The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-15

ancent feud broke Oul with fury unequalled In any
former encounters. The prospect Of prevailing inhi-
ence in national Affairs ia Of the triumph OF their
champion, animated the republican host With unusual
ardor and determination The democratic ranks On the
other hand entered upon the struggle from the very start
with feelings Of diidenoe, in Of the disruption of
their party into several factions in every State OF the
Union. They discouraged by the belief that they
would have to fight FOR principles ony the spois being
altogether beyond their reach owing tho disarction
among themselves. They perceived III ia the
forced sale in the outset of the campaign Of their
Chicago organ, and the involuntary withdrawal from the
field of its editor, James Sheahan, the most devoted
friend Of their choice for the Presidency. Their
monts were furthermore embarrassed 10 considerable
degree by the lately discovered tamperug with state
funds, traced 10 former democratic state officers In
short they began the strife whoa, the hope Of victory,
and hence defeat could not be well averted
The rout entaed upon them the 9th OF November
was complete The state gave the cold shoulder 70 the
Presidential aspirations OF the ttie Giant In rather
signal Their every candidate the State ticket
Overwhelmingly defeated They lost their former
majority in both houses Of the Iegislature-.ho most
dreaded stab yet from its securing the election of
their mortal foe, Trumbu Many local disappoint-
ments also added to these general disasters.
Among these, the most painful in this particular
section Of the State the defeat race
county Office Of Charles Ianphear the editor Of the Doay
Register, the central organ Of the Douglas democracy.
Alas for the vanqushed Scorn, derision humiliation
"stabs while down." and, what is still more bitter, obi
is their lot Feelings of mercy and compassion
dom tho vctors in the political Of this
country Unlike those that gh, with swords and bui
let's they recognise virtues in their enemies. Thcy
have commentator Of their valor but by triumph
ant cxu,atiors and tangible of their loss
f,a of
such Is the disposition of the successful republicans
this state towards the overpowered Douglas party They
feel content with the glory Of victory and the sole
possession Of the spos They determined TO crush
their opponents ont aud render another dispute Of the
political ascendency In the Prairie state al but impossi
BILE their antagonism does not How from varia
OF opinion only They are spurrcd on to attempts
at annihation hy more relentless motives. They not
only do love, but hate the adherents Of Douglas with
more than ordinary fervor. Il would be dhoult
find state in which the party animosity is acr
inonions than Illinois, and tina, principally from the
fact that respective leaders have always been rival
aspirants office. The republicans, indeed, viii give
themselves rest until they have tied their help.
less foes a that viii prevent them from doing
any fur her harm for all time TO como.
To bring this about the Hrst thing their majority in
the Legislature is likely to do viii be to repeal the
law under which the present apportonmont Of the
into legislative districts effected They claim tina,
the unfair prcponderance gave TO the democratic south
crn portion OF the State alone enabled their opponents
reflect Douglas. They contend that the republican
North, being much more pcpuons than democratic
Egypt" equal representation OF the two sections
in The upper and lower win place the recurrence
Of like emergency beyond all possibility
Their next step expected to revive the Investigation
into the canal scrip operations with which the
late democratic Governor joel A. Mscson is somewhat
mys,eriousy connected They hope 70 succeed in making
revelations that will fix fatal odum the shattered
ma ins OF the popular sovereignty democracy.
In addition all this they atter themselves that the
new allotment Of members Of Congress under the recent
census will change the present democratic majority OF
the delegation this State into republican one
that the last yestge Of democratic preponderance will
be wiped out This change Of the political fortunes
most garipg illustration OF the 6ekloaess OF popular favor
But two years ago followers Douglas had their
own way The Little Giant able ride back TO his
seat the Senate on legislative majority in bold dcd
ance Of the powers that be- that had thrown all their
influence the scale agans, him. The prestige Of that
triumph made him the foremost candidate for the Pres
dcncy and he universally looked upon the
| sor to James Buchanan But what OF him nowS OF the
successful leader eminent senator foremost Presidential
candidate there remains but ruined politician with only
the prospect Of being forced into retirement by his
State in the Of few years whether he died Of
the Kansas Nebraska bin Of an,iLecomp,onsm his Free
port speech jealous politicians, does matcrncss
mighty reaction should take place IL is certain that
there is no more hope FOR stephen A. Douglas.
Several prominent politicians from this state have at
various times tried "changc Of locality a means Of
regsinng their lost political eminence. Colonel Baker
the new from oregon and General shields the
best known among these wanderers in search OF once
Douglas viii perhaps follow their example.