or
dcred to be moved, and portion
of it conveyed to Baldwin? If the
Supervisor pointed at above desires
the good of the county, and wishes
peace and harmony, why does he
not petition for the dissolution of
the Injunction? Viewed in the light
Of common sense and reason, which
is the easier to move that ponderous
safe, with Offices of the Treasurer
and Sheriff, the two latter moved
before the injunction was granted
back to Chase, or to dissolve the in
junction, and then let Towner and
Foster take their books under their
arms and come to Baldwin? Ifthat
shrewd Supervisor is able, will he
tell us how he is going to work to
change the present location of the
Offices of the Sheriff and Treasurer,
located by vote of the people, and
according to law?
Much has been said about irrcgu-
larities and illegal voting, fraud, &c.
Wherein has the firststep been taken,
looking towards an investigation?
If there were more than fifty-six
illegal votes cast for the removal of
the County Seat to Baldwin, why
have not the guilty parties been
punished? So far as VIC can learn,
very little, ifanything has been done
towards punishment of the alleged
criminals. Great stress has been
laid by the Chase clique upon the
violation of the injunction; but they
are perfectly dumb when they come
to discuss the miserably trumped
up complaint made by them in pro-
curing the injunction. We will not
be understood as sactioning violation
of law; but VIC consider that the
question as towhethcr the complaint
above spoken of be just and true, is
of more Importance than all the
noise about "violation of law.
All the justice and equity in the
matter hinges upon the fact as to
whether or not it be true that no
legal majority was obtained for re-
moval of the County Seat to Bald
win. IL the statements made to
Attorney General Smith and Judge
Wheeler were false, then, we claim,
that in a moral point of view, the
citizen: were not to blame for NOV
ing the property. Why have not
decisive steps been taken to test
the legality of the voting?
We are not to-day, nor have we
ever during the deplorable trouble
in regard to the County Seat, been
impressed with the belief that
legal and fair majority for removal
had not been attained. The farther
the development, the more fully we
become convinced of the injustice
perpetrated by certain ones upon
the citizens at large in the county.
Our belief is-and we have plenty
of facts to confirm it--that when
the excitement shall have ceased;
when all evidence shall have been
received and calmly and clearly
considered; the verdict of the world
will be that the war against the
rights of the voters of Lake county,
in this matter ofrcmoving the Coun-
ty Seat, rested upon no good found
alton, whatever, and that the in
stigators in the discrcditablc action
will have earned for themselves
lasting contempt.
The fact that gold exists in the
Black Hills, in paying quantities
has been confirmed, and now VIC
may look for n rush of treasuro