, 1866-10-17

Effects OF the October Elcc1fons-Thc
Democracy Dl*gustcd With i. JohN-
kau-PolItlcn1 APATHY i'm Detroit
Eennanu ard Ch.pman-Thc Boys III
UIue.


kun-Pollt1cn1 Apathy I'm Detroit /
Ie0ninu ard Cl4pnnn-Thc Boys lu |
UIue.
From Our Own Coszcsponaent}
DE1uo1r. October Is, 1866.
II anything was needed to make the result |
of the political campaign ccrtnin victory
for the Republicans, the October elections |
have sufllccd that need. The Coppcrhead [
leaders haye experienced o sinking sensation |
at the heart, on receiving the news, like that |
felt by condemned criminal when informed
that his petition for repricye, which he
deemed certain to succeed, has failed, and
The execution, now alnrmiugly near, is order
cd to proceed. That party hereabouts was
just recovering its balance after the stagger-
Ing blow given 1t By General Custer; and,
although couccdIrg that Custer had killed
lis candidate for Congress In the First Dis
trict, yet hoped for gains In other districts,
to be induced by Democratic victories In
Pennsylvanfa mud Indiana, aud Democrattc
@aius in Ohio and Iowa. The result having
utterly crushed their hopes, there Is nothing
left between 1t and despair. I have heard
nearly every prominent leader Of the opposI-
tion in this city express himself since the
October elections. and that expression has
been, in every instance, In accordance vita
the remark Of enc OF theM: "Well, gentle
men, the game Is played out, aud VIC have
Eight against our funeral as hard rs We can,
although its no use"
THE DEMOCRACY Drs1UsTED WITH 4.
JOHNSON.
Almost every prominent Democratic lead
ed, bnt excedingly 6ittcr IN Johnson!''
There Is every prospect that, on this point,
| all parties, without distinction Of politics,
will unite upon q common platform after
| the elections, only the ulost vehement aud
disappointed aud Eevengsfal Democrats.
The thicago Times has q talent in tlla: d.
| rectior. which, when tue yials OF It's wrath
are uncorkcd by the final verdict Of Il R:pnb-
licar victory, will, doubtless, be allowed its
most venonous exercise. 1t is significant
behalf Of the Presidents policy, every Dem
ocratic paper Of any note has entirely ceased
landing the President. We are no longer
treatcd 10 editorials in his praise. The
.srsat ;et and seod nlqn," ths pure ratFat,"
sort Of stuff las wholly disappeared from
the columns Of Copperhcad organs, and In
its place we hare nrluuent and assertion in
1avor Of tue policy and the party, but M
ennis,ous silence concerning the author Of
the policy and the renegade leader Of the
deep aud angry shadow before.
~ DETROIT.
Everywhere in Michigan, except in and
about Dctsslt, the campaign is progressing
| vigorously, though not noisily. We have, a
yet: no speakers from other States In oul
field, but are soon to have. 0nr home ora.
tors, however, are all busy as beavers, in ev
cry direction. But Detroit is the nne dull
place in the State. rrovcrbially quiet and
uncntcrrsising as the politicians Of Detroit
are, they even exceed their Usual apathy thi
! 4-pn The tgt1a iS nnrIiro 70 hnt rff Ing
The Democrats, In view Of their large major
!ty III the city, aud their hopcles case Ia tht
Statc, do not deem themselves under any ne
cess,ty for effort and the Republicans appa
the redemption Of tic city "a,
: | county. Indeed, such d tasl
t seems, at superficial view, entirely hope
less: yet re did It, By diut Of money. an'
: work, in 1850, aud the eamc energy aud ex
pensc can do It acatn. Once done, can
iinucd effort for few years will make th
:, in the character Of our Population. i yer
= large proportion Of the Inhabitants Of d
g troit and Wayne County nre French Cans
: one Of them i Democrat upon instinct, an
t exceedingly prejudlced and dtdicnlt to aI
t In 1s4r, the show and parade OF the Wild
@ Awakcs moved them. Previously to tha
Detroit had once been won BY the Repnbl
r ever, our foolkh Iocai leaders threw aWa
Is all they had gained b. absurd attempts
> lcgik1ate Frenchmen, Germans, and Camel
e into New England church.coinc Puritan
2 The thing would not work, Of course, an
y the crusade against lager beer and Sunda
70 cars Killed our victory. We had at one tin
Is every county officer, without an exce1tio
I: the members of the Legislature, and sixtct
Of cut Of twenty Aldermen, At the very ne,
le election thu city went Democratic By o.
le thousand majority. 50 much for not het1
~ - wise as seffents-ol ire eoppefncao Farlct
III I They ncyer--except when fooled by Johns'
g threw away the main chance for the sal
to Of side Issue. That folly OF our loo
y leaders Is not likely to be repeated, ho"cvi
~ lney naEe lea1nea lne stoly o1 tnc man "
i Eot !nlo latSolse " aoanE que Eeoa act ~
y, H. time, and they will not forget 1t imme'