, 1863-05-08
SPRINGFIELD CORRESPONDENTS,
[From Our Own Correspondent !

[From Our Own Correspondent
SPRINGFIELD, May 5, 1868.
There is lull id politics at present. Even
the Chicago elec.ion has ceased to be
the topic Of the day. Our defeat there and
its causes are fully appreciated here
and elsewhere in the State. They are attributed
as much to the treachery Of pretended Repub.
ucanE, who arc d, tertnin. d to rule ar r11;n tho
party in your city, as to the immense frands
Of the Democracy. II only for tie sake Of
unfolding the purity Of the ballot bor. these
frauds should te thoroughly investigated. and
the democracy, II sincere in their professions
IN iavor Of RESPECT 10 the majesty Of the Law
aLd tue Constitution, should throw no obsta.
e4s III Inc may ol lie most searching inquiry,
THE SALE OF TILE AArTEsoE PROPERTY.
There were some errors In the telegraph re-
port sent from here few days prior cync.rn-
would appear FROM the report lat Hr. S,arnc
Tas the only State official who lad anytlipg
TO 10 with the sale. The fact is, that Hon.
Jesse 4, Dubois, State Auditor, was associa-
ted With Mr. Starnc, and the latter could do
nothing without his advice and consent. Tho
only material difference, as understand il. in
i6eiT fortunes il that 3Ir. Starnc uill yet about
So,tuV1or lus services, while Mr.. Dubois works
for nothing and finds bins, ii. The ale howey-
er, would have taken place In duc course. as il
las, simply because the former State Treas
urer, Mr. Butler, md AIr. Dubois had long
sinte taken all the Necessary legal steps III tht;
mailer This would have paid the State tile
Ss,NO "lich Mr, S:aruc is to receive for his
services, that's Ill. II Nj. Butler hal been
ture wonld give him $1,000 for Lis officiating
ut the tale. But so wags the world Of politics
at the present day. II is but q one sided affair
10 make the best Of it.
Il is sulN'osed by many that Gov. 3Iatteson
will now return lone and redeem that por-
ton Of bis property bought in by the State
at the lowest fgures-eay, the homestead
here, The property iu Cairo, &c. The proper
II III Chicago is thought to have been bought
in ut about Its full value.
COL. DouGuERTT's REMOVAL.
] am sorry TO see that the gallant Col Hen
~ Donghcrty, Commaudant Of the post at
Iadueal, KY, has been ordered to the field
Is Gen. Grant. This will no doubt compel
tic Colonel to resign, as his wounds, reccly-
cd in the service, tna7ins lost a leg At Bel
It is ctmrged by C,,l. Dougherty's fiIvnis that
Gen. Grant has issued this order at the request
Of a.stmi.secession kcntuckian, who was Of.
ftLdtl 1T the action uf tho Colonel in some
n'atter Of ttiilipg import. There is no more
myal Man than Col. Dough:r;y, and no man
WHO has shown more bravery in the field, and
tEcsc acts Of our General officers are creating
much dissatisfaction. Col. Noble, formerly
connandant al PadIcah, has been dismissed
the service, through the instrumentality Of
G+n. Grant. No more loyal man than Col.
Eoblc could be ionnd. In 1:.cs, it is probable
ti4t Lis views mud acts respecting neg rocs and
secessioni:ts were the reasons That brought
e.wn upon bis head the anger Of those in
authority. Pro slavery West Pointisln is not
yet dead III our army, aln sorry TO say.
PROBABLE ACTION OF DEMOCRATS IN TFJH