The national Republican., 1866-10-15
MICHIGAN.

Now that the October elections are over,
and the excitement incident thereto has
passed, an examination into the future pros
poets of the Union party in the Northwest
is full Of encouragement and instruction.
Take the State of Michigan, which has for
years led the Northwest in all the radical is
sues and isms, as an illustration of the
change which is coming over public senti-
ment in that section. The present State
officials are radicals; so are the Senators and
members OF Congress, as well as most Of the
Federal Office holders; and notwithstanding
the fact that those gentlemen have used
every possible influence to prevent the
friends Of the Administration from securing
a foothold in the State, the Union party has
been organized there, and now embraces
within its membership the best men-the in
tellect, morality and conservatism-of Michi-
gan. The Democratic party, with marked
good taste, have followed in the steps of the
Unionists, and the two combined bid fair to
overthrow the red republican ''blood-letting"
element Of which Jack Chandler is the head
The choice of the Union State Convention
for Governor is Major General Alpheus S.
Williams, we'll known here as the commander
of one of Banks divisions in the Shenandoah
and the officer who contributed to Banks
command, at that time, much of the military
knowledge it possessed. General Williams
was afterwards sent to Sherman's army, and
accompanied it as commander Of the Twen-
tieth corps in all its campaigns in Tennessee,
Georgia and the CarOinas. As man of
character, standing and influence he has no
superior in Michigan. The radicals well
knew this when they rendered him las we
are assured they did, in good faith the nom-
ination of their party for Governor months
before the Union State Convention met; and
no name that could have been presented by
our friends in Michigan would carry with it
SO great influence as that of Gen. Williams,
not only among the Union men, the soldiers
and the Democrats, but with the radical party
itself There is strong probability Of his
election, Notwithstanding that such an event
must be regarded as little less than mira
Gle, from the fact that Michigan has for years
been as radical as Massachusetts, herself
The chairman of the Union Executive
Committee of Michigan is Hon. Alfred Rus
sell, Republican, gentleman whose po-
litical record has been consistent from its
beginning, and whose personal reputation
for integrity, honor and maniness has never
been assailed. He and Gen. Williams will
take good care Of our interests in that State.
iho iouiSui party 10 eAHuuStlnR ltsell III
its efforts to defeat the Union State and
Congressional tickets. Senator Chandler,
who fears the loss of his influence at home,
and Gen. Schurz, whose personal hatred of
President johnson is the ruling passion of
his life, are both devoting their energies to
the work with a reckless disregard of conse-
quences. They have established the Da,iy
Post, at cost of 100000, as party organ
in Detroit which daily pours out its torrents
of abuse, slander and vtuperaton against
the conservatives. 1t is far ahead in that re-
spect to the mud-puddle slops of the Dead
Duck of the Chronicle; yet, Notwithstanding
its baseless arguments, false appeals and
wild threats, the city is pledged to give Gen.
Williams 1000 majority.
Schurz, Chandler, Howard and others
have been delivering themselves of "torch.
and-turpentine" harangues during the past
summer, and they have recently succeeded
in inducing Gen. Butler to join them, under
the promise that the State Of Michigan will
be csrried for him when he runs for Presi.
dent
With these and many other obstacles to
overcome, the triumph of the Union party in
Michigan will be a triumph indeed w. H.