, 1860-10-16
THE PIk k0-SLAVEAK COUNTY
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Tint the pro-stase.y county ticket was nom-
mated for au;ll,ing elss than defeat Il most
unlikely, from the 1nascrsal Of which it is made
ua But we hear that it has not Jet assumed
its last shape. Runar has it that the candi-
date for Sheriff is noout TO resign, for the pur:
tuiose Of gtvirg place to Mr, William Butts,
sore.acad:d Republican, who is anxious + r
the honor Of being hung up 70 dry By
those with whom he formerly acted.
Other changes, which will involve the
w:thdra wal # 1hc candidates fer the
Legislature, are tn'ked Of, and with 30 much
earncstness that that man Elliot, already, we
understand, begins to deny that he was put
up solely for the purpose Of baing taken down.
" hat more is to hs doae VIC are not informed
Tnoso who wars 4. the CAUCUS at the Mayors
Off :e-the one We mean attended by John
Wentworth, the editor Of the Times and Her.
aid, Il. D. Coirip, and otter god Dimmecrats
may be able to teu-we are not in the se.
rrpts Of 1hat fqusd. D1t1t Is sase' 'toassumc
that if TnrMnrL1 can be beaten By any TAG
tics st their command, they will .bs busy from
t:is tine hencefor:h. -
It is not newspaper hyperlolo to Say that
The contest in which the Republican party is
Low engaged is mare important than any
o.her one that has been fought cut since
Revolutionary days. In cur own State great
results, in addition 10 those Of national con
csro, hang upon it. 4 Senator is to be elect
ed; tie Stats Is to be 1eapportioaed for Mem
bers Of Congress and Members Of the Lcz'a'
lature; and we cannct sHard TO Put that work
into ur{liendly hands, To elect Trumpul
and to secure proper and just opportaon'
naent the Legislature, must be ours in both
branches. the old apporiionncnt under which
We now elect il grossly unfair, hence the re-
suit Of this fight, though we may carry the
State for LINCOLN az VI. carried it Tor him in
1858, is in doubt 50 far as the Legislature ia
concerned. Lat eyery Republican recollect
1hst this, ten, is no time to allow matters o1
minor conc,rn 10 interfere with the proper do
inc Of the wo,k which cannot be undone 1o1
ten rears; tina: though Clerk <f the Court
OF Sheriff gets more fees than he earns bu
no more than lie law allows kin; that though
Mr.. William Butts has got q sore-head becaus'
those fees arc no. likely to fail into his pocket
that though John Wentworth connives will
tie enemy to compass Republican defeat
that though every man who has more favor
able estimate Of his dese1vings than Ills neigh
bors have, hes net got the uo.,inat:o'
nc asked {or,-.l,is is not the occasion
far iua:uon OF ind ference The lower dis
tric: in Cook Coua,y is one TINT the Ds1noe
7acy siy they must have. Its the one aoov
all others that they ought not to haEe' an
Republicans will be- reckless and criminal
they Jsopard;za al1 That is at stake, and By 1ea
son Of beggatly dissatisfaction in having il
origin in lie oll-e q! tTe Chicago De0'oera
permit it to hs snatched away from then
No kaow what lies behind this ca killing abol
ees c:iques, diccation and the Ike; and =
warp our readers now that it means nothlr
but a blow at the Lincoln msjority in Il
s:ate and 4. the place in the Senate now wo
thily, honorab1y and prctitab'y filled by L
.nao Trumhull. TIC fla:s who gabble on1'
.stfett corners, retailing thir'' flinsy e1cus
f,r cpposing this man or that, may be guilt
bg the cries hat nre raised and the pretenc
nut 10. ward; but xe knoT who makes the
- tongues wug and tue motives WITCH iufluen
l,inHl when he pu:s them in motion. We ha
moi bezn on tue watch al GUNNER, weight
words, t1easuring up sentences and observ'
.. \ :.ions, withou: LEARNING the pufpose Of
a.tful me that is being played. We la
7s5ored in vain for and with the generous a
srd*ut Republicans Of Cock County, Il
~hou,d believe that that E anna will win