The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-06
THE ILLINOIS ELECTION AGAIN.


Somewhat than a week ago we published in tho
Union article the subject of the late election in Iii
nois correspondent in the Lisgsnesr who signed his
communication s. few days after made wild and rather
inconsderate attack upon points that had
made Carefully reexamning the article and finding that
had qualifications make respecting it with one
slight exception that if pressed would but aggavae the
against the opposition we reflection thought 1t
better to let it stand with its facts and figures before the
country array of statements and conclusions for
which, a whole, enabled to hold ourselves
spOnsibe. So at the time, we let the matter pass
In the btsigner of yesterday appeared reply to the
communication which will be found in another column
We call particular attention to it not only vindeaon
of the position assumed by us in the premises but Pc
cuary searching and triumphant to the evasions
dinsinuatons of what its author terms the Correspond
ent of the crooked letter."
The crooked correspondent completely overthrown
that cannot what loophoe left for him to creep
Of He must assuredy now acknowledge the OF
his assumptions and calculations He must admit that he
has been deceived that triumph of
principle in Illinois has been uncontrovertiby established
that Judge Douglas has been sustained at home by
majority emphatic that 1t be called in question.
There other conclusion be drawn from the facts
| and figures before
One points made by "T L. H." in his communities
ton in yesterdays htsgsnev deserve especial notice
The Correspondent of the crooked letter. had referred to
an increase of the in Pulaski county
the years ago. This satisfactorily accounted
for by the fact that large town has under the auspices
of the Illinois Central Railroad Company grown in the
county since the summer of 1885, by which, through an
influx of population from surrounding counties the in
| creased vote has been attained
The correspondent u.s." had asserted that the Fillmore
in the State thoroughly anti Nebraska the
republican vote In article of December 27th had
| shown what portion of the Fillmore vote anti-Ne-
braska demonstrating that that portion Of it which was
for Norris for governor imbued with the popu-
lar-soveregnty principle at L. H. utterly wipes the
Correspondent of the crooked letter. by publishing
from Judge Morrs letter of acceptance of his nomi
nation in which he places himself openly before the people
Of his State and unequivocally the Nebraska plat
FORM rdcung those opposed to the principle using it
as the rawhead and bloodybones of slavery to
and frighten the people of the North
"Sn had ALSO in his bewiderment the figures that
subborny gave the State to the great principle advocated
by Judge Douglas by majority of fourteen fifteen
thousand all opposition wrought the figures the
congressional vote into shape by Wilhelm making,
at. L. H. shows, miscacuation of some ten thousand
the prejudice of the democratic votehe had tortured
out majority Of than fifteen thousand against this
principle This point is handsomely treated by 1T L. Fl"
showing that the congressional the minority vote of
the Saebeng less than the presidential by upwards Of
nine thousand and less than the gubernatoral by about
eight thousand; and therefore, by means indication
of the full strength of the respective parties
1t is not intention however to review the admirable
reply of at L. H." The reader is referred TO it elsewhere
in this mornings paper Nor have time inclination
to notice further the communication Of 49, than to make
remark extract from it in passing. He says :
When the returns from southern Illinois first began to
in, showing, they did in many instances such
enormously votes nearly all for Mr. Buchanan
the republican papers charged that there must have been
illegal voting in the south, there doubtless was and
enough in the opinion Of the writer have changed the
result the presidential ticket the polls could have
properly purged but it would no. change the gen.
eral result in the Union the attempt apU not probably be
made The simplicity of this and particularly Of the line
in italics is charming enough remind of Montague
1t is delightful 1t is suggestive Perhaps the attempt
had better be made. The democracy of Illinois,
convinced will nterpose objection They would rather
invite the attempt Will not the correspondent u.s." do the
democracy, well the republicans, the favor SEQ
| that it is undertaken
In article of December 27th advcrted to certain
facts which have not been denied by s." but from which
he draws the inference that implied that frauds had
been perpetrated in the northern counties of the State
Perhaps the inference natural and the facts have
not been denied will not correct the impression under
which he labors This matter thus disposed Of have
but to add the conclusion at which have previously
rived and which, with all his meanderngs the correspond
ent s." has not ventured to touchthat the vote the
main issue stood for
Richardson Nebraska .................... lo6643
Morris ..............,,.,......,.,.,. 1924
Total Nebraska vote. 125,884
Bissell (anti-Nebraska) l1L372
Leaving majority of....."................. 14,512
for the principle of the KansasNebraska BILL independently
of any frauds that may have been perpetrated in the
| north.
/ WAS A SECTIONAI. OANnInATE?