The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-08
FROM Az Occasional CORRESPONDENT.
ST.. Louls, mo. ! March %. 1855.

ST. LOUIS fAo,) March 2s 1856
The rail from Chicago Alton is almost couin-
uoos prairie ninetenths Of this the richest and pro
duetive soil in the world, is uneuluyated The
great chain OF railroads by which this State chequered
win now enable agrculturists 10 supply themselves with
building aud teucng materials and the nexbsusble coal
mines which everywhere abound viii furnish fuel The
increase OF population in Illinois is asonishingly rapid Al
the end The present decade she win stand the second
transatlantic State in point population The appearance
Of the country al this season. with driving winds and
cbeeress squalls Of snow desolae except where II is cul
tyated The color of the dry grass al distance gives
the appearance Of vast plain of sand and where the
,umnal fires have swept the plains they look black
and dreary prairie fire is sublime and terrific
spectacle The farmers burn them to produce early
crop of grass in the spring When the wind Is fair the
torch is applied At first ii burns slow the close
brow sed and scattered stems bat when II reaches the tall
reedy grass and rank weeds il bursts forth with terrific
fury the flames shoot high up and the like the
ocean when dashed by storm Fences dwellings barns
and even human life often DESTROYED by the fury Of this
terrible element Joliet, Bloomington, and Springfield
the capital of the State all thriving towns the line
Of the Chicago Alton and ST Louis railroad
The election in the seventh congressional district I'LL
the vacancy of Judge Trumbu elected to the Senate will
take place in June the time of the judicial elections
Hon Robert Smith, of Alton for several years represent
alive in Congress, will by consent be the demo
cratic candidate. The fusion party will bring forward
either Judge Underwood Of ST. Clair, Hon. Sidney
Breese of Clinton These gentlemen both claim TO be
democrats but antiNebraska and ant-admnistraton
The selected will therefore receive the knownothing,
wing, aud abolition support Alas for poor Breese-onee
national democrat, disappointed ambition has
thrown him into the of his old enemies Smith pop
ular man. and will be elected He will receive the OF
hundreds of wings who will not train under the black flag
of abolition and his old friends will rally TO him with
enthusiasm. They are determined redeem the district
Before this reaches you the telegraph will bring the
of know-nothng victory in st. Louis This ought not
be. The democrats, if they united could carry
the city The Benton branch Of the party have heretofore
been able carry II, but they divided Dr. Boern-
STEM editor of the Anzis German paper is ou agsin
Benton, and in favor of independent action. This vii
carry off large portion of the German The grear
body of the wings will the know nothing ticket not
withstanding the efforts Of the Republican rally them
old party issue This be done whiggery inname
| at least, is dead. N4sg
Gov Reeder of Nebraska severely censured by por
ton of the press of Missouri for fixing the election
period early that emf grants cannot in from Mis-
souri, and for prescribing oath which requires
swear that they actual residents of the Territory
read with feelings of regret these structures
and must say regard them as without any solid FONDA
ton If the election is early for the people Of tie adj
joining counties of Missouri to this Terri
tory certainly too for the emigrant societies
the East to send out their abolition instruments As
the OATH it to me to be the very every honest
should desire 1t is the bona de citizens of the Ter
rtory who should VOTE and if there is any doubt they
should be required to That in my mind is the hon
est unpreudiced view Of the question Hundreds of hon
emigrants from Indiana Illinois, Ohio and Pernsy
vana who take part in this quarrel will be detained
St Louis until after the election is said the boats will
take then and pilots afraid engage take other
boats up the river. All this will tend to prejudice their
minds and will have bad effect HOWAJII