Year: 1867




Perhaps those who can see farther ioto
the future than we are able to. can tell
whs. our County is coming to. from the
oueer acts Of o majority Of our County
Commissioners; we confess that we are
in the dark. We last week spoke Of their
meeting 1t Wathens, and printed note
which they had sent to the County CLERK.
We are informed that they declared the
Clerks Office vacant. and appointed three
men successively to the vacancy. Who
each refused it. having sense enough to
ree the diff .ulties ahead. They then sp-
pointed q Clerk to act at that session.
and thereupon proceeded to transact some
rosd business, and take action upon Other
minor matters. Appeals were made TO
them to go to Troy. where Mr. johnson
was waiting. in order to take action upon
the R ,ilrosd petitions. and some otbe'
important business. But MIR. Barr be-



losgs to Wathens. and Is determined to
play ont the strong game insugursted
with the County Seat contest. il The
County goes to the dogs in consequence
and Mr.. Robertson. having been led into
the folly. refcsed to go to Troy. upon the
ground that it wonld be too inconsistent
with his recent action.


The question stands in this position :
An election was bald for County Seat. at
which Wathens apparently had q small
majority. An injunction was applied for.
TO restrain the County officers from re-
moving their offices from Troy, which
was granted by the District Judge. upon
what he considered sufficient grounds
An Injunction was rot asked against the
C Commissioners and Probate Judge. We
have always looked upon this as an un'
wise omission, if any injunction was
asked for at all-it seemed like half do.
ing piece of work, and leaving the door
open for difficulties. But as the County
Clerk keeps the records Of the Commis-
/ sioners' Court. and they can do nothing
without their Clerk, it was thought that
they were compelled to meet where ths
Clerk had his office, which was doubtless
correct. The Injunction still exists, and
the question is in Court, to be heard al
the September term. Under these cir.
cumstances. it seems to us plain. that IN
til the question is decided. Troy is thu
lawful County Seat. 1t is to be regret.
led that any man. through stubbornnsss
and spite. will thus throw the public bus.
ipess into confusion, when the time is SO
nssr for decisive settlement of the con-
troversy vdf-


But so it is, and we must await the
consequences. All the business done BY
the Board, at its recent session. is clearly
illegal ; and we have no assurance that
the same farce .will not be repeated at the
September term. For aught we know
to the contrary, the assessment is still in
miserable state Of incompleteness and
little or nothing has bsen done in the way
of equaliz stion. for which especial pur-
pose the meeting of the Board last week
had been called. At the September
term. the tax levy Of the present year is
to be made; but if One member. through
stubbornness. and another, through 0
false notion of consistency. refuse to hold
q legal meeting. no tax can be levied that
will be collectable, and the train of evils
that will follow will be innumersble. 1t
is desirable to have Grand Jury at the
approaching term ofthe Court. bat it can
not be done without some action of the
County Board. The Railroad question
interests majority Of the people of the
County. but it must be deferred. and val
uable time wasted. In the meantime.
the County debt is Just about double what
it was eighteen months ago. when the
former Board went ont of Office. and is
increasing rapidly. These things will all
bs comprsbended by the people. in due
time. and the Commissioners will be held
responsible. When the peoples eyes are
fully opened to this deplorable condition
of County affairs. they cannot be quieted
or drilled into submission BY talking the
County Seat hobby to them.