, 1862-03-01

From our oWn Correspondent
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. IL
Ihcreis some hocNs pocals going on among
some Of the Demoer1ts. I learn the in-
CREASE iu The number Of Representatives is
for the purpose Of getting two or three Demo.
cratic members from some of the smaller
southern counties. also learn that the Com
mittee has so districtcd the State rs to place
northern Senator in the south, anl to draw
doEn several Representative Districts into
Egypt. The Democrats were SO tenacious
to-day on the subject Of having 10t Rcprcscn-
tasives, after deciding some time since. on
%, that the Republicans have made up their
minds that there is political game in the
thing. III q body Of only :,3 Senators, it will
be seen thst 9 loss Of one member to either
party is very serinus thing.
In the Democratic caucus Last evening I un-
dcrstaEd they agreed to push forward business
more rapidly, and to adjourn, If possible, BY
week from next Saturday. doubt, however,
i this can possibly be accomplished. There
Is great deal Of Wo:k yet to be done, The
Legislative article, including The Senatorial
ana kepresentat1vc districts is yet to be per
1ectcd the Executive article to be passed up
0n.; the judiciary article do; The article On
Elections and right Of Suffrage do; article on
Counties de-; article on Militia do on Amend.
ncpts to the Constitution; article 1S, including
t'Principles Of Liberty and free Govtsnucut,H u
do: the Schedule do; besides scycral minor
articles.
Il is also proposed TO re-diatrict the State
ConTcSsionnilJ. as the Democrats claim they
have the power to do; and the addition Of one
member cf Congress to our State, the ucws Of
which has just reached here, afording them
tic excuse.
It will be seen then, that If the Convention
1nGE all nf f1a 9f,nya HI, fr1ac ,;ntx,.
ccpting The last, must be done in order to per
feet its work, it has ttstiEt" cut out for il
. which will, Judging from Its progress in the
past. keep it here month yet. Still the lead
ing Democ1atie members begin to. grow res.
they had not wasted their time, like an old
hen chasing after etrange chickens, IN deypt-
ing their att ntion to matters with which they
had no sort Of concern.
The question Of increasing the represents
tires to 102 was also, learn, discussed in eau
cns last evening, aud informally decided upon.
Wou1d 1t not be better to take tho whole
Constitution into the tt Upper House, pass
upon it there, and then J" put it through II the
Lev tias ~; !; y tle Consention7 By SO
feeling, probably, might BE- saved.
Some leading Democrats from your city,
and also from other portions Of thcs
State, were in this city to-day in or.
| order, If possible. to save the Circuit Clerks
| The Egyptians have lots Of friends in these
| Offices, and they cry ont for mercy. do not
think their prayers will bc heard, however. The
iDs may be full of entreaty to be left alone, but
the cuts arc still more clamorous for their
| places. Chicago h "goae up" on this qucs,
tion, as the section proposed by Mr.. Muh16e
| provides for four clerks aud a new election fol-
| al.
also learn that an effort is being made to
| retain tho present Supreme Judges and Clerks.
They say they can do all the business. Indeed
have heard it said that majority has bccn
| secured to Sustain this amendment. And fur.
ther, it ;s ru,nored there will, after all, be bn.
one Flaee Of holding the Court, viz: Spring
1eld. Should this be so, the work Of Out
| Chicago delegates is all ssknockcd into pin a:
tho printers say. But no1ss tr77ons