The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-04-02

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ted, raised the cry, that the judge had
no right to dictate in this matter, but
that the parties had the right to have
their notices published in the paper of
their own choice and appealed to his
party friend to insist on that right and
give him their printing He seems to
think that for the Republicans to do as
the democrats had always done in this
matter would be "a gross perversion" Of
hte doctrine that "To the victors belong
the spoils." 1t would seem that the demo
Gratis, being the first to discover, promul-
gate, and put in practice that doctrine, in
its political application, claim a kind Of
prescriptive right to its benefits.
The Editor attempts to extract little
political capital out of the circumstance
that we have been for some time without
a Prosecuting Attorney in this county and
the consequent neglect of the criminal
business He alludes to the fact that f.
Durkec, Esq, was nominated to that Of
flee by the Democrats, in 1856, and n.
II. Bitely by the Republicans and then
adds:
Mr. Bitcly and his friends rel hne~,
"when he was placed in nomination for
1.-THE Office of Prosecuting Attorney, that
che was not qualified to hold it, and that
:" in case Of his election, the ohica to all
"intents would still be vacant.
Now, in the first place we think it is
not true that Mr.. Bitely and his friends
we'll knew at the time of his nomination
that he was Ineligible to election to that
Office Mr. Bitely had gone through a
regular course Of study, but being for the
time engaged in other business had not
applied for admission to practice at the
Bar; and it was the impression at that
time that if he was admitted at any time
before the time for entering upon the
duties of the office, that it would be all
that the law required. 1t is true that a
decision hsd been made by the Supreme
Court to contrary effect, but it was pub
lished only few months before, and was
not generally known.
But suppose it were true that they did
know at that time that he was ineligible
to the office, as the Free Press asserts =
Then is it not equally fair 10 presume
that his competitor, Mr. Durkec, and A,s
friends knew it also! And if so, then
they must have known that Mr. Durkce
was legally elected and might have claim
ed and held the Office, the votes for the
other candidate being void and in this
view of the case, who is responsible for
the office not being filed?
But suppose that "Black Republican
ism had not "triumphed,' and the
democratic candidate had been elected,
what guarantee have we that the duties
of that office would have been performed
with any more efficiency than was shown
in the keeping Of the Rccor1s of the Pro
bate Office during an administration of
eight years The Editor of the Free
Press had better look to the standing of
his own party before being too liberal in
his dcnunciations of others.
But the most ridiculous charge, is that
Of " importing person from an adjoin-
inc county, to ill the Office; " which he
calls an courageous insult to the citi-
zcns Of this county We don't think that
the cjti:eas feel at all insulted by the
appointment Of the person holding tina;
Office, especially after every Practicing
Attorney in this place had declined to
accept it. We think the Editor must
have taken Counsel Of own Indignant feel
ings, instc2d Of the citizens of this
county, when he pcnucd that. lndiydu-
ais lind it necessary or advisable to " i'm
port Attorneys to assist them in their
suit at every term Of caurt, and we can
not see that It is any more nsoitiay for
the public to do the same thing where
the circumstaucas require it, than for in
diyiduals. No Mr.. Free Press yours is
morbH scnsitiycncss. You can't make
the people believe that they are insultcd
ia that thing. But in regard to importa-
tions. We don't think that the Dem
moclat3 Of this town need to import
Editor at present. They might
search from now to doonlsday, and ransack
the whole army of cormorant doughfaccs
and they could not find a more scryilc
and plant tyoi, than the one they last