The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-02-06


turned and said, we still urge you to come
TO brother Barns; as matters stand, Mr.
Anderson can not come here. Mrs
Parks replied, "No, | do not think il
would be best" The committee con.
tinued: Then why not go downl every
thing is comfortable there, and we have
writing materials convenient. Mrs. Parks
then requested them g 10 see Mr.. Parks
as she had no one to send to him, and
have him come home.' The reply was,
we are strangers here, and we are not ac-
quainted with any one. Mrs. Parks said,
81 would go if my husband was here to
go with me, but he is down street." The
committee replied, we will give you until
IL o'clock to appear, and will be ready Ia
receive you, and went out. Mr.. Ed. w.
Parks came home about noon, for his din
ner; his wife gave him the letter from the
committee, and stated the facts as above.
Parks went Immediately to his brother
George Parks office, and both Edward
w. and George Parks sent word to the
committee by Henry s. Club, (after
showing him the Lottery the editor of the
Clarion, and ono OF Mr.. Andersop's
warmest sympathizers and friends, that
Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Parks would be
glad to meet the committee at their resi-
dence; and out of courtesy to the com
mittee Mr.. Anderson might come too.
MIR. Club promised to tell the committee.
E. w. Parks also sent word to the same
effect by a young man in the en-
ploy of Deacon j. w. Barns, the editor
OF the Ne'os, to his employer, at whose
house the committee were assembled
Mr.. Edward w. Parks went immediately
home and remained there awaiting the APP
Pearance OF the committee until half-past
four o'clock in the afternoon. Their nom
appearance led him to infer that the COM
mittee had not received the message.
He did not go TO Deacon Barns dwelling,
as the committee had refused TO see him
there. E. w. Parks then went down to
the Ne'os office, lest the messages from
him had not been delivered to the COM
mittee, and told Deacon j. w. Barns, at
whose dwelling the committee had assem-
bled, that Mrs. Parks had received notice
of the meeting, and that he would con-
sent to admit Mr.. Anderson with the
at his house, for the purpose
of investigation, but on no other consid-
GRAFTON, and requested him to notify the
committee. Mr.. Parks then returned to
his dwelling and there remained until sat
SIZED the committee had both received and
rejected this opportunity of investigation.
Resolutions drawn up and passed up
On and adopted by an Association of
Christians, disposing of a subject of grave
import to the cause Of morality, under
,he influence of bigotry so palpable, are
unworthy of any body of men. The ef-
ect may be accomplished, however, and
We leave the preface with its "examina-
ion of evidence and arranging of testi
nony," and their silly charges of acon-
piracy" to live or stink. The following
is appended to the resolutions:
"The Association wishes further TO say.
hat, when they had finished their report,
Ibout seven o'clock, p. NJ, an informal
md indirect verbal message was received.
hat Mrs. Edward w. Parks and her
husband were willing that the committee,
accompanied by Mr.. Anderson, might
ONE to their house to investigate mat
ers. But the time and manner of re-
Giving this message was such as to rem
er it impossible for the committee to
ornply, and served to convince them that
he object in view was TO create the i'm
ression in tho minds of Others of a fair
ess on the part of Mrs. Parks and her
usband which the previous refusal, in the
forming, is by no means calculated to
lstain."
The time and manner of receiving this &
essdge wds such as to render IL in,pos- q
Die for the committee to COMPLY Give i
lat committee the benefit of that 7 a
clock Z. M. statement and what does il d
'ovos That the luxury of an oyster Il
PIPER, they attended that evening, was !; q
'ramount to the object for which thew a
sembled; that having resolved and con- V,
mined, unheard, noble, true-hearted p
fe and mother to any depth of infamy g
CIR ingenuity could devise, they then h.
ssed the evening i'm iokes and eo,,. - dc