The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-07-23
From tie Detroit Adreftiser.
Old Epaphroditus, Model Border Ruff
inn.

1t would be a waste Of INK for us to
tell the people Of Michigan that ex-
Governor and ex-Judge Epaphro' Ransom
was most consummate and accomplished
demagoguc That fact, is as familiar as
" househould words with the people OF
this State, who have watched all his turn
ings, and twistings and backing and filling
ON The political chess board. Endowed
by nature with all the instincts and per
quisitcs for &" thorough bred locotUco,
with the treasury-c ating stripes, rings,
spots and marks about his political frame,
he had just presumption cough, with
an exceedingly thickhead, aid muddy
intellect, to tost himself upon the Demo
cratic party, whose available timber was
very scarce ; TO occupy a seat u Oh Su-
prcme bench Subsequently, wishing to
be rid of him in SO responsible position
etiecting the judicial character of the
State, the party acceded to tie wishes of
the bar, and the people, by transferring
him to the gubernatoria al chair.
1t was then that the ghost of free soil,
haunted his dreams OF future greatness
and with the agility Of a clumsy vaulter
he tumbled into Wllmot proviso-isn', and
delivered the strongest kind Of free soil
message to the Legislature. Things not
taken the turn lie expected, when the ebb
receded, he was found laundering in the
dry sand along the shore, having lost the
confidence aud respect of all parties
When the border rufhan troubles broke
out in Kansas, he was keen enough to
see that there was a field of labor to him
aud he emigrated to Fort Scott, the very
head quartess of desperadocs, robbers,
and Administration border ruffians, where
he has been "chief among ten thousand"
or less. He had a government com
mission slipped into his pocket, to steady
his nerve aud keep him from the free
soil Shute, am has acted in perfect har-
mony with the notorious bandit, Hamil-
ton, and Clark, the murderer OF Barber,
and Brockett, and Mckay, and the other
leaders of the border rufhans.
Under the auspices of these most dis
tinguished marauders, things got so bad
in the neghborhood of Fort Scott, that
Capt. Montgomery went there with an
army Of freedom, for the deliverance Of
free State people who were being robbed
and murdered by Hamilton and his gang
There being adverse reportes relative to
the nature of the outragcs and the justice
of the acts of Montgomery, Governor
Denver went there with several other
distinguished gentlemen, to investigate
the difficulties The town is guarded by
United States soldiers and Green Clark
the murderer OF Barber, never goes out Of
the range of their protection. lie has not
been out Of town for mouths, aud i wac
said would not re to stay in it If the
troops were withdrawn. A correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazette, who accom-
pany the Governor, writes.
q" The pro-slavery men also admitted
that Hamilton, Brocket and Mckay had
made the town their headquarters for
marauding expeditions on Free State men;
that they brought in horses and other
stolen property; and that though the
property was followed aud proven by the
owners, it could never be recovered, but
was removed by connivance and even as
sistance of the citizens.
The same writer also gives the follow
ING cold-blol ded and heartless remark OF
Epaphroditus, which shows how heartily
he is now enlisted in the service OF Blu.
chauan border ruf6ans:
ct lie also admitted by them that ES-