, 1862-10-13
DETROIT CORRESPONDENCE. 3.
Tn Lnioa'' Increment In Niehiaau-Ix
Signifcance-1Ae Tory &ate C,nesnSiou-I.
Adoption Of The 81 C.toa'' State Tckx!-T.-
leAo@at6oxs, Speeches, Dc.

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n. " Union" ,No,x,uent In Nseh;nan-nx
signsfcanee-1Ae Tory Gate C'nssniion-Is
RaV Resaags,sin. Sne casoa'' s '&ak 1feke!-T..
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tePseaA oos3eep poadseoe Of the Chicago Tribunal
Dz11o1r. OF. q. 1872
The "Unlon'' noyernent tbe 1,on game NJ
m no1tt,es5 h1.c,r-1a... ~. @.se - fs-s ~
~ M s..+o - rYs ko@ oa e.1@mngly
N oof ktsae, and has now full headway. The
dodge was started, ~ your Michigan readers
may know, By = few decayed politicians In this
city. co.nnoaed In .1most eona1 nar+. of so~a-
hass.a ps-ss,,.... ~. - -@e ~ ooio.
A. 1s1, nepooacans' e.st VI oemoefa1s, and
old Nhig fossils, sometimes known as Som
servatives." The prominent actors In this
slano a,, ..ua ne men VINO nave been played
oue N 'neu OWE party. ana who are seeking
to build NJ another In which they can regain
their lost position and influence and hvvh,ch
their merits viii he hotter .nv,so,,4as ~.
houo- ~ ~ ts.,. M a-:..sS ~ . -pplee4a'eo' 1ae
ue1of OF I0eir existence has been radicalism,
and the ambition Of their lives has been Office
All at once. therefore. tbev d,srnvar that +ha.
xere mnc1 ho3Ier 4ho,, ot1., ,,,, k..s
t..~,N s.- ~. '1'... eI1e. u7as pecAme IN
*isely oesusted With both the old parties.
aud resolved to set up for themselves. Taking
pAy r$arF@ rS$$ $1,n~
140 ss e1e.4 stoom sno osscour-
aeen'en' "hcn followed the defeat Of our
army in the second Bull Run battle, they de-
clartd it time for all natrfota In como -, ~.
rescne of Tho sdn,,r,str.t.e. -.,- ~ esa4e w VIC
~ .sti8s4on, regardless Oh e7-
ga7n:zat1on. TO prove the Justice Of their
+I IIIns, aro tne sincerity OF their professions,
taty proceeded sfraight~ay to organize new
k@tly ~ t1e otaIe convention q Jackson, and
t;n's ntref'y Ignore tne policy OF the adminis1ra-
non:
animosity and their strict impa. tiality by The
most vlnalcttss abuse of Republicans, they
nominated tun party ticket tor State OIL
GERS, II Inc head OF which they placed one
Byron ": Stout sore-headed Republi-
caa & OF oakiand county, and at the
NJ. Stout has been a standing can
otdate 1or Congress Tor several years, but tail-
ing to get any ything higher than State Senator.
be found out that the Republican party Was
very dlshonest, fell in love with Democracy
and slavery, and became IN "aboiition''
hoSler.
Having nominated ticket with such head
and tail, the "Union'' patriots appo;nted a
COMMITTEES, at the head OF whom WIS Phunix
BaDk Lothrop, EuperauRated Democrat To
lay it before the secession convention then
soon to assemble In this city, to devise ways
ano means m 70 ald and comfort the rrbels and
rtstore themselves to power.
:, This convention met yesterday to receive
IT Lothfope communication, and to act
upon H. After soule little exhibition Of coy
isfness, vete was passed to receive the
LnSp cmlssa!y, and he shortly appeared vito
TIE Union ticket all nicely epRrossed aud pre-
pared for adoption, which was laid before the
convention with great solemnity. It was
gretttd with shouts of applause. by the cla-
queaFs brought to the convent4bn for. that
pnrpose, ano with some signs Of $ppli1s1 ~
such members as had been properly III ffucted'
in the part they were to play Having @fre
tnl9y laid Mr. Lothrop's MESSAGE on the table.
the convention proceeded to 1Ap4re p nat
fo1m before swallowing th 6fI Tuis 6aa
done through committee OF thirteen. n
due course Of time the contention repnrtcd
series Of resolutions, the spirit Of which IS
that the Dec: ocracy Of Michigan vii. sustain
the administration in all & legitimate measures
to restore the Union as ii zcaS. and ma;n.
tain the constitution as it is.n What
constitutes tlegitimate'' measures, themselves
being the Judges; and that they shall resist
its slrtst Of traitors and its suppression Of
pledgiGg the party to an earnest, faithful, ua-
COL dltional support Of the government 10 mt
down the rebellion, On the CONTRARY tfn;r
resolutions clearly toreshadow lie most hit-
1tr opposition to it. But they were adopted.
notwithstanding, with evident relish, Tue
LuEH 4JrICEEuEQ 10 TGtH for the
s'Cnion'' candidates for State ofieers. and
they were Swallowed seriatim, from head to
tail. And thus the cncc powerful. hauchts
AID unchaDgipg Democracy of Mi:blran
ceased to exist; for though it swalIo we'd the
Whole "Unlon'' ticket, it was it-eH swallowed
b1 the ''Union" party.
But it is hard to decide whether
tic Democracy or the "Uuion u ,pat-i5ts
lave been the worst sold bv thfs oneratian
Tie latter have given up what former nrinci-
pes ttey ever possessed. and the former have
given up both their ticket and tl,efr consis.
tcpcy, and beth have SACRIFICED ttem.e1rr far
10 purpose; tot the cy;dencns of corrun.;o9
AID cisIoyaIty th..y have exhibited will q. ira
the election OF the whole Republican ticket
By d much larger majority tran it wnn'd raw.
rtt tteiycd against an unadulterated Democratic
ticket. i was feared at one time that f.x
hoLtst, credulous Republicans mtght be hum
bugged into the SUPPORT Of an a1na]eatn ation
ticket, but the suspicious character ot the
resolutions adopttd bv both the ITnin:,
ard the Democratic Secession cnnven+ions
and eepecialjy some cf t1,e snn. ches mn1.a =,
the latter, have dispt1Ied ali surh anpr,:hen.
eicns. No Republican who has not resolved
ente11ain thc idea Of votin2 for for A. Stonp ~
marks oJNf Peck. the niost nr ',,ninert n..n, ~
oc,at in the State. He empLaticaliy repudi-
a.es a.o iGnolsa me un'oa convention, but
1estd to jhe arm;n;stra rat;on a,'d az ene e,;l ol
and as ''the last hope'' Of bis party. Tnere 4
no doubt but that he correctly characterized
n lad Il