Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1860 — Willard Counly. [ARTICLE]

Willard Counly.

We copy the following Irom the Indiana Daily Journal of.the 9th inst. Comments | are unnecessary. It speaks tor itself. “Rensselaer, March (3, 18(30. j “Afr Editors: There has been an effort 1 made to cut a piece off" the east .-ihe of J isI per, take a little of Pulaski, and u cor tier ot i White, and form what they propose to call ‘Willard County.’ I do not know whether ;it was intended to be so called in honor ot the many virtues and in’ellectu >1 greatness ;of our Governor, or whether his Ex-, e Jenny j has some interest in the in<>ve. It seemed to have been gotten up and engineered by ; the Hon. David Snyder of Swamp Land notoriety, at present our worthy member of the j Legislature. As he is not a resident ol the : proposed new county, and lias no perceiva- , liie interest in the transaction, it is hard to j toll what object he had in view. But it is ; presumed that ‘the ox knoweth hi* owner, i and the ass his master’s crib.’ The Inchest : part of ihe whole affair, however, was When ; the citizens of the territory proposed to be | struck ofl’(and who tire by the way a very intelligent and prosperous people) came to \ learn that such a petition was being circulated. arose in mass and almost ununi- | mouslv signed u remonstrance protesting against any proceeding of the kind, many of I them saying if they desired a new county • ever so had they never would consent to one by that name. And thus the bright ! dreams that have been playing over the brains | ol a few speculators or designing politicians, land the last hope of immortalizing Will.ir , : were dashed to the ground hy an indignant ■ people who believe they are entirely capable | of’managing their own affairs in their own i way.’ “The Republicans were a little disap- ! pointed in our worthy friend and fellow-citi-j zen R. 11. Miiroy, not being nominated lor Auditor of State. But they all unite in acknowledging that we have got a good ticket j and enter the contest with a determination that victory sh ill be ours. Yours truly L B ’