Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-21
The Exciting Contest in Illinois.


&c The combat deepens ~ in the Prairie State,
and the two wings of the Democracy are be-
coming more and more antagon'stie. The split
pervades the entire organization in the State,
and is bitter as well as personal The Buchan-
antics denouncs Douglas without stint as a
rebel against the Democratic party, and rene
gade not to be tolerated for a moment. Taking
their cue from the Washington Union, the organ
of the President, which declares utter opPosi-
ton to the " election of Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.
Douglas, to Mr. Douglas and Mr. Lincoln and
that the election Of either is not a question
for the Democracy TO consider" as they can
make no concession in such cases without an
adoption of heresy which it Is their purpose
to condemn" the Buchanan wing wage fierce
war and are bringing their forces into praeti-
cal action. They have commenced TO nominate
district and county tickets, and Judge Breese
has written pointed letter to the editor of the
Belleville Democrat, pitching into Douglas as
" conspirator," and virtually announcing him
self as candidate for the seat of the " Little
Giant" In the Quincy District, J. =. Davis
has been nominated for Congress as the Bu-
ehanan-Lecompton Anti-Douglas candidate,
and the Quincy Daily DsmOerat has taken down
the Douglas State and Congressional nominees,
and run up the buchanan. 1t also publishes
and supports an Anti-DOuglss county ticket
The Democrat is edited by Senator Carlin, son
of the late Gov. Carlin. The following is one
of the resolutions adopted at a mass convention
of the Buccaneers recently held in the Sixth
Congressional District, and speaks the spirit of
the National Democracy in the State:
Resolps5, That We wholly repudiate the here
sizes attempted to be forced by our Senator, S.
A. Douglas, on the Democracy Of Illinois, and
particularly those promulgated in his recent
FreePort speech, believing the same TO be Anti
Democratic and eminently calculated, if not
designed, to sever the Illinois Democracy from
the Democracy of the Union, and to demoral-
ize and finally overthrow it.
In the Third District the Buchananites have
nominated David Leroy for Congress; the
Douglasites Geo W. Armstrong. The Chicago
Herald states that the Dougasites were anxious
to compromise with the Nationals, but their
offers were rejected. The Douglas split is not
confined to Illinois. In the North a portion of
the leading Democratic journals sympathize
with Douglas, but as general thing the party
press follows the lead of the Washington Union,
or is silent In the South. some Of the ablest
papers denounce the attacks Of the Administra-
tion organ on Douglas. The Raleigh Standard,
Augusta COaStituti0aalisf, Richmond Enquirer,
Examiner, and South Side Democrat, the New
Orleans Crescent, Della, and Trus DetiG, the |
ST. Louis Republican, and number Of lesser
lights reyolve around Douglas. Their support, |
in the main, is based on his annexation princi- |
piles and hi. fIibustering procliyities. The |
great majority of the SJuthern newspapers, how
ever, of all shades Of opinion, denounce him
violently Meanwhile the Little Giant" is
working like a Herculas for votes in Illinois,
and the best informed admit that the chances
appear to hang in even scales