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that1be county of Athens had been sh0n oi two of her most valuable townships, Homer and Marion for the purpose of attaching them to the county of Morgan. And we doubt much if any act of a local nature could well have been adopted by the legislature to cause a deeper disappointment in the minds of that portion of the people of the county who claim to have majority in that body representing their interests.

 1t k unpleasant fer US at all times to de- aouncc and condemn the acts and measures of our political friends. and especially when q sense of duty requires the manifestation of that condemnation in public manner Such things. however, will occasionally occur; and matters 10 which the caption of this article refers form one of those duties of which we speak. And we intend, before having done with this matter entirely, to let the whig members of tue legislature who voted for the measure know, that neither party predilec- lions, nor our desire to conform in sentiment with all the measures of the whig party, will induce us silently to sit down and submit to such gross acts of injustice being visited upon the rights of the people, come from what fountain, or let the motives be what they may. The act is clearly and manifestly fraud upon the rights of the citizens of this county-an act that will admit oI no palliation or iustili- cation WhataVer-an act net only uncalled for, bat passed in direct violation of the will of majority of those most deeply eoneerned, as well as ill violation of express provisions of long established law Ii IS a fraud upon the rights of the people, because by 1t, with out LEGAL and due notice, they have had wrested from them that which should not in justice be without their consent 1t is in yio- iaton of the express will of the people, not only manifested through remonstrances, (of which over 500 were presented within the two days previous to its final passage,) but in it's opposition by those persons representing the two counties concerned; and il is clearly Il palpable violation of the well-known pro- vision of the statute of the Stale requiring thirty days notice lo be given in the county dismembercd. No osuCH LEGAL NOTICE WAS GIVEN.

 We have much to say on this subject, but must refrain for the present. The question excited much interest and more animated dis eussion than any ylocal question that has come before the legislature during tho session.

 Ghiiicoihe .QdrcrtiScr.