Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-10-01

~ We hail the nominations Of ROBERT
McCLELLAND, for Governor, and CALVIN BRIT
AIN, for Lieut.. Governor, with pride and pleas
ure. AS yet and up to the time Of going to
press, we are in ignorance of the proceedings
of the Convention, beyond the bare announce
ment of the names of the nominees; still we
know that the proceedings of the Convention
must be strongly characterized with wisdom
and Cancellation; every thing for the cause and
nothing for men, must have been their motto.
The ticket is the strongest and best, that could
have been made out Of the whole number of
names presented for nomination-this ticket is
the best that could have been selected by the
Conventional is impregnabe. The nominees
are well known throughout the State, as capa-
BILE, honest and reliable men, and it cannot be
otherwise than tower of strength to the dem
ocratic cause. All attempts at rolling up wing
thunder and calumny, against this ticket will
prove fruitless, on account not only of the pu-
rity of the lives of the nominees, but of their
unspotted and unblemished political career
ROBERT McCLELLAND has been for several years
member of the Legislature Of our State in
its infancy the last of which he presided over
the House as their Speaker; the next year he
was chosen by the State at large, to represent
it in Congress, while the whole State was yet
in one Congressional district; after the census
and apporlionment of 1910, Mr.. MCCLELLAND
was returned to Congress, twice by the district
in which it was his lot to be cast.
The reputation of CALVIN BRITAIN, for hon.
esty of purpose, vigant sagacity and untiring
industry, is as broad as the State. His history
is firmly blended with the territory and State
Of Michigan; at time when Detroit and its
enviro MS contained nearly all the population Of
Michigan, we find him surveying the public
lands Of the territory preparatory to bringing
them into market; next we find him the most
active and energetic member Of our Territorial
Legislature always at the post assigned him by
those who knew him best; we next find him
for several years in our State Legislature com.
batting all End every monstrous proposition that
had the lea st appearance Of initiating against
the good Of the entire State. His whole pub.
lie career, Lears we'll the scrutinizing test OF
time in his favor in his own immediate neigh
borhood, all, all speak well of him; he is as
much the delight and pride of the social circle
of home, as he is the champion Of the public
good of the State at large.
With this ticket-with these two well known
names inscribed upon our banner, we feel as
though we could enter the contest with alacrity
and zeal, and do our part in rolling up that kind
of an overwhelming majority, that will take q
search-warrant in the hands of an "Old Hays
to find the remnant of the wing party that will
naturally be left in this State after election.
~ We learn by passenger that the con.
spiracy trials at Detroit have ended Twelve
of the prisoners were found guilty by the Jury
their several sentences were fixed by the
Court at from five to twelve years. Filey, the
prominent living leader of the gang, was sen.
fenced twelve years. We will give the par.
ticulars next week. with the proceedings of the
State Convention.
We also learn that the Hon. LUcIUs LYON
died at Detroit, on Thursday last.
~ The Art Union Of Cincinnati have post
poned their drawing from September first, to
the first day of January 1852; in order that the
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