New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-06
Political Feeling in Illinois.
Corespo ldence OF The y Y. TdtuRs.
OougoN Trargoo - a.

OREGON Ill, Tuesday, July g. l553
Your many and increasing readers are
much interested in the various auspicous circum.
stances contained in your paper indicating most
pr0phetically the triumphant election Of General
ScoTr. see you regard Illinois as about hope
less in this contest 1t may be so. But in the
words of the heroic Miller when commanded by
Gen. Brown to take on important battery in the
battle Of Niagara" We II try Whether our
success will be equal TO his, and his heroic asso-
ciate, SC0TT remains to be seen. You will re-
member, however, that The Chicago Democrat
very reluctantly admitted the State 60 be de.
batable ground" You must also take into your
calculation two other important facts First, that
there never has, until nOw been thorough organ
iZati0n of the party throughout the WHOLE State.
And that the Dstricting of the State has been 70
eilectualy one sided that II useless to try to
carry more than one OF two al most OF the Con-
gresham. Now We have hopes that we may have
THREE or FOUR.
Again, you cannot but hays observed that dur.
ing the last few years there has been unite To-
eral tendency ia the character Of our ieg s'ation.
Witness our new Constitution, General Bankiag
Law and Railroad projects. Think YOU these ars
the result Of the teachings OF Loco OcOi5m We
tTOw not. Ii is but the ste9dy progress of Wing
piinci pies forcing the Opposition to yield in the
hope of retaining power and plund,r.
Truth crushed to earth Will rise agaiav
Douglas Wentworth q Co. may succeed Tor tho
time by being rOgTeSSfOHiSfs at home, and sup
plant tools Of the retrOgTade conservatism Of the
South. But the day of reckoning is at hand.
Now that they have undertaken to convey the
iden TO the masses that Gen. Scott Is Il coward
by mn fishing an old letter Of Gen. Jackson-apf
OF assent g with a reckless and truthess peril.
uacit1-tho.+ Gen. Scott is the foe OF the adopted
citizer-ap i'm, ignarion deep ard thorough per.
yades the ranks q, their own party that threatens
to take from the vote OF Piece about IES good
substantial Democrats TO- every recreant SOUTH
eIn sEcEDER-who, like Too. ms 9t'PHe"9N W.
nave left the par y for the part, soou. -
Cur own county, We ttkeit, iss very 'at onee.
ron by which 10 Judge the feeling OF fhe muses.
81 the state. Mt single Wing that we "o'o.
can hear Of bat Is wurnly, enthusiastically, "'
Scott though there ere some among US WI
would have preferred Fillmore, and Others Web.
ster IN IL there we're many Wings lgcod and
nue. VINO did not believe from the evidence hey
hGd that Tay or was reliable in relation 10 the VII
moi PTOvisO, and there fore supported Van Buren,.
MANY Of them had been prominent men IN the party.
We 10 not nov hear Of one whose principles and
feelings we're err with the Wings. but 10 now
supporter the hero Of Chippewa. The yer, Oblee'
? Ons Of lOonbs * Co., confirm them IN their b.
i'ei thar scott Is the man Of the ege for President
Not only so, but all over our county il scattered
heIe and there Democrat, woo having been sItn
he " HeiO' in the war Of 1912, or in Mexico"
afnifing ms courage and ffmuess-h3 pltG0ish
aid humanity, is determined silently b6t Ger,
talnly to cut loose the Gorilen knot ofpa'iy aua
With hearty good will vote for him. fhe aam'
her OF this description is far from being unimPon.
1T. Were we at liberty we could puoi.h d ls'
names in Ogie County that would astoaisayO u'
But il Is not best so b dot would Only set liv,
Sw eethesrt ard Blanche to swapping at toeH
heels nom now to election dsy--and po'sloy 60.
rrce BY dint Of the parry lash some OF the less
hini to give reluctant vote for Pierce.
With such indications and for divers othe' gov
reasons, we mean to "try" aud rout the oppesE
ton horse, foot and dragoon.' We know ts
y endeIful struggle but firm heart fghtns'"
, Hero, and for the Right, can accomplish "oa'
ieTs. Besides, we have beacOns 20 GUIDE u''
They are the uniform "SOEs" of Gen. Pierce
very Appropriation for River and HaTbor it
'rovements in the West. Most of US, ether ~
he loss Of property belonging TO ourselves u
IItnds, or in the loss of the life of some mehI'
ave very sensitive recolectoEs OF shoals, san.
ars and snegs. Intimately connected WIN c .as'
ecOl!ection are those hateful Noes OF uo s.
'leIce-reminding us but FOR such Nee tnou'ssn as.
Il lives and millions Ofproperty would nave wv
ayed from destruction on our Western waters
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