The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-01-12
For the Grand Haven News.

For the Grand Haven News.
o TRAVERSE CRY, January l, 1859.
DEAR SIR:-The mail arriving here
to-day, from your place, brought me the
first number of your new enterprise, the
Grand Haven NEWS. AS an ex-member
of the fraternity of newspaperdom | de-
sire to congratulate you upon the neat
and workmanlike typographical appear
ance of the News, and especially upon
the sound political views set forth in your
leading editorial article land that you will
maintain them, though the heavens should
fall as the consequence thereof, my knowl-
edge of your temperament and character
furnishes me the fullest assurance) Yet
differ with you in the assertion that the
slavery question is the main one TO be dis
cussed by the democratic party, and press,
and do not admit that, though the repub-
lican party IAN organization so ephemeral
and sectional in its one idea, that it can
hardly claim tenure of political life long
enough to enable it to present the same
question at t,vo Presidential elections, not
withstanding its most eminent expound-
er's recent attempt to force it upon the
attention Of the political world in, if pos
sible, more odious form than ever,) sub
NIT that question again, and attempt to
force its consideration and discussion, that
we are bound, even by courtesy, 10 ac-
cept their gauntlet and further defle our
selves by handling their dead niger ques-
ton. The slavery hobby has nothing to
do with the democratic party, or that par
ty anything to do with it-unless it be to
remove the loathsome thing from its path,
and that duty, l think, has been so well
performed that we cannot be Justly called
upon TO step aside and further disturb its
repose.
The Monroe doctrine, in its application
to Central America, the acquisition of Gu
ba, either by purchase, or possibly, in the
event of failure to thus accomplish that
object, and under the continued and I'M
palliated outrages of Spain upon our gov
eminent and its people, war should result
and conquest be forced upon us; the I'M
settled and distracted condition of Mexi-
co, and the necessity that must arise for
this governmet TO take some effective
steps to form a more stable government
in that unfortunate country; and, pos
sibly, the revival Of the tariff among 9th
err domestic questions, are matters de-
handing immediate attention; the dis
cussion Of which will so far arouse the
patriotism and political sentiments of the
American mind,as to lead to thoughts and
actions, more elevated, more patriotic and
national, and more worthy of a great and
growing nation, than that of slavery, in
minor part of the States, Of black men.
Thus will this sectional question, designed
by demagogues TO shake the Union TO its
very center, be removed from the political
arena; our people abandon and forget the
slough Of niggerism, in which they have
so long wallowed; and the great and glo-
rious democratic party again resume its
legitimate mission Of comforting progress
i've freedom and equal and exact Justice
in the United States at least-upon all
(white) men; leaving the ameIioration of
the social condition Of The black men of
the South TO the philanthropy of those
who only have the power to better their
position-the white men among them;
and expanding the surplus philanthropy
Of the North towards eletating the blacks,
whom fortune or misfortune has thrown
upon and among us, until they shall have
at least attained a social and moral con-
dition approximating that of those of the
same color at the South.
Knowing your tried and unyielding
democratic sentiments, / have no fears
but that you and your paper will be found
on tho right side Of all these great ques-
tons, as each or all of them are presented
to the American mind, and it shall be-
come your duty TO discuss them; there
fore please place my namc on your sub
scription books. B.