The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-12-18
Correspondence or, the ..vr.e rr.dcr.,
sparNeFiEtp. Dec. @ 1916

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spnfSGFiElD, Dec. 9 1876
The most impnrtaal business that has tisus
pircd here ii &C the meeting Of tie Legislature
the prcseat session, was tic Inauguration y
iG"'ein Y and Lieut. Governor. which iuuk lac,
this jay ct 3 o'cicck, p. VI This ceremony Va,
attended With no p,raLe or uamcarius Dis, lay
auj siribirg'y exhibited he Beauty and simyl,ct,
Il .Gr r. Puh!caG crv,rnmeut. Compit',es hay,
irg lern a pointed by both hlnch.S ii the he.
s'>laiu'e, 't'> waited up'n tie Governor and
: Lieut.. t.,,rnor elect. and ver- hv them e,u.
dbel u - tie Hail OF TOE House If Rrpt,srni,-
,i,ts. W.. y IT. rne.shtrs Of the S,Iare were a..
,crb.ci. 4 - t>v"rucr fr>, took tie oath of
nrct. which We .',ci.;s,cr,d 10y Judge Souiss
she oalh o,s aftrwar,., s,r',ais;ercl TO the 1t.
Grv,fnor, ai,,r which The IaaVs''.ai Adlrcss of
Go,,''.or H'encb was reed by t,' I.''s Of tie
Senate, It's health Of tie Governor tei. . Q! -ucb
na'a'e as not to AZ ii of lis speaking 10 ~
audible 'a'ce. During III, cercmery, E,.G,ver-
nor Tofl, aal IT. Governor Moore, JUDGES cf
| the solreme. and t. :. Z ,',.ct Courts. and e1-
! uieatcr, II cSrs occupied SEATS within the
boil Of ,ae E'use. Ihr gallery snd lobby sf til,
Heusc .rro sarss bat cro,y,,cI ,i;h s;ec,.,5r~
there brias bq! a anal! u4a5,r Of Isi.rs in q.
Il. dance.
The Inaugural Allr'as Of CIV. French sill
he Rood VIII inlerra'. Il ia plain sal uny.r.
nish, d statement u Ibe slIirs Ct he s.s,c, and
every La breaches ,h. tue sediments of :Le
Democracy Of the STATE Til, paragraph ~5rh
e-i!, the ate non Of ,as Legislature 10 he con
dhisn ofour SI.;r =, 81, /. all imprtsut lisaI
'.neni.h- feet, that ,,s-s ar no evidence to be
f,uHd within tie Archives Of oar s..,s nspsr'-
nenls which eAAbi. the prcc',e amount Of our
State Indebtedness. 70 ssceuain thi, slI ir-or.
laUt fact, yrJiuus means have been spcs-s,eI
bsro:ei re, Ia, none sppea, more practicable /
then he lie suggested by the Governor, To-
have the deb, (ondtd anG Gc~ evidences of in. I
dtbtcdaes. issurl hearing such n,rrss, 80 the |
condition Of our state finances : N warrant. We
year after yoar gather sufficient from he h.rd /
es'Iiaos If The people to pay nae'y cf nur |
Debt y'' dlr people vi.l r.'U,lsrl'y meet the de- I
ma"d absn 'hey are entirely in lie dark q, to /
'he a7ouat We oes, or tie sum sgCicicai to nee,
ou' lab. !.es The amount shopll be co,r,cry
ascerilinei ssl placed before the people. snI .
:hou.h lis ounrmi,y may {, tie, So risa dem.
Ys' they y II cheerfa'y so to work and in ,ior,
nmr reduce it 10 'uch proportions q, to be With
ia their mean' to manage, and then ito speedy
liquidation will follow.
NJ business OF impori-n-e In, get transgireJ
in either bran h Of the Legislature. Tho con.
tested election IN the counties Of Peoria, Sa,k
aud bureau. is aoS pending ~ Tie Srns,e. The
7a'.'e OF TIC cohhst srPsars to be a, follows -
NJ Toe ls.s Angus, election. Mr.. pe,.r Sweat
vi" The democratic candidate end Mr.. l.. o.
Knosl,on toe whiy canJiIa,.. Afier the el,e.
too. TIE clerks Of the county eom,nis iau-r'
courts Of BlrriR and stark me, pursuant to law
ct Pc aria, and proceeded to canvass the votes. |,
appeared tl5 the clerk Of the county commission.
c,s c5ur, u f.ofis disson,rJ from tie clerks 81
the other two counties and refused to sign the
certificate Of election f5r Mr. Sweat, who appear.
81, rFJm ,.r face u tic returns If election aladc
by 'a' ia'g,s to have q p-ip,ily Of - votes
lie clerk If Peoris alleged that : mistake II 10 |
votes bad been made BY the Judges Of ,.ec,ian IL |
Ia t'fIn,e precinct in Peoria county. ag5int
EnoN!' II, and refused to give the certificate 10
w. S~cni, con;eudi7g tia, there Vas ne r7ie /
TIE oihor two CLERKS took the ground tia, they !
he'd NJ right to examine and count the votes in /
lac d'hsient precincts, bat that they we're obliged
to he governed BY the result is set fYrh Gv thr
Judges Of election. Whether the mistake rr,!i7
occurred, Is not known, nor is there any such ~,
'dsnce before tic committee tSai have been st-
pfised o. The Senate ei undoubtedly admit
Mr. Sweat to has seat until a proper invcF,i-,.
ion ca" be had as They are obi sed to consider
The certificates Of tao clerks good evidence .ha,
hr Is entitled to a seat.