Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-12-10


statement of the Board of County Canvass
ers, SO far as it respects votes given for Presi-
Dental Electors, State officers and State SEN
ator. Next week we propose to commence
with Representative and give the canvass Of
votes for that and the county officers.
FREMONT IN CALIFoRNIA.-We take it
that the vote of California determines wheth-
er Fremont is or is not entitled to be regard
ed as the Z" Conqueror of California" If he
is Justly entitled to be SO regarded, the peo
pie of California have poor appreciation of
the fact. They have certainly questioned
his claim-denied it, in truth; and who bet
ter than they know upon what foundations it
rests?
He is the lowest of the three candidates
Buchanan beats him in the proportion of two
to one, and Mr.. Fillmore is long way ahead
of him.
Colonel Fremont halls from California. 1t
is his residence. He may be supposed to be
better known there than any where else. 1t
is a remarkable fact that wherever he is best
known he has run worst.
Fremont, with respect to the Presidency,
was a fraud. A more shameful fraud was
never attempted 10 be perpetrated upon the
American people by band of sharpcrs and
stock -jobbers. He is exposed. His own State
has exposed him. bet. Free Press.
THE REAcTIoN.-Under the benign influ-
ence of Mr.. Buchanan's administration, we
anticipate such reaction in northern public
sentiment, as manifested in the late election
results, as has never been known before. 1t
has commenced already. We observe it in
mems faces. We have various indications of
it, among others, in the severely contested
city and township election of New Haven,
Connecticut, the seat of the rifle-religion-
black republicansm, on Thursday. Not for
twenty-three years before have the demo
Gratis elected their town officers AT the
Presidential contest the Fremont majority
was III; now the democratic majority is
200. The battle was fought on national is
sues, the conduct of some of the priests of
New Haven, and certain of the professors of
Yale College entering into it. The rifle
gentry have been brought under local demo-
cratic government, by operation of the doc
trine Of popular sovereignty.
Straws are certain index of the wind 1t
is but breeze now, but let the political cler-
gy look out for hurricane. They cannot
escape the punishment that must surely fol-
low the violation Of the divine law and of
moral law. bet. Free Press.
The Herald of Freedom, published at
Lawrence in Kansas Territory ought to know
something about that territory. 1t says:
"Kansas is already Free State" "Four-
ffths of the actual residents of Kansas are in
favor of making it a Free State"
Again it says: "The country is fact set
Ting west and south of Topeka and thronged
with emgrant wagons. Whoever lives to see
the sun rise and set two years longer will see
Kansas Free State without any controver-
sy.
"The decision of this question has to be
made by the actual settlers at some future
time, and they ought to be here on claim,
watching and working till the time comes.
If Pro-Slavery constitution were submitted
to vote of the people to-day it would be
defeated four to one. And this Disparity
will never be less. The reasons are obvious.
First, The Free State emigration,
which amounts to hundreds of thousands
yearly, is now turned into Kansas, and will
fill it in two or three years.
Second: There is very little emigration
from the south, as far north as this, and what
little there is will find more safety for their
property and more congenial society in Mis-
souri, than here.
"Ihird: They will find land there too,
equally as good and not more than one tenth
of the price. lou
+" Fourth: Very many of the settlers of
Kansas are from Missouri and other slave
states, and large majority of them are in
favor of making Kansas Free State. This
classoof emigrants is leaving Missouri, and
coming to Kansas continually. Their reasons
are sufficient to convince any reasonable man
that slavery will never flourish here"
The Republican papers dare not publish
this statement of their own Kansas organ.--
They have not the manliness or the honor to
present the real facts. They prefer to mis-
represent, aud keep Kansas bleeding as long
as possible. Their hypocrisy is daily becom-
ing more apparent.
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