Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-09-22
TLLINOIs CORRRspONDFNCE.


OhleAeei SepJ. 4VH'i AoVs'
EDS. LEADER wits carrying for short
time in Michigan and Ohio few weeks ago,
| was often met by the enquiry, How goes
the contest in Illinois ?" This question re-
quires no snswer IN this State; indeed, it is
not often asked by resident There need be
no uneasineas, about the Sucker vote. Last
Spring Illinois was putupon the list of doubt
ful States, but since Linooln's nomination
most important changes have transpired, and
we now have assurance made doubly sure
that N0vember's waves will wash Illinois
high and dry upon the Republican shore.
The causes Of these changes are various,
among which the most potent are, firstly:
Lincoln's unbOunded popularity with the
masses, and his unimpeachable reputation for
honesty and integrity. Secondly The thor
oogh organization and early opening of the
campaign on the part Of the Republicans,
giving them the start of over a month and
thirdly the disposition Of the Fillmore vote.
Some counties in Egypt gave Fremont t'0'
and to,ryOtesi 10 an entire county now there
are iiourishing organizations in all these
counties, numbering from fifty to three or
four hundred voters, pledged for Lincoln
and some Of these counties win actually be
redeemed. Arrangements viii be made to
prevent the Logan Egyptians voting ODsr two
weeks this time although they wanted three
in 1856.
Neither Bel nor Breckenridge will poll q
very heavy vote IL, the State, though the lat
ter has an organ in the southern part and
will probably have ne.or two members Of
the Legislature Old line Wings are forced
to choose between Lincoln and Douglas, and
their hesitation IS Of butshort duration-they
are working for their former Old Wing
Leader. (. g .i e't1 tt-i
Let those who boast that Douglas will carry
the State examine the figures and solid facts
At the last election the Republican State OF
fcers were elected by handsome plurality,
while Lincoln led Douglas on the popular vote
BY 4, 600. Where are the Douglas gains ne
cessary to overcome this 4O002 Not in this
State, certain. r.,..-,, ...-.-.-... .. ...
5 Not a single prominent Republiean--not a
Republican print Of any kind Whateyer-has
gone over while upon the other hand several
neutral, and at least two regular Democratic
papers, have declared for Lincoln.
The last case in hand was that of the Frank
lin County Democrat published weekly al
Benton, Franklin county, by Messrs. Sellers,
which had the names Of Douglas and John
son at headmast until the recent elections in
Vermont and Maine denoted the inevitable
defeat Of its candidates, whereupon its pub
fishers very sensibly declared their choice
between Breckenridge and Lincoln by plac-
ing the latter name at the head of its columns
The consequence was an awful uproar among
the democracy. Dirty Work Logan, demo-
cratic candidate for reelection 70 Congress,
headed mob to prevent the publication
Of the paper other than as q Douglas sheet
First he attempted to win the editors over by
bribery, but when he found this Indignantly
spurned, he tried threats. With from l00
to 100 Squatter Sovereigns about him, ouI
Hon. Candidate for Congress banded words
With an American citizen for expressing his
honest convictions in accordance with the
dictates Of his own eonscience-untl, by
threatenings andd dark intimatiOns Of mob law,
Logan succeeded in wrestling the property
from the proprietOrs at a great peeuniary sac
Fiice to them.
This equals the Kansas attempt to suppress
a free press and bids fair to elicit equal indig-
nation from an insulted people. The ex-
Douglas editors now offer to publish Repub-
liean paper wherever the opportunity opens
Like all attempts at oppression, this act will
recon upon its perpetrators with redoubled
effect The reports from all parts of the
state are most cheering. As accession after
accession is made TO the ranks the enthusi-
asm reaches fever heat. Such immense
gatherings of the people were never before
Tne great rally OF T19 s1asUu 10 10 7v5 u,
Chicago the I'd Of October, when Gov. Sew
ard viii address the masses. Mr. Douglas
expected to return from his travels in search
Of his maternal ancestor by the 4th October,
and his friends are making every effort TO
get up a denomination that shall exceed IN
numbers the meeting of the second October.
The Rail Spliters are iVide algake and are pass
ing the word along the ranks from tumblng
Douglas pyramids Of Egypt along the Mis-
sissippi into Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and
among the Badgers, Wolverines and HoosieFs.
Cannot the Buckeyes send a delegation as en-
earnest of what they intend to do at their
October elections. The railways will carry
at half fare-many of them less than halt
fare Turn out and let such a shout go up
that the echo shall continue till after the 4th
50 loudly that Douglas will not be betrayed
into speech again. P.B.