The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-05-09
THE GRAND HAVEN INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE!
The Self-Constituted Regulator of
Morals and Manners m

POLITICAL OFFICIAL !! ,INDIvIDuAL!!!,
90 We once heard Of a boy who saw one
hundred squirrels run through a knot
hole in a fence-but when his statement
was doubted, he knew he saw one chip
munk run through that knot-hole, any
tooy. Doubtless he was cousin german
to the boy who stated that his daddy
killed one hundred pigeons at shot
for his daddy told him so-and when ask
ed if il was not ninetyLnine! clinched it
by saying, "No, sir do you think my
father would tell lie for one pigeon!"
Well, these precious youths arc brought
to mind by the wringing and twisting of
class of worthless that get their living in
our midst, and repay whatever confidence
there may have been won in the estima-
ton Of our citizens, by blackening, so far
as they can, the character of our village
and its prominent citizens. ut is q foul
bird that fouls its own nest," is an old
adage and true one. to. a.i .ea ~
Take the Clarion and look over the
back numbers of that sheet, since its adj
vent, aud scarcely number can be found
but what in some way slabs at times
(fcebly, it is true, but the ani'nus is therc,)
at the good name and prosperity of some
honored, worthy citizen of our village, or
the blunderbuss of filth is aimed at no
one in particular, but fired over our heads
to drop on some one, no matter who, so
long as a receives the questionable credit
of loading the gun and pulling the trig-
ger. And we know of many instances,
where articles OF the same stamp would
gladly have been issued in that sheet, but
for the timely caution and earnest advice
of men of honor and principle, who acct
dentally learned that another charge was
being rammed into the Clarion, and who
at the moment happened to have the fac
ulty of reaching and placing little COM
mon sense within that Office.
These remarks are drawn from us by
the late attempt to throw odum and fas-
ten dishonesty upon the character of EB-
ENEzER w. BARNS, our Postmaster; and
il is merely to call attention to the aOriag-
ing and t,Oistiny of those who made the
attempt that we offer word. What we
have stated above are facts patent to the
readers of the Clarion in our village, and
arc harmless here, because I'VE consider
the source. But away from home what
view it gives of our citizens and our
villagel and only in the light of the fol
lowing couplet can the authors be viewed
as citizens and neighbors:
" True patriots they if rightly understood,
They leave their country-for their comtry's
goodP' .i
Let us call your attention to the squirm-
ing of the Investigating committee:. First
that the Postmaster charges fifty cents
per annum, if in advance, for monthly
paper, published at Grand Rapids, and
double that if not. Then Mr.. WooD-
WARD has had the experience of paying
double, has he9 although he says he.pays
in advance. When the facts are, that on
ly upon repeated solicitation did he pay
at all his account; and in one instance
his account at the post-office run unpaid
for nine months, and not in advance
except for the present quarter, and this is
paying IN advance with vengeancel!
He says, "for ono quarter previous to
the above, was charged and paid for
postage on the same papers fifty cents,
being an overchargo Of forty-two cents p
(his letter in the Clarion Of May 1st)
meaning for the quarter ending June 80,