Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-09-20


Ey- The Detroit Times, q Democratic pa
per of the most decided anti-Nebraska stamp,
discourses we'll upon the hypocrisy of the wings
in their rant about Nebraska, and the extension
of slavery. Says the Times:
"The wing leaders are anxious to make the
people believe that they are more hostile to the
spread of slavery than the strongest abolition.
ists In Iowa they recently got a victory, ana
they elected all anti Nebraska men, In Nilsson
ri, they recently got victory, and they elected
all Nebraska men, and they defeated Col. Ben
ton. Now we ask all candid men, who notice
the whig papers, if they did not crow as loudly
over their victory in Missouri, as over that in
Ioway Over the defeat of Col. Benton as loud
ly as over that of Senator Dodge? They got
q whig victory in each State, and that was all
they cared about They are ready to play Ne
braska or anti-Nebraska, just as the occasion re-
quires.
"In illustration of their course, we make the
following quotation from the Milwaukee Senti-
mel, q strong wing paper.
"'The first Northern State to hold an cleo
ton since the adjournment of Congress, sends
greeting to Washington, announcing a clean
sweep Of the Nebraska forces, and the election
of an anti-Nebraska Governor and Legislature
and two members of Congress, securing u.
S. Senator of like opinions. Shall not Wiscon-
sin follow the good example"
"Now, every one knows that all the demo-
Gratis of Iowa, in Congress, went for The South,
and that all the democrats of Wisconsin in
Congress went for the North. Yet, this wing
paper at Milwaukee, which pretends to have con.
quered its political prejudices, and to think all
politicians alike who oppose the spread OF
slavery, calls upon the people to serve the dem
ocrats of Wisconsin as they did those of Iowa !;
in other words, defeat the Wisconsin democrats,
who opposed the Nebraska bill.
1t appears to be the studied game of the
wing leaders to appropriate all the.anti-Nebras-
ka thunder that there Isl TO their own benefit,
and then use it to cut down every democrat,
whether it may be Col. Benton, or The two DEM
ocratic Representatives of this State, who vot-
ed against the Nebraska bill Mr.. Noble, Of the
Second District, in which our friend of the Er-
positor resides, voted against the Nebraska bill
If re.nominated, will he receive the support
of that wing journal, which seems so exercised
in the matter! Nous rerrons.
STATE SUPERIoR.-In another part of our
paper will be found an article from the N. Y.
Tribune, in favor Of the formation Of a new
State to be composed Of the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan and portion Of Wisconsin. The
objects of the Tribune in again bringing for
ward this project are too obvious to mention.
l. seems to US, that be they what they may. IL
is rather cool for Horace to set about the dis
memberment of the State of Michigan, with
out any sort of leave or license from the prin-
cipal parties Interested When the people Of
the Upper Peninsula express desire for q sep
arate State organization, it will be time enough
for foreigners to interfere. Until then, we can
not but think such Interference impertnent,
at the least. The Upper Peninsula was given
by Congress to the State, as some sort of equiv
uicnt for the wrong done it by dismembering it
to suit the interests of Ohio; and though at the
time il was considered as poor equivalent for
the rich and populous portion of our territory of
which we were deprived, subsequent eveuts
have demonstrated that it far exceeds in value
any other portion of the Union of equal extent,
and the mining regions of Lake Superior have
become the boast and pride, as well as the
riches of the State" Our State pride forbids
that this territory be taken from us; and moth
ing short of the clear and unequivocal wish of
The people of the Upper Peninsula in favor of
the project, will reconcile us TO the loss of this
large and valuable portion of our territory. If,
however, the people there demand the insttu-
ton of new State, and their interests are to
be best subserved by it, we must, to be consis-
tent, consent to the separation, however we may
deprecate it; but until such desire be fully and
fairly expressed, we say to all interneders,
handsoff." The people of Michigan will set
tie the destinies of Michigan.
State Journal.
DEATH OF MRS BENToN-We learn from the
st. Louis Ne,os, of Wednesday last, that Mrs
ELIZABETH BENTON, died in Washington City,