The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-11-11

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The returns from this State come in
very slow; but sufficient has been re-
ceived to show that Michigan has given
a Republican majority Of not much if
any less than ten thousand. The result
on Governor and Congress as far as
heard from we have given in tabular
form in another column. While there
has been large falling off in the Re-
publican majority, from two years ago,
still, we can see no reason why it
should not be considered glorious tri-
umph. The vote must have been at
least twenty thousand lighter than two
years ago, and much the larger portion
of those who neglected to vote were
PROFESSIONALLY, Republicans. There
are many good reasons why the ma
jority in this State should be less this
fall than two years ago. Then the
Presidential contest broughtout much
heavier vote. We had carried the
State two years previously, for the first
time in fourteen years, by compare
lively small majority. Each Republi-
can felt that his whole individual eff
fort was necessary to secure success and
give strength and permanency to the
party, and acted upon this high sense
of duty and personal responsibility.
The consequence was that an immense
vote was polled, and the republicans
rolled up an unheard of majority.
At the late election no such circum-
stances stimulated the Republican
masses. All felt firm conviction that
our ticket was perfectly safe, and that
the party had become fixed, consoli-
dated and immovable reality. There
was, therefore, no such motives for a
vigorous effort, as existed two years
ago; and when the day of election
came, thousands upon thousands of
true Republicans, not having doubt
of the result, were kept from the polls
by this dangerous confidence. And
the extreme inclemency of the weather,
for some time previous, was very much
against us. For week previous it had
rained almost necessarily, rendering
the roads almost impossible. And the
storm of Tuesday, taken in connection
with the condition of the roads, must
have kept away at least five thousand
voters from the polls. But we agree
with the Detroit Tribune in saying that
the storm was not the only cause which
tended to reduce the Republican ma.
Ijority at the late election.
"Another powerful cause contrib
uting to our reverses was dissensions
within our own ranks. We leave in the
past all causes which excited these dis
sensions, and speak of them only as
well known facts. Scarcely a county
was free from them. Men whom the
party had fed and clothed, and giver
all the consequence they ever had, and
vastly more than in many instances
they deserved, disappointed in the re
ception of continued advancement
turned upon the party and assailed it
connived with the wary Democratic
leaders to break us down, and stimu
lated or led dirty and malignant squads
of boilers. We hope the people o
5 each infected locality will deal will
3 these grannies and traitors as they de
serve. If intractable, expel them from
2 the party; if repentant, put them on :
6 back seat, and demand extreme pen
nance. On general survey of tn,
. field, we are gratifed to see, that Will
they have done us some harm, thei
e capacity for injury has been less thai
their selfish and malignant disposition
desired"
The defeat of Mr.. Howard, in tn
. First District will be deplored by ever
/. true Republican. This result i
quite unexpected, particularly as MI
Hcword, is defeated in Washtena,
and Wayne counties, where his friend
insisted he was their strongest cand
date. But we are satisfied that ha
there been the slightest suspicion tina
, Mr.. Howard was in danger, he woul
u have received five hundred more vote.
I In addition to Howard there is som
e fear that Leach is also defeated in tn
Fourth district. The Pro-slaveryite.
!, profess to have faith in the election {
' Davis, and base their hopes on a M
e jority of six OF seven hundred in tn
y copper regions, and heavy majoritie
l. in all the northern shore counties. Blu
> rom present appearances We are il
L clined to the belief that Leach is r,
r, elected, and we shall so believe unit
!; figures are received which are positiy
D, to the contrary. But, if it shall tur
e out, says the Detroit Aduertiser, tn: