The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-09
THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON d. c., DECEMBER g. 1852

| that question. In the Sd, or Ottawa district
the Wing candidate, Norton, ia elected over
| Reddick, Democrat and by the same influence
and for the same reason that Washburn was
elected in the first ! have just seen gentle.
man from the 4th, or Peoria district who tells
me that Knox, the Wing candidate, is elected
over Ross, Democrat, and that Ross was defeat
ed because he took 80 much pains to free him.
self from all Anti-Slavery faint and was SC
| violent in his denunciations against those who
held to Anti-Slavery opinions. His opponent
though not considered much of an opponent OF
Slav&y, kept quiet and has succeeded in the
election. An the 9Th district. Yates a member
of the present Congress is elected by the vote
of the Free Democrats.
| have just received letter from Jackson.
vile, the residence of Mr.. Yates, which says
that Mr. Yates took strong ground, before the
people OF his district against the Compromise
and the Baltimore gag; and that the Free
Democrats of the district generally voted for
him, and thus secured his election In the 9Th
or Quincy district Richardson, Democrat is
elected by very small majority over his old
opponent Browning who is called by the
Hunkers an AbOlitionist, and who is generally
understood to hold liberal views upon the Sla-
very qYo( On, having expressed himself during
the CO 3 strongly against the Fugitive Bill
ana measures. In the 7th district, Giles
pie, Us elected over Fouke and Bissell,
Den IN consequence of a split in that
party. In the 8th Constable, Wing, is said to
be elected aud in the 9th, Allen, Democrat is
supposed to have succeeded.
This makes out the list Thus it will be seen
that in the first FIVE districts the Ant-Slavery
sentiment has controlled the election and sent
four Wings and one Democrat to the thirty
third Congress and in the 9th district the same
result was very near being realized. In the
more southern districts, or Egypt, as Southern
Illinois is sometimes called, | suppose Anti
Slavery had little to do with the elections.
There is, however, a glimmering of light even
there, amid the darkness, and trust the dawn
of a better day is athand
Whether all the hopes of the Anti-Savery
voters in relation to their Representatives will
be realized time will show For myself do
not see that the Wings can have much tempta-
ton to violate their pledges in the present state
of that party, and Mr.. Wentworth has too
much shrewdness to forsake position which
has enabled him to retain a seat in Congress
for many years past But let this be as it may,
the Anti-Sfavery voters have shown their pow
er at the polls, and it is not likely that their
wishes will be entirely disgegarded Pierce
and King have, | think, carried the State by
about $4,000 or ZOO, and have majority in
every Congressional district and at the same
time the party is beaten in six out of nine of
these districts, and has barely succeeded in
carrying one other hope candidates will
learn lesson from their defeat and in future
not only make good promises but keep them
Had MIR. Campbell lived up to his pledges SOL
EMMY made under his own name, there is not
the least doubt but he would have been re-
elected by handsome majority. AS it is, he
Is left on a shoal
The Free Democracy in Illinois feel not in
the least dlsheartened, as far as can discover
at the result of the election We have not yet
learned the number of votes cast for Hale. 1t
will not, | think, be equal to that of Van Buren,
In lS48, but in one respect it is a better vote
than that-as every voter who cast his ballot
for Hale voted against Slavery, and meant to
do so. But in '48, many who cast their votes
for Van Buren, were influenced by other mo-
tives.
Among other things, a State Convention will
be held during the winter, and a general rally
made for 1856 The Convention will probably
be held at Springfield during the session of the
Legislature. Our strongest men will be called
out and an effort made to effect thorough
organization, and provide for series of meet
ings throughout the State. We feel that a
brighter prospect is before us-that there is
=" a good time coming" and if every Anti-Sla-
very man in the country will but do his duty,
think there will be little difficulty in fixing
its date. Yours truly, j. H. b.