The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-06-13
From the Detroit Free Press.
Ventilating the Texas Fraud.

Ventilating the Texas FRAUD.
At the black republican county conven-
ton Of Ottawa county, held at Grand
Haven, on Tuesday, the Goth ult., an eff
fort was made, by some Of the more hon
est delegates, to publicly condemn, and as
a party repudiate the base fraud which
certain black republicans of the State had
perpetrated upon the Chicago convention
by means Of the bogus Texas delegation
The outrage was concocted in that place,
where some Of The principal actors live,
and it was therefore fit that the condem-
nation should first come from thence. As
soon as the convention was called to or
der one Of the delegates brought up the
matter, saying chat any such outrage
would destroy the party, and TO counte-
nance it woald be TO countenance fraud
and cheat; thatall those who had been
concerned in it should be marked, and
honest mon should shun them as they
would vipors and reptiles; that formal
vote should DO taken condemning the
whole affair, add all engaged in it; other
wise the whole party of the State would
be responsible TO a certain degree for chat
which it refused to condemn. He was
followed by another, who poured out a
torrent of invectiye upon those who had
PLAYED the base parts at Chicago upon
Chandler aud Meyer and Henderson and
Shaw aud the other brazen-faced aboli-
tionists, who, while they failed in their
purpose of nominating Seward, were sure
TO undermine tho party that was SO
unfortunate as TO contain such rascals.
He, in turn, was followed by James P.
Scott, tho County Clork, whose name as
delegate at large from Texas had been
used without his knowledge or consent
Credentials had been brought to him that
were prepared at Grand Haven, but he
refused TO have anything to do with SC
dirty an imposition, and men had subse-
quently been found in othcr portions o.
the State to do what he considered dis
honorable for himself. He did not wish
to be considered rs in any way connected
with 50 disreputable fraud and forgery
he had spurned it once, and no spurnet
it again.
After the regular business of the con
vontion had been completed, one Of Tho
delegates introduced resolution condcm
ming in the severest terms both the franc
and all engaged in it, and declaring tha
The party washed its hands Of the whole
thing. 1t fell like clap of thunder, anC
instantly produced an immense tumult
But the great majority Of the black re
publicans assembled, not being so homes
or so conscientious as the delegate, rofus
ed to take action that would condemn ;
majority of the whole party in the STATE
that gives its assent to the cheat, an(
therefore some one moved to adjourn, anC
the convention suddenly broke up, no
daring to adopt the resolution, and afraiC
to condemn the miserable swindle tina
had been concocted in their midst.
And so it is throughout tho State
The whole party is endorsing by its 81
lenco the fraud that was perpetrated a
Chicago. The black republicans hav'
fallen to cheating each other, and it is NJ
wonder that Mr.. Wilmot, in view of th
fact, thought it would tend strongly T.
disrupt the party, as such fraud woul'
disrupt any party in existence. The blacI
republicans in Michigan do not condemn
the fraud, they approve it.