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BATTLE CREEK BY A. D. P. VAN BUREN
You raised your gun to shoot, but you squirrel dodged around and up the other side of the tree; you went around to that side, and your squirrel dodged to the other side again, and kept going up the tree at every move he made, until he got to its top and out of harry's way. So it was with Martin VanBuren; we tried to head him off, but he kept dodging out of our way and up into office, until he reached the President chair. Uncle Rees lives with his son John on the old farm where he first began life in Calhoun county, some forty years ago.
STEPHEN GRAHAM.
He was born in Vermont, removed to Orleans county, K"ew York, in 181 from thence, in July 1836, he came to Michigan, and settled upon his land in the southwest part of Newton. In the composition of this man there i something of the sterner material combined with a great deal of natural go ness of heart. He talked well upon the topics of the day, was liberal in views, but sharp in controversy with an opponent. He was zealous and ad on all questions of a public interest; he gave his opinions without stint, i you knew from the manner in which they were announced that there was budging from his positions, and that he would defend them with unflinch nerve. He was as orthodox in democracy as old Hickory himself. In polite he was the opposite of his pioneer associate and long-time friend, Uncle Rees As a Democrat he just balanced the stout old Whig; that Roland of the W camp found an Oliver in Steve Graham of the Democratic camp.
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