Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-05-02
Fron the Marion Ill. lnteIligencer. April l6.
 Secession in Illinois.

At meeting of the citizens of William son county, Illinois, held at the court house in Marion, on Monday evening. April 15, 1861, to take into consideration the hoStilites that have been commenced between the federal government and the troops of the southern confederacy. the same was duly orgaized by electing James D. Mannier, president, and R. F. Wheeler, secretary.
 On motion, Captain J. M. Cunningham explained the object of the meeting, and. after he had concluded, the president ap- appointed Jas. NJ. Washburn, Henry c. Hopper, J. NJ. Cunningham, George w. 4 Goddard and William R. Spurlock a con- mlttee to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of this meeting
 The committee, after brief absence. res ported the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted amid great ap- plause:
 Resolved, That we hereby reiterate and renew our pledge of devotion to the Union of the States, and regard disruption of the general government as subversive of She best and dearest rights of free and
 Netofore prosperous and happy people.
 roSsolped, That we the citizens of VII.
 h;st1R county, firmly believing, from ths
 sama S.d condition of our country, the
 to CD D,o no,re& brought about by the elevation
 coaycive nt strictly sectional party, the
 ;n~ Statps " of which towards the seced
 from tbe F.dSrive all the border States
 to ' ;n;n M tbo Sonth Union, and cause them
 Paso1,,oJ TLaN NC Confederacy
 of the citizens of SSh he event the interest stiveIy demands at thsSSsrhh ll,ihols imper- ~ o.3e State, we hereby eRsnas Ra.1 ,s'i1 division ol '-peans in our poRs Rse ourselves SC to oon same, and to t'''''' N-''' the South da' ern ConiederacN aur opinioA yer ReSolved, That in is the It duty of the present AdminrAQ to( ate withdraw all the troops of theSaL ig- Government that may be stationed' 'N
 southern forts, and acknowledge the ind an pendence of the Southern Coincidence, nia believing that such course would be ca all culated to restore peace and harmony
 our country.
 Des Rasolved, That in view of the fact tn, 1t IS probable that the present governor f,- the State of Illinois will call upon the ci le- izens of the same to take up arms for tn el- purpose of subjugating the people of tn ,tb South, we hereby enter our protest again, Ivo such course, and as loyal citizens will rt of fuse, frown down and forever oppose th ,r- same.
 md 1nasmuch as lf-preservation is th
 first law of nature, therefore be it u Resolped, That in view of the preset 1s distracted state of our country and Il t1n coercive policy of the General Governmd a toward those States that have seen prod V to withdraw from the federal compact v
 absolve their allegiance to tue same{ ms deem 1t as necessary and essential to& are safety to urge upon our citizens the n4
 sity of forming military companies, ITS to hold themselves ready to meet af m emergency that would need their service on and that we recommend that meeting Ib our citizens be called at an early day f he the purpose of taking the same into col on. sideration.
 es- Resolved, That the proceedings of tn An meeting be published in the Marion Den
 oerotic Lntelligencer Stats Register, Aissou ,rk Repu5licon, Quincy Herald, Memphis .A 1er peal, Cairo Gazete, and other pape he opposed to the coercive policy of the pre- are ent Administration.
 el. On motion adjourned.
 is JAMES D. MANNER, Prest. at R. F. WHEELER, Sec.