Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-05-16

their OPINIONS! SlllcC WIS =t'icH.to.i
of removal has been spoken of,
they profess a great Difference to
the desires of the people, and for
the conditions of their pocket
books, and blandly inslnuate that
we don't need Il new courthouse;
that the old one was good enough
for our fathers and with Il few re
pairs will be good enough TO the
(degeuerate) SONS; thinking no
doubt that with such cl;lptrap they
will be enabled to capture the
guileless and unsophisticatetl tax
payer and voter, and TINS forever
kill at the coming election this
question of removal. The voter
will he guileless indeed, that can
be cajoled and swerved from duty
to himself, his children and people,
by such twaddle as this.
Defeat this movement by your
votes, and give them buta Shlnglc,
aye, Il brick OF the old house, and
they have at their command Il
Board of Supervisors, that will
speedily erect a palace chat will
send Il chill through the taxpayers
soul and empty pockets, as his foot
fall echoes softly through it's car,
pcted halls and spacious roums.-
Without entering here into the
main question, or questioning the
authority of the Supervisors to or
der the election under the bill as
published, (Which is considered
doubtful by good lawyers, as well
as by others; yet we do not doubt
that they have violated the spirit
and intent of the act, i'll designa-
ting the lands of "llarry Whites
heirs" as the point for the location
OF the new courthouse III the event
OF Il change. These words are EN-
bodied i'll the latter clause OF the
bill, and are in substance the SUI
perviSor's bill; drafted ill Drum
mondtown and BY a Drummond-
town lawyer, and if the election is
held as ordered, its provisions will
operate wholly in favor of Drum
mondtown. Upon the face OF the
matter, and also 10y The declaration
of the representative who had this
bill in charge in Richmond, 1t l.
evident that the first clause (nr
we might say in contradiStinction,
the peoples billy WAS intended to
SupcrSe,leand DIS substitute iorthe
Supervisors bill. This declares, in
substance, that Il commission COM
posed OF one man from each magi~
terial district, shall select the place
upon therailroad for the courthouse
i'll case the people vote for change.
Ii the election had have been or
dered under this bill, as wlS un-
loubtedly intended by our LegiSla'
tors it would have been fair 10 al!
parties concerned.
In ignoring he first clause ofthe
bill as it appears upon the statute
books, and in ordering the cleo.
ton under the latter clause or
Supervisors bill, the friends OF
the movement are placed in
very disadvantageouS and er-
roneous position. We did not
ask them in our petitions to name
amy place, but simply to allow the
people to vote as between Drum
mondtown, and some convenient
point OH the railroad as the location
lOl the new courthouse which TICK
asking for a bite, we got % loaf,
much more than we desired, and,
could i'll Justice to the lower par:
Of the county demand. 1t seems
that we have been Surteited that
we might die. We believe that i'm
partial and fair minded men of both
sides Of the question, will readily
perceive the injustice to which the
movement is subjected, in going be-
fore the people under the provis-
IONS Of their Supervisors bill, al d
Will unite in demanding Il stay of
proceedings until the Legislature
shall convene, and a bill be enacted
which shall be impartial in its pro
Visions to all concerned, and that
will settle fairly for all time this Vi
tai question.
As there seems to be some mis-
apprehension among some people
as to the question to be dctcrmln-
ed, | will state that it is not TO say
whether we shall have a new court
house Oh not. That point has been
settled in the affirmative long ago
by the Supervisors, now it lisa ques-
ton between repairing the old one
and building new one Oh the rail
road, AN idea which is sought to
be in>tiilcd in the minds of some.
for obvious reasons. 1t is simpl.
TO say whether the new house Shall
be built i. DrummoDdtown, or Oh
the railroad. If built at Drummond-
town, where it Can benefit but few
people, who have already enjoyed
its benefits from time immemorial,
and where citizens cannot reach it
without mourning heavo expenses,
aud sacrificing health, horsehesh
and time, it would lie a lasting and
serious reflection upon our intelIi-
gencc, andthe ridicule Of strangers.
In that event would suggest ;ls
Il fitting inscription over the grand
entrance these words: "AccomaC'S
folly; she had an oppor-
tunity but failed to profit by IT,"
And in the corner stone | would
have placed the editorial in The