, 1862-01-29

UNTIL THE WAX is OVER.
5ir Ferry, member If the Constitutional
to;:vc.t:ol from Lake county, made
most sc:::> !jlc n,otio:l tic other DAY. lie
,,,uvcd tbs the C.7:;,t ::;ia1 adjourn over
until Juce. and su*t:inc3 lis proposition
will. telling speech The motion would
have been Il Better ,'?,c hal il proposed that
the Convention adjourn until the first
Tuesday Of January next 1.-THE question
Of making 4 ncw Consultation were now
submitted 10 the people, it would be voted
down by acclan1a1ioni and if the question
Of adjourning over to next winter were left
to the people to decide, it would carry by
majority Of tens Of thousands.
The truth is, that the people are 50 deeply
cnrosscd with this terrible rebellion that
they have neither time nor taste for the
consideration Of questions touching the
revision Of the Constitution. One great
public question is al that the h;lnlan mind
can embrace at a time. Those who arc
thinking much about amendments TO
the State Constitution, are thinking bu.
little concerning the vastly more import
:,nt question Of National existence. Tie
people tuEn with disgust from the contem-
rlaticn Of the small things at issue before
the Convention, to give ear to the terrific
struggle for National lite When the rcl-
els have sappel and mined the walls Of the
Government and are hurting shell and shot
against the defenders on the ramparts, is
poor time to choose for patching State
Constitution. And 50 the people feel lii
nois has sent 70, coo of her SONS 10 the tent
cd field, to expose life and limb for the
salvation Of the Union, for the prcscrya-
ton Of the Great Republic. The hearts Of
the people have followed them. Their
hopes and affections arc bound up in the
safety and honor Of those brave boys.
Hardly family in all the broad bounds Of
orr State but has given to the army q son
or i near and dear relative, and people
locl1 upon everything as little less than
sacri]cgc that woull divert tteir thoughts
md sclicitude away from their children in
the service Of their country.
t,,!I Constitution makers will have to be
.-Atlcnlt.s circupaspect IN their doings, or
they will find their crafty devices repudi~
ated with scorn and contempt. l. suspi-
cion is already widespread that the Con
ycrtion has fallen into the hands Of parti-
san hacks, many Of whose sympathies are
about eGna!1y t'::1::?e:' between Uncle Sam
and JEFF. D;.:is AHl i: IS further suspect
ctl tl,:,! il:s.y arc more intent on securing
partisan control If tic State than in framing
;.men,mcnssto the Constitution Of really
useful character. Ii IS generally believed
that they art more anxious to tinker with the
Legislative sn1 Congressional arportion-
mcnts, for the purpose ofenabling the minor
liy to rule tic majority, than to attend to
the legitimate business Of a Constitutional
Convention: ;:i,,l il is believed they are
more cngrox>e;; il. how TO disfranehise the
rortb half Of tie State for the advantage
of The dc1nagogucs Of the Egyptian por-
ton, than in promoting the general good
w say, that a stspicisa OF Us kinds Uile
spread and sill spreading ::nong. the pen
rlc- The ont groupings u 'l.c Convcn1iol
furnish grounds for tIistru-7 aud lack o
confidence in the purpose q: portion u
those controlling hat body, If the Con
vcntion would adjourn o"~r until ncx1
winter- they would strengthen themsclvc;
remarkably in popular estimation, By
that time, it is hoped that the war siucs
ton will Ic su1ycd ny the overthrow
cf tir rebellion. and restoration 0
l~s,@''. The people would then u
rc2,::::- 10 turn their attention 10 til,
changes needed in their State organic law
but they arc not LOW III the mood or ten
per Of mind to investigate and r1nlinat
srci. things. One thing al a time. Il,
question NOW in order is rational eAis
ertt Can tl:e Republic he saved? aud ne
rhat patches should be put CT the Sta,
Constitution. If tie Union is 10 bc L.
si.tycd aruthc country laid rcostratc :
tilt it-ct Of tile rebels, Il Will make ,deeiol
little odds what sort Of Il Constitutio
tI!cre is in Illinois, or indeed whether tIlcr
he any
IT 4lCAA lA49 A(H IOAl1l1lu4lQu I8 SUU0l
t.,1 TO the people for ratification, all OF
citizens should he allowed to vote on it.
tl.ese gone 10 the army as well us tho:
who stay al home. Our scyenty-fve reg
ments Of volunteers in t1e service arc !:
intelligent and worthy as any equal nun
hcrof men remaining behind. No 1,ortic
nf our people feel !. deeper interