East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-02

ment. The personalities Of the Eater-
prise arc unworthy Of serious reply, and
would not be noticed, were they not
mixed up with false statements regarding
the conduct Of our city government
The Courier is not pocket instrument
to advance the political fortunes of any
particular set Of men with the STATE Tar
List for text, but the exponent of Ma
tional Democratic principles That 'look.
or on" should feel a Jrotherly love for the
Enterprise man, is not singular, lie
tOOts upon The Estetpriss horn with great
vigor.
His"Sprcad Eagle" introduction where
in he explains how a newspaper was
established expressly to do what it does
not dds terrific. 1t is wonderful how
nearly great minds approach each other
in their manner Of thinking. No. /,
compares Moses to a Jackass in a
Lions skin, and No. 2, to a Wolf in a
Sheep skin. Strange coincidence, and
remarkable comparisons. The assertion
that she is not one of the ladies'" is en-
titled TO much credit-and is one Of the
items Of local news that has rendered the
Enterprise so valuable The Enterprise
was started by subscription = in which
persons Of all.kinds Of politics joined
Democrats as well as Republicans. The
money ,cas paid apos the express condition,
that tho paper should be neutral and
independent. How well this agreement
was carried out, the columns Of that
paper demonstrate.
We are crcdibly Informed that Mr..
Hess endorsed a note FOR the balance due
upon tho Press and that the paper re.
ceived the patronage and support of the
democracy long after it ceased to be
worthy of it. When it came to be an
INSCRIPTIONS partisan sheet personal
and abusive - when it did little but
threaten the people Of the place with a
removal and groaned and grumbled on a
HALF snEEr-when a scurrious sheet, the
Poker was permitted to be printed with
the type partly paid for by those insult
ed and abused and the proprietor iusti-
fed the thing as a business transaction
- a majority Of the people Of the place
ceased to countenance or support that
paper. The people are not SO forgctful
as the Enterprise man may imagine,
and though "long suffering and slow
to anger" viii, when forbcarancc cease
to be virtue, assert their rights -
regardless Of his dictation
We have no time or space to enter
into an extended review Of the action of
the Common Council - but if driven to
wall, will give the facts and figures
We shall briefly mention n few facts IN
connection with "looler on's, misrcprc.
sensations, promising that a true state
ment regarding other matters would
leave the whole "possc" in similar pre-
dcament.
If it is criminal for man to get from
a Common Tor uncommon Council, all
hc can for a piece Of property, Mr.. Grant
is rascal - but it is decidedly mean to
try to saddle the oaw Of the transaction
upon him,while on his part the whole mat
ter was basiness-like and fair. We in
cline to think him smart, and the Council
rather green. He offered to take 5000
in cash, and they gave him $500 in city
bonds-which bonds, principal and inter
est for 20 years, the term they were to
run, would amount to the snug little sum
of over 100000 Democrat or Repub-
iican-a pretty good investment Uko
voted for this swindle = n transaction so
glaring as to shame the Republican
Comptroller into n refusal to sign the
bonds. We quote from the record Of
the proceedings of the Comm on Council
October "a, 1859:
The city Attorney, Mr.. Weber, demo
crSt, reported adversely to the issue O
the bonds, thus: at would doubtless be
pcrversion and evasion of the Charter
to pay Tor any material or labor for pub
tic Improvement, any higher price in city
bonds, than fair cash price at the time
Of purchase or performance. For exam
pie, you wish to let contract for grading
II street, and to pay in city bonds; = y
offers to do it for 81 900 in bonds, but
says at the same time he would do it fol
$500 in cash. Now to let him that con
tract and give him the 81, 900 in bonds
would be violation of that provision
which prohibits the sale of the bonds a
less than their par value, &C. PlaiT