East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-03-25
IMMENSE TAIL!
ON OUR CAT!!
THE DETROIT TRIBUNE SOLD!
Its Editor "a Bigger Fool than
ThOmpson's Go a."


correspoAt - Of the Detroit Tribme
from f.. ISL, re writer whereof
is th, val who wrote to the
TyiJp6 5n here SOME time since under
The Signature OF "xxx,' urging the re.
peal ~ the Salt Bounty. A traitor to
.thc "a ret.e Il rs own locality, puny,
,,tpc roa e ,titt. $50 only fails of being
a rases ior leck o.! brains. And thus
saltl! h, s. Is.
PREsiDs ptsRCE's VISIT TO EAST SAGINAW
-nE STARTS o. d. l.. q rHERE--THE
NORTH BRANCH LETTsR.
LAST : iGINAw, March 20, 1862
To the Editor Of the DetroS Tribune
DEAR SIR .--Iou article relating to
the Semi.Tra GUS Democratic Clubs in
this State, published in your issue Of
Tuesday last, besides the evidences Of
truth contained in itself, has many cor
Ioborative facts to sustain its charges
President Pierce, in his passage through
this and other Northern States est fall
visited our city and was very generally
toadi,L 10y the democratic leaders here.
Soon after his visit, the editor Of one Of
our papers was instrumental in organic
ing secret society whose badge was n
broad bladed knife with this heraldic
emblazonry, u. b. l.. G." which is sup.
posed to mean United Brothers League
Club. It's moving spirits were the lead
ing democrats here, and foremost among
them were the avowed sympathizers with
rebeldom, who have pushed the interests
of the society with such vigor hat they
too soon developed its plans and destroyed
the society by disgusting the members.
have no doubt but the Democratic
candidate for Mayor at our last charter
election, was defeated solely by the cursed
effect of having belonged to that society.
For, Notwithstanding our large Republi-
can majority in the city, he would have
overcome it by his great popularity and
personal friendship. But while he was
gaining votes among personal friends, he
was also losing them among his political
friends who were conversant with his
avowed secession procivities.
Thus much testimony does our young
city furnish to the truth Of your article,
and doubt not the whole truth is not
yet revealed. Yours truly, SALT.
Ex-President Pierce visited Saginaw
last August; came here the Goth and
left the day following. The U. B. l.. G.
closed its earthly career in April previ
GUS. The only secret society which zone
of our editors was instrumental in organ
izing" then existing, was "jayhawker'
conclave, sired by John F. briggs, the
leading Republican here, and dam'd
by Perry Joslin, editor of the Enterprise
the official organ of Republicanism, the
object OF which, we are assured, was
neither to rob hen roosts nor steal old
clothes, as those concerned in it were call
honorable men," if they were mt so neat
II the ExFresident got mixed up in that
institution--which is improbable, to say
the least-we have nc doubt very dirt,
case of treason, assault with intent I,
smouse drink, vagranoy, "jayhawking,
or some other heinous offence against tn
, laws of decency and Of the common
wealth may be made out of it.
Upon this refulgent communication
"Booby Barns" as John n. Ingersol
, calls him, of the Tribune, comments thu
profoundly:
REMARKs.-The above is from a prom
inent citizen Of East Saginaw well knew
to us. 1t is not improbable that EXPIRES
/ ident Pierce saw his Lapeer friends whe
: he was up north, as he was only on
County west Of them when in East Sag
! NAV, But the most interesting state
, ment made by our correspondent is, tina
immediately on the departure of ex-Pre'
: ident Pierce from East Saginaw, one {
;, the reasonable organizations he was SUI
posed to be starting, sprang up. An
what about that broad bladed knife 7
: Had il anything mathematical Of the me-
. Sicilian yespers" that are threatened
, Perhaps our Democratic contemporar
= who chung SO tightly TO the coat-taiis /
}, ex. President Pierce can tell us somethn
: about this Saginaw visit. rfe .5s e
. Its "not improbable" that EXPIRES
: dent Pierce, who stayed in this count
? ? barely over night, mounted broomsticl
Q like the witches of old, with "broa
o bladed knife" in his belt, and by the al
Of the Sicihan vespersn was waited q
1 over Northern Michigan in few hour
Il II is indeed more probable than half ii
y lying stories which have appeared Of la'
= in the Tribune, got up without shade
!. Of foundation solely for political effec
e These HRemarks" Of Barns are % deep
d slower than ever plumet sounded" 20.
the lesden sagacity of BOBBY Barns. g.
, "Thus have L soc. a maggie in thn street, q
A clustering bird eve .ofisn meet, 81.
bird for curiosity well known,
4 With head swry and cunning eye
~ p.c,,l 49, 4, ii - tofo a roaxxoSr t-,reu l-c