Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-11-18
FROM ILLINOIS.
MORRIS, Ills, Nov. IL, 1858.

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To the Editor of The Belmont Chronicle:
DEAR SIR-Our election is over. and
you have doubtless heard the result ere
this. But there are sumo things connected
with it, which we desire our Republican
friends in other parts of the Union to un-
derstand.
Although the Republican State Ticket
has been elected by some Five Thousand
Majority, yet the Doug las Democrats have
q msjority in both branches of the Legis-
lature, which, we concede, will secure the
e-election Of Douglas to the Senate of the
United States. We would have had ma
jority in the Legislature also, he'd it not
have been for the exceedingly unfair aPPor.
tionment law now in force in this State
This is tviden: from the fact that although
the Republican Legislative ticket ran
equality we'll with the State Ticket, yet We
failed to secure majority on the former
and did secure it on the latter. This ap-
portionment was made when the weight of
the population of the State was in the
Southern, now the Dem mocratic, portion Of
it. Since then, the population has increased
much more rapidly in the NJ rlhern, or Re-
publican portion of the State, SO that the
apportionment now stands in the ratio Of
seven for the former to ten of the latter
The Democracy in The last Legislature
made new apportionmeni, but it was so
manifestly unfair that Gov. Bssell vetoed
it; so that your readers perceive we are
still compelled by virtue of this same un-
fair spportionment to submit to its contin-
uance, or to a new one. which we can
scarcely hope to be much better, from the
known proclivities OF the so-called Democ-
racy.
|: is manifest, then, thct Notwithstanding
Mr.. Douglas has majority Of the members
of the Leg islature, the popular voice of the
State is against him. 1t is now thought
the Republicans have a majority over 5oth
wings of the Democracy on the State
Ticket. ...-..
The Buchanan Democracy cut a sorry
figure in the late election, and We have the
OF knowing that the discom6t-
ure Of the Administration is much greater
than ours.
When we consider the odds against US,
the result was surprisingly favorable to us.
Not only were we compelled to fight the
Democracy. but also strong sympathy in
favor of Dsuglas by leading Republicans
the other States Of the Union
This sympathy was openly expressed by
many of them early in the campaign, among
W HON were men of the influence of Seward,
Greeley, Burlingame, and others of that
school. Our State, early in the campaign,
v as flooded with their speeches and writings
rs to return. Douglas TO the
Senate. 1t was only after we had earnest
y and in no very mild tone urged them to
attend to their own affairs and leave Us to
manage ours, that they desistej Yet still
hey exercised influence enough to defeat
ID. There can be no doubt that, notwith-
standing the unfair apportionment. We
would have been successful, had not been
or the influence these men exerted against
Is. You may be assured that the Repuh- c
leans of Illinois feel in no very amiable
mood towards these men. The curses heap
ID upon them are both "loud'' and deep"
They need expect no favors hereafter from +
he Republicans OF Illinois. II
We have the satisfaction, however, of !
If knowing that we made gallant fight, [
nd were unsuccessful only because an un- {
air and partial law was in the way We I,
re proud, also, OF the enviabe national /
equation our gallant leader, honest Abe |
has won Tor himself in this con-
est, as a faithful, bold, able and statesman /
ike champion of Republican principies |
]. w. N.