The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-03-15
R-puh,lenn Judicial state Ticket.


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themselves with their ncighbor7 IN ting formation
Of the Republican army, must feel gra'Iied about
these DAYS, that they are not Ia the SITUATION Vi
some of their friends, who have waited TO Ia
kicked out, by J. II. landlord now oI the
White-House, Washington.
J.B is now doing his utmost to make ms par !
" select and manageable, aal lie has IL no" III
a shane nearly to suit his wishes. BY a happy
ard comprehensive general stroke OF poHcy' "a
asking 5000, 900 fos the extension oil sIa'eFy'h
the purci.5- 81 uba, he makes Il big He"'
whereby nearly the entire north Of his old Pol'i-
ical associations is driven away la addition 10
his sphere OF organizer, ne aims to punish the
Shortcomings of certaiP northern States, Nicm-
.,an among the number OF Michigan, apparent
", j. T. feels little hope therefore be- makes tt'
"fecI the rod, bat whether with the same elect
attributed 10 job in the oi y. t.. primer, re-
mains To be seen-pefhaps Oh" eliminated D'i"''-
racy Of Michigan, viii mas" the hIfst appear
,nca in the character Of job on tAe inst Won
d,y Of April next. OF the last c1-ligati"n, BIO"
number one come. in the shape oi "a veto 81 iEe
Agricultural College Land Bill, not a blow eNci'-
a;vclv nj Michigan but more 80 than az aHt other
northern STATE, because Michigan now stands ia
mood Of the aid of that bill, and because Nichi-
gan had done more to procure It's passage than
any other State, and because Michigan had done
more. than any other State to educate the Agri-
cultural clssses. Blow No. two, just at lhr close
If the session, comes in the shape OF silent
v.,oof The appropriation Of S55,uuD for the i'm
movement of the St Clair Flats, in honor oi the
example also, of Polk and of Pierce, who lad
respectively killed similar bills before hjm-bu'
mark !. discrimination-ih, bill granting So 600
to Chicago, for the improvement oil tine bMhoT
NJ that place, has become ii law by the signature
of the great =. H., while the evidence Of
Congressional Justice AMI lberality to Michigan -
waste paPei.
For the first of these acts the Frfe iffS' l.
clad because, in the opinion OF its editor suihc-
ept jealousy, prejudice and animosity has been
gotten up, by it, own and others lies against tine
Agricultural College to foil the effect OF the J.
r. veto-not SO however withthc 81 '.air Flats
there is no such antipathy against free "avl-
cation. therefore the free Press Is Sorry ana
eopicsses and palliates as follows:
oTba cause of his action was OF course the
condition of the treasury. Congress had failed
to make provision for many OF the most ordinary
necessities of rhc government, and Doubtless tht
President felt that he had no alternative 70 with
holding his approval from bills, the appropriation
in which were rot actually nectSHa'! !" Keep '''
government in motion
The condition of the treasury did rot pre-
ven, J. h. however from asking $50, 600, o"" icI
Cuba. cartc basce on the treasury for settling
with Central America. Republican,, voter
men of Michigan, all this IS vanity all subter
G,oe. The accounts of the building department
a. Washington, show tia, the outside trimmings
ON the front doors of the Capitol extension a
Washington cost Si1 or, and the designs aHe
models So, 600 in addition, in all S59,o72, Of
S5.072 more than the money to clear out the 81
Clair Flats-these doors open to admit Congress
men and lobbies while over the st. Clair flats
when open, pass the entire commerce OF tn,
crea. northwest, four times in amount 10 that o.
the entire south.
Before the veto, the Buffalo courier, j. Is
payer, secuted at the \. Y. Times, (hybrid) tor
in,mating the possibility that the bill would 10
he signed, saying:
s.It is "A truly national as the removal OF obs
tructio- to the navigation of the Western Riy
ers the ovcrsaush Improvement on the Hudson
w the deepening of entrances 10 the Atlantic
Uarbors, all of which objects have received con
tributions from the Federal Treasury. The oni,
ground upon which the approval OF the Prcsi
dent might chance TO lie withheld, Is the power
ty of the rovernmet. But that can hardly Ice sC
pressing as to exact n sacrifice of the Interests
of the commerce of the lakes when the sun
demanded TO give il the necessary aCcommoda
ton is only fifty thousand dollars
There is just one prevalent interest With thu
rulers at Washington, and only one, and that *
Slavery what Slavery wants must be had, it il
it costs millions, what she desires not, IS oppos
ed to, cannot be had, if it robs the people Of
tens of millions. How long will the people coun
tenance these things How long will they sub
NIT to be goaded and wrongci, over-ridder
and trampled upon by tyrant. in the guizc Of
servants This J. T., men OF Michigan, :
hired man, whom you pay by the year to do eer-
tain duties for YOU he not only ncglectS those
duties, but does evil things in their stead to your
ANNOYANCE. and to the hindrauce OF your bust
ness Nv his corrupt and eNtrayagart conduct,
he runs Won in debt and then pleads "hardtmes
for doing ncedful things. Every vote which ven
give for the servant and follower Of such a man,
Won give to him A'pheus Fech AMI i Z. q~e
one and the same