New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-30
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE PROSPECT In ILLINOIS.

Correspondence Of The N. \. ir1oone
CHICAGO jane IS, 1860.
Having Just returned from that portion of+hs Sta'e
known as Egypt" il gives me pleasure 70 MORN
yca that the cizens there have concluded 70 'o'e NO
longer for Gen. Jackson for they see in hones' vi
Abe second Old Hickory, aud they are enis'ing ui'
den the banner of lincoln and Liberty oy thousands
They know the man. and the zeal with which they are
Gaming to bis support has net been equalsd in any
esmpsign since 1910.
In several towns through which passed found
Lincoln Clubs, Numbering hundreds of members,
ybsre in 1856 Fremont did not receive dozen votes.
More resi- determination and warm enthusiasm are
manifested among the aborng classes in Southern and
Central Illinois advance the principles of the Repub-
lean pssty than il is possible for those living in our
commercial towns to imagine. They see in Lincoln a
raan of TIE people man whom they have long
known, and kDox to love; man whom they know
TO be honest and they determinedto see him placed
IN position where such man is needed. They look
20 HIM as the man 10 restore this free Government,
now sadly corrupt to the principles LAID down by its
fathers Most unfav orsbly does the condition Of the
Douglas party in this State contrast with that Of the
Repu,hcaDs We are hopeful enthusiastic, and certain
of success, while the prospect of divided party has
made them gloomy and respondent.
Irtmned to this city just in time TO witness their
demonstrations Of delight upon hearing Of the nominal
ton Of Douglas, for which Il rupture at Baltimore
the day previous had prepared them. Very few Of his
friends were left do him honor most of them had
gone 70 Baltimore or were invisible. About clock,
an attempt was made to raise flag on the fremont
Rouse, but noticed for long time they unable
10 get II above half mast; finally few more Of the
fsitbiul were found, and they succeeded in get
vhox. of fba knnu
on the street discovered it was up Uoion
down. During the afternoon and evening,
large quani of powder was burned. furnished for
the occasion by member Of an enterprisog publish
ing firm of your city, who publish magazine devoted
to 'squatter Sovereignty, and who publishers of
the Life of the Squatter Sovereign, said member being
here a few days since to make arrangements for a
"erand ratification in case of Douglass mination.
Ia the evening, two or three hundred men, mostly
Republicans gathered about the fremont House, when
the Douglas politicians seized the opportunity make
few tame speeches which were more in the tone of
coincidence than of rejoicing at the results of the past
week None dared to prophesy victory in November.
Some of the more hopeful declared they would carry
the election into the House. Should they thus succeed
Douglas would find it anything but the "house Of
his friends."
When cheers were called for, Rot fifty voices
responded. So far as enthusiasm was concerned it
proved total failure. The Times of this city hardly
noticed the demonstration. One Of the speakers alluded
20 the fact that he had been educated in politics in the
school of Henry Clay Ire mention of the name of the
sage of Ashland brought out moreappause than all else
said during the evening" showing regard for the
dead Clay than for the dying Douglas. During this
performance the bonfres left unattended the streets
sent up sicky glare and the lazy discharges of can
non in the Park showed how tame and spritless was
the whole affair." Shortly after o'clock the gathering
dispersed, the streets as quiet usual an
occasional shout from some individual who had
imbibed sufficient spirit from some "open bar" to
drown his grief Thus began and ended the ratif "a
tion in this city, Of the nomination of Douglas by the
Republican States