Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-05-01
RUSHVILLE CONVENTION.
PROTEST OF THE MINORITY

hOoHVlLLE CONVENTION.
PROTEST OF THE MINORITY.
/ The minority offered the following pro
test, and requested that the same should b.
recorded In the journals of the convention
The protest having been read by DR.. TEN
PIE, OF Cook county, on motion of Georg,
Forquer of Springfield, leave was givel
the minority TO withdraw it.
We, the undersigned, being members o
The convention held at Nashville, on tn,
9TH day of April, and being in the ninori
| ty OF saio convention, on the final vote be
ing taken Tor the location of the seat q
government Of this state, do protest aga,ns
lhe whole proceedings of said convention
Tor the following reasons, to-wit
! fTSt, Because said convention met apt
or5auIzed at an unusually early hour, no
having allowed sufficient time for those
VINO reside at distance to arrive, and that
on the arrival of most of us, we found thai
alter having held caucus, they had man.
aged to cause the appointment of chair,
man, suitable to their own views.
Secondly, Because we consider the rep
resen'atlon unequal, many of the counties
from the north not being represented at all.
Ihsrdty, Because we consider the an.
pohiment' Of the committee on the first
resolution, as extremely partial and unjust,
the rights of the minority being disregard
ed, IN selecting three of the seven members
OF SAID committee from three small coun-
ties on the Mississippi; and the ONLY ONE
81 Jour from the delegation of Tazewell
favorable to the views of the majority; and
me char IN all its committees, totally neg
leeted Cook, one of the moe. rer..le1'~
lcnuntic, IN tlID district, and which sent but
one delegate, knowing at the same time.
that none Of the adjoining counties were
represented.
Fourthly; Because the majority neglect
Cd to give their reasons for their report ),
and refused to hear our views by moving
ana carrying the 'prerious question in de-
spite of all remonstrance.
FJtA7y, Because we consider the report
OF The committee, designating point at
which TO locate the seat of government a
most inconsistent report; because IT was
generally admitted, by the members of
The convention, that the said law was I'M
constitutional, corrupt, impolitic, and alb
surd.
Sir'hty, Because we consider the whole
conduct of this convention to be unparIia
mentary, precipilate and tyrannical; and
that the majority, knowing their power,
have used it improperly, wantonly and
despoticaIv.
Sepenthty, Because we believe that de-
signaling any place in the north, at this
time, will induce the whole of the south to
Unite against that point, and thereby our
whole interest would be completely sacri-
feed.
EighMly, Because it is our full convc-
ton, that a majority of the northern part
OF the state is opposed to any action under
that law, and therefore, for these reasons,
We recommend to the good people Of the
whole state, to have said law totally abol-
ished, as it is founded upon an,i-republican
and is entirely repugnant to the
spirit of the constitution. We therefore
recommend to the people to withhold their
vote on the question, and to instruct their
and senators to have the
law repealed
Signed, JOHN L. TEMPLE, Cook county
M. NJ. MCARvER, K
H. M. GILLETT, i>''N w.
AARON PAYNE, Putnam county.
j. A MENDELL, Tazewell CO.
R ROUSE, !
A. LAsowsnrnr, poo,;, 90
f. VoRIs, 'oi'" w.
VIM. MITCHELL,
Rushville, April s, 1884.