, 1861-01-11

place TINT may be assigned to him by tic
Of the President elect.
FROM SPRINGFIELD.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuno.1
srnSGr1ElD, Jan. 10, 1850.
TIE MILITIA MOVEMENT.
The alleged firing Of the South Carolinian.
on the steamer .Szr Of tie IFes!, which was re-.
cciVed here this morning, will give great I'M.
pulse to the feeling which was common
before TINT The time for arming tue State and
putting the militia on new and effective foot,
ing has arrived. There Is in the Treasury
about half i million in gold, for which the
State has no use except to buy her indebted.
ness ut figure greatly above par. This will
be at the disposal Of the Convention, il one is
called, and will make 1 beginning not tb be
despised. The preparations for defense arc
most strenuously urged By Republicans from
the slaye States who arc now at the capital
watching the progress Of events. They cay
that they know better than the Northern men
the jnplacable hate Of the slave power, aud
want to be ready to meet it. Illinois must do
her duty iu this crisis. An address to The pco-
pie Of Kentucky, setting forth iilc real policy
Of the Republican party, and the patriotic aud
conservative character Of Mr. Lincoln, Is just
now much talked Of Those who advocate It
say that, signed by eight or ten thousand Ken.
tuckla1s, now resident Of Illinois, it would
have q salutary effect
cAB1ELT MAKING.
The semi-offlcial announcement Of Mr. Sew
ards acceptance ofthe Department Of State is
discussed with great earuestness in political
circles. Tho friends Of other fayorites arc.
somewhat disappointed, but the prevailing
feeling is one Of satisfaction. His forthcoming
resolutions are looked for with great anxiety,
as e1ubodying the official views Of the new Ad-
ministration on the vexed question. They
will be moderate but emphatic.
Among the visitors in town to-day is G. ".
Julian, oi Indiana, who comes 10 forward Caleb
B. Smiths claims to j Cabinet appointment
Taylor, Of Keokuk, q well known Iowa politi-
clan, is hero as the friend Of Fitz Henry War
ren. He ia looking over the GROUND, but
making no decided move. 1t Is believed that
Gideon Welles, Of Connecticut, has assurances
Of the place for which Warren is best fitted,
the Postmaster General. Eunloz l. busy With
other names in connection with cabinet a}-
pointmeuts, but nothing certain is known.
BCPEE1oE COURT OF CHICAGO.
The Judges Of your Superior Court are all
here this morning, it is sall, to explain why
the act which created tilt Court should not lie
amended so rs to circun,sc1ibe its Jurisdiction.
The hostility to the tribunal comes from tic
country, and grows out OF the fact that rural
district merchants, IS we'll lis all others, when
brought Within its reach, arc compelled to sub
NIT to speedy adjustment Of their causes. It
Is too prompt to suit slow pay. The Cook
county members had q long consultation with
the Committee Of the Merchants Association
last evening, to reconcile if possible, conflict
Ing views in regard to The bank law. Nothing
was determined.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The business Of the two HOUSES presents but
little Of interest,
sESATE-The deficiency bill providing for
the expenses Of the !ast Legislature was pass
ed, and is probably signed ere now.
Mr. kuskendall, of johnson, introduced a
bill to amend an act in relation to fugitive
Slaves It is supplementary to the Federal
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