, 1860-03-02

CUR CITY ELECTION.

HGAAsC AAt 4ECa HUI IT LUZ az 4HLt 1A3
Tuesday evening, which assure us that the
coming election in Chicago is looked for With
The iuteusest interest," Each party is ready to
draw Sood or i'll c:nen from the result If
:le Republican ticket le defeated it is conceded
Jill every side that it :t1ds tho prestige Of fail
IRE ~ the Chicago nomination fer President;
willie il it DO tris,nphantly elected, as We
lave 70 doubt it will he, it il held that nothing
within the co.npass Of human means can stem
the tide Of Republican victories TO the end Of
eIr chapter. This sentiment pcryadcs all cir
c!cs at the Federal capital. The fact that this
nlan or that man happens to be the reprcs mt
alive Of Rcrublicanism goes fer nothing in
.icw of tho great crush If political things now
zspproacliag- Possibly If cur National Con-
v.u1ioa were located in son,e distant part Of
The country, au adverse result might not be
80 disastrous. Blu. 20 ONO can calculate
The injury to result from defeat Of the
Republicans of Chicago On the eve Of
the Chicago nomiuatiohs. lie: thinking
men bear these things in mind, Let those who
hare in their hearts the SUCCESS Of GREAT
'ArsE, 20 to lilo polls on Tuesday resolved to
4" their duty :. That ca,,se at whatever sacr-
flee ii personal feeling. We may rs well he
l'la:n. Everybody lnows that tile pro-slayery
l,ar;v arc inspired to ecstacics with tho idea
tlla} large share of. tho Republican vote Of
the city will this time be cast against tho Re-
publican ticket Apart from this they have no
hope of SUCCESS. Douglas relies upon it with
confidence lie never i,cforc felt in municipal
cl, ction.
We tell our friends frankly that this must
stop. Let it not be ours to destroy The party
-? Freedom. There are Republicans enough
in Chicago to-day. to sweep tho city against
the utmost force Of the enemy-;mporttd
voters and alI-and the thing mast Ie done.
A REGISTRY LAW.
There is no reason, except in Democratic
greed for Office md power, why Mt almost
every lotiy contested election in this city, the
votes Of six hundred to a thousand American
Republicans should be Offset by an equal ru,,-
her Of ballots cast by imported varlcts whose
right 10 exercise tile elective franchise at 4
Chicago Municipal election, is net superior to
that Of SO many natives Of the Tonga Islands.
1t is tie earnest wish Of every Republican
that Ill efficient Registry Law to preserve tho
purity Of Tie ballot-'"'z may be passed. The
nc:ctsity Of such measure fur the protection
Of Democratic government in our cities, is Uni
versallv acknowledged except by those whose
trado il is to carry elections ly fraud.
Permit this contest to 90 against us, for any
cat,se whatever, mud when will that Registry
Law 20 on the statute books Of Illinois? You
who don't care how the election gocs-you
who don't Ike this man or that man or soa1e
other man Gu llle ticket-you tell When, by
aid Of tho police and the patronage and powcl
Of the city government, the South Legislative
District returns two Democrats to the Geuer'
Assembly, who will upset Tie prospective ma
jority in that body? When power, though
foully gotten and wicscdy welded. cntrcnchc
ITSELF ly unfair appor;ionment laws aud chnr
ter amendments, so firmly that it cannot i,
dislodgcd?
No! give us n victory now, and Registg.
Law by which I'll successful importations {
Irish voters, all fraudulent md double voting
all "yoting oftcn'' will be made impossible
will surely follow. 4 strong pull then an
all together!
4 C.ANARD.
The rro-slarcrr men wero busy yesterda
circulating report that Douglas was on hi
way u Chicago, to make speech on Saturda
evening, and that Mrs. Douglas was hero a
ready doing wonders among the Catholic 1ris1
We happen to know that both these disti1
guished people were in Washington on Tue
day night, and that no rumor Of their car
exodus had get abroad III tho Federal Ci!
We do not attach the least degree Of impc
tance to their movements whether they 70
one direction or another, but as ma,ter
fact they are not coming this way very SOC
Nj. Douglas went up to Baltimore, wh,re ]
presence inspired the smashing Of four ball
boxcs at Democratic primary meetingr. 7
apprehend be will not try that game in G
caco. and we do not see how lie could inf
ence our election in any other way.