New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-28
FROM MICHIGAN.
o.,rs,o.aepes Of TheE.Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.
GRAND HAVEN, Mich, tuesday, May 10, 1857.
The election for Judges Of the Supreme and Circuit
Courts, the votes at which now being canVa~seu
at Lansn x will show majority OF about i''V'V ,o'
the Republican candidates, even on small 'oc VI "''
State. 1t is believed that, if necessary, az any '',o
90e60 majority can be easily obtaned ou' d ''' '
eleetion there was so little doubt OF INC
RepubEoanism that many voters were Aei' O"o" ~
The storm who would Other"l77 nav ~ "
been supposed at all necessary
o,he, indication Of the growth Of the free princi-
Ma. and the downfall of the opposition il the depora-
~. condition of the so-called " democratic press.
Dr. nv one these old established organs Of the State,
whiob few years ago held the entire control collapse
or become Incorporated with some other paper or,
On changing hands and place OF publication, become
"neu:ral in politics" In fact, the old deception
known as Democracy" is completely exploded
Republican paper started here only six weeks ago and
already The Grand Ricer Times, an old " ID Anocrat-
be paper, has changed hands, is about beng taken
out Of town and j. TO commence new series ~
"neutral" paper in village near the interior OF Otta-
wa county, called Eastmanvlle.
Republican newspapers are being started with fair
prospe cts in all the counties, and In 80 ne cases
two or three in a county. THE y. Y. TRIBUNE seems
DO be taken in almost every village, and furnishes the
political food most favorable to assimilation in Mchi-
gan cu ....,....., 6,,uo,,o .ol,o,
place this week near Lansing ~ is about the first
institution Ofthe kind in the country supported by State
funds. In it agricultural education OF tue most
complete kind viii be given free OF char5e, ana
students will be paid for their labor the farm,
that Young man without dollar may 90 aud earn
his board and learn profession worth thousands OF
dollars without any difficulty, provided he has re-
oeiyed fair English education. Beside the original
endowment of $50 900 for this insttutiOn-the state
has voted goo 90 year for the first two years 10 It's
support. The course Will consist OF three or iouT
wears instruction in Chemistry, Geology Practical
Farming, &c, 10 be Illustrated by experiments on
farm Of about 200 acres Michigan, with her excel
lent wheat-grOwng lands-her thriving commerce
her lumber and her facilities for acquiring Ggrlcul-
tural knowledge, will certainly present inducement'
for emigrants such Territories do not possess.
There Is still six million OF land unsOld, much OF
which can be had at a low price under the gradua-
ton law.
The railroads in course Of construction through the
interior Of the lower peninsula are numerous. There
is be completed the course OF the present year
from Detroit along the Grand River Valley to Grand
Haven where it will connect with line Of steamers
to Milwaukee and another TO Racine, also with tue
steamers ady running from here TO Chicago ms
will materially affect the travel to the North est To
Wisconsin Minnesota, Nebraska and even to Kansas
II will have connection viii Port Huron, with the
Great Trunk Railroad of Canada, beside the other
railroads coming to Detroit The connection wa Port
Huron will he at Owasta, about lUU miles east OF
Grand Haven.
There is prospect of extra session of the Legis-
ature ofMichigan. At the last session several amend-
mebts to the Constitution were proposed, including
as now one session in two years and doing away with
the word white" which precludes coored men from
voting. These amendments would have been adopted
by the Legislature had II not been Ter the tactous
course of the opposition in preventing, by frivolous
motions, action upon the amendments until the session
closed il is compelled TO do at the end OF iorty
days. When resolutions for amending the Coastitu-
ton pass the Legislature the amendments have to be
submitted TO vote Of the whole people Mt the sue
eeedDg election before they can take effect and II no
extra session takes place the amendments canno, De
submitted to the people until 1889, nor take effect
until 1850. This, of ITSELF would be sufficient reason
Cor the exua session but beside TINS Is discovered
that the law passed last session for selling the swamp
hands is so defective that the Commissioner has been
obliged defer the sale until further action of the
Legislature The sale, therefore, of the swamp lands
will not take place until a session Of the Legislature
has taken place
The crops in Michigan are unusually late, and good
deal Of wheat is killed by the severe foss since the
snOw went off; but things are beginning to assume
more promising aspect, aud q few days of present
warm weather will greatly improve the appearances.