The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-08
For the Grand Haven Ncws.
Stirred up the Animals.


ly grinning defiance at the Ne'os, and
curiosity led me TO open the former be-
fore examining the latter, when TO my
surprise | discovered the animals down
the river were wonderfully stirred up by
a few feeble efforts TO unmask black re-
publicanism. Perhaps should not say
feeble efforts" for the editor speaks of
Mr.. HOLMES, Of Grand Rapids, as being
n mastery concern, and noted for "per-
suasiyo eloquence"-though he devotes
much moro space TO the Issue" than he
does to Mr.. IFS moving speech, while he
looks upon it as very little thing.
The article on tho {" Issue" however,
he processes TO give from the "pen of q
contributor" who writes over the sigma
ture of "Quoin." Who Mr.. Quoin is |
can only ascertain 10y reasoning analogy
cally, thus: Take piece of timber and
dress it TO the size Of about Z Of an inch
in thickness, aud from one inch TO two
inches in width, aud cut il 10 convent
ent length, and you have a CLUBB (club).
Then saw that into pieces of about two
aud half inches in length, and you
have u lot of quoin. Hence, Judging
from the sameness in the composition Of
the editorial and that oc the article Of
MIR. Quoin, and the circumstances, | con
clude, in tho desperate effort of Mr.
CLUBB TO review Mr.. HOLMES and the ar
ticle OH the Issue, he found himself (" saw
ed up TO that degree that he forgot the
Sleeps foot" and the " furniture" and
"chase," and took on himself the siguii-
cant name Of "Quoin." Quoin often
gets into a tight place, and il is probable
Mr.. HOLMES will use him to lock up the
loose form of the republican party in this
county, if no one else should do it.
1t seems n little strange that Mr.. Quoin
should suffer himself TO be so greatly dis
turbed by so small thing as the " Issue"
appears TO him, and he mag deem it an
insult TO his dignity if | attempt re,
view of his article, but will offer few
words
What do his garbled quotations from
the democratic candidates prove against
my positions! Nothing. That slaves
have always been regarded as property
ever since they have been held in this
country is clear And that right was
given by tho British Government before
the revolutionary war. Yes, slavery was
entoilcd to this country by the Crown of
Great Britain, That right was rccogniz-
cd in the organization of our government,
aud much as that peculiar right is to be
regretted, it is right; and it must be
protected until IFS possessors arc willing
TO exchange it for other rights of moro
humane character. This right can be
protected without wish to have it OK
tended. 1t can be protected, though re-
luclantly, without wish to perpctuatc it,
Mr.. Quoin acknowledges ether rights"
but traitorously TO the Union, and dis
honestly to individuals, he talks as if he
would rob them of their rights, while if
he would restore the Missouri Compton,
Use he would set q stronger guard around
them than the democrats would. / did
not say "the Missouri Compromise was
limit TO freedom and not to slavery"
Under democratic doctrine Territory
is open 10 settlement for the North and
South alike; both enter upon an equal
footing, and majority of the voters may
adopt constitution with or without
slavery.
| should not wonder if he is the man
who is in the mud, after all; but that
low comparison is unworthy of tho no.
ticc of n small man, so pass it by. But
the dastardly attempt TO excite religious
prejudice against me deserves moro re-
bukc than ! can afford to bestow. l will
only say il is not true that am minis
ter of any order. ] long since voluntari-
ly withdrew from the ministerial profess
ion and bctook myself to the pursuit of
agriculture for q livelihood. His inform
ant no doubt knew all this, and he may
have known it. am free to confess my
faith in universal salvation, and suggest it
may be well for Quoin TO learn its pre-
cepts and reduce them 10 practico-for il
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