Circular to Henry E. Dummer and Others1Jump to section
Gentlemen Springfield July 2d 1842
Some difficulty arises under the apportionment Bill of the last session as to the number of Senators to be elected, and the districts which they are to represent.
The Locofoco party, availing themselves as usual of every opportunity to secure and increase their power, are running a Senator from Cook and one from Will, while that district has a Senator (Pearson)2Jump to section still in office. In the County of Green[e] they run a Senator for Green[e] and Jersey to fill a Vacancy (Allen)3Jump to section and a Senator for Green[e] & Calhoun under the new Law. It is very much to be feared, that having already a majority assured in the Senate they would if the votes should be wanted give these Senators to be elected their seats right or wrong. There are difficulties in