Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-04-27
r CoRWIN AND THE ABOLITIoNIsTS.

Il. CORWIN AND THE ABOLITlONISTS.
Tom Corwin is about to take up his residence
in Kentucky, but before doing so, he deems it
necessary TO cut his old friends and helpers, the
,aboltionists, ard administer to them sprink-
ling of abuse. Toms tongue is never so flip
pant as when dealing in invective, and as rec
reant friend is always the meanest enemy, so
Tom in this case proves that his former love is
turned TO future hate. Though we must admit
that there is more truth than poetry in his phil
lipic against the abolitonsts, we cannot refrain
from thinking with what honed words and soft
phrases he used to COO around them when he
wanted their votes. But times isn't now as
they used to was and as Tom is going to live
in a slave state, he doubtless imagines that
the surest way to walk into the affections of his
new neighbors is to swear terribly at the aboi-
tionists.
1t appears that Tom recently invited to his
dinner table the editor Of the Southern Patriot,
paper printed in Georgia This editor relates
of Tom as speaking to him as follows of the alb
olitionists
"IIe said they were whining, canting pray
ing set of fellows, who kept regular books OF
debit and credit with the Almighty. They would
lie and cheat all the week. and pray of their
makes very large entry to their credit, and
would cover a multitude of peccadlloes and
frauds. This kind of entry they were always
clad to make, because it cost them nothing
When they could not steal a negro they gave
something in charity for the extension of the
gospel, and then commenced a system of fraud
and cheating, till they thought they had balanc-
ed accounts with their God"
Now we are not going to quarrel with " the
inimitable Tom," as his admiring abolition
friends used.to call him, about what he says, be-
cause we don't know how much of it is true
Tom has had more experience than we with the
abolitionsts, and his acquaintance with them.
enables him to speak more positively in regard
to their real character than we should dare to do.
Whether what he said was intended for the pub
lie ear, we do not certainly know, but inasmuch
as every thing said to editors is very likely to
find it's way into the papers, we suppose Tom
delivered himself for that especial purpose. II
is wicked in him, however, for he owes very
much of his greatness to this same whining,
canting, praying set of fellows who keep regu-
lar books of debit and credit with the Almighty"
They used to vote for him in Ohio I" every time"
But we will turn Tom over to the tender mer-
cies of Cassus M. Clay, who, having got hold of
these sayings to the Southern Patriot editor,
Enquirer, from which we extract the following
choice morsels
eff the aboltionists cheat and steal the re-
proach comes with bad grace from the chief
beneficiary ofthe Gardiner swindle! And, how
ever guilty we may be- it adds but little to our
penitence to be lectured by a man who now has,
dishonesty, our money IN his pocket!
The truth is, Thomas Corwin is nothing else
but 'mercenary renegade Of humble origin
and professed wing, there has been no time in
the last twenty years that he could have been
elected to office without the vote of the aboli-
ZIONIST and laborers of Ohio. With considera-
bic fippancy of speech, caricature, mimicry and
pantomime, added to his soubriquet of the 'wag-
on-boy,' and his professed abolitionism, he as
cended much higher in the political scale than
his talent or true merits deserved. He aspired
to lead the liberal party in these States by steady
efforts which eliminated in his notorious Next
can war speech-which sealed his career in that
direction; for it outraged his opponents and dis
gusted the true friends of freedom in these
States-proved him mere partisan and poiti-
clan, and not statesman of enlarged and practi-
cal views who only can embody into action the
aspirations and dicta of the devotees Of liberty
who by their fanaticism and martyrdom, break
down old forms and barriers to progress! Like
all secondary men III HleIlial anu moran ueVelOp-
ment, he gave way when the peltings of the
storm which he had raised came up. He deter
mined at once to desert to the enemy. During
the long time that the friends of freedom, under
the lead of Gen. Taylor, fought for the Jefferso-
MAN idea and against the Platforms Tom, who
was never fit for anything but speech, spoke
not! His treachery was anticipated and devei-
oped in his reward--a Cabinet appointment! -
His membership of an Administration, which
will 60 down infamous, as attempting to revive
and enforce in this land the cast-of attributes
of British tyranny, constructire-treason, has for
ever placed him alongside with Burr and Arnold !!
But what cares the Gardner for reputation -
With the satires of Horace he doubtless is IA
niliar, and smiles as often as he contemplates
the money in his chestP" Free Press.
There appears to be considerable discourage
ment among the Manchester manufacturers of
coarse cottons, owing to the competition of the
American article in foreign markets. On this
point the Manchester Guardian states that so
discouraged are the manufacturers of domestics
by the long continuance of unremunerative pri-
ces that at preliminary meeting held today it
xyoe ,croad fbot naporo1 p,oofinr of tho frodo