The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-02-21


Inc Locoioco press are just now maxine
great stir on account of the mortgage c;v.r
hazeton and Co, 10 the State of N;..;
Let any OF our readers a, all familiar x;,,
read ii, and they will discover that il is r,oa,
sound. Whoever supposes J. NJ. Howard -,
draw up any other, is mistaken in III. m."
We copy the following with regard 70 Sc.
the Detroit advertiser:
An enterprising pro-slavery sheet in thu ;,.
rior, in lis last issue, contains what purno,...
be copy OF the mortgage given bv N
uazleton and hls wife, and c. N. Dsx.r
the People of the State of Michigan, 10 So 49,, y
the payment 90 the $50 goo due from ~ ~
ton y Co, and the editor, with an air NJ -
profoundest professional knowledge. promo.
ces the instrument mot worth fsrthn.~
because II does not contain a specific des,r,
ton o. the lands affected by il. We a,s q
course. glad 10 see that the Democrat nv -.
public alton. gives the lie direct 10 the pros,vs.
organ Of this city, which has ~ often affrm.s,S.,
no such security existed. The former iou,,.,
however. may dismiss lis spasms OF ear. VIII,
il affects on account OF the absence Of sne.;s.
designation OF the various tracts Of land n,
instrument is sufficiently specific 10 hola er.,.
inch of ground which il claims 10 own. Ana /.
Just as sound and available a security az ifub,s
contained the most minute specifications Of IL.
various tracts and parcels by metes and bound,
We notice, also that the Tribune of ~,
city remarks that portions Of this insttuue,
are different from what il had been led 10 o,
pect by representations made 10 m-,h,, i
had understood that Mrs. Dewey had sispel
the mortgage. and that il was not prepared "a
see that il exempted from its operations m.
perry in cases where an agreement in with,
had been entered into 10 convey TO third pes
sons The 1ii5Hns might easily have presunas
the TACT that Mrs. II. was at her home in Fin,
when this mortgage was executed and ackno.l
edged IN New York, and that she was in no va
Obliged, had she been on the spot, TO exeeut,
/ is Besides, is 10 understood that in Cons,
quencs of an ante nupisl contract with Ne,
husband. she can claim mo- dover in any At
his lands
As 10 the omission of lands covered by Die
vous contracts to convey, they are small in
quantity, aud the rights oi the purchas,,
could not have been affected hy the mortgage
Ii is 10 Ice remembered that this securit, va
taken in New York after several DAYS of much
urgent action ON the part of the Goverpor
the Attorney General, aud tho State Treasurer
without the pos-ibilit, OF access TO the ,aiisa.
| RegstIies OF the counties where he lands he
and without any readiness or expectation on
the part al the m0rtgasors, Ia furnish specific
list OF the lands The, had, therefore, 10 b. De.
scribsd Ia general terms, a. lying in such aud
such counties, or elsewhere in the State.
which We are advised boy gentlemen of eOmp..
tent legal attainmsnts 10 quite sufficient AZ de.
scription.
1t was of course, 10 he expected from the
pro-slsvery presses of this State, not only that
no effort viii be omitted 10 pick flaws in d.
transaction, but even that they will cncourss
the mortgages sud ilaGieton a Co. 20 defeat
| if possible, the collection OF the money. Snch
a result would be TO them Sod-scnd, ar furnish
Ing species of political capital, bsse and rob
bcr-hkc Is il ia, upon which they NAV eoniinre
to drive their trade Of humbug and deception
But we trust that no Republican Journal Nil
suffer itself, 10y giving them encouragement to
10 An act Of gross injustice TO the faithful pub.
lie officers who have obtained this security with
so much difficulty, and in spite OF 50 many oh
stacles. Ii should bs borne in mind tia; the
simple question presented TO them Was, whether
they should take such security or nofhing