Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-08
THE NEW COUNTY FIGHT.
The Champions OF the Proposed Augusta
County State Their Position.
To the Editor of the Register.

The Champions OF the Proposed Augusta
County State Their p 1sition.
To the Editor of the Register.
Warrington, w. Va, February T..
Sir:-The good people of Warrington
and vicinity are disposed to allow
the Legislature now in session to rem
der the decision regarding the proposed
county OF Augusta, and so long as the
opposition was carried on with decency
and truth, have made not a murmur
nor complaint, Notwithstanding the
fact that all the papers of the counties
directly concerned have repeatedly IL
belled and maligned her fair name as a
town and the high honor of her best
citizens. Even some Of the daily pa
pers have seen fit to apply such cpl
thets as muddy Warrington" hated
rival, etc, as a means Of splitting their
venom at innocent and respectable peo-
pie. Even one member of the honor
able body that has our cause for con-
sideration has taken the pains, after
the courtesy granting him of ten days
to look up the matter, to put the lie at
a fellow member and denounce the four
thousand petitioners who favor the
proposition, as anarchists; but we ex-
cuse him on charitable ground.
Even the big hearted, intelligent
honest citizen who is found in, every oil
field has to bear his portion of the
abuse. Now. shame on such tactics in
a cause as just as the one espoused by
Augusta. Our maps were made from
actual surveys, by our most competent
surveyors at the time they were made
1SS8-and are true and reliable, and are
the basis on which our people know
that they are violating no part Of the
Constitution. We are sorry the editors
of Fairmont don't know that, but their
ignorance is bliss. We only hope they
won't reduce the area of Marion county
till they won't have ground enough for
their greater Fairmont. Such thing
is possible.
New. the people of this section, after
a full investigation of the facts and the
announcement of men of the highest
character who had a part in the leg
islation which formed Mingo county;
presented their wish to the Legislature
with an honest purpose and only good
intentions. We presented the matter
Just as the people of Mingo presented
their case. Their petition was grant
ed: but a few members Of the present
body of lawmakers, who have had no
experience. were favorable to the mem
hers from the counties adjoining the
proposed county. and raised up ana
claimed they have a patent right on the
territory comprising said counties.
Honest. fair-minded people, have you
ever seen their maps for the areas?
No. they take their estimates from
school mans and farm surveys. Their
only object is one of selfshness. Ours
is one for the relief of long-suffering
people. We have the maps substantial
ing the constitutional areas, and every
thing was favorable until the Senator
from Monongalia induced our people to
90 into a truce and thwart the wishes
of some Of his constituents, and Sena-
TORS and Delegates will you allow such
devices to elude your best judgment!
PM Yourselves IN our places, and SIM
nIv because we reside where a muniti-
cent providence has chosen to bestow
his mcst bountiful natural resources,
don't saw nav to our reasonable request.
1N L. K. MARCHAND.