The Grand Haven news., 1865-03-29

gree Oh Qiuuonco on attempting 70 per-
petrate another article for your columns.
But having been informed that i is re-
ported about tho county that / "went
to the war democrat, and returned a
black republican" and also that the
Grand Haven Union gave publicity TO
that report and not knowing by what cor
respondent the report was furnished for
the Union, ! crave to lay before your
readers, fol the benefit Of "whom il may
concern" a brief outline Of my political
creed. And when the Union man has
read it. if he adopts it as black republic
canisni, ho may give me his hand and
send me bis paper for life.
/ believe that the Constitution of our
nation was formed by men of superior
wisdom, craftsmanship and patriotism,
and was, designed by them as a suitable
and sufficient bond of Union between the
several States and the ne pl,ss ultrd in
all questions involving the national well
fare. ea M rt. (
l believe that as such it is worthy Of
the entire confidence and patriotic vener-
alton of every citizen Of the United
States.
/ believe, therefore, it is the duty Of
every person to submit cheerfully to any
decision of any Court having competent
jurisdiction Of any case involving Consti-
tutional rights.
/ believe altering or amending the Con-
stitutions, either State or National, in
times of difficulty or danger, as at the
present, for the purpose Of conforming
them to any partisan views or purpose,
is dangerous to public good and subyer.
sive of the public faith, as well as resolu-
tionary in its nature.
believe, in a country like ours, the
only revolutionary means which should be
employed or allowed is the Jalot-Jor,
which should in all cases be confessed as
all potent,
believe it is the duty of the minori-
ty to succumb TO the constituted majori-
ty, and in all cases Of election by the
properly constituted authority to acknowl-
edge and support the incumbent in every
post Of honor or public trust.
believe the President Of the United
States, SO long as he is President is by
virtue of his Office entitled 10 and should
receive the support Of every citizen of the
United States, no matter what may be
their particular political creed.
believe the President, like al other
public officers, is nmennble to the peo-
plo for The manner in which he admins
ters his Office. ila
believe all the public vords as we'll
as public acts of the President, as well as
those Of other public officers, are public
property and it is the privilege and duty
of all the people TO discuss and criticise
those words and actions in becoming
and patriotic manner. g s
believe if the President, ms well as
any other public officer, transcends or con-
travenes the provisions Of the Constitu-
ton in the administration of his public
duties, such act or acts should become
the subject of a legal complaint and the
offender subjected to a trial involving i'm
peachment, But,
! believe, in times Of public danger, as
at present, even though the President
may have 10 some cases transcribed his
legislative powers, it is better to suffer
for the present those wrongs than too
hastily strike for redress, at the peril of
greater evils. as
l believe the dreadful war in which we
are engaged has been badly managed,
and might have long since been terminal
ed If the good Of the country had been
sought more and speculation less.
I believe il is wrong to free slaves be-
fore they can be reached, and to hang
traitors before they can be caught.