Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-03-18

iars towaIu Zig o'ee'ioh ot permanent build
ings, which will relieve us Of heavy tax that
we would have to pay if the county seat
should remain at the great commercial empo-
porium.
! EB- The following communication, in rela-
ton to the proposed removal Of the County
seat, has been received with request to insert.
We can not bring ourselves to believe that it
will be "pro bono publico" to 60 for Eastman.
vile, yetwe are willing that our up river friends
should have every possible means Of bringing
their views before the people and consequently
comply with the request
For the Grand River Times
Facts for tile People-alscays IN Order.
Mr.. BARNS: When we find prominent
and influential men active in disseminating
principles to govern publication in matters Of
the utmost moment, publicity of those prin-
ciples SO that they may be understood, not
within limited circle only, bnt that all in
terested may read and understand also, is ex-
cuseable. In conversation with Geo. Luther,
of Lamont, yesterday, he remarked that "pri-
vate sel6ishness was the only question in
volved in the removal of the Co. seat in this
Co.," and in amount said that it was audable
for all rival points now, or prospective, to OPP
pose its removal to Eastmanvlle ON this
ground: said he 81 and others haze squeezed
ourselves most to death, to build our churches,
our school house, and make other improve
ments, and we are now unwilling that other
places should be built up around US as rivals
to share our advantages" Preferring that
his townsmen should alaoays be Obliged to 90
an average of 30 miles to do their Co. bust
ness and to obtain their legal rights, rather
than TO have these conveniences brought
within an average of only miles of their
own doors! Unwilling that this or any other
place around them should receive additions
of wealth and population from abroad, which
without the Co. seat to invite it, might es-
cape them and us too, but which even here
must benefit every man of them, and that
without detracting, one whit from the hap
ply enjoyment Of their dearly cherished i'm
provements, orfrom their business advantages;
their church and their school privileges are
not to be taken away, or their business facili-
ties, as we think; no man will 90 one mile
farther away to sell pound of butter or to-
buy pound of tea. But no, he could see or
at least contended that there was no public
self interest in this and 1--WE are bound to OPP
pose it," True to the principle of "private
selishness" these Lamonters did, it seems,
use all means (fair) to obtain the Co. seat
there, and would now stone to death their
Supervisor because he could not get it there,
notwithstanding, he fought manfully for them
until the choice was narrowed down to Grand
Haven or Eastmanville, when in obedience
to reason, to justice and good policy, for the
interests of his constituents, he voted for the
latter! Had Lamont obtained the location,
with their "private selfshness" would not n
little spice of public good, peoples conveni-
ence, justice and even patriotism been held
ont in their arguments? Had their OK been
hooked, would they admit an If; would they
have set quietly down under charge of
"private selfshness' alone? / feel DESTROYS
that the real estate property holders, the
farmers of Tallmage especially, and every
body in the Co. should correctly understand
the grounds and motives of those who are
going to act from such dog-in-the-manger
wisdom! Contrast it with that of the pro-
prietor Of our most fearful rival of Ottowa
Centre. He eas flattercd to hope for the
location at his place by a very strong vote Of
the Board in October last. Had reason to
feel deeply aggrieved and disappointed at the
final event, but what is his noble, manly, dec
laration now: We hoped, but hope no long,
er, let it now revert to Grand Haven and
am satisfied it is forever; we know our towns
men will be better convened at Eastmanvile;
we wiW not let green eyed jealousy control
our action, and will therefore, pro bono pub
lico-go for Eastmanville."
TMo. EASTMAN.
Eastmanvillc, March IL, 1851
When n man gets SO hard up for argu-
ments, to sustain his cause, as to expose
and make public the remarks of private
individual, and those, too, expressed under his
own hospitality, VIC think matters are becom-
ing desperate. GEO. LUTHER has, undoubt-
eddy, as good a right to his opinion as his
neighbor, and he probably is not in favor of
Eastmanvillc for the county seat; and per-
haps he may not be better pleased with the
movements Of the Supervisor of Tallmadge,
on the Board, last winter, than many of his
neighbors-whom we learn, by the way, ia
soon IN ,oova 70 DolLt an nc a t ,>r;,.;i,coI civ