Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-12-14
CONSTANTINE REPUBLICAN.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER u. 1890.

IL To-day the second convention of tho peo-
pies delegates, meet at Ann Arbor, for the pur-
pose Of giving the repaired assent-that Michigan
may become state of the Union, soon enough to
gain her proportion of the surplus revenue and her
five per cent. of the amount from the sale of the
public lands. That this effort should draw out
the rdculc of the dissenters and the jeers of the
Wing editor of the New-York Courier and En-
quiror, was no moro than was nationally to DO ex-
pected.
They that could sacrifice the welfare of state
to deprive her of vote for president for the
didate, towards whom they had not the feelings
of common respect or forbearance, and he that
could sacrifice all no had of political principle to
the quenching of {" an itching PALM" could not
be expected to maintain any views short of abso-
Lutte aristocracy.
The mandy pamby Courier article, of the goth
ult about this quasi state and actual territory,
will weigh but u feather, with readers whose
memories have run parallel with the history of
lucre and james Watson Webb, from the Jackson
bank veto to the present day.
Tho fimsy article of New York's unstable edi-
tor to weaken the confidence Of the " Michigan
ans" in their young governor Mason, will DO es.
timated of equal value with tho other bitter
streams from the same fountain on party topics,
in regard to "principlss not men," For man
of his candor, to talk of speciousness and sophis
try is n charm above the nonsensical. Hear, him
on the " awkward predicament" of the "qudsi
ota 10 ooI ,ocH
She has gone forward towards such con-
summation, with agreodness almost equal to the
boyishness of mere infant in its anxiety e
clutch an object too big for its grasp, and picked
quarrel with itself because it has overturned al
its more important playthings in the attempt
The last Detroit paper brings us the evidence O
| the childishness."
Verify, we must acknowledge, that James Wat
son Webb has passed the bud and blossom to tn,
ripe fruit of puberty-and that he can be nothing
short Of a full grown man His reference t.
"the last Detroit paper" intimates his perfec
knowledge of Michigan. His exchange is proba
bly, tho Advertiser, from which he derives his iu
venile "evidcnce thence his deductions are no
matter Of much wonder. But Mr.. Webb is {
little behind the data of that prnt-which no,
terms Michigan not territory but state.
Notwithstanding all the opposition from thu
sources mentioned, and the " childishness' of al
council not emitted from the great heads Of thest
few, who might DO well addressed in Jobs admo
milton to his dictators-" Verify, ye are the PEG
pie, and wisdom shall die with you"-stil W,
may hope, that congress will canvass the delibera
tions of to-day's convention with some degree o.
favor and respect.
We have the proceedings of several of the
county meetings ofthe people in their primary
assemblies" when delegates were nominated, ant
insert to-day only those from Lonawec, as sam
| pie of the rest-affording proof sufficiently con
vincing to us, to establish the fact, that the peo
pie Of Michigan prefer the benefits and immuni
ties Of state Of the Union now, with prosperity
to reversion back to territorial vassalage, will
unlimited adversely.