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BURLINGTON, FRIDAY. JAN. 49, 1855.
Political Intelligence.

The Senatorial Elections in as.achusct~.
New York, Missouri and Illinois. are at
present the most interesting objects in the
field of politics. In Massachusetts, the
Know Nothing, who compose the legisla ture.
and who have hitherto elected their candidates
with almost entire unanimity, are now diyi-
lied on the Scnatorshir The election is to
FIJI the place left vacant by Mr.. Evcrctt's re-
,ignation, now temporarily filed hv Mr.
Rockwell. Henry Wilson. a well known poll
tician, (who was the Republican nominee for
Governor at the late election, but withdrew
IN Governor Gardner favor, for the SAKE Of
the Senator.hip probably obtained the nom
nation in caucus, by no means unanimously,
receiving 200 votes out Of 346 The minor
ity succeeded Tuesday in postponing the
election by parliamentary tactics, but Will
son will probably secure the election. His
character a, an INSCRIPTIONS politician is all
that has hindered 1t thus far The Boston
Atlas says Of him
Z" He watches the wind and sails with it
never against it. He was Wing in 1910, for
1T was popular. He was Free Solcr in
Nothing in 1855, for it is popular He ran
after Kossuth, and now Processes to he opl,o-
sed to foreigners he ran after Irish voters
and now processes to hate Catholics. W. do
not believe there are ten men in the State
who suppose that he cares a bawbcc Tor the
questions discussed in Governor Gardeners
Inaugural"
An interesting struggle is in progress in
New York over the reelection of Mr. Seward
TO the United States Senate. Upon it the
Know Nothing, divide. Hi, friends feel con
hdent that he will be chosen tho frst bal
lot, and we hope they will not be dsarpoint-
cd. In his withdrawal the North would lose
the truest and ablest defender of it's rights in
the National Legislature. The election takes
place on the first Tuesday in February
About one hundred and twenty dissatisfied
and seeding Know Nothlng., including some
who it is said conld not come in. have been
in convention at Schenectady, \. y They
propose a new State organization To counter.
act the influence of the present lodges, which
ha, been used against Senator Seward and his
friends.
In Missouri Legislature, twenty-ninc bal
tor. Mr.. Benton has thirty ninc fast friends
who give him their votes without change
Atchison's vote varies little from iiny-tyc.-
He was withdrawn for twelve ballots. lut
was nominated again, and the Auti-Bcnton-
tics announced their intention Of standing by
him to the end. Doniphan, Wing, has two
or three more vote. than Atchison
In Illinois Legislature the 3lst is set for the
election Of Z. s Senator 4 correspond
ent OF the New York Evening Posi- says vf
the prospects -" The election of United
States Senator in the place of Gen. Shields
tNebraska Dem. } is the important business
Of the session. Be assured that Illinois will
for the next six years, be represented Is
man Of whose principles the whole State and
the North may be proud" A correspondent
Of the New York Tribune writes that ecu.
Shield. is down on hi. knees again begging
for u reelection" but that it will not avail.
Tbs Chicago Journal says " the recollection
of Shields is in the direct ratio Of his being
caught up to the sky in a chariot Of ire -
Another writer thinks no Senator will he
elected this winter
The Rev. James Harlan who has Decn chu.
seu L. S. Senator from Iowa in the place Of
Dodge, dem } has held important Offices in
bis State and received the Wing nomination
for Governor in 1880, but declined lie will
he worthy associate of those honorable Sen.
stors from the free states who voted against
the Nebraska bill.