Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-08-20

States will yet have to pay millions of dollars,
for losses already sustained, in the loss of Stock
Ranch, buildings and all sorts of of property,
that can be destroyed by fire or driven off by the
Indians from, and living within the territories of
the United States We presume that we are
rightly informed upon this subject, and that
claims are now being pressed, by and through
the Mexican Minister, resident in Washington,
to our Government, from losses already sus-
tanned by the Mexican people, exceeding one
and one half millions of dollars; honesty re-
quires its payment-one half OF this amount
of money would have protected the whole
Mexican frontier, in the hands of a vigilant Ad-
ministration. Again, Spain and all the powers
of the earth, may justly complain of the Uni
ted States, for violations of treaty obligations
in allowing emigrants to arm on and depart
from our shores with the known design of as
sisting the Revolutionists of the Government
of Cuba. If Spain was on par with England,
France or Russia, in power, the United States
woud be yet made willing to indemnify that
Government for protecting itself against the
awless bands from the United States. With
due degree of vigilance at home, two or three
well equipped War Steamers, stationed by our
Government, at or near the Island of Cuba
would be enough to save what little, if any
honor there may be left in the United States
Government and to prevent the lawless from
obtaining foothold upon that Island
Just in this way would every obligation of
wing Administration be discharged, whether it
be an obligation to our own citizens, or to a
foreign Government; there is not now, and new
err was, any honesty in wing pretences.
4th Prudent and enlightened appropriations
for internal Improvement of Rivers and Harbors
by the Federal Government. Yes, we thor
oughly understand the wing creed upon this ar
ticle of their platform. They are in favor of i'm
proving Harbors upon the Atlantic coast only !;
they have always considered it very imprudent
to make an appropriation for any Of the inland
Lakes of the United States. This part of the
pretended platform of the many factions, will
not hold up its own weight.
9Th. We have not room to notice.
9th. Inhexible opposition to the extension
of slavery. This is intended as bait for the
Abolition minnows to nibble at
40" Two small boys named HENRY GRANT
and JOSEPH FRENCH, residents of this village,
were missing on Friday evening last Some
believed them to be drowned, others thought
them to be in the woods. A very thorough
search was made on Saturday and Sunday, in
dragging the River and securing the woods
The only hopes now entertained of their being
alive, is that they might have been picked up
and carried to the other side of the Lake, by
some vessel outward bound. The parents are
frantic, and there is not much of consolation
for them.
~" The Grand Rapids Enquirer is one of
the best papers in the State, from small size
at its commencement it has grown to semi
mammoth stature; it has ever been ably con-
Quoted by the several gentlemen that have sue
ceeded each other in the charge Of its columns;
its editorial and selected matter, has always been
unexceptionable, it is generally worked off on
the day of its publication, but hold enough
this we find is all we can say in its favor, for
this reason; when the paper is worked off it is
suffered to lay until the N. Y. Herald and Trib-
une, published on the same day, can come up
with it by the tardy mails, to bear it company
down the River and in the various directions
through the country, to its distant subscribers.
The Enquirer is published on Wednesday,
Thursday, there is a mail coming down the Riv-
err, but the Enquirer never comes on that day,
to say nothing of the boat that leaves on the
day of publication, Saturdays mail sometimes
brings that paper, and not unfrequently it is de-
ayed until Tuesday, of the following week.
Subscribers here, have sometimes complained of
this Incidence, as they have a good right to
this paper the Enquirer, is taken by many that
take no other, who are DESTROYS of being plac-
ed in possession of the news of the day at the
earliest possible moment after its publication.
All concerned in that establishment, appears to
work hard enough to get offa good paper-here
the merit ceases-a lack of energy pervades and
permeates the entire establishment for too long
a time each week. We are forced into the ne
cessity of acknowledging much more prompt
ness on the part of the Eagle Perhaps their
promptness may be attributed to city patronage
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