The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-12

In reply to the Paw Paw Northeruer we would
state that we do not propose to be insulted or
abused by any Detroit paper and whom 80 as
ssheo tney Will receive from US an interchange
OF compliments. Detroit papers may arrogate
10 themselves dictatorial powers over their Ru-
raj contemporaries but they do not rule us.
II we have misrepresented the position OF
the Northerner on the Presidential question we
are willing to make ample correction as 1t Is
Tar from our intention to msrepresent the
Northerner or any other of our contemporaries
IN the discussion OF State politics. The mis-
take has been occasioned By the Northerners
copying an article (without disapprovaD from
the sorehead Marshall Statesman slurriDg
PRESIDENT Grant and assailing the Journal for
| lts support or the Generals nomination. we
have never stated that the Northerner would
withhold its support from President drant-it
renominated. But we do not like to see re-
! publican papers copying, without disapproval,
In their columns political articles from sore
head prints, lampooning so good Republican
President as Gen. Grant, that is all.
" Is the Northerner waiting for the Detroit
| Tribune to express its Presidential preference
before it defines it's position 9"-Allegan Jour-
| nal.
Oh mi Here is pretty kettle Of fish, and
not at all favored to suit our cotemporary.-
We have committed some egregous blunder or
are exceedingly stupid. We don't borrow his
hobby. We have been publishing articles on
the Gubernatorial and Presidential questions,
without approving or disapproving of them
The articles published by us gave the best
thoughts OF some OF the ablest conducted pa
pers in the State on the Presidency and Cover
norship. We gave them place in our columns
because we wanted orr four or five thousand
readers to see them. We thought we was do
ing them service; we thought that it would
be a good thing to let them see, so far as we
could what the press said about questions IN
which they all felt more or less interest. We
gave coplous extracts from articles in which
the authors viewed the same subjects from DIFF
ferent stand-points. We have no recolecuons,
nor does our files reveal the fact, that we ever
published the article from the Marshall States
man, referred to by the Journal, in tho above
article, but we did publish an article from the
Centreville Republican, in which was quoted
the Journals strongest point on the question
of Governor, and in which the Republican ex-
pressly said that as Allegan County had given
st. Joseph County's candidate for Representa-
tive Gin Congress) III 1870 hearty support
that ST. Joseph County would now support AL
Logan Countys candidate for Governor We
did not publish the story about the two men
who exchanged work-one helping his neighbor
gather hamper OF straw and the neighbor
then helping the man gather basket Of chaff.
The matter that troubles Us most ls why the
Journal should give Us % Hail Columbia" and
neglect the Grand Haven Herald who suggests
that Allegan County would be willing to supply
both Governor and Congressman. We appre-
bend that that arrangement would not exactly
suit some other localities-for instance an ar
rangement entered INTO by some leading poll
ticians as to this little matter Of Governor
We give it up.
James Fisk, Of Erie notoriety was assas-
sinated in New York on Monday last, 10y one
Stokes, who had heretofore been on the most
intimate terms with him. The immediate NOV
log cause Of the assassination grew out OF
some proceedings of the Courts touching the
Fisk Mansfield case, as it is called. The assas-
slnation was perpetrated at the Grand Central
Hotel In New York Stokes was at once taken
into custody
The following resolution was offered at the
present session OF the Board OF Supervisors
and several amendments were offered propos-
ing Lawrence, Decatur, Bangor, Breedsvlle,
Grand junction, &c, as the lace to which the
county seat should be located on it's removal
all OF which, having been negatived, the Resc-
luton was tabled.
In our next we will give the proceedings in
full, which Will show all the propositions and
the vote on each.
RESOLVED by THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF VAN buren, COUNTY: That taking
into consideration the dllapidaton and unsafe
condition OF the County buildings and tue dam
ger that the Records OF the County are expos
ed to from fire, and the unwllngness of the
taxpayers OF the County to appropriate any
more money for the erection Of new buildings
Cor for the repair Of the old ones) at the pres
ent County Seat. that it is the opinion OF the
Board that the County Seat should be removed
to some more central point in the County.
&. +. HEATH.
lux LITTLE CORPORAL for January makes
his salute in handsome new uniform, having
laid ASIDE his military dress and donned the
garb of peace. We are pleased, to note this
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