East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-16
THURSDAY,
JUNE ls, 1859
THE COURIER.

TuE COURIER.
With this issue we commence the pub
lication Of new Democratic paper, the
first, we believe, Of like political char
acter, which has ever been started in the
new and Aourishing city of East Saginaw.
We are aware of all the trials and trib-
ulations attending the newspaper bus
mess, and that considering the intense
Hepubhcanism into which the State of
Michigan has seemingly sunk, it may be
an investment of doubtful profit. There
are always "comfortersn enough about to
make pleasant suggestions of this char.
acter but they are Of no avail with US
For number Of years we have "raddled
our own canoe" and if life and ,ncalth oro
spared, propose to do so fer sever Al wears
to come We have 10 fears, out, on the
contrary are full of hope not only for the
success of tie Courier, but for the ult.
mate success in tie State as well as in the
Nation, of the Great Democratic Party,
the only ,.,arty having any claims to a
Natlo' ii organization.
Politically we propose TO make the
Cowhra Democratic sheet, adhcring to the
broad and general principles which have
controlled the Democratic party in their
long career Of glory aud success, and
considering ourselves bound by the doc
trines Of the Cincinnati platform of 1856,
adopting its plain, easy and obvious con
struction and clso by the resolutions of the
Michigan Democratic State Convention
for 1859, ignoring all dcfUnct issues
which have in measure tended to pro-
duce, discord in our ranks. TO our
present able National Administrations we
shall give our Full and unqualified sup
port.
In business point Of view we in
tend to make the Co Wier a wife awake
advocate of the interests Of Northern
Michigan in general, Saginaw valley art
its tributary territory in particular, nnd
last tut not least, the immediate local in
terests of the City of East Saginaw
IN this the first issue we labor under the
inconvenience of not being upon the
ground of our future operations IN pro
pria persona. Yet we have been enabled
through the kindness of friends TO oh
tain many stems" showing not only the
natural resources of the "valley" but the
progress which is being made in then
development. In the matter of news
though we do not at present go into tn,
tri-weekly speculation, we shall try week
! y y to give & summary OF the most impor
, tant events, both at home and abroad
and we purpose to treat our readers t
"cvery variety that the market affords
in that line, as also to may choice clip
pings in the way Of r.iscelany, sc. w
shall not promise too much, however, 70
as "the prof of the pudding is in eat
ing," SO is the proof of the paper il
reading, and if we fail to make tn
Courier readable, ours will be the fault a
well as the misfortune.
In conclusion we will add that undo
r no circumstances, while in our contro
will personal abuse and vituperation fin
a place in the columns of the Courier
In times of high political excitemer
, some latitude is of course taken in n
gard to candidates, yet in our opinion
candid, fair and truthful course is the be'
under all circumstances, and we shall el
n deayor To Govern ourselves accordingly.