, 1866-12-14
FROM MICHIGAN.
Our Detroit Letter.

Our Detroit Letter.
The Official CnnFass-Aualysts OF the
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sae-PoiIslcnl Adatr3-Tlpc weather
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Correspondence Chicago T.fnuue.l
DEruor1. December II,
The official canvass for the State Of Mich
iean shows the magnificent proportions Of
our late victory ever the combined Demo-
cratic aud Bread-anI.Butter parties. The
highest Republican majority on the State
ticket Is thirty thousand and twenty nine;
the lowest twenty nine thousand five hum
dred and seven. In 1854, the Republican
majority III the State was seventeen thou
sand nine hundred and eighty-two for Presi-
dent, and seventeen thousand and sixty
three for Governor. The aggregate MAORI,
ties for Congressman this year are twenty
nine thousand seven hundred and nfncty-s{S
only lacking four Of thirty Thousand.
The lowest majority for Congress-
men Is two thousand three hum
dred and eighty-tour, and the highest
eisdt thousand thrce hundred and ninety
reduction Of maloritles in the next election
without losing any Offices. Moreover, VIC
claim the banner Republican county Of the
Republic. .1anistcc County, IN this State, lav~
ing given fonr hundred straight Republican
votes, to none Democratic. Beat that who
can.
The itrment In the Democratic camp In
this State over the question If universal
suffrage continues, nolwit Outstanding the cold
weather. The state Denocrstic organ-thc
Detroit Free P1tss-atter giving strung signs
Of coming ont openly for universal suffrage.
suddenly drew back again for time. It had
consulted the Democratic leaders, and they
were divided. Moreover, tho party was
divided. The consultations and debates
showed that the party could neither stay In Its
internal feud. The khrcwdest leaders wished
70 strike out at once for the new policy.
The small Try hcsltated. The Free Prf4s
found Itself unable to decide without aid.
It could not procure the Arrangement made
ln Illinois, whereby the party leaders secure
fund fer 1t. The leaders In Michlgun have
little money to spend, and will not spend
what they have. They want their organ to
70 shead-at Its own risk. This placed the
! p1oprictofs and editors IN o cruel dilemma
lf i ehould come put fairly for universal
Mtua, or Tue oa Gaard, or some some
| similar organ- II It should not come
OUT, It's subscribers would drop Of
Moreover. its editors see plainly that the
| rarty tna1. come upon the universal Suffrage
platform next summer, when the election
! for the members Of State Constitutional
Convention is held, and when the Republ1.
cars may propose to make suffrage Impair.
tial, but limit it by loyalty and intelligence
| ts.t, or give up the ghost.
Rut, deing thus left to decide for them
seiyes, without pecunIary aid from The party
leaders, the necessitics Of ita czehequer and
the demands Of its subscription books, com.
PEELED its p5oprietors to 20 s'ow; w., They hey
Tide, aud not attempt to lead IL, al
least for time, Meanwhile they are
preparing to take advantage Of the first de
cided cbangc in The current. to head ths
other Tny as soon As 1t becomes safe to do 70
the problem whether It viii pay them 10 paJ
The organ for coming ont soon; OF whsthel
they. TOO, can aIotd to drift with tue current
until the issue Is close upon them, md the
party Is still divided and unable to make 9
Interesting ut the pteseut juncture; aud ttt
Democsatic cat Is liable to jump both way.
! at once.
The Presidents message hns falleu COLI
and flat upon all parties here. It Is not eve.
| discussed. Nobody cares about either tt 0
Is responsible author. The chief topic Of po2
litical Interest is the question, What vii
Congress do! It seems to be the general i'm
preston that the work Of reconstruction vii
be begun dc n0to, By sweeping away thl
Llega! State Governments set up BY tn
President in the south. sud esfabli5ain.
