Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-10-25
FOR SENATOR, 23D SENATORIAL DISTRICT,
MORDECAI L. HOPKINS.
County Nominations.

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| f. County Nominations.
| Representatiue-Robert w. Duncan.
| Circuit Court NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Reed.
| Treasurer-GeOrge Parks.
| Sheiif-Stephen Il. Lowing. tt.s tau..
| Clerk and Register Of Deeds-HOyt G. Post.
| Prosecuting ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Reed.
| SurUeuor-NIason Eastman.
| Cor0ners-Sarn ueI Il. BigelOw, Jan BinnclS ant.
Inspector of Fish-Edward A. Partridge.
The ELEcTIoNs.-In Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana, the Fusionists have triumphed. They
have elected large proportion of the fifty-sev-
en- members of Congress to which those States
were entitled, and have generally carried the day
as 70 the remainder Of their tickets We have
not been sufficiently well posted to know
whether these results were to have been appre-
hended or not nor can we now say what their
in our own State. We think, however, that
the Democracy of Michigan have no cause to
despond. If the disasters that have befallen the
party elsewhere will but stimulate exertion in
our ranksas we'll MS in those of the opposition all
will be well. When thoroughly united our par
ty can bear down any combination that may be
formed against it and so far as we are able to
Judge, we now present in this State an unbrok-
en- front. Differences of opinion, it is true, pre-
vail among us in reference to the Nebraska
question, but without any real cause for dis
traction. There are many leading Democrats
in this vicinity who have to our personal knowl-
edge been from the first opposed to that meas
ure, but who will give our ticket willing sup
port at the coming election. The Democratic
press Of the State, we believe, are united in
supporting the ticket presented by the State
Convention, held at Detroit, and are sanguine OF
success. That ticket is conceded to be the best
one the people Of Michigan have ever been call
| ed upon to support. 1t is composed of men who
have peen tried and found to be honest, capable
| and efficient. If Democrats will but do their
duty it will triumph, Notwithstanding any false
issues or any combination of isms that may be
raised against it.
Throughout the storm of passion that has
been raised by the opposition the Democracy of
Michigan have pursued wise, straight forward
course, and there is no good reason why they
| should not now rally in their might and main.
tain that supremacy to which their numbers en-.
title them. OF the result in the other States
of which we have spoken, we do not complain
The voice of the majority has been made to
proclaim it whether through fair or foul appli-
ances, and we will not murmur If the MAORI
| ty have gone wrong they will soon correct
| themselves, for the people must bear, and con.
| sequently in due time be aware of the con Sc.
quence of their action For our own part we be-
| leve that nothing but present evil to the coun.
| try and future good to the Democratic party
will follow the result we have chronicled. In
politics our opponents are unprincpled. A
| temporary excitement is all that holds them to.
gether That excitement will soon die away
| without any other effect than having caused q
neglect of the true interests of the nation, and
hearty disgust of those who have led off in
| the new turn which has been given to politics
| at the North. Our former foe, the Wing party
| did occasionally, by one expedent or another
| gain an ascendancy in the national councils, but
their principles were SO repugnant to the masses
that their successes were short lived, and con.
tributed to the final strength of the Democratic
party. From present appearances abolitionism
in comparison with which whiggery would be q
| blessing will for the next two years run ram.
pant in the halls of Congress. It may be well
that is so. The Fusionists will never be able
to fully rule the nation, and thorough attempt
their part to carry out their avowed intentions
at Washington is all that is necessary to make
| the people every where return with more ar.
dor than ever before to their first love. But we
will not pursue our own thoughts further under
this head. The Kalamazoo Gazette in speaking
of the election news falls into train of well
written, forcible remarks, and we will close this
article by extracting the following therefrom:
Gas for ourselves, we are not in the least
disappointed or disheartened at the actual shape
things have TAKEN Ii is not the first time il
the country's history that excitement, fanatcisn
and false issues have carried our elections
with tornado violence. Why; the very mex