Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-06-28
THE GRAND RIVER TIMES.
GRAND HAVEN, MIcHIGAN.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JUNE 2s, 1854.

P'o' shO ic"uihS why Jouib"iS VI '"'' S'"'o
have been having good time in fruitlessly en-
deavoring to determine what disposition shall
be made of their party during the next polti-
cal contest The Detroit Tribune goes in for
an entire abandonment Of the old organization,
and transfer of all its material into the hands
Of the Aboltionists. The Advertiser, with
more consistency, surely, if not with better
ideas of policy, spiritedly rejects the PROPOSE
ton, and even prefers for its party an honorable
defeat while battling in behalf Of its old princi-
pies TO a temporary triumph under lead OF those
who are merely political adventures of the day.
Visionary and unpatriotic as may appear the
scheme of going over with the $4,000 national
Wings of our State to the thin ranks Of the
Freesoers, it nevertheless finds favor, and is
not without the probability of at least partial
success. Having no common elements of union
the Wing party of the present day can hardly
be said to possess national character Its
chances for success are almost everywhere des-
perate. 1t is disheartened by repeated defeats,
and in Michigan particularly, it stands now, rs
heretofore, in Il most hopeless minority. At
the same time great proportion of its leaders
have ambitious purposes in view, and as their
appetite for official spoils has been of late years
but poorly gratfed, we shall not be disappoint-
ed under the present state of things to see them
embrace any kind of project, no matter how
desperate, that offers the faintest encouragement
for lettering their condition.
That there are many honest tho misguided
men who fall in with the ideas of the coalition
lists we are free to admit, but the mass of those
who lead off in the movement we can not regard
otherwise than as plotting politicians of the
most corrupt cast, who seek to advance their
own unhallowed pretensions by this new device,
through which they hope to unite the fanatics
of all creeds, and the enthusiasts of every ism,
against the supporters of that system of gov
eminent under which our State is now making
such rapid strides in everything that pertains to
its real greatness. The only Distinguishing
feature in the platform which these men will
adopt must be the most impracticable dogmas
that have been entertained by the Abolitionists,
and their only real bond of union a common
hatred Of Democratic men and Democratic
measures A mere agitation of the principle
under which they seem inclined to rally, will be
fruitful of nothing but sectional luminosity, an
its complete triumph throughout the North
would end in nothing short of dissolution Of
the Union, and that without the accomplish
ment of single good purpose
We merely allude to this subject because it
is one of the current topics of the day, and not
because we entertain serious apprehensions as
to the ability of the Freesoilers of Michigan
and their Wing allies to 90 harm, or because
VIC have any care as to what particular course
of policy they may see fit to pursue. There
is clear Democratic majority of several thou
sand in the State, and all that is necessary to
ensure complete victory, next fall, is just such
united and vigorous action as the poor chcane-
ry of the coaltionists is well calculated to in
spre. 1t is only by dividing the party against
itself that its defeat has ever been accomplish
ed and time serving agitators are now endeav-
oring to raise side issues only that these may,
by proving disorganizing elements with the
Democracy, enable themselves to accomplish
what would under fair appliances be far beyond
their expectations. But their Vaccinations will
signaly fail The Democrats of this State,
we are proud to say, were never more firm in
their allegiance to party than at this moment.
Differences of opinion on matters of public pol
icy it is true to great extent prevail, but there
is no disorganizing spirit at work in our ranks,
for it has been found that whenever reforms are
really necessary there is much more to be hoped
for through the instrumentality of Democrats,
acting as such, than from the leaders of any pie
bald party that may be gotten up for the pur-
pose of single campaign without possessing
my of the elements of stability or progress.
ACKNowLEDGEMENTs-W arc indebted to
Mrs. r. J. AVERY for mess Of green peas,
raised in Grand Haven, and presented on the
10Th. This is better than Mill Point did for us
asst year. Where is Mr. NEwooMB?
Also to DIR. EASTMAN, for sample Of remark
IDLY fine strawberries, one of which measured
hree and one-half inches in circumference
They were raised by him and we venture to say
we're never cxcelled.
gSy" Our thanks are due to Capt. WHITE and
W. b. HoPKINs Esq, for papers heretofore fur
lished in advance of the mails.
n5g@ Twenty-nine thousand bushels of wheat
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