is considered doubtful ulwhethcrJudse Kelley
plan VIII be adopted, which declares tha
Governments must be established in tn,
1fTraorits lately. occupied by. the screra
states but, on tie contrary, TINT ConGres
Ein simply declsre that there orc no icsa
State Governments existing In the seye:a
:Stafet mot I<rrNorits) Of the South. aud thu
It is the duty Of Congress to pass laws ena
bling The Inhabitants Of the said inchoat
Ssatcs 10 set up proper and loyal Governments
thus avoiding the Theory OF State extinction
and adopting the theory Of the lapse Of tn
several State Governments; or, taking th
ground that the States still remain, but with
out Governments, and without loyal popula
tions capable Of forming Governments, Unit
nnabted to do so by act Of Congress- remor1n;
their disability brourht On by treason, aul
| regulating, limiting and directing the re
newcd exercise Of the forfeited rights of cItt
ztnshlp. This, OF course, Is mere specula
] tiont q which ypn have enonEh at home
but deem It ms duty to seep you ,,asset
eohSe a.s nlnE ne ~ mose thoughtful opinions
Ihc seather here has suddenly changed tt
cold On Friday. severy gale set IN iron
the northwest, which has yeered to til,
north And northeast. On Saturday th,
gale swelled to a storm. which on Sunday
vas stu yiclcut, accompanied By snow. al
dag Monday the wind blew with much force
the cold constantly increasing, and Il /.
now Mond4y erentng} pretty near zero
| We look Tor skating as soon IS The gale sub
sides 80 as to allow the treezing Of stnootl
| ice.
Ristori is coming to Detroit. She Ia tt
bttng with her lhe entire dramatic company
With which she has been PLAYING in New
York. consisting OF tifty;th1ee members
nights. As We have only one hall capable
OF seating more than one tholsanc
persons, ard rs that only con
ta!ns sixteen hundred sests,, the prics
ofuckets will be tEo dollars md a half be
laT, two dollars il the gnllertes, and Ave
dollars for reserved seats. As 4 pecunlasJ
venture, Manager Houeh, who has embarked
IN the enterprise, rms considerable risk
still, We are to see and hear Ristori. md tha,
soon and ill Detroit feels disposed to croa
! over Chicago and other cities Of The West
which, for once 1t least, we consider w
have outdope, whether our public is SUN
cIently attLstfcs1ty Inclined to make the en-
terprise pay OF not: 1t h "big thing tc
get the start Of Chicago, even If we are moi
large enough to stand theexpense-
Among our newspaper establishments, The
teleETaphtc rivalry now going on between
the new and old Associated Presa combina.
items u the theme Of greatest interest. The
| -4dNy1itv and Ir1rue and Detroit Free Prts,
appear 10 adhere to the New York organtzs,
ton ut all Lizards !: At least they 70 express.
! themselves now. Tue newspaper, the Po,t
has not concluded On ita course It will
probably remain under existing arrange,
nents for while, and await Developments
Having experienced good deal Of difficulty
In getting into the old Associated Press, Il
| viii not let 70 agtin until 1t has q sute re
fnge elsewhere II the new company getE
taifly established, xpd continues, IS at pres
ent. 10 furnish the most coplous new.
budget, the Pnss will join its for
tunes hefore, long; It Is Probable, K
that combination. But II is rev enterpriss
~ ret, and not sufficiently established 10 bt
| independent whller being a large company
concern, It is not as readily manageable 81
thorph Its corporation wss confined to a few
| prupfietofs. Such at least, Is the tenor o
| subject
The wires for our fire alarm telegraph,
! upon the same model az that now uscd Il
chicseo. are being rapidly put up, upon
lSlss, The wig being generally confined ts ts
our Fire Department viii probably 6e re-
| modelled
Anumber Of vnsEnaen arc engaged cutting
| stone for the new City Hall, to be erected upon
Campus Martins The excavation for the
taIeineut has been completed some time
Tho building y III be abont IS large as the
! Court House in Chicago, and It Is to be faced
| will bo two or three years In the process o1
building, and will cost one hundred thou
saud dollars on more
There WAS one arrival Of = steamer from NJ
Navie atioa has closed, 1.-THE cold CONTINUES