The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-03-13
: Voice Eruln ttle yn,nE,s

Some played-out detunct Republican politician,
who has consigned himself to the tombs of the
| rattlesnake- democracy, and laid down with the
pelicans in the shade Of the palmetto, IS sound
ins his trumpet through the columns of the De-
trois organ OF the fire-in-the-rear party. We
give the closing paragraph of one OF his late
dclirium tremeus articles, which is as follows:
Gov. Blair, YOU have been three months in
Office; during that time yopr special coufiden.
| tial advirers have been the owners, the mana
gers and the editors of the Detroit Adgertiser.-
Those owners now stand convicted before the
| world as pilfercrs of public money-as public
plunderers-dHd you kHo'7 that thar are q,,il,y,
as charged in the report OF the committee of In
yestigatlon. Do YOU rot know that a man is al.
WAYS known by the company he keeps You
must at once cease all connectan with Holmes :
you must resist all Influences from this corrupted
vicious and criminal quarter, or YOU must share
the public Indignation that now pervades all
honest rel Uhlcans towards holmes and his or
gan ''NoRE ANON"
Mr.. d" More Anon" who tries to stab in the
dark. the reputation of GOV. BLIE, will find his
weapons poweress and harmless When this
cowardly, anonymous scrbler, SAYS, that the own
ers, managers and editors, of the Detroit Id.
rertiser, have been the Governors special. con
fidential advisers, he tells what ne knows, If he
has got sense enough left TO know anvthincl to
be deliberate bald headed bare-faced false.
hood.
When this Union-bellowing scribler undertakes
| to say that Gev. BLAIR knows, that the Gown.
ers' of the Detroit Adrertiser, are guilty of be.
ng "pilterers OF public moneys--as public plum
dcrers," he himself knows more than the Gov
ernor, and all the rest Of mankind, and must pos
sess the happy faculty OF being able TO impart
spiritual manifestations"
Has Gov. BLAIR ever had any connection with
Holmes, as "More Anon basely insinua;es? If
so, when and where? Mr.. Holmes has made his
own bed, in regard to his transactions with the
treasury department, and he must lay down in it,
Gov. BLAIR was instrumental and active in
procuring the arrest of Northumberland his
prosecution, aud has done his duty in that RS
pect, as an Executive officer, entrusted with the
execution of the laws, in bold and manly way
without fear or favor. The administration of
Gov. BLAIR, thus far. has met with boundless
expressions OF popular favor, throughout the
State, and his reputation as man, and faithful
public official, having at heart the welfare and
vital interests of this great State, cannot be as
sailed successfully by the trembling pen of "More
Anon" or any OF his iik. This effete politician.
who works in the dark, cannot damage the Re.
publican cause, by undertaking 10 connect the
Governor with the conduct of Holmes, Mckin-
ney and Hunter, for he has had no official or per-
sonal connection with those men, except to bring
to The light of day, their late transactions in the
Treasury Department OF this State. For this
unhesitatinS exercise of an imperative official
duty, the Governor will receive, as he justly mer-
its, the gratitude and thanks of every true heart
ed Republican and honest man in the State.
The Governor, We arc assured, will not in the
least abate his promptness and zeal to aid in
bringing before the public ali transactions con-
nected with the late management OF the treasury
department. If its officials have been guilty of