The project for forming a new county out of portions of Crawford, Warren and Venango Counties, with Titusville as a county seat, has been revived this winter. Senator Lowry has introduced to the Senate a bill for the formation of the new county. There is a strong probability that it will pass that branch of the legislature. We have faith to believe, however, that the measure will be killed in the House.

Hitherto we have regarded this project as hardly worthy of notice and have consequently been silent [regarding] it. But it is now time to speak out upon the subject, in as much as there is some danger that the scheme may be carried through the legislature. In common with everybody else in this part of Venango County, we are opposed to this measure, regarding it as entirely a matter of speculation. We don’t believe that outside of Titusville a hundred men in the three counties approve of the scheme. They do not wish to add to their already heavy burden of taxation merely for the benefit of Titusville.

The people along Oil Creek valley are unalterably opposed to any such project. The people of Venango are well satisfied with their present situation. They desire no change and will strenuously fight against anything of the kind. Why wouldn’t it do as well to make Titusville a county, then it could be county and county seat all to itself and have the privilege of paying for the fun. But to speak seriously, the people to be affected by this measure, and who are opposed to its consummation, should let their opposition be known and felt at Harrisburg. These new county schemers and speculators should be thwarted. There can be no sound argument adduced in favor of this proposed new county. We shall have more to say upon this subject soon.