The Republican Party In Michigan

From the CJrand Espida Democrat. The claim is aomotimea njade for the Eepublican party in Michigan that, whr.tever inay have been the errors or crimes of the party in the nation, in this State it has bsen honest, prudent and ecouomical, and that, haviug oianaged affiirs so well, it oujjht to bu given another lease of power. Uafortunately for those who put forth this claim, it is in great part baseless. Like the party in the natiou, the party in the State ought to be condeinned and repudiated. The follovving are sume of tlie reasons which present themselves, why the party should be driven from power. 1. It now annually extorts from the people huudreds of thousands of dollars which lie uutouched in the coffers ot favored banks, on which the State derives but a nomiual rate of interest, but which the tax-payers, who are borrowers, must pay a high rate of interest to the banks to obtaiu. It is claimed that the Iaw3 of the State reader it necessary that this surplus money should be assessed and colleuted ; but as the Republican party is responsible for the laws, itcannot shield itseif babind the Uw. On the coutrtry, its iucompetency, or worse than ineoinpetenuy, is tbereby ouly the more vividly apuaront. 2. The party, through its choson officials, has absolutely rntused to infurm the people either where the large surplus is, or the security they ha7e that it is now uud will continue to be safe. Practically the people are told that it is none of their business where the money is, or what becomes of it. 3. It Las given birth to aud fostered many "rings." Auioug these are the State Treasury ring and the Land Office ring. 4. It is manipulated by Federal officials and ring tools in the interest of certain men. 5. It has taken no efficiënt steps to investígate the trauds in the State Land Officie, nor to bring to justice the principáis, aiders, abetters, and accouiplices in these irauds. We subruit that there must be sorae reason, and that not a creditable one to the party in power, for the tardiness anl dtlicacy displayed in this matter. 6. It is notoriously a party of sumptuarylawa, and a Legislatura almost uuanimously Republicaii, at a special session, refused to submit the qnestien of prohibition ór tax or license so thatthe people misht express their views upon it. 7. It has constantly aiined to centralize authority at Lansing, and tj usurp complete control over incorporated .ities - an effort whiuh has been partly successful in the past, and which bas only failed to be wbolly so throngh the firui stand takeu by t!ie firm Supreme Court of the State against undue assuniptions of legislativo autbority. 8. lts course has been raarked by a flagrant disregard of the rights of minori ties. Notable instances ot this ar to be seen in its railroad aid legislatiou - legislation which would have resulted far more disastrously but for the chck given it by the Supreme Court decisión - and the nianner in which it has gerryinandered the Congressional D;stricts. In the apportiontuent of 1861, Ilülsdale was tacked to the counties of Waynp, Monroe and Lenawee, though these latter had considerablly more than the required quota ot population. The objaot was to deprive the tninority of thair just representation in Congrass. In the apportionment of 1871 the ot'juct aiiued at by th Eepublican Legi.slature was to give the party the greatest advantage in the Congressional Districts it possibly could. 9. It has steadily supported by its voice and with its substance the ruinous policy of the uational admiuistration, whoreby the many are taxed for the benefit of the few: and it stands pludged to-day, if its platform ineaus anything, to an iudetinite continuance of the disordered and unsettled state ín which the financial aifnrs of tha country now are. The first marriage of a Christian Chinaman and a Christian Cliinawouian in this city took place last Saturday, and passed off with great ec.lat. The con tracting parties were Loi Mong and Miss Chutg Fu. The biidegroom was converttd to Christianity iu his native coun try, and upou his arrival here entered upou a missionary work atnong his countrymen. Among bis convprts, which were numerous, was the fair, moon-eyed belle, Chung Fu. The marriage ceremony was porfortned at tbo Chinese Missiou Home, corner of Sdcramento and Stockton gtreets, in the presence of a large number of invited guusts, including Mougolian and white tolks. Rv Dr. Loomis otficiated in Euglish and Kev. Ira M. Condit in Chinese. The bride wore au elegant white gros graiu, skirt en train, pauier, looped up with sprays ot orange blossoins and litt'e satín bows Her trnusseau would have created euvy in u American girl's breast. The corsage was worn high, with white illusion ruche. The hair was elaborately dressed and surmounted with a wreath of orange blossoms. A handsoine poiut lace vail feil in graceful folds over the bride's sboulders. She wore oruainents of pearls and gold. The bridagrooin was dressed in a Btylish suit of black. After the ceremony the happy pair and their guests sat down to a magnificent banquet. The Chinese couple have gone iuto the country on a wedding tour. -