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

ing the only person having business trans
actions with the Clarion, who complains
of its exhorbitant charges.
The third reasonis: The trouble, vex-
alton and delay to which the. court is Of
ten subjected in obtaining affidavits Of
the publication from tho proprietors of
the Clarion, without pay in hand, while
by the publishers of other journals, such
affidavits are readily and cheerfully grant
cd, iuasmuch as it is understood by all
equally, that the Court does not consid-
or itself bound, neither is it able 10 pay,
from its private purse, the fees for such
publication; but whenever a statement Of
the fees Of the Court is forwarded to an
administrator or executor for payment,
the printers fees are included, and paid
over so soon as received, thus placing the
publisher on an equal footing with the
Court, in respect to remuneration for
services rendered.
AS respects your statement, that the
Clarion receives but small share of the
patronage of the Court, it appears from
schedules of fees rendered, and now on
file in this office, that the patronage ex-
tended 10 that paper, from the commence
ment of my term of Office, to the goth
day of April last (two years and four
months), amounted to the sum of $l75,
60; and if that is but small share what
must be the aggregate? Had 1.-The leis-
ure requisite, I could ascertain by a
search Of records, the amount of patron
age extended to each Of the other jour
nails published within the county, which
must evidently be much less than that
bestowed upon the Clarion.
Your statement that it is the privilege
of the Court to designate the paper in
which probate notices should be publish
ed, is correct. Yet liberal minded
Judge of liberal people, should not use
that power arbitrarily; hence, whenever
a choise is intimated by parties interested,
of the medium of publication, it is an es-
tablished rule of this Court to designate
such medium, let its political prefer
ences be what they may-never for a
moment supposing, under the peculiar
circumstances of the case, we should be
called 10 an account, by a self constituted
ora chosen umpire Of his party for the act /;
and when no choice has been made known,
the discretion of the Court has been the
rule.
Friend Club, you state in your accu-
sation; awe know the Judge has been
demonstrated with on this subject dds
tribution of patronage), by Republicans
of their own accord, without any request
from u.s." and further, to the effect that
those circumstances have been disregard
ed and the feeling becoming stronger
among those who have been my warmest
friends, public expression becomes nee
essary to set the question at rest before
the public.
Now, be it known (and I speak en-
phatically), l have no recollection that
any individual has at any time, or place,
or upon any occasion whatever, either by
word Of mouth or letter, demonstrated
or consulted with me ON the subject of
Court patronage.
Will Mr.. Club please tell how he
knows such statement to be correct9
And if friend has thus demonstrated,
it is clearly my duty on learning his name,
TO 90 to such an one with the least pos
sible delay, aud in suppliant's attitude,
make honorable concession, for such
friend must have offended. So much
for Court patronage, with this addition,
that journal conducted on liberal ba-
sis, published at any point within the
limits of the county, advocating true Re
publican principles, and in favor with the
great mass of the party, would by no
means fail to receive every iota Of patron
age, that could be consistently conferred
upon il by this Court.
AS regards my political faith of which
you seem to have so much doubt. l am
not aware that my Republication is ues-
toned by others, though I have neither
made political speech, nor written on
any political topic for publication, since