The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-02-22
A First Rate Photograph of Black
Republicanism

The Claremont, N. II. Eagle, a repub
lican paper, the political orthodoxy Of
which no republican will Of course qucs.
ton, seems TO have perfect knowledge
of the principles and character of its par
ty; and also, very plain way of telling
this knowledge to others. In late is
sue, speaking Of New Hampshire rcpub-
licanism, it says that all the old Wings
in that vicinity have been placed under
the ban of prescription, and subjected to
a local power, built up " on the princi-
pies Of tie Union hating Wendell Pill
lips and Parker PiHsJnry"-that the
republican representatives, sent TO the
New Hampshire Legislature from its
town, "have voted for resolutions writ
ten by Pillsbury, and intended to nullify
the laws of the Union"--that the polite
al principles of the republican party in
that State have been "crippled and bur-
dened" with "the rottenness of that phil
anLhropy which makes hobbies of tenn
perance and anti-slavery for the Temporal
ry elevation of village dcmagogues, with
out brains or character-your envious,
slanderous carieatures of the true morali-
ty and religion" This "rotten philan-
thropy," it adds, "polutes the press and
the pulpit'-meauing of course tho black
republican press and pulpit" il taints
the air perverts judgment, seeks to array
society into classes, and is the moral poi
son Of all good neighboIhood and gcner-
GUS friendly intercourse. Good men turn
away from it with ill-concealed loathing.''
That certainly is the most faithful da-
guerreotype of modern republicanism We
have sccn--and as it was taken by one
who has regularly served his time in that
party, and still continues to be one of it:
organs, no republican can very well blink
its truthfulness. Nor does the picture re
quire any alterations to suit the meridian
Of Vermont, for hero too "the old Wings
are subservieut" to just such power, anC
kindly submit to the low and degrading
position of playing "kite tall to Union
hating leaders. Illuminating as We know
the though is to many who once belong
ed TO n national party, it is nevertheless
true that they are as clay in the hands o
extended" abolitionism, and tho mos
assuming, loud-mouthcd and dictatoria
pup of all the republican editors in tn
State, is an off shoot of old fashioned alb
olitionism. lie and bis particular confed
crates, in the main, control the nomina
tons and dictate the platforms Which sol,
Wings" support and stand upon. A fey
have brokon loose from the downwar,
course of the majority, and placed them
selves in line with the only national par
ty, and there are others that would b
glad to do so were it not that-what
quite unusual, their prostitution pays
very small pittancc it is true, but it
pay.
The Eagle has drawn portrait for a
New England, our own immediate lat
tude included, for VIC are surrounded b
men who cherish remembrance of the
former political responsibility, and VIII
lonth their present party associations
But one thing is certain, they must er
dure all The political odium that attache
to such men as Phillips, Pillsbury, Ga
rison and Company, or "comc out fro,
among the vile party"-change their al
t sociations and become members of I'll
! great national, patriotic, Union-loving d
mocracy. Esprit of the Times, Vt.
: SENATOR DoUeLAs.-Mr. Greeley,
j, a letter from the west to the 7ri6m
4 predicts that STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS VI
!. be nominated by tho Charleston CONVEX
:. ton. If he is nominated he will be cleo
D ed; for the reason that he will receive,
2 addition to the full Democratic vote, :
the anti-Lecoinpton men, and many n
J. tional men who have been driven from u
n Republican ranks in consequence of ide
LITIGATION of that party with John Brow
and Ielperism. The merchants, man
fncturers and traders of the country, wi
o 10 great extent vote against the r
!. publicaps in November. We predict tn
4 the dsfeat of the Republicans this We