Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-22
Democratic STATE ,Coc,.,,,.-

The Convention was called 70 ord., l..
v. Hiekox, chairman or the State eomri,.
tee.
A committee on organization was cbo,,,
which reported the following officers:
Presidenr-Z Casey - -
Wee PresideHts-A. T. G. Beard. Hs,h
Wallace. S. w. Randall, WIN. McMur,tr
&C. Skinner. W. r. Thornton, @. B. III
lin. III. h. Omeway, S. Haynie.
Seeretdries-F. ID. Preston, ID. Can,,c,
X: Z. Goodell. v. Hickox, 7. B. Csn,r.;
VIM. French.
The committee en- resolution consisted ~
the following gentlemen u
w. A. Richardson. Samuel II. Treat
D: Cation. Sidney Breese, p. II. Walk,
VIM. jackson. w. b. Scaies, Richard p
Meriek. S. w. Randall, Allen With.r.
Lewis w. Ross. Z. G. IngersoIl, j. w
Singleton, b. S. Edwards, W. r. Thorn,o,
o. u. Ficklin. w. j. Allen, W. III. Gr,,,
a. shaw, >. L. ID. Morrison, W. b. An.
dersOn.
The resolutions were reported a, an s,,,.
ing session, and adopted as follows:
WHEREAS, We believe our Federal Uu;c,
Is N danger Of revolutionary disruption NV
the withdrawal Of portion Of the State.
ard
NC Oehefe the Union 10 be
OF priceless value, and not to be preserved
BY military force, but by the restoration of
fraternal feeling among the States; and
HHERAs, The present perilous State A.,
country has been produced by sectional
ag'iailoh IN relation TO the institution Of
slavery, thus creating discord and enmity
between the different sections, which hs,
been aggravated by the election Of a see.
tionai Observation-Disclosures,
hesOtred, By the Democracy Of IIlinor.
N convention assembled:
I. That we are warmly sttsebed to N.
Federal Union. That we do not recogn;,.
IN the diversity Of our institutions an,
cause OF conflict between different S,,,,.
but, on the contrary, we deem the ,ari,t;-,
OF eiIIsaie, soil, productions, domestic In.
stituuons, industry and modes Of tbourh.
throughout our widely extended terr;,o,,
grounds OF n more lasting and n.rf,e,
union that We regard its dissoIptien a,
emlnently disastrous to all our in,.y,.,,
ana dangerous to civil and religious lib
erty. "'
mat II Is the prompting Of patrioti,u
ana the dictate Of wisdom. 10 make ,n
earnest ehort to save the Union by concili,
auon ana concession; and. therefore, in a.,
spirN OF compromise. we are willing 10 AZ
eept the amendment 10 the Constitution
! proposed IN the United States Serat. by
senator Douglas, or those proposed by Sen.
a'oI CrHtebden, or the border State pro-
Posinon' OF any other plan Of concilistiep
ana eompromise which has been, or nav
De oneren' by which harmony NAV he re.
s'oreu between the people Of the dihere.,
sections Of the country. and the Union per.
! petuated.
D. Ibat we deny the constitutional RICH,
o. any State, or any portion of the peopl.
'nere"i, IN seceGe from the Union, and tnst
We are equally opposed 20 uulIi6aiiYn =,
Tue h'rth and secession ut the ssuth. q,
Si"iaure os the constitution Of the United
States. '0
4. That IN the opinion 81 hi, convention
The employment &c niIitary !orce by the
federal government 90 cnerce submission Of
the seeding States. will inevitably tlunss
the country into civil war, and entir.I,
exsinsulsh all hope Of a settlement Of N,
fearful issues now pending before the COM
try. We therefore earnestly entreat. n,
well the federal eoyeTnment as The ,e-ed-
ing States. tC withhold and STAY {! e ann 81
military power. and on no pretext vhatey,,
10 bring on the nation the horrors Of civil
war. until the people themselves can tax.
such action as our troubles demand.
D. That we recognizet rover md duty
OF the federal government % protect tbs
property of the United Stat-s. Ard We
recognize. and declare the dr.y and newer
ot the federal government through the civil
authorities within tie Jurisdiction of m.
States TO enforce an Laws passed in rursu-
anee OF the constitution bu, we distinctly
deny that the federal governments has any
Constitutional power 10 eAn out the military
20 execute those laws within the limit, and
uii-diction e any State, except in aid Of
the civil authorities.
q. That uo political organization deserve,
the confidence OF the American peonl.
whose lenders and member, preferring
party to country, and the unity of their
party organization to the union OF the
States. will rush madlv into civil war. fra,
ternal strife ard disnnion. in preference b
fair and honorable Compromise. founded
unnn such mutual concessions a, ar. con,
sistent with the rights Of all the States.
anc may he essential 70 the existenee %
the Federal Union.
q. That u Is the duty of the legislature
o. every State Of this Union. which IA.
passed laws 70 'bsiruct or emhars,s ~,
surrender OF fugitive slaves, comm nv
called personal liberty laws, to immediately
repeal all such laws and we reinice On say
that no such laws have ever been fund
among the statutes Of Illinois.
g. That We heartily respond 20 the noble
and patriotic spirit manifested BY the peo-
pie OF our sister States, Kentucky and
Indiana, at their respective conventions on
the 9Th OF January, in their efforts to pre-
serve the Union.
y That we recommend that a convention
be held at Louisville. Ky. on the 22d DAY
% feoruary next, b. take into consideration
the present perilous state Of our country.
and recommend 20 the people such jus: cor
rections and such amendments to the fed
eral constitution as will be likely TO produce
peace, harmony and fraternsl feeling
throughout the whole Union. That said
convention consist Of one delegate from each
congressional district, and two AZ LARGE f,or.
each OF the thirty-three States Gf the Union.
10. That the president OF this conven,ion
constitute Committee 10 correspond With
our friends in the other States of the Union
on the subject of the Louisville convention
hereby proposed, with authority 10 charge
the time and place for the holding Of thai
convention.
al. That this convention URGENTLY reoue,t
the present legislature Of this State. by
JOINT resolution, to call upou congress. 10
tie mode provided by the federal cons,itu-
ton. Tor convention Of the. States, TO
amend said constitution and furtber ure-
emily request the legislatures Of the seseraI
States TO take steps 70 the end that With the
least possible delay there may be q conysn.
said
The question was then put on the adop<
ton OF the res buttons. and decided 10 the
afnrmatise BY an unanimous vote.
In response 10 an unanimors call. Mr..
kichardson addressed ,be convention in a
clear review Of the circumstances produe-
ing the present eventful crisis. and urging