The daily union., 1854-10-19
From tie Bosioa Poet
THE CONTEST IN ILLINOIS.

democracy worthy of all praise The issue put too
the true grounds. The doctrines which free-soism
stands whether advocated by politicians acting in the DEM
ocratc, whg, treesoil, fusion ranks fairly on
trial in Illinois These tend, directly and inevitably to
divide this great American fraternity into sections
North and South TO create "a wide and gaping abyss
between hem and array enemies those who should live
friends, Hence Hon. John A. McCernard well puts the
issue able speech before the congressional
of his district Tie said a Union dsnnion Is hs
question"
In this contest the democrats if they losing tcia-
natics and abotonsls gaining from other quarters
from those Mr.. McClernard the old-line Union
wings who fought with Clay and Webster for the Uuon
On these he remarks
These wings the bone and snew the bulwark Of their
party feel humated and compromised by the asoca
lion OF such Greeley and his adhercns and
ought be ready repudate them and their pestferous
agiiatons To such wings We as tnion democrats offer
The olive branch in contest which involving the exist
of the Union itself rises high above all party m
nmphs.
obviously the antipathes of opinion and principle un
fortunately existing in the great constitutions parties
have been and now working fusion in greater less
degree, of both Of those parties and out of that fusion
must spring two antagonist parties upon the tran
scendant and absorbing question Of Union dsunion
Hence upon this question the party for the Union win
comprise both Union wings and Union democrats To such
wings and to all Others who declare for the Unon
offer the hand of fellowship in a struggle for
common object If the offer should he declined then be
the consequences upon the heads OF Others ours We
at least will do our dutyour whole duty. Alone with
Others will plant ourselves upon the ramparts of the
constitutions upon the principles Of popular sovereignty
upon the integrity of the kansas-N Nebraska act and of the
compromise of 1850 the tugitiyeaye law inclusive
and from this rock, hurting eternal defiance at fanatics
fctonists, and traitors, will continue battle for the
Union and against disllnonstsfor the Union asd
inseparabe and forever and the chance of battle
should side against u.s. the honor of will be
solace and the sublime tribute inscribed to the heroic
Spartans who fell at Thermopyle reward They
knew their duty and did it,
Snch manly Illinois democ-
racy is gratifying evidences that the whig
stitutiona of Illinois responding to the political
call Of their country One of these is General Singleton The
Rushville Democrat says that this genuine Clay whg
Thursday evening last delivered in that place. 10 large
people the courthouse what might be call
ed pure Nebraska speech, which responded 10 by
loud and enthusiastic cheers The editor of the Democrat
states further that the General showed conclusvey the
position of all Clay wings and said that if Yates Viii
liams and others wings he had been labor
ing in the dark for the last twenty years"
This Yates % member Of the present Congress- Mr. Nc
Clernard says in his speech is who lodged
least did not upon, the proposition looking to the
peal of the ugitivesave law himself in favor of
the restoration of the Missouri restriction and consequent
y IN favor of the Wlmot proviso and congressional dica
ton in respect to the civil poty and policy Of the Terrific
ries has deuged the district and probably the State with
abolition speeches and documents, poisoning the public
mind and sowing the seed of discord and dsunion anon
it may be- TO be eaped in harvest of fraernal and suc
dial bloodall oswhch irresisbly afrms him be free
soil whg--faen, OIL how fallen from the high
| OF the oldne Union wings"
General Singleton democratic journal says is honored
with large audiences aud that his speeches cordially
ceved and heartily responded by the old Clay wings Of
twenty and thirty years standing In his war upon abo-
tonism he has the best wishes of oil truly national of
both the old political parties. And it is striking and
highly complimentary fact, that upon the abolition
platform has yet venurea to meet Gen Singleton in an
open fair discussion of the principles OF the Nebraska bill
r. b. Smith, whg of Menard county, in letter to the
State Register says:
81 have always been wlg two years ago voted tor
Dick Yates bn it was with misgiving account of
his in the house Of representatives OF The State Of Iii
nois while he member, which had at least abo
ton tendency. But last winter confirmed in the belief
Of bis abolition predileconshe having almost every
cason voted with the most ultra aboonsts and above
all his vote against the Kansas and Nebraska bill.
Now, no explanation denial from him friends
help bis will not for him. and more, shall
give my sor Tom Harris, account of his being
haown an antabolitOnist Nebraska man.
W. J. Estl, whg, in letter says
am in favor Of the Nebraska and Kansas BILL in ali
its provisions, and therefore opposed to the repeal of the
snme and the o the invncble Dick having been
opposed said bill in every move you that
he will lose the support of whg at least and believe
o! great many OF his old friends in Menard
We canaot wiW NOT, support anti-Nebraska
man.
In the Wabash valley there is similar demonstration
for here influential wings leaving their party We
quote the following letter from western paper;
'OlsEY, (Ill,) Sept 90 1854
'The in the Wabash valley is now fully opened
The Hon. j. C. Allen is the nominee of the democratic party
in this district. Though decided democrat, he is ably
seconded by several prominent wings in his against
northern anaticsn and in his adsocacy of the Kansas
Nebraska bill Yesterday VIM Harrow esd of Lawrence
Vile addressed the wings of this county upon that sub
ject
Mr. Harrow is very decided whg Of the Clay and
Webster school, able debaer and his speech told upon
the audience with wonderful effect He warned his whg
friends against alliance with the aboitions of the
North showed item the necessity of maintaining the
tonai grounds upon which the great men of the party
stood, pointed clearly the disasters that would bea
them party they threw themselves into the Of
northern aboltonisn He pointed them the pur
sued by the St Louis Republican, Louisville Journal and
other leading whig journals the Nebraska question and
warne, them hot when they loose from these and
joined themselves TO the Stewards and Greeleys their
tonay lost and they became the mere tools of
tional demagogues
His speech told with powerful effect upon the
ing, aud viii do much isabuse the minds of those who
labor under msappreienson on this great question He
avowed himself against any who opposed the Ne
baska bill and pledged himself his influence for
his defeat and in this determination he will be ably
ouded by the large majority of wings in this county
The antics have not yet been able to agree upon
man TO run in this district but whoever he may be- you
may rest assured that overwhelming defea, awaits him
November
One of the prominent wings who have taken the field
boldly the side of the constitution is t. r. Linde He
Of the keenest and most powerful speakers in all II
no lie early and late in the field the last cleo
ton and ba,tled for the whg party. whg free-so PSI
per says "The celebrated and notorious U. Linder OF