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

MN. DAhNs '-no uhNo ISdu VIII III
terest the two numbers of the News al
ready issued. The execution does you
credit, and we hope that you will meet
the encouragement and support which we
know you will try to earn. With great
good will we wish you success. We can
not sympathize, however, with the senti-
ment and spirit of some Of the articles.
We refer to those atrabilarious attacks on
the CLARION.
First in order comes Looker-on."-
Poor fellow he is sadly puzzled how to
express his Indignation in proper English.
He says Il do not believe in public
Journals t, wrapped in an impenetrable,
egotistical garment, in the closet of his
ownsanctum, denouncing the public" DC,
&c. viii you inform me, Mr.. Editor,
what kind Of garment is an "egotisti-
cal garment And query, is it impene-
trable And query again, has not Look
er-on" penetrated il by his poisoned ar
rows9 And query again, is not the fig
ure ridiculously absurd? Should not
Z" LookeI-on" study the elements of our
language before he appears in print!
1t appears that the CLARION has not
given him due credit for his past "faith-
fitness to the public interests, and life
devoted TO their advancement in civiliza-
ton and improvement" Cigilizing tie
"patJlic INTERESTS" What a grand idea
A second HOWARD, this "Looker- on
Suppose he had tried his hand on the
people and let them take care of the "pub-
lie interests" might not the civilizing pro-
cess have succeeded better. His ciyiliz-
ing the public interests succeeded, it APP
pears, so well that he says "he attained
name at home among his fellow-citizens,
and abroad among his friends. SO then
here is the weight and burden of the
charge. The CLARION failed to perceive
the value of the civilizing of the "pub-
lie interest by 'Looker-on.'" Well, per-
haps that was naughty of the CLARION;
but then, as "Looker-on" has attained,
he says, good name at home and abroad,
he is doubtless a christian man and can
afford to forgive and forget. And espe-
cially ought he to do this, ms now he says
he "has given vent to feelings long
cherished" Well, when a man gets the
bile off his stomach We expect q speedy
conyalesence, so LOCKER on" WILDER ready
soon again to give lessons in ciUiliziag
the public interests.
Next in order is one signing himself
Subscriber" evidently friend, if not a
blood relation of Looker-on," he dole
fully, but in little better English than
his friend, complains that the CLARION
has $50 physicked the inhabitants of OF
tawa county for the last two years, that
they need and must have tonics." Now,
kind reader, just think of the whole pop
ulation Of n county physicked for two
years. What condition must they be
in! Do you note their sunken eye balls,
pallid cheeks, wasted frames and tremb-
ling limbs-poor Sub" himself appears
in fix and crying for TONES. The office
of wife or mother under this purging
visitation must be by no means enyiable.
And think, kind reader, what is the med
icine employed by this naughty CLARION.
Why, "Sub." himself states it-meat and
vegetables! Now, for our own part, we
have no great fears for the result. Meat
and vegetables are both good; let as have
them and give the tonicS to poor Sub"
for he says he needs them.
Another who joins in the same cry
is one who signs himself with a X (cross)
evidently second edition of LOCKER
on" bound in calf but wlettered. He
gives us a specimen of pure gall at the
nib of his pen, indicative Of the charac-
ter of the fountain within; he says, "In
the last issue of the CLARION, / read q
notice penned With an evident chuckling,
thus: An attempt TO resuscitate the Ly-
ceum proved failure" Now we say
to poor Gross" the notice was the
the chWckling was your own.
" Gross" notices further the statement of
the CLARION about the visit of Rev. Mr..
GARDNER. Of this we say the CLARION
stated the exact truth; but the malicious
and inference came from the
fountain within. Poor 1" Cross" says no
has no talent. We willingly concede this