The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-11-17
New YoRk. NOV. Ia.

New YoRK, Nov. IL.
| Dear Sir In the Madisonian Of the 7th instant,
under the head Of 1.-THE Alleged Fraud in the
Third District Of Illinois," you give quotation
from the Illinoian in relation TO which would add
"a word or two"
This is the district in which, as observed TO you
In my last the people travel in Conservative Stage
coaches, and in which the great body OF the inhabi-
tanls who form the bone and sinew Of the country,
are any thing else than Loco-foco. In that part of
the district however, where the canal from Chicago
to the Illinois river is located and which may pro-
pery be styled the infected part, the specimens of
genuine Sub-treasuryism have been manifested In
the last election in the most amusing form. One
instance was told me by Contractor on that Canal,
which shows the intelligent sober second thoughts
OF Mr.. Van Buren's followers to great advantage
An Engineer upon the line of the canal, formerly
citizen of Westchester county, in this State called
his workmen together the eve Of the election, and
made his political harangue and distributed his Loco
foco tickets among the gallant sons OF ST. Patrick
They In accordance with the "usages and customs
Of the ty,n threw up their caps and cried "long
live the orator" The next day found them at the
polls to man, surcharged with whiskey, and over
flowing with the enthusiasm which had been breath
ed into them by the arts Of the speaker And ast they
advanced to the ballot boxes 10 deposte the sacred
pledges entrusted to their care they shouted hurrah
for Brunette !" and sure, if Burnee was not elect
ed, it was no fault of theirs" While all this time
Burneite was but the Contractor, and Douglass,
Loco-foco) was the Candidate. And many were
the boys who that day did vote for Douglass, the
soles Of whose feet were yet numbered with the mo
her dust of Erns soil, and who had not snufed
American air single year, and had not been resi-
dents of the State of Illinois six months. Such
were few of Mr.. Douglasss friends, and the Illi-
nolan is right The party dare not contest the eltc
ton in that district for it, by chance, they should
make the attempt, the result would be still more
glorious triumph for the Conservatives myself
happened TO be a, Springfield on the 18th OF Septem-
Der, the day of the barbecue, and never have wit
messed such a crowd of honest yeomanry as came
together on that occasion. The knell Of Van Bu-
rensm has been olled in Illinois, and the last nail
in Martins coffin has been driven in his own native
home-lhe State of New York.
"The sky is changed and such change" So
strange; so wonderful, and so astounding has been
the result of this latest hough not the LAST act in
the drama of Loco focoism that even the triumphant
party dare not speak ii loudly from fear that the
nerves of some, who have the keeping of the con-
sciences of the dear people" may be too greatly
shocked The ground doth fairly shake, and give
symptoms OF commissions, so many great men of this
Empire State have been thrown from their high
places The brazen fronted Argus stands amazed
the Evening Post is left without lamp, and now,
methinks, "the afrigAted Globe" should yawn at
alteration" ..