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

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of their various articles. At first th
iron masters Of Ohio, New York, anc
Pennsylvania attempted, as they had pre-
viously done in its first discovery, to rid
icule the idea of its being better iron thar
that manufactured from ore found in thei
own States. This ridicule, however
| amounted to nothing, for the friends anc
J pioneers who had labored so hard TO de
velop this rich product of our State, hat
been exceedingly industrious in having i
thoroughly proven in all ways conceiv
able, by the United States government
and by the great iron workers in the prin
ciple cities, and in every instance, wheth
or treated as wrought iron or castings, il
proved itself equal to every emergency
whether it was required for steamers
shaft, Is or 20 inches in diameter, or for
the finest wire, it has ever been found
the strongest and toughest article of the
kind ever before produced. And for the
past two years, the iron masters of the
States above referred TO, have found it al
most impossible TO dispose of their iron
at all, unless it had a portion of the Mich
igan ore mixed with their native Ores
Pittsburg itself, the great iron mart of
Pennsylvania, has purchased for working
in her iron mills, more pig metal made in
this way, than all other parts of the coun-
try combined. For making Railroad
rails, and for the coarser purposes the ma
tive ore of Ohio and Pennsylvania is still
used; but for all finer purposes, where
strength and tenacity arc required, all par
ties use Lake Superior iron, if it can be
procured, or, failing in this, mixture of
the native with the Lake Superior ore
constitutes the next best iron. So GREAT
is the present demand for Lake Superior
iron, for purposes above named, that, not
withstanding 10000 tons have been
shipped the past season, mostly to Ohio
and Pennsylvania, there is not one ton
now to be had short of the mines Them
selves.
If such has been the development of
this Michigan iron and ore business with
IN the short period of three years, what
will ii not be, when a quarter of centu-
ny shall have been devoted, with greatly
increased facilities, to its increased and
increasing development.
Michigan may well claim that in very |
few short years, she will be the mistress
of the iron interest on this Continent.
A MosT IMPORTANT EXPRESSION BY
Mr.. SEwARD.-The telegraphic report of
the proceedings of the Senate on Thurs
day, contain a very highly conservative
expression in behalf of Cancellation and
compromise by Mr.. Seward, in which he
announces that " the slavery issue has
ceased to be a practical question. In lieu
comes up" he says, "the great, vital,
fearful question: Union or dissolution
the country or no Countrywide question
of hope-tho question Of sinking forev-
er under the contempt of mankind."-
We do not wonder that he proposes TO
meet so awful responsibility as this
question presents to him, as Senator by
such concession and compromise as can
be practically made. We are infinitely
rejoiced to behold this spirit in Mr.. Sew
ard and commend his example to those
gentlemen hereabout who she'd tears and
evlnced utter despair when he was de-
feated at Chicago.
We cannot refrain from expressing re-
gret at' The untlmely and ill.natured re-
marks by Mr. Mason in response to Mr..
Seward, and are gratifed that Mr.. Doug
as so promptly sustained Mr.. Seward
when right, as he has heretofore opposed
lin when wrong.
While awaiting the full report of Mr..
'eward's remarks on Thursday, We direct J
attention TO another passage in the tele- t
'raphic report; GA great many partisan
interests" said he, "arc to be suppressed, |
arty platforms swept away, before the
Jnion, if it is in danger and can be saved:
ut it will require but very short time 7
the Union is TO be saved, for all these n
lterests and platforms, all these men, to h
ls'ppear. You, everybody, who shall q
ppose, resist, or stand in the way of the h
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