Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-11-24
Insult 10 the Governor.
Proceedings Of a meeting Of the Governor,

Troops.
AT meeting of the Volunteers, under
Gov. Ford, held in the Temple in Nau-
VOC, on the 17lh day ofNov. 1916. Lieut..
John Connolly was called to the Chair,
and Lieut.. L. B. Adams, appointed Sec
rotary.
Major George R. Weber, explained
the object otzhe meeting to be, to furnish
an opportunity to the Volunteers to ex-
press their feelings, in regard to an insult
offered to the troops, and the people of
Illinois, through their representative Gov.
Ford.
On motion, committee of seven was
appointed to draft preamble and resolu-
tons, expressive ofthe sense ofthe volun-
teers, consisting of Major q. r. Weber
Lieut.. Counelly, Doctor Mcdonald, Capt.
jackson, Lieut.. Diller, Lieut. Adams and
Capt. Hafekluft.
The Committee having retired for an
hour, reported the following resolutions,
20 wit:
Whereas, Committee Of ten females,
9PrOfessing to represent the ladies of
Hancock county, employed no doubt,
bya set of cowardly ruffians, who have
been rioting upon the plumber, stolen du
ring the excitements, in this county, have
this day waited upon the encsmpment,
and sent in package addressed to Gov.
Ford, Commander in chiefof the Militia
of Illinois, for the purpose of throwing
odium upon the public authorities of the
Stnte: and whereas, previous to the ar
rival of Gov. Ford and his little force in
this coundy, miserable gang of some
twenty ragged vagabonds, who seek to
rule this unfortunate county, threatened
vengeance upon the Governor, and any
force he might bring; and who have since
our arrival been TOO cowardly to litttheir
blood stained hands against any one, and
are compelled TO see the victims of their
hellish malice and violence, restored from
Punishment with their wives and children,
10 their homes and fresi.les it i'll becomes
such gang of cowdrdly thieves and per-
jured Williams, to prostitute female char
acter, by uisng their wives and daughters,
through whom to throw contempt upon
the authorities ofthe State; and whereas
Gov. Ford, in spite of all the threats of
assassination by this gang of guilty
wretches, has showed hims. If to be fear
less, and on several occasions, pressed
into danger, against the strongest remon-
strances Of his officers,
Thercfore.--Be it received, that we
regard Gov. Ford as bravo man, and
that his fearless and gentlemanly conduct,
to the troops and to the citizens of hand
cock, is undeserving, in whole or il part,
the insult this day offered.
Resolved, that the friends of the females
composing said committee (if it be not
doing injustice to the ladies of Hancock
county to call them commitiee) are TOO
eowardly to come forward and avow to
any of Gov. Ford's troops as individuals
their approval of such conduct. They
dare not do it Il!
Resolved, that if justice could have its
course in this county the few vagabonds
who carry The stamp of nfamy in their
coOntenances, and who are living upon
other peoples property, and seek to keep
up state OF anarchy in this much abused
county, TO CRAFTY their thieving propen-
sites, would soon become the blacklist
and basest inmates of the penitentiary,
OEthe most perfect ornaments of the scat
fold.
Resolved, that an insult has been of.
f6red the ladies of Hancock county, by
This base attempt of a few miserable crea.
lures TO palm themselves off; as ''a com.
mittee of the Anti Mormon ladies of
Hancock county,"
Resolved, that we believe and are as
sured, that but very few of the Anti.
Mormons will countenance such infamy.
The resolutions, being read, were un-
animously adopted, and three loud cheers
were given for Governor Ford, and tie
Constitution and the laws of the State.
On motion of Major Weber it was re.
solved, that a committee of three negroes
carry the petticoat without the Camp and
burn it to ashes.
Received, that the proceedings of this
meeting be Published in all the law and
order papers in Illinois.
Joan Connelly, Pres't.
L. B. Adams, Sec'ry.
GAPTuRE OF MEXICAN BRIG.oF War.
From letter published in the city of
Mexico, il appears that the Mexican brig
.of.war Maleck-Abdel, was captured in
the port of Mazatlan by one of our ves-
Sels,suppOsed to be the sloop of war War
rem. The Warren being outside, dis.
patched five launches, we'll armed, to cap
ture the Mexicans thenat anchor in the
bay.
The officers and crew on board the
brig unprepared for an attack. took to
their boats in great confusion on the ap-
pearance of the Americans. Two officers
named Zerega and Cililio, and several
sailors were taken prisoners.
The moment the sYankees" found