The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-01-08
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
SPRINGFIELD, January All. Is47


SPRINGFIELD, January All. ls47.
The members who have been ahsen
spending The holydays with their f,mi
lies and friends, are gradually returning
enc by one with prolusinn of econom,
IN their lips, and protesting z"2lously
Determination To promote the public good
This they manifest in special manner
hy continually introducing VIA, are call
ID here ''hunromb" resolutions, which
think il is fair II prr.ume they Cxpec
will sometime before ano,her election
reach the ears of their constituents; bot
an inclined TO believe while dizzy are en-
deavoring by such means to deceive the
people and render themselves popular al
home, lla, they are decciviug themselves,
and lha, they will render themselves a.
/ ridiculous to their constituents as they do
To all who have heard item.
Last week was principally consumed
( in the discussion of the merits Of a bill m
relation To the Nassac moblsm. and al
| though some amusing scenes took place
during the discussion. yet il was gravity
ing TO see tie spirited opposition which
was manifested against all those proceed
ings which have OF late di>graced our
State. Nj. Havs of White county pro-
posed an amendment Ia the Senate till.
and defended 1t in a very allie and eo-
quent manner. He was followed by Mr..
Morris OF Adams comfy. he slso spoke
IN very eloquent strain for about an
hour, when he appeared considerably cx.
hausled, and his tone lowered until he
became almost inaudIhle In the course
Of his remarks lie denounced mohism in
the strongest terms, but differed with i,r.
HAYS as Ia the preventive v hIch should
he applied. lie also in the course Of his
remarks undertook 10 defend the LAWYERS
from supposed attack winch Governor
Reynolds made on them. II one could
Judge from tie passion which the "Otl
Ranger" Iashed himself int, Morris must
have hi him pteuy hard. When Nor
rls took his seat several persons Jumped
up 10 reply To Mr.. Morris, but MIR R"y-
nclds Obtained the flor. lie -scaimed
having any dsrospeci for lawyers, and
thought any thing he could have said on
that score could not reach Mr.. Morris or
himself. Then after causing considefa,
BILE laughter, and show ing that though old /
in years he was Young in all those quail |
ficallons which mark hero, and possess. /
ed enough Of the spirit Of chIvalry to
make it dangerous for men to NEEDLE |
with the "OId Ranger"
Mr.. Jenney Of Crawford county, ap-
peared to be very uneasy during the lat
ter part OF Mr.. Morris remarks. lie
jumped on the floor, his lips qujvpring
with revenge, said as he thought he heard
tie name OF Crawford county mentioned
by the gentleman from Adams, he wished
10 he permitted to ask him if in the course
Of his remarks he said any thing deroga-
Tory In him Mr. jenney,) or his county;
nu, much to his disappointment Morris
him that he did not mention
hlm or his county. So the slumberirg
spirit of chivalry which was aroused by
The pa,ripuc speeches made in reference
10 the NJ sac difficulties appeared to go
to rest, and after passing
several bills among which was one Cor
he protection uf canal lands from tres
pass. ths house adjourned unuI 10 O'Clock
N Monday morning.. S.