Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-01-05
Legislaliye coErespondence.. ]
SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 80, le.

SIRs :-Phe Legislature thus far, be-
yend heIeleetion of g. S. Senator, Judg-
es, Atty General, Public Printer, Prose
but little in the way of business. As usual
batliltle is doing, during the Holy days;
many ofthe.. members who reside in the
vicinity Of the Capitol, being off to their
homes untilsaffer NewY Years, bare quo
rum in either House only is left. When
the holydays are oyer, the most Of the
elections being past, you may expect TO
hear of the speedy dispatch of business
and an early adjournment.
Springfield is unhealthy this winter,
many members Of the Legislature, as well
as residents and strangers, being sick.
Hon., William Hendry, :. Representa-
tive from the county of Adams, died last
evening after an illness of only few
days.. He had been a member of the
Legislature for several years, and was,
hig ly esteemed for Lis talents and many
virtues. / am told that he has left wifsI
and seven children. Following the an
nouncement Of his death; appropriate res
olutions were adopted and committee
appointed to make arrangements for the
funeral, and both Houses Immediately aftsr
adjourned. otfs5,s57sls "a r.
The trialo Bonney for eounterfeiting,
which bad been progressing before the
| u. S. District Court now in session in this
City. closedslast night, and resulted in his
| acquittal. The counsel engaged, were
Messrs. Gregg. II. S. Dist. Atty and Kin
ney, for the prosecution, and Messrs.
Knox, Thomas, Logan and Lamborn, for
the prisoner An unusual large number
] OF witnesses were in attendance on both
sides, and the testimony, it is said, was of
somewhat conflicting and contradictory
character. Mr.. Gregg discharged the
arduous duties of prosecutor, in very
4 creditable, skilful and satisfactory manner.
! Notwithstanding the character of some of
The testimony, which to say the least. re-
ilected severely upon the habits and prin-
/ ciples of the prisoner, he has some very
warm friends here, and elsewhere in high
1 places. You will recollect, that to the
/ interchangeable exertions of Bonney, the
| muraerers Of Col. Davenport, were dis
/ coyeredi most of whom it is supposed,
have already met with the awful punish.
! ment which our laws nete out to the per.
4 petraters Of crime, and it is doubtless as
/ much owing to his valuable services in,
4 procuring their arrest and conviction, as
| to his innocence of the crime with which
he was charged, that he was acquitted.
1 The case of Baxter is now before tho
Supreme Court, also now in session in
i this city,. You will reeoIlect that Baxter
is one OF the persons who was indicted for
4 the murder of Col Davenport, and altho'
4 he was apprehended some months since,
4 yet by change of venue and article he
4 managed to evade trial until the last
j term of Court in Knox County. writ
4 OF error was taken, am told, on the
/ ground that, the Jury did not return their
verdict until Sunday, and as Saturday was
4 the last day Of the term, the Court erred
in receiving. the verdict, entering Judg.
4 men: and pronouncing Sentence upon that
! day, being Sunday. Able, Counsel are
arrayed on both sides. and deep interests
manifested for the issue.
3 The nlotriolentoutrages still
!, continue in Masssc county,
; Inasmuch as the mob STYLING itself
REGULATORS" have entirely broken up the
I civil organization ofthe county. and driven
II from its limits the Sheriff and all other
, county officers. not favorable to. their in.
} terests; bill has passed the Senate, and
> It is hoped viii, become law, providing
Z for the appointment Of an Elisor, with
a power and authority to call to his assist
ance the requisite forces, to protect the
r. Innocegt as well as to aid the court, q
r Special term of which the bill provides is
! TO be holden on the third Monday of jan
, uary next, inits efortsto bring to a speedy
II trial and punishments the perpetrators, Of
: those revolving eusrages, recently com
I. mitted there to- drivel from that devoted
Z county the gangs ofknayes and scegadreIs
81 which infesr ii, and 70 restore to those,
y who have, for their lives, been obliged TO-
flee to distant portions of the State, the.
: homes and property, to which Under the
/. majesty of the law, they are entitled, rs
well as to protection in life and liberty.
a The bin also provides that no change of
|, venue is. to be gfahteds orc ontnnanees.
: the latter except from day to day. sllfhia
does NOT produce the desired result, enfor<
!, cling Martial Law, and the Institution Of
III Courts Martial must follow. Il Is cefs
fl tainly most deplorable state of things.
: that civil communities should Be- thus
broken up, and the laws Of the land 5es &
!; defiance, by band Of infarialed despefs !.
! does; and It is much 70 be regretted thaf
1.-THE authorities should be compelled to