The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-09-14
TO THE PUBLIC.

alive 10 tho connection OF Judge Taylor
with the Ne,os, calculated TO produce
false impressions on the public mind in
respect thereto, we deem it duty we
owe to Judge T., and the public at large,
to make the following statements:
l. Judge I. is not, never has been,
neither to our knowledge does he in any
wise claim to be the editor Of the Grand
Haven Meas.
2. Judge T. has no control of the mat
ter, either original or selected, that ap-
pears from time to time in that paper.
8. Judge t., at our earnest solicitation,
has, occasionally, contributed articles for
our paper--on the temperance question,
on the subject of education, and the
means best calculated to advance the in
tercsts of our primary schools-subjects
of the greatest Importance to the public.
But not one sentence has he ever written
on any political question, or topic, for pub
lication in the Ne0sj neitherha he man.
Tested an approval or assent to any arti-
Gle of that nature that has appeared in
its columns. 1t is a fact, too, that other
prominent Republicans have voluntarily
contributed articles Of the same or of sim
liar character TO the columns Of the Neaos.
Judge TAYLOR writes for other papers
than those within the county Of Ottawa,
and what sane man thinks of finding fault
with him for so doing? MIR. CLUBB, evil
IDENTIFY, seeks to make himself DICTATOR
even as to mems private actions.
a. We have often heard Judge T. in
conversation with others advocate the
principles of the black republican party,
and we never doubted his republcanism.
s. The statements made by Judge T.,
in his defense relative to the publication
of probate notices, are correct so far as
our knowledge extends. He has frequent
ly remarked TO us, on presentation of such
notices for publication, that it was by the
request Of parties that he did so, and we
have heard him frequently make the same
observation relative to others that have
appeared in the Clarion, stating that
such rule had been adopted by the
court, that is, of respecting the wishes of
parties as regards the medium of publ
cation, when such a wish has been ex-
pressed. That being the rule, if there
are exceptions that have occurred, we pre-
sumo the Judge is prepared to satisfacto-
rily explain at private or public confer
ence.
6. We have ever promptly and cheer
fully granted alfidavits of publication
when called for, even without pay down,
only requiring the probate court to assist
us in collecting the fees therefor-never
asking the Judge or Administrator to pay
the same out of his private purse, amount
ing, usually, from three to four dollars;
neither have we required the estate to adj
vance the same, being satisfied in many
instances that the widow and orphan chill
dren required all the spare funds that
could be realized from the estate during
tho progress Of the first proceedings in its
settlement; and we, as well as the Judge,
have often waited for our pay more than
one or two years--for we are sensible that
some estates, from the peculiar cireum-
stances Of the case and the times, require
long period to effect a settlement, in a
proper and economical manner, and, thus
believing, we have waited patiently. The
same is the usual practice with other jour
mails now published in Ottawa County,
excepting the Clarion.
2. We can see no just reason why the
Clarion should have selected Judge T.
as the public officer upon whom to pro.
nounce its anathemas for granting pat
ronage to Democratic journals, while 9TH
CT Republican officials do the same, and
are not backward in giving their reasons
for so doing, unless it be to lash other
officials over his shoulders. The Regis
ter and Clerk of the County, for some
good reason no doubt, gives all the pub
lie printing to Democratic papers, and we
hayeseen the signatures of our worthy(O
Circuit Court Commissioner even attach
ed to official notices, published in aDem-
ocratic paper, and justly, too, no doubt,
the same having been selected by him as
beng the most proper mediums for such |