The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-16
ILLINOIS POLITICS.

We do not know when have in any newspaper a
discrediabe article than the communication in
Wednesdays Naona! btegener upon the subject of the
recent election of senator in Illinois And cannot
avoid expressing great surprise that the editors of the
hel9encr should have deemed such display of envous
and malignant feeling worthy Of place in their columns
and least all worthy Of editorial endorsement There
is no more unmanly and mean-sprted habit than that
which springs from the gnoble motive of sowing dssen
ons between friends and while this work may be
appropriately undertaken by hidden correspondent who
discharges his from ambush did not expect
the Issgsnesr lending itself purpose contempt
BILE The correspondent question seeks by elaborate
communication to show that Gen. Shields
daily sustained by the Nebraska democrats and hence
by tie Douglas democrats in Illinois, for reelection the
United States Senate and adduces proof the last ballot for
Matieson and the fusonists for Mr. Tumbull From this
ballot which the seventh, this clandestne writer
seeks draw the inference that General Shields de
ser,edluggng in certain local details wholly immateral
to the main issue but all intended show that there
has been bad faith somewhere The Lsligsnee instead
spurnng this anonymous writer and his scheme pro-
duce i'll feeling between devoted friends says with charac-
teristic complacency
The SENATOR STANDARDIZATION for the
article which appears another part this paper
subject the election OF United
nos has been requested by personal and political friend
General Shields, and, notwithstanding the very crowded
of columns it courtesy which could not be
denied respectable political adversary than
oould have been conssny wih the AgA res
tie Distinguished gentleman pho the eli .sct The
fioie."
Here have the itaoised words distinct effort
hold General Shields partially responsible this
respondents efusonas If, indeed he had approved the
offensive article We leave the fte,gncer TO reconcile
its with those rules Of courtesy and fair dealing
which it is apt to insist upon in others
General Shields and Judge Douglas known and
dial friends In the midst of the excitement and doubt
after the last Illinois election the cheering despatch OF the
latter published in the Washington Union the
orty of the delegation in Congress from State
composed OF Nebraska democrats viii soon be forgot
because there line in tina, despatch which
regret call prophecy but which spoke the de-
voted friend and this line follows Gen Shield,
r Be A sHocessor Such too the belief and the
hope of Judge Douglas expressed all his friends from
that day the election, and such the open
quent declaration of the gallant Colonel Richardson and
his Nebraska colleagues in the House Nor is General
Shields insensibe of these facts, his urgen, friends
the Iaenesr and their hidden ally can ascertain for
themselves If they desire.
Nor is ii that General Shields deserted in the
Illinois legislature by the Nebraska democratic lie was
supported by the entire democratic party in that body dn
ring 1--WE baotsa fact which the iaegencsr has yet
statedby the friends Of Judge Douglas to man; and
after that ballot they centred upon Governor Matteson
We copy from the Chicago Free Press Of the las, date
violent abolition paper, the following:
To present the state Of the bsoting joint convention
a single view, wi suh5oin the feIloxin0 table