, 1866-11-14
FROM MICHIGAN.
Our Detroit Letter.

ltron GalnS-liow the Victory was
Achfesed-The michigan 1yoyA LII |
NIue-The1r Work In the .;untc.t-
Hard Work Of tho Dcuaacracy-tS What
Michigan will ltcmauu-The Consti-
tuLonal Convention.
tcos,ctpondtncc u tue Chicago Trihuac.l
Dt.Eo:7. November Il, 1871
The elections a.c over, hut the surprise at
the r"sult In Michigan continues to grow.
In one Of my letters set down Michigan rs
good fur twenty-five Thousand Republican
maturity, md prsl'hesicd the election Ut the
entire Radical Congressional ticket. This,
Told you, was an estimate that might safely.
be bet upon. had before me at the time
tie carefully pr. pared Republican State can
Hass, showing few hundred over twenty
1--WE thousand majority, in ease We got out
every vote. But had just then returned
from partial tour Of the State, and was
convinced that nc were everywhere gaining
upon our CANVASS little. should nut hare
been surprised at twenty six thousand ma
lorityi but wncn the I.ures crcpt up 10
t~cnlJ-scycu thoasaliI, nnl then 10 twenty
clEht, and Low Indicate ovcr thirty thousand,
l confess aul astonishcd. Our gums III III.
State will reach between Thirteen uni loat-
teen thousand, which Is m aseragt gain Ut
over two hundred md sixty In each county
ip the State! Such result astonishcs th.
most enthusiastic Republicans, wllile It fair.
~ csusAcs Tue Democratic politicians.
The Republicans Of Michigan hare fought
good fight. Nc have not made so much
nolse usnur fricnds In some othrr States, We
have not held SO n,auy large ucetin.>, with
distiDguh he'd oralors Tor speakers. But We
Rave Lcld uc~tinEa i'll every school district
in the SLUG, attended BY OFT best local ota-
tors. thus Lrinetng home to each nei-hbor-
hood discussion of the Issues. Moreover,
We have Il. polluted agents IN every township
tl.un !hos:t the Stale to organize that ad-
tie hi,e1ls- al Boys in Btue-An organization
Tho most perfect and heat adapted tu lis pur-
late t'f my in the Republic. Allow Ine to
SAY that, ii Illinois had possessed this o.:.an-
iantiun, IN he san,c f,rin MS We organized it.
your majority would have been Increased 1t
least ten thousand above its present. naguiti-
| cent figures. We 60 used 1t thai inast If our
local meetings were held ut,1ur The ausplccs
f1hc gasHnt soldiers, WHICH stimulated the
| soldiers i.y making them leaders in The good
them The soldiers to follow and w,rk'tor and
| With. The organization Is Ia b. retained.
| and kept in nc,iye use. II will coutsol the
local tp.ing elections, and will ensure us u
| magnificent victory III ls6S. Let sllc adyise
the Radical leaders Of Illinois. md the other
6tates, to adopt 1t at once. Bank furms of
all kinds may be procured Of Gcnrral Il. A.
| AsgeF, Of Detroit, President Of the Order,
! with lu1l Instructions.
| II must not DO supposed. however, that
Ee owe an. portion OF our tuagul!lesnt gains
to any Indifference or lack oi clf,rt on the
| part of the Democratic party. On tue con.
| trary, the Democ ratio party, aided by the
hread-nnd-bu:ter brigade, nlade tue must &C.
tive and stirring canvass In every nook and
corner Of the State. For the first tt1ne in
were indn!sed In in varinua quarters, and
the democracy everywhere PUT forward It's
best dcbatess, and challenged 8 meeting be-
fore the people. Neither work nor morey
was lacking on their part. aud they really
expected to reap large gains IS tic result ol
crushing disaFpoiutmcnt-the hittcrcst blow
they have ever yet had 10 endure.
4 What shall We do with ouf victory
There appears to be but one answer
to this auestion-an, answer which Il
erea. n.ajofities. and Is the meaning and in
tent Of the people Of Michigan, at least. w
have made the Southern States Il ma.1iaui
NOUS offer. We have EXPIRE sed our wiling
ness to settle all our differences upon Iii,
laeis Of t'.Is offer. But our snai'oritlcs n,ca,
ard justly. If the present Southern StAt,
organizations will not settle Immediately
upon the terms offered, the public soutimen
OF Michigan demands that Congress shall
Govcrnments In the South TINT will acccp
our Terms. We hare have hsd quite enung
of nonsense, impc1tiuence and delay from
Andy johnson \ rebel State Governments. II
by tie frat Of February, they have not ever.
one Of them ceased their opposition to tn
Congress of The Republic. Michigan dc
mantIe By thirty thousand Radical majority
the Southern political rebellion be swep
out Of existence and buried With the car
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