, 1860-02-24
Chicago Is1xtorlcnI Society.

II. Brown, President, in the chair.
The aggregate receipts for the Library were |
to the number Of SIS, from 50 contributors
They included documents for distribution from
the Hon. the County and Municipal Officers, and
Board of Trade; valuable scientific aud literary
publications Of Germany, from Mr. F. Daun'ann;
extensive scientific contributions from the No
tional Observatory at Washington, the Royal
Meteorological Institute Of Holland, md the
Imperial Observatory in Brazil; the pubIica-
tions Of the American Geographical and Stasls'
tlcat Society, ut New York. aud numerous
collection Of :Moravian" publications. from the
Morayian Historical Society. Besides the above
were received an autograph letter Of Col. Timo-
try Pickering, {1s15) from II II. Stickney, Esq;
specimens Of Illinois paper moasy ("sllinpla-
te.s") af 1910, from Judge Cation; and tue beau~
siiul anil extensive panoramic view. III Photo"
:raph, Of Chicago in lsas, arranged in semi
circle, by Mr.. A. Hester, WIN executed It,
Letters were read from Hon. J. W. Boydcn. OF
Chic1go. and Rev. 7. iippircott, Of Dueeuoin,
If Vt, Rev E. Lc Schweiuitz, Of Phil, n: +.
Muury, LID, l. Duraod, editor OF the y. 7.
Eran,n &C., rendering dcnatlors; and from TX.
Cor. T. Fairbanks. IT.. ". u. Wa.san, Egg, Of
New York, Res. Dr.. Peabody, y. H., and l.. i.
L.lch. Esq, Sl.awncetown, Offering SERVICES or
suggestions.
/ !e.tcr was read from Willard L. Pope, Esq,
accompanying, tic publications. Of the Amersca,
Geographical unl Statistical Society, forwarded
by that Society, anu Proposing relations OF ex-
change. which we're III motion voted, Nth the
Socieiy's thanks.
Sir, J. S. Wilcox, Of Elzin. forwarded, with
letter, the coat wufn BY Ord: Sergeant 4oosac.
~ --,,f.,. nrH 6F1tr
the storn.!ng Of GhepM!tepec, on tilc morning
of+ep. Is, lS47. lie is said 70 hare bsen Tue
secbnd man so nonut the walls OF ne castle,
and was killed Ly ti,. side Of Lieut.. Ss:deh, "ho
MAS first upon The walls"
james Barnet, Printer, Of Chicago, submitted
By letter to the S''cetys acceptance. - pF1n'ea
with em;grants from Glasgow 10 Quebec, in
ls5!-the printing executed on sh,phoard By
means Of two pages oulv IF type, aud pgcssso
small that it ct'ul! be lifted by oGe Individual.
No rollers, nor preJaratiou o. sny kind were
laid in before leaving pert; and 1t "as Pr1ntes
with such mofAsses, u small piece OF glue, q
piece OF cant ass, and some caku1n, u! III bal',
Us could be fouEd on bourd."
Communications we're read from Sheridan r.
Read, Esq, Of Paris, lllaois, accepting IN ih'1.
t.tlon TO prepare for this Sac'ety a history OF
Eisar County; and }roo, i. Bond, Esu., OF
Carlisle, accepting similar Invitation TO pre-
pare i sketch Of the early Bench and Bar Of H.
linois.
y. II. Edwards, ESQ.,, Of Springfield, address,
cl letter. in part sinAicatirg Tue opinions OF
the Late Gov. Edwards, in relation to tue pro-
posed introduction cf slavery in this State. to
which lie WAS opposed. On the same subject:
(thc slavery movement in l3234, were read
extended uni valuable letters irous tue Hon.
Geo, Churchill, $. D. Lockwood, aud Rev. r.
L'lpinc"tt:
0n the history Of the First Constitutional
Convention for The organization If ,he State o
illinois, neil III ISIS, all interesting paper was
read from lion. Gen. Churchill, containing par
t'culars Of some If the members ot The Cunsen-
tion, with extracts froul the Cunyeutor Journal,
copy OF II litter from tud te Pope, (ttefr terri
toriat delegate in Con.iess,j aud table Ct the
census Of the Territory, taken 1t that lime,
with the number OF Convention delegates,
senators and representatives chosen to the hrst
legislature frun each 0. the fifteen counties.
The aggregate population IN 1878. Il. re'nFneu
lhht doubtless exa.geratcd) WAS ~, ,S3o.
