Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-10-04
Rochester, N. Y.
THE RESULT OF THE ILLINOIS ELECTION.


It will he seen from the following very interesting
letter which we copy from the Madisonan, and which
that paper states to be written by highly intelligent
and influential conservative republican" that Illinois
may be fairly set down as Wing State. We learn
from the Springfield Journal that proposed to con-
test the election of the Loco Foco Governor and Lieut..
Governor, for the purpose of obtaining an auhorita-
suon Of Illinois and p q the United States unnatur
allzed foreigners have right to vote in Federal eec-
ti0ns. 81 sE 80
Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 4, 1888.
Notwithstanding the clamOrous Boosting Of the loco
toco presses of this State and elsewhere, assert pos
lively that this State is decidedly opposed to Van
buren,, and there s every reason to believe that that
opposition will be increased rather than diminished
hereafter We have, it is true, lost our Governor and
Lieut.. Governor, but when the disadvantages under
which the Wings and Conservatives had to contend
are considered, it will be admitted that more splen-
did victory has never been achieved, than that which
has been won at our late elections. In this State
there are now employed along the line OF our cana!
and upon our various railroads, at least six thousand
Irish aborers, who neither citizens Of this State
nor of the United States but who have been permit
ted to- exercise the right ofsuage in our elections, al
though owing allegiance to another Government
white male inhabitant who has resided within the linn
its of the State for six months Immediately preceding
the election shall be entitled to vote" &c. Now it
10 evident my mind that the trainers Of that mstru
ment never intended to confer this important privi-
lege upon any other than citizens Of the u. S. but
our judges Of elections have decided differently, and
by that decision six thousand lshmen owing allegl-
rily toget employment upon our public works. have
elected our Governor and Lieut.. Governor, and many
Of the members Of our General Assembly. But, not
pectante Of office, trained bands Of the adminstra-
tion and their Irish itnerants, the Wings and Con-
servatves have noby triumphed. This the loco focos
intended 70 conceal the modification Of defeat. Our
House Of Assembly 10 composed Of 81 members; Of
this number assert positively, that there are 46 wings
and conservatives elected, Our Senate u cemPos.
and are conservatives; 20 you zee that even with
out the aid of the Conservatives there win be ma
jorty on joint ballot against the Sub Treasury, but
Wings on this as well a. on mos. other important
measures,l the majority will be large. Let not the
President lay the ha.tering JUNCTION 70 HE soul, that
sun osrs %
the harness which have worn too willingly, never,
never again TO be put on.
Casey. you are aware 70 an OPEN comparative, and
is reelec.ed in the first Congressional Dstrict-none
Of his loco foco opponents daring TO take the field
against him. In the second Congressional District,
Reynolds, tits true 10 elected BY large majority, but
aversion the election Of his opponent, because he
was minister Of the gospel. The contest was not
one Ct st party character s ed marx my words
a az bs
self to be no loco foco and the friends Of the admins
tration will not long have occasion % exp Of his
In the third Congressional District, the great
political battle was fought and noby won by the
wings and conservatives By far the greater number
Of irish were employed in that District and hazard
foco candidate did not lose 100 votes In that Dis.
trict, May, the Van Buren, candidate, beat his wing
opponent two years age 1868 votes. In the present
contest Stuart, Wing, beat Douglas. Loco Foco, N
votes IF from the votes received BY. Douglass, you
subtract the illegal Irish votes cast in his favor, it
would swell Stuart's majority TO near 5000.
On two successive evening" very recently. the
Wings and Conservatives assembled in Springfield
and Jacksonville to rejoice at the triumph Of correct
principles.