The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-09-12

b. Il. Piper. 10 % "a
Isaac Hunting, 81 "a 10
After announcing the votes on the LIST
and I'd formal ballot, il was ascertained
by the Secretary that there were moro
votes cast than there were delegates pres
ent, in consequence whereof, on motion
the Sd formal ballot was had.
On motion, B. L. Piper, was declared
nominated.
For Sheriff.
inf. bal. for. bal.
J. A. Rice II 10
Charles j. Pfaff, II %
John w. Denton, 0 A
On motion, Charles J. Pfaff was de-
clared duly nominated by a unanimous
vote.
For Clerk and Register.
inf bal. LIST for bal. I'd do
M. L. Hopkins, 15 10 "a
II. Doesburg, IA IA 10
E. w. Barns, 0 IL 2
Scattering,
On motion, Mordecai L. Hopkins was
declared nominated, u.
For Treasurer, informal ballot:
George Parks, 3s
Ranney, 3
Ii. Doesburg, 2
On motion the informal ballot was de-
clared formal by unanimous vote.
On motion, George Parks was declared
unanimously nominated.
On motion, the vote for the following
offices were Viva Uoce.
For Prosecuting Attorney, Robert w.
Duncan.
For Circuit Court Commissioner, Os-
car II. Silver.
For Surveyor, Hiram Bean.
For Coroners, S. w. Sherburn and j.
II. Davidson.
For Fish Inspector, Wolter Wiser.
On motion, the Chairman appointed
r. w. Duncan, VIM. NJ Ferry, Jr., ]. V.
Hopkins, Pieter Van den Berg, M. Pelle-
grom, George Eastman, and Simeon Ha-
zelton, as County committee for the en-
suing term.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following resolutions:
Resolyed, That we have an undimin
ished confidence in the principles of the
National Democratic party, rs declared il
the Charleston platform, with the add
tional resolution adopted at Baltimore
and we recognize therein that line of gov
ermnental policy which is best calculated
to secure 10 every man, whether native o
foreign born, his individual rights, TO pre-
vent the encroachments Of one section o
the country upon another, and to perpet
uate for ourselves and posterity the ines
Unable benefits resulting from a union o
the several States constituting our presen
confederacy.
Resolved, That we stamp the seal o
our condemnation upon the policy pursued
by the dominant political party of thi
State, and we arraign that party befor
the people as being wholly unfit to con
troll the destiny of a great and growin
commonwealth; its weakness and imbe
ciity has been evinced, among othe
things, in the passage of the $4,000 AZ
preparation to bleeding Kansas; its sec
tional and disunion proclivities by tn
: passage Of the act making it State pri:
on offence for q southern master to pas
over our public thoroughfares, voluntar
ly attended by his family servant; its lo'
estimate of our foreign born population
r by the attempt Of the present Legisl;
ture to confer the elective franchise o
the negro race, while denying the sam
high privilege to the men of Europca
!, origin who have recently come among us
and its yenality and corruption is witness
! ed in The creation Of offices for the benef
Of numerous political hangers on, and b
n startling pronigacy in making way wit
j the public moneys. Literally, our sta
!, ute books have become loaded down, an
= our people burdoned with crude, i'll diges
ed and unnecessary laws. Our taxes hay
become too grievous to be borne, an
1 those fraternal feelings of attachment
!, the Union which We were enjoined
cherish by the immortal Washington, al