Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-12-15

prise find in your paper Of Dec. lst an arti-
Gle, signed THOMAS WHITE FERRY, introducing
TO " the electors of this Senatorial district" a
pretended translation of certain "Handbll OF
mysteries" appearing in the Dutch language
ON the day of the recent election upon which
much has been said" say pretended because
the translation Mr.. Thomas White Ferry thus
publishes, is not a true one, but in important
points false. ('' Thou shalt not bear false wit-
ness !"-)
Mr.. Ferry further says" two falsehoods, at
least, by inference therein, claim my notice.
One, that Wings have headed corrupted tick
ct Democratic ticket,'-no printed ticket Of that
heading was circulated in the Colony unless it
were one made up by the Holanders them
selves"
Now sir, 1t is a well known fact that mon
prel ticket headed Democratic ticket" was cir
culated in the Colony. This ticket bore the
names of the Democratic candidates, with the
following eptions-Attorney General, left
blank, and Thomas b. Church filled in with a
pen ia some Of them. For Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, Joseph Penney, Wing, in
stead of Francis w. Shearman. For Senator,
THOMAS WHITE FERRY, Wing, instead
of Israel V. Harris the Democratic nominee
For Treasurer, Timothy Fletcher, Wing, in
stead of George Parks. Oswald d. Van der
Slus, Wing, instead of William ~ Angel for
Register of Deeds. For Judge of Probate,
James Manly Patchin, Wing. instead of Will
lam Hathaway Jr.; and Jan Binnekant, instead
of Elmer Spencer for Coroner.
Who but Wings would seek in this manner
to substitute the names of Wings for those of
Democrats, on ballots which were intended to
count in a canvass?
So, sir, reconcile as you best can with your
own conscience and the public, the hasty charge
of falsehood you have made, with the facts in
the premises.
But we have not yet done with you sir, on the
subject. 1t must strike stranger to the facts
in the case, that your language is singular
First, you make a negative assertion in such a
positive manner that it seems fair to infer that
you knew exactly what tickets were circulated
in the Colony, and by whom. You assert that
ticket was circulated unless
Now sir, Mr.. Klaas Vyn, said to be Wing,
and personal friend of yours, and one who ex-
pended much time in the Colony endeavoring to
aid your election particularly, brought to Hol-
land large quantity of tickets which were fac
SMILES of the Democratic ticket published at
the Times office, in paper, type, and style, er-
cep that the head, in small caps, Democratic
ticket, was omitted, and YOUR NAME, and
those of four other Wings were substituted
for those of the Democratic candidates This
is what l call a mongrel ticket And does the
fact that the bantling is sent forth without O
name change its character! Those of your
Wing fellow candidates for Office whose names
so singularly parted company with yours on thi:
ticket can perhaps understand the pure morality
of this transaction. But sir, on reading again
your own version of this 4" falsehood' l an
strongly inclined to think that it refers to an
other transaction. Did you not go to Zeelant
and alter quantity of Democratic tickets which
you found there, by erasing Mr.. Harris name
and putting your own name in its place? If 81
(and doubt whether you will deny it), it seems
evident that the alusion is to that circumstance
Now sir, let us look at that second "falSe
hood"
"The other, that have procured friends t.
vilify the character of Mr.. Harris,"-
Mr.. Ferry you know that the handful in ques
ton contains no such charge. To dispose o
it with as few words as possible will give frs
the original Dutch as follows:
DE HER THOMAS WHITE FERRY
Gecft zich nit ais cen CIRISTEN en- MAN
van EER, ais of hij zine godsdienst en- zijI
eerhjk karakter voor cen prijs, namelijk NV,
stemmen, wilde ter koop stelen. Maar, indiel
hJ is, wat hij voorgeeft tie zin, waarom laat hi
dan zine vrenden hun uterste best dozen on
het karakter van den heer HARRIS zwart Il
maken? Heeft de heer HARRIS Fern cen
schelm of cen schurk genoemd? Ecker MET
Echter, schamen Iii zch niet ON den heer HAIR
RIs, op de laagste wijze, tie beleedigen. Is di
de manier, waarop de heer Ferry bljk geeft val
cen CHRISTEN of MAN VAN FER te zijn
Voorwaar, cen MET zeer krachtg bewijs!
Next, literal English translation. Trans
lation:
Mr.. Thomas White Ferry gives himself out