Grand River Times

The Free Soil Organ In Michigan.--The efforts being made to obtain a circulation for this paper, in our part of the State, preparatory to the approaching political campaign, will account for our inserting the annexed article from the Kalamazoo Gazette. We have scarcely any acquaintance with the Democrat, and vouch for the correctness of the statements made by the Gazette only so far as we find them fortified by the quotations of which it has made use. We do not allude to the subject for the purpose of making any remarks of our own; but we can not let it drop without expressing our astonishment at the language we find used in a paper for which such high pretensions have been made, as well as our belief that the character of the next political contest in our State will derive none of its respectability from the manifestation of such a spirit as gave existence to the editorial matter upon which the Gazette has commented:

From the Kalamazoo Gazette

UNDIGNIFIED MINISTERS.

The Detroit Daily Democrat, a free soil paper is edited by two ministers. This would lead the public to think that it would be conducted with the dignity, candor and respectability becoming exemplars and teachers of the Christian religion. We regret to say that this is very far from the fact. We know of no sheet, that is lower or more disgusting in the use of slang and abortive attempts at abuse than this same paper. Witness the following extracts from its editorial columns :

"Not An Ass. The Pro-Slavery press are engaged just now in spreading a knowledge of the fact that Stephen Arnold Douglas spells his name without doubling the final s. A free Democratic cotemporary mentions, in this connection, that Aaron Burr doubled the final r in his name."

"VeRy PnoreR.--The celebrated (colored) orator, Frederick Douglas, is about to apply to the Legislature of New York for a change of name. We hope he may succeed. The name Douglas is becoming too odious to be borne by so respectable a gentleman."

"As for Sam Clark's vote (on this bill and all others) why Pierce has got it buttoned up in his breeches pocket, to be used when and how he pleases."

"We have no doubt every man in the House rejoiced to hear the mean puppy abused, as he deserved. Such crawling reptiles are only fit to be spittoons for southern chivalry."

"Lane is a dough-face ot' the meancst, lick-spitile order, and day before yesterday he made a most disgustingly humble apology to Sullers and Hunt."

The first three of these extracts were taken from a single number, and others equally as unbecoming could have been selected. Can it be that men guilty of such ribaldry, are imbued with the spirit of Jesus Christ? or are they wearing the "livery of Heaven to serve the devil in?"

Is such language the legitimate fruit of free soil doctrines? And are the readers of that paper such as can be instructed by such displays as these? For the sake of the clerical robe, which ought to be an emblem of purity, charity, and brotherly kindness, we regret the stigma these editors are bringing upon it. For the sake of high-minded free soilers, we are sorry for the mortification their only organ in the State must cause them.