Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-10-12
VOLUME S, NUMBER 10. .

bis. office two years, and receive . salary
of eight, hundred dollars. Is ogufes5f %
By adopting an equitable system of rev.
enue based. upon the actual valuation, Of
property sdT .laaisai isTe sit 30 Ilsf
ID By authorizing the levyipg of q, capita
tion tax when the general assembly may
deem it ezpedient. sssb 81 sgd ar
zg By adopting a system orihei orgaai1s.
ton of the militia. ,sr; g,af els bs,=h
BY the PRONUNCIATION Of a declaration Of
the rights pertaining to citizens !; and by
declaring two modes, By which this con.
stitution may be amended at the option of
the people ofthe state. - .'.oa,t''a-.I-.
III All Of the foregoing provisions, and the
articles in which they are contained, are
TO be voted upon BY the people as an en-.
tire proposition. :. MO-. .av -.
4 Your delegates, however, have deemed
itadyisable to adopt absolutely q provis.
ion in relation to commons. local and, par.
tial in its operation, and pertaining moro
particularly TO the citizens of Kaskaskia
and Prairie du Roche. -, 800, go
Two articles adopted by your delegates,
it has been. deemed advisable TO .submiI
separately, Is distinct propositions, lssy.
ing the residue ofthe coRs;ituii0n unaffscs.
ed by the action thereon. q, -, -
The first ofihsse isths article restrict.
ing the immigration and introduction, IN.
der any circumstance, of free negroes
into this state, sfter the adoption Of this
constitution, -. -. -. .i.:,!..,..'.T
The second is the article providing for
the imposition of tax Of two mills on the
dollars worth Of taxable property in this
state, the proceeds of which are to be Ap.
piled to the discharge Of the entire debt
known as the internal improvement debt,
by first paying the principal of such debt,
and the interest accrued and aceTuiDR
thereon. This article contemplstes .
consent on the part of our creditors to
this proposition. 1t is shown by cal.
culation subjoined that the entire debt
viii be discharged in twenty. years,
as follows: 29.ai p .la 'F1 a-izsi'. 80
The principal part of the debt Is &C.,
GAS, $50; a two mill tax in ls46, will
produce about 100000. This tax will
increase annually AZ the rate Of about sev.
en- per centum throughout the twenty five
years, reasoning from experience con.
nected with western advancement. ia.
king these two propositions as the basis
of our calculation, in nineteen years, this
tax will yield Sc, 1914, 900, which leaves
unpaid of the principal, only So, $780,
There is, however, already accrued 81.
24S, 372 of interest, which will be inerea.
sed to about $3,O0O,OO0 before this pro-
vision can be carried into operation
There will accrue, during the nineteen
years, So, $50, GIG, making the aggregate
of interest due at that time sc, $50, 9I6,
which however, is subject to constant re-.
duction from the three. fifths Of the mill
and a half fund now raised, which, in tho
nineteen years, amounts to S2,764,300,
leaving interest then really due amounl-
ing to 3,775,3l6. To this add the IN.
paid portion of the principal. S5l, $3.50, and
we have S3,626. 1896, which, without any
great increase ofinterest, is yet to be dis.
charged. TO do this we now have the
aggregate fund produced from the three
tifths Of the mill and half tax, and from
the two mill tax which, in the SIX follow.
ing years, will produce 81, $50, 700, which
will liquidate the whole amount, being an
excess of nearly 100000. Allthis, too,
when viewed in connection with the pro-
posed reduction Of state expenses. -
Having thus completed the Tecapitula.
ion proposed in this address, yous. dele
gates respectfully urge you to enter upon
the discharge of your duties, as citizens,
in connection with the proposed cOnstitu-
ton, unbiased by preconceived views;
and with patriotic determination to con-
slider the product Of our labOrs as an an.
lire system Of organic law. n Thatrt there
may be many objections TO the instrument
will not be controvertsd but
that it is as free from fault a. the cireum.
stances under which it has been formed
would warrant,we think the caudid must
admit. s In presenting it, and recommend.
ing its adoption, your delegates seek only
TO foster the best interests of the stale,
and the earliest development Of its I'M.
bounded resources. -7eee4 Laa
With an appeal to Almighty God, that
He may direct cur wills and govern our
acts as will most rebound, TO His glory,
and to tbs furthsrancs of the high and
holy purposes we seek to advance /; and
that He may, under all vicissitudes, extend
to US, as people; His omnipotent proieo.
ton, We commend ourselves and your in.
terests to His allwise control. - @
iae ssRaas &C. III. CONSTABLE, t
sa2gs Il -,g3s. M. G. DALH,sa 81 gau
;aDo3 sdi Io 81 F.. 8. ID. MARsHALL, ~
.9la9llsi L. B. KNowLGoN,l haa
10 sgo:l az, THOMPSON CAMPBsLL,
lalHsza7ge1 saTHos. G. c. Davis,
lfB9u sHieU JOHN DAWSON, d9sja
5ss5 II sGi g. III. M. WxAD! sil eoxf
m Arlold SsII0v IN New HaTnDehiYe bYaga