The Kanzas news., 1858-10-02
Illinois.

The great political campaign of the year
is that now being carried on in Illinois
between the Republicans, the Douglasites
and the Buchanan men. Of these three
parties it is generally conceded that one oi
them, the Buchanan party, certainly will
not be successful. The contest really lies
between the friends of Douglas and the Re
publicans. Still, the Buchananites are an
important eiement-not so much from theii
numbers as from their position. They
bold all the Offices and WELD all the patron
age of the Government Many of them
hate Douglas for old grievances, and all Of
them are willing to work for the hand that
feeds them. And Buchanan is resolved
not to feed or spare any man who is moi
death on Douglas. a.-n5
! Douglas, however, is working for his
life with zeal and ability worthy of the
stake for which he plays. He knows thai
unless he secures his reelection TO the Sen
ate, he is politically dead; and that his
success in that immediate object of his am
bition makes him "the autocrat" of his par
ty, and may compel the party to nominate
him as their next Presidential candidate,
notwithstanding the hate and violence with
which he is now pursued and denounced
A writer in the Boston Journal, who is ev-
identity an Illinois man and ''posted" al
that, makes the following statement of mat
ters as they now stand in that State
''The Illinois Senate consists of twenty
FIVE members; thirteen hold over. Of these
eight voted for Buchanan, four for Fremont
and one for Fillmore. The Fillmore Sena-
tor, as most of the Illinois Fillmore men
are, Is one of the warmest supporters Mr..
Lincoln has in the State, and was voted for
by Mr.. Lincoln. there being fusion in the
Senatorial district between the Fillmore and
Fremont men. This gives Mr.. Lincoln five
of the thirteen Senator's. The Lieut.. Gov
efnor has the casting vote, and he is Lin
coin man.
Of the eight who voted for Mr.. Buchan-
an, two are known to be regular Democrats,
and will support Judge Sidney Breese, the
| Democratic candidate. None of the other
six have declared themselves unqualifediy.
Four of them have advised Judge Douglas
to withdraw, but the other two declare for
Judge Douglas, if he will promise to give
Mr.. Buehanan's administration fair snp-
port.
Indications now are very strong that
Judge Breese will get majority of the
hold-over Senators who voted for Buchanan.
Judge Breese is man of great ability.
He was Senator from l843 to 1849. He is
now upon the Supreme Bench, and conse-
quently is not expected to take an active
part in the canvass. The regular Demo
Gratis are anxious to have him resign his Of
fee and take the stump. But like Mr.. Lin
coin, he is quite poor, and prefers to keep
his judgeship. Judge Breese is gaining
daily upon Judge Douglas among the reg
ular native born Democrats.
The real strength of Judge Douglas is
with the Irish Catholic voters. He viii
not lose one of them. lrF
Mr.. Lincoln will not lose single voter
in the whole State who supported Fremont,
and he will get nine-tenths of the Fillmore
voters. He will also get the entire Protes-
tan: church member vote, where the can
didate favorable to Judge Breese stands no
chance, as the success of Douglas would be
claimed as a triumph of the Irish Catholics.
Of the Senator's to be elected the Repub-
licans expect to carry nine, and hope for
ten. The Democrats claim, however, seven
for Breese. The Douglasites give the Re-
publlcans six, the Democrats one, and claim
the other five for themselves. Whatever
may be the result as to Mr.. Lincoln, the
regular Democrats are confident that they
can beat the Douglasites in the Senate.
The House of Representatives consists
of seventy-fve members; and in all the
districts there will be a Republican candi-
date, a Democratic candidate and a Doug
las candidate. The friends of Judge Breese
claim that he will get nine Representatives
more than Judge Douglas, but the prospects
for it are not so good as in the Senate.
That the. Republicans will have large
majority in the House, over both the Doug
lasites and the Democrats, is generally con-
ceded. and Mr.. Lincoln will be elected if
any one is; choice cannot be prevented
if there is even joint session, which the
Democrats and Douglasites both hope to
prevent through the Senate.
There is question of regularity to be
settled In the Democratic caucus, which
makes this matter of great interest to DEM
oerats- If the supporters of Judge Breese
outnumber those of Judge Douglas in the
Legislature, they will claim to be the reg
ular Democracy, will read the others out of
the party, and take measures to elect their
friends delegates to the Charleston Conyen-
ton. The Breese men are all for the re-
nomination of President Buchanan in the
first instance, and next for Breckenridge.
The Douglasites are first for Douglas,
second for Douglas, and all the time for
Douglas, beth for Senator and President.
The above is q fair statement of things
as they are noz in Illinois"
ONE WHO Is POSTED.