Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-04-05
The FREE SOIL ORGAN IN MIcHIeAS.-The

The FREE SOIL ORGAN IN MIcHIeAY.-The
efforts being made to obtain circulation for
this paper, in our part of the State, preparatory
to the approaching political campaign, will ac-
count for our inserting the annexed article from
the Kalamazoo Gazette We have scarcely any
acquaintance with the Democrat and vouch for
the correctness of the statements made by the
Gazette only so far as we find them fortified by
the quotations of which it has made use. We
do not alude to the subject for the purpose Of
making any remarks of our own; but we can
not let it drop without expressing our astonish-
ment at the language we find used in paper
for which such high pretcnsions have been made,
rs we'll as our belief that the character Of the
next political contest in our State will derive
none of its responsibility from the manifesto
ton of such spirit as gave existence to the ed
itorial matter upon which the Gazette has COM
mented
From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
UNIDENTIFIED MINISTER'S.
The Detroit Daily Democrat, free soil paper
is edited by two ministers. This would lead
the public to think that it would be conducted
with the dignity, candor and responsibility be-
coming exemplars and teachers of the Christian
religion. We regret to say that this is very far
from the fact. We know of no sheet, that is low
er or more disgusting in the use of slang and abb
ortive attempts at abuse than this same paper
Witness the following extracts from its edtori-
al columns
"NoT AN Ass.-The Pro.Slavery press are en-
gagged just now in spreading knowledge of the
fact that Stephen Arnold Douglas spells his
name without doubling the final s. A free DEM
ocratic contemporary mentions, in this connec-
ton, that Aaron Burr doubled the final in his
name"
avery PRoPER.-The celebrated (colored) Or
ator, Frederick Douglas, is about TO apply to the
Legislature of New York for change of name.
We hope he may succeed. The name Douglas
is becoming too odous to be borne by so respect
able gentleman"
others) why Pierce has got it buttoned up in his
breeches pocket, to be used when and how he
peases."
ave have no doubt every man in the House re-
joced to hear the mean puppy abused, as he de-
served. Such crawling reptiles are only fit to be
spittoons for southern chivalry."
Lane is a dough-face OF the meancst, lick
spit,le order, and day before yesterday he made
most dsgustingy humble apology to Suffers
and Hunt"
The first three of these extracts were taken
from single number, and others equally as un-
becoming could have been selected. Can it be
that men guilty of such ribaldry, are imbued with
the spirit of Jesus Christ or are they wearing
the livery of Heaven to serve the devil in %
Is such language the Legitimate fruit of free soil
doctrines! And are the readers of that paper
such as can be instructed by such displays as
these? For the sake of the clerical robe, which
ought to be an emblem of purity, charity, and
brotherly kindness, we regret the stigma these
editors are bringing upon it. For the sake of
free sellers, we are sorry for the
modification their only organ in the State must
cause them.