New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-08
THE CANVASS ~ ILLINOIS.
Cone.poDdence Of The N. I. Tribune.

Corrs,pondence Of The " L. Tribune.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4, l-5-.
Tn. political excitement in this state Il tremen'
dous. No previous canvass ever came up to II.
The Presidential contest OF 80 was a calm in com
psrison The whole population, female as well a'
male. are excited. The central connties-what We
call the battle-ground District "-hrst opened
the bal by series of monster meetings Within
fortnight The excitement in the center broke INTO
the northern counties. Washburnes and Farms
uorth's Districts are now aglOw, and VIII soon De
at the iever-heat OF the central counties.
The political Juror has made lis appearance
in Low cr Egypt, in the IXth Congressional Dis
trict, where the political darkness has been so
dense that the few Republican residents had TO
climb 10 the tIee-tops Ia get glimpse OF the sun ST
MONDAY. The district only gave Buchanan l4,5OO
majority! Talk about " Old Berks, after that.
Ii is perfectly safe to say that the vote cast on
the I'd OF November next VII exceed that OF the
last Presidential election by many thousands, al
though some Of the northern counties may not
quite come up 10 the mark, for the reason that the
Democracy IN them are weak that they do not
furnish silnuant enough to cause all the Republic
cans to turn out. This will not surprise your read
eTs when they are informed that the Opposition IN
the two northern districts east 4 so votes, and
the Democrats only l5,7e-, or nearly tntnty su
Morsand majority IN two Congressional Districts
" ell how is the election going that is the ques
ton ! arswer, that gong To beat the
Dred Scott Democracy elect Lincoln 10 the United
States Senate, and retire stephen A. Douglas to
private life until he recruits his moral constltu-
ton He has been spoiled by long contact with
the negro-bIeeders at Washington. The Little
Giant" has fondled too long on the lap of the Phls
tine Delilahs wh" have shOrn him OF his locks;
his strength has departed and before he is utterly
h.,f nd pt Ia he.
young man at home until he recuperates, eschews
his cotton funces aud returns Ia first principles.
In the contest before us il Is not Ia he disguised
that Douglas has decided advantage in the appor
tionILeut for members of the Legislature aud IN
The hold over Senators, the extent of which VIII
explain. Our present apportIonnent Is based on
the census of 1850, when the population only
reached e50,t00. BY the State census of July,
1s55, the number of inhabitants had increased Ia
10000. TwO-thirds or more of this Increase
was in the four northern Congressional districts,
where the great Republican strength is found.
These four districts consist of thirty EIGHT counties
and can poll forty thousand Republican majority
on full turnout They cast at the last Presiden-
tal election 10 l95 votes, while the remainder OF
the State represented by five districts. cast only
ia, 80 votes. Every county of the four northern
districts, contains Opposition majority, and they
will all 90 for Lincoln this Fall. Our Stat,
Senate consists Of twenty-five members. These
voters, are allowed t. elect only ten Senators,
" bile the other FIVE districts with their Ia, 900
voters, elect fifteen Senators. If apportioned
cording To- population, the four upper districts
would be entitled 10 thirteen members out of the
twenty five. In the Lower House The inequality
is equally AS great, aud deprlyes the northern
counties of their due weigh. III the representative
bran ch. And 10 add To the difficulties in the way
of iucolns success lost two Senatorial districts
in So through divisions in the Opposition ranks,
viz: the Tszewell and St. Claire Districts both at
at this time strongly anti Douglas, as they were
then anti Buchanan, had Americans and Repu5li-
cans acted together.
Twelve Senators hold over, eight Of whom are
Democrats, and four Republicans. Thirteen new
Senators are to be elected this FALL and it becomes
necessary for the Republicans 10 secure nine of
them TO have majority in the state senate next
Winter. So much iOr the dark side oi the pie
ture. Now for the brighter one.
Eight of the Senatorial Districts are Republican,
AID contain Lincoln majOrities beyond question.
All We want is 10 carry one of the Democratic
districts. We have surveyed the enemys terri
tory, counted his forces and our own and We are
saDguinc of carrying two of his districts, and have
strorg hopes OF third one. So much for
the Senate. In the House We shall carry every
district that We did in So and half dozen be-
side. The House consists of seyenty-fye MEM
bers. We feel sure of being able to elect forty
representatives. Two years ago We We're cheated
out of two members by technical bubbles. We
lost three more by the Opposition running two
candidstes in certain districts, and one member
tuned traitor for consideration, and went over
to the Democrats, though representing strong
Opposition constituency. We also lost several
members in close counties by negligence and mat
tention to the Legislative part of our tickets. We
we're all So deeply engrossed with Fremont and
Bssell that We overlooked the Legislature until il
was too late. We expect this Fall to carry nearly
sl the close counties.
The elements that constituted the Republican and
Anericin parties of '56 are now a harmonious unit.
1t perfectly safe 10 calculate that 9 per cent of
the Fremont, and 95 per cent OF the Fillmore vote
are openly and enthusiastically, acting together 10
secure the election oi Lincoln Legislature and Of
the opposition State ticket. lhe last Presidential
vote of this State was as follows:
FILLMORE J',4H
Total Or position vote .iS kSS
Bucb9uan lO5.Ji6
Opposition Majority. p IS
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