The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1882-03-16

derance Of illegal votes Tor ren'oVm
would not overcome the majority.
AS to the 'people Of Chase" being
somewhat surprised" at the army"
"scixing the books, papers, &c, ler-
haps BrO. Drew does not know that t''e
people Of Chase, cor those Interested I'D
the matter, were prepared for that
"surprise;" having had couriers abroa"
far into the silent watches of the night,
snm mmoning citizens to come and resist
the removal Of county property when
that property had been ordered I" I've
removed Ia due form of law. Tie
morning that the "bocks, paper" &C.
were actually removed was not the only
morning that an attempt had been
made to yeaceably remove the county
property where 1t belonged. IL was
the third morning; AMI the only reason
why the property was not removed on
the first or second morning WAS because
the agents of the Board Of Supervisors
were met by yOverpowering numbers OPP
pissed to such removal; and this before
an injuncutiOn was granted too. In
forming an opinion as TO the merits or
deincrits Of tl,at unfortunate cohtro-
versy, our readers must remember that
it was both morally and legally wrong
to oppose the removal, after the vote
had been legally canvasscd nnd de-
clared In favor III removal. The law
then male It obligatory to remove as
SOON as 1t could he ,lone properly; ai'd
the question as t. time WAS lett with
the committee.
In answer to The amusing declaration
that 'fhe party Of men were ls'ld"in-
ties, who. when the hooks were once
up there, proclaimed Baldwin the coun-
ty seat" we wisi, to add, for the sake 0f
of the truth in hist Dry, that the bmrd
of Supervisors ratified the declaration
of the "B..ldwihites." 1t might not
have been necessary, according to the
version Of i;ro. Drew, that the super
visors have had any thing To do with
1t; but they dill all the same.
And now, we come down 10 the as.
founding ''give away" closing Of the
article: Money Was rais.j, ni,i mcp
n,..,oimtcd ~ work" witt, the super
v,sors to remove tie county seat.
What Was ",ioi,ry" raised for: What
kind of work" was that committee to
perform? What did they propose to the
Supervisors? II :ljI u $40 was raisc'i,
AMI the ",.onnnilter" returned u
"laial,c.," of ,.in,us 80 "uncXinn,ic''," !"
where did the $lU0a and over =" to: Was
the labor ut Tie committee, ~ great that
| they felt Obliged tn "put !; 'lown In thir
| ,,0ukcts," rci,iUncratr themselves" did
! they pay il oui in the salooi.s here: did
/ they lose il: OR di,i they pay il out to
Supervisors, hI:ng 10 GfICe them:
Perhaps greater sum than $50 was
returned to the subscribers; hut We have
understood that over $1,000 the "fuid'
was missing. What Was done with it?
As to "lig motion was i'sl;" II the of-
ficinl report of the proceedings of the
! sNNl"rNhoTS hs IupsiSiSb u tu't I"ViS
was not enough virtue in either the in-
riuc,,ce or money, Of the "coinmittcc"
to even bring the question before tl'c
Board. "If there j. ever tO he amy
thing going ~ .c don: about IL" again;
will IL I've In an ATTEMPT to influence the
people, after having failed with t',c
Board of Supervisors, and get the people
to elect Supervisors favorable Ia u re-
noval? Judging from the concluding
sentences Of tie Article aiOte rcpul'-
lisl,ed, we should say that Is the next
move. ln view Of this showing, II be-
l.,oves vu;rr, ia every township Ia look
to il, whcth,r til"y eject mtn vii" aie
susceptible To brilrry ur not.
There urc many other facts whichwe
arc familiar with, aud might state In
regard to this question; but having nu
desire other than to see inisstatcments
rcf,,tpd, and evil. doing exposed, wc rest
for the present. There IL not ~ either,
In my part Vf this county, wishing
to I've classc,i as honest AMI law -abi'iiny.
who desires To see the cu,tDty seat re.
moved through brit,ery; which, of all
"fuul MEANS" Is ulnut tile worst.