The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-09-24
THE UNION SENTIMENT.

AT the Republican Convention, held
here on Wednesday last, a proposition
was submitted, by Mr. John Roost, Of
Holland, that the nomination of candi-
dates for county officers be postponed till
some time in October next, in order that
union of parties, if thought desirable,
might take place on local officers. The
proposition was most strenuously opposed
by Hon. John Hare, in q speech that
partook more Of the partisan than we
expected could consistently emanate from
that gentleman, in the present state of af-
fairs, The arguments of Mr. Roost in
favor Of n Union were cogent, and, no
doubt, met the views of large number
in the Convention, as we have heard sew
eral the delegates, before and since, ex-
press their views at length on the subject
of union of tho parties, but when favor
ing the same the proposition came up in
Convention, and opposition arose thereto,
and it was evident that there was not
unity on the subject, the matter was al
lowed to rest. But, Notwithstanding the
proposition for union was spurncd in the
County Convention, the sentiment is evil
IDENTITY on the increase with the patriotic
masses in our county. Indeed, we have
heard several of the late nominees of the
republican party County Convention ex-
press themselves warmly in favor of I'M
ion at the next eelction, and even express
conscientious doubts as 10 their duty to
accept the nomination, under the circum-
stances of the case. The fact is, the peo.
pie are tired, sick, disguised and complete
ly nauseated with the pulling and scramb-
ling for office, and feel that the time has
fully arrived when the partisan should
be swallowed up of the patriot and when
sef-exal,ation should succumb to the good
Of the country and tie people. Were it
not for certain leaders, (wire-pullers,) who
are eager for place and emolument, we
believe we should present an unbroken
phalanx of true patriots whose sole
ambition is TO restore our country TO
its former power greatness and magnif-
cence, resolved that the only pledge re-
quired of those asking the suffrage Of a
great and magnanimous people would be
pledge Of jealous, vigorous untring eff
forts for the salvation and restoration OF
our country, and that alone. Such plat
form every good man must endorse as a
duty.
Thousands in this State, as elsewhere,
are looking anxiously at the union move
ment, now being inaugurated in our midst,
and in other localities, feeling that the
Uunion State Convention called at Jack
SOD, early next month, will institute an
era in the politics of our State that will
be hailed with JOY by faction-riddon peo-
pie.
Let us, then, have union that shall be
right, acceptable and irresistible in its in
fucnce, utterly annihilating political
fraud, intrigue and chicanery of every spe-
cies, that we may breathe once more a
pure, invigorating political atmosphere and
be that just and upright people whom the
good Of all nations will delight to honor.
The INDIAN MAssAcREs.-IL is stated
by persons recently from Minnesota that
from 600 to 500 men, women and chill
dren have been mastered by the Sioux
IN Minnesota, and that at least one-tbird
Of the area of the State has been desert.
cd by its terror-strickcn population.