The Van Buren press., 1877-05-01
Van Buren,.

Under the above caption we find an
article in the last issue Of the Alma Her
aid, over the signature of " Granger
which evinces a spirit of ignorance and
utter disregard for truth, that we can
scarcely credit to any one who has
ever had the reputation Of II truthful,
conscientious gentleman. We must inn
agine that after reading it in print, the
writer was positively y ashamed of it.
Considering the reputation that Van Bu-
ren, and her business men, have always
maintained in social, business, and com
mercial relations, an answer to the arti-
Gle would hardly be considered necessa-
sary. For seundness of her business
men, her reputation for public spirit,
charity Of her citizens, hospitality, &c,
doing much with little talk, Van Buren,
Is unsurpassed by any town in the State.
This Granger" knows, and his article
evinccs a spirit that few would have at
tributed to him, knowing this people as
well as he does. The mere fact that he
ownsa little town, and has succeeded in
inducing a few preseason, by town pride,
to make a warfare on Van Burcn. The
fact that these passcrs on, would, before
the burning of the Court House, have
spurncd the idea that they wore his col
or, and who are now so ready to sneeze
at his snuff taking, does not Justify this
unwarranted attack and insinuations. on
some of the very best men of the State.
He iorgets that the railroad that runs
through their little town, and made it
what 1t is, was organized i'll Van Buren,
and kept alive for many years by her
citizens, and that she furnished the mon
ey to make the first survey, and had been
principally Instrumental in keeping ii
alive Does he forget, when two years
ago, there was such distress in this coun-
ty for meat and bread, what our citizens
did for the alienation of those in need
He certainly does not. And as we do not
herald our own acts, we do not propose
to enumcratc. He knows and the peo-
pie know. As to the little newspaper
bought up by him, and It's hired scrib-
bier, who has come here to abuse gentle
men of whom he knows nothing, we will
not notice. And his hired mouthpece
t**, which, in Confederate times, stood
for brigadier-gencral, now n. B. Burrow,
who, if an idea above swindIinga poor
laborer out ofhis daily wages or dealing
out billingsgate for thirdrate county
newspaper, was to strike him, would kill
him dead as Annanas and his wife of
old, we will also not notice. We will
simply say to" Granger" if you are a
gentleman, treat gentlemen as such, or
resign all pretensions to one. Read
your article over again, and apologize to
gentlemen you have insulted. We want
you to have a vote on the removal ofthe
county-seat, that you may see where you
stand; that your public-spirit enterprise,
and charitable disposition may be venti-
lated. Go to work, make appeal to the
lowest instincts of men, as you and your
N*T man have commenced, and let an
unprejudiced people decide. In your next
let the people know how much property
the town of Alma pays taxes on for 1876.
If the king of Alma did not write the
article, he dictated or worded it to be
written, therefore remember that you
owe an apology to the citizens Of Van
Buren. You know that there is not
county in the State that has stood fairer
than Crawford, nor one that has had more
influence in State matters, nor had great
unamity of feeling. Now, when you di-
vide it, destroy its strength and useful
ness, remember, who is responsible?
CD.