From, tie Rev. Mr. Lippsncott was received,
with Il letter, the very important ao'latl"n to
tho, Society Of The {supposed) original lianu-
script {nure probably an carly copy) cIntatu'ng
tic celebrated - minority arpesl' of tue LeEis.
lata1e Of 1898 tn the people ot Illinois, sgAitst
the proposed call for i site Convention 20 to
| alter the staic Constitution as TO legal ze
slavery. This paper, fur some time supposed 10
be LOST, was fortunately recovered by Mr. Lip
| pinco.t among his old manuscripts; it havint;
| cunle into hia pos,ession WHEN editor of the
| Edwarslsvile 4op.eta:tr, i'll rhich'1he document
| WAS printed.
THE GiLplS BEQUEsT-
| 4 letter addressed to the President, from
Charles Macali>;er, Esq. Of philadelphia one Of
the executors 1t tie last wll and testament OF
lhe late lion. Henry u. Gllp,n, Of that city, DE-
cea ed, was read, communicating The 'ntelll-
| geuce that this Sucitty batl been declared Que
Of the residuary le4utecS, in tue proylsious ol
said wilt; and printed cnl'y OF the will was
| transmitted f,r tie Soci=ty's iuturniAt TN uud
] use.
The Hon. n, Il. 0y'acn then submitted some
extended and impress i've remarks ul the per
sonaa character ot tho late Nr. tsi!pin, With
whom b. lli.u Ion. been acquainted; upon Ills
fine culture aud scholarly t..sics, the r4re bean
ty and lIaflnoay Of his domestic relations, the
retiaed grace and unn@tcn!atiou- ko>p':al,tipso ol
bis h"u st hol, tlle jud nlent, tastc and llsesat'
ty with which lc had surrounded lsils.lf with
| t. c choicest treasures Of literature, and many
beautiful works Of urt, and tic 4i.outanrons
nnniticcnce lie had displayed. In The impor,
taut i'rlue>ts be l'ad provided !sih o'hers) Tor
ii Interest ftlt os hin, III <1 foslteri'y a;,d wel'
sa:e oi,hi- city, III xhich he!,1d, f,T Tnany years
po%ee-S d extc,s1ye Landed interests
Nr, OEs:en III uled in i feeling manner to the
| MARKED happiness Of lis ps ivatc {ne, and the
| warm esteem and high respect he attracted
| from numerous CIT Gle Of personal frientis
uonured. as few so earl. in life hare been. by
Calls to distinguished positions OF trust aud in
tfaerce, he had long since retired, in the DOS
| session Of an amp estate, ia The calm Gu jpy.
naent of bis home and library; yet exercising
| 4 benecent influence, ts we'll as ItsIu'.u hls
liberal tastcs, in canuecticn with tile two in%tl
! tu:iuns nj his uaf&ve city which lie has .tnc
rousty remembered in his win, and which had
| hunored him wi:h their highest uilices.
la a'lu-ion to soal. doubts which had been
entertained OF su.gessed respecting the vali1its
| Of the tequcst TO tiliS Society, Sir. U3ds ex'
pressed his full conviction that the 2,oera! in
fta.ed, but be fullT carried out.
Dtcnln.is pr.l~r OIL lit, occasion Of snct
| Importance, that the Suci.ty should exercise !;
tft1e deltberA.ion lit tile adoption Of SUCH re>ou
| tinns ss,d proceedings as the occasion demand
| e.i, lie moycd the appointment III u committee
| tu take the subject into full consideration, ant
report H. REUTER-.
After further remarks from Mes*rs. Arnold
McCa:g, Shellon, ETC., Mr. Osden's mo,ior
| Judge skinner md Mr. Arnold we're appuintee
to compose tue conMi.tec.
The President then announced that he had
pepared, ut The Soc'cty's itlv'tation, paper OIL
the early newspapers, editors, mail arrange
nents, &C., in Illinois, which be was ready Il
submit ut such time liz they should appoint
At tho invitation Of '.ssr Page, Esq,. it was
| then voted thai this n,rtiin. tr .u a5jourHc,
as to re-a@keulble ut Mr. Page house, Oh Wash
| iuLton str. Ct, oil The evening Ut ln. sday. ths
1S;h INST, ut D'cl:cs.
After tie election Ii. corresponding member
Of the Rev. Edmund de SC !" cin'tz, ot Phi1a
! ttetn1i. the 1,,p, ttllr was aliourUeu.