The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-12-21

GRAND RAPIDS, Dec, l6, 1859.

serves, "late news from friend is always
early" because Of our Impotence.
Benz. SMITH, Esq, of Ottawa Center,
in your county, has taken charge of the
Rathbun House, in this city, and is to be
its host henceforth. Mr.. S. is exceedingly
well calculated to become popular land
lord; being polite, afable, attentive, and
of genial and social disposition. He
has long been generous representative
of Ottawaian hospitality, and will, no
doubt, extend the fame of the Ottawaian
character throughout the length and
breadth of the land. Of course, "down
the river" will hereafter put up at the
Rathbun, when on visit to this city;
and l hope to greet the editors of the
Neos, some day, across its hospitable
board.
In the criminal line, our city is doing
nobly. The efficiency of our officers has
been greatly spread abroad and glorifed
of late, by the capture of those shrewd
rascals who have so long successfully baf-
fled the Detroit police, rs "shavers of the
queer" Then VIC have the homemade
scamp, in large quantities, and our courts,
with commendabIe local feeling, deal very
largely in home manufactures, in the
law-breaking line. Two country green
horns "put their feet in it." after sorry
style, the other day, in testifying on
case of burglary and larceny. In explain
ing certain matters for their comrades, who
were ain bonds with the people Of the
Devil, they inadvertently admitted them
selves guilty Of killing somebody's pig,
and devouring him, against the peace
and dignity" DC; and careless, but
sharp examination, by the attorney Cor the
people, completely entrappcd them; where
upon they were taken before Justice of
the Peace, ard sentenced to pay fine Of
fifty cents each, and board with the coun-
ty jailor for six days, beside. They will
be likely to hold courts of justice and
cross-examinations in undisguised detcs-
tation hereafter.
The Eagle, of this morning, derives great
consolation from Senator IvERsoN's late
speech. 1t says: Senator INVERSION is q
Democrat Perhaps his opinion may be
more orthodox. 'He believed he said
in the Senate the other day, that the
Northern portion of the Democratic party
were as rotten as the Republicans"
The Eagle does not deny but that Sen
ator IvERsoN was right so far as the Re-
publicans are concerned; but appears rath-
err to rejoice in the fact that its own "rot-
tenncss" has been pronounced not to be
without company, on the principle of the
thief, who congratulated himself that he
was "not the only rascal in the world"
Well, there is some consolation in that,
unless Senator IvERsoN is mistaken, as
the Northern Democracy think he is.
Tho Enquirer advocates the holding
of a "Union meeting" These meetings
are merely transparent humbugs, and |
hope nobody will second the motion for
one here. If our love of the Union needs
airing, occasionally to keep it alive, why
let it diet is too miserably weak and
feeble to be worth saving. If it is not
suspected, or accused, what is the use of
asserting it so loudly. l never could see
the benefit of pleading "not guilty" be-
fore any accusation has been made; and
it always looks suspicious to assert inno-
cencc before you are suspected of guilt.
SO 1 hope that few wire-pullers and
demagogucs will not be permitted to fas-
ten suspicion upon party which has al
ways been noted for its devotion to tho
Union, by making fuss over it, rs tho
it needed proof to sustain its reputation.
l am grieved and hunt that Mrs. BRoss
should SO greatly misapprehend my senti-
ments toward her productions. l have
only objected to the subject matter of
some of her poems, as being POLITICAL
Otherwise, certainly thought that | was
paying her high, but wclldcserved, com
pliment, in endorsing her claim to the
title of "the poetess of the Valley" in
the face of SO many other claimants for
that honor. Mrs. BRoss has my hearty
admiration-I desire 10 be placed fore
most upon the list of those who appreciate
and commend her efforts. But | am not