The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-07-26

Why don't the Decatur Republican and Van
Buren, Co. Press place the names OF their candi
dates at the head OF their columns; Are they
contemplating a change of front
The largest political meeting ever held in
Burlington, Iowa. occurred last Friday after
noon, whereat 600 enthusiastic Republicans
were organized into Grant and Wilson cam
pagn club.
OVER one hundred Democrats in Milford.
Oakland county, have signed a paper not to
support Greeley and Brown and they further
say they will not vote for any man who helped
to nominate them at Baltimore.
SENATOR BEooLE OF Genesee county H.,
says there are but four Republicans in Flint
who will support the Greeley movement while
scores Of Germans and Irish swear they will
never vote for the Baltimore nominees.
\ SABBATH School excursion to the neighbor-
ing village Of Lawton, under the auspices OF
the Presbyterian Church OF this village, was
the grand event on Wednesday last. A large
number OF pupils, teachers and friends partici-
pated in the excursion.
THE enterprising village OF Alpena was dev
astated by fire on the 18th inst, and the heart
and business portion OF the town swept away
In a few hours. Property to the amount Of
one hundred and seventy-fve thousand dollars
was destroyed, and four persons killed and
others injured.
A YOUNG limb Of the law-they call him an
Attorney-of a neighboring town. In present
ing the case Of his client to the jury, launched
of IN grandlloquent exordium thus -" Whe
We look back upon the untrodden paths Of til y
future we behold the footprints OF the Al might
hand" How is that for future {?
The Grand Haven Union, a Greeley organ
makes thus pathetic and soul-stirring appeal to
its readers: 1--WE ask them to aid US in effect
ing the rescue OF an imperiled government"
This affords good opening for Gov. Blair
Lieut.. Gov. May and ex-Congressman briggs
TO crate on corruption and /" sich."
The Peru Republican says: The Democrats
of Clay township were circulating paper las:
week pedging themselves by the ashes o
Jackson and the bones Of jefferson not to vote
for Greeley They are conscientious about
disgraclng the ashes and bones OF these Demo
cratic saints"
On saturday evening last. Capt. j. q. Bur-
rows addressed rousiDg and enthusiastic meet
ing OF Republicans in front OF the Grant an
Wilson club-room in Marshall. The address
Was well received aud intense enthusi asm pre-
vailed throughout the evening. Capt. Burrows
10 one Of the most eloquent and effective speech
makers OF the State, and proposes to maintain
his political integrity whether he goes 10 Con-
gress or not.
We saw it announced in . Democratic pape
the other day that ex-Congressman briggs hau
gone over to Greeleyism. Mr.. briggs is the
man whom the Republicans OF his district re
fused to renomInate two years ago because he
had been detected in selling Cadetship. He
now joins Blair and May IN their self-imposed
task OF purifying the Republican party by join
ing the Greeley Democrats. Perhaps they think
their new affnities will give them another chan ce
to turn an honest penny" by putting them II
positions TO sell commissions again.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Allegan journal,
writing from the town OF Trowbridge. in that
county, says: Many Of the leading Democrats
OF Trowbrdge are most pronounced in thei.
hostility to that latest outraee upon the Demo
cratic party at Baltimore, the nomination OF
Greeley and Brown and the whole organization
is IN a complete state OF Generalization. quite
a number Of Democrats here state that should
there be no straight-out Democratic presidenta
nominees they will vote for Grant and Wilson
in preference to Greeley and EIown. whom
they thoroughly detest"
For the True Northerne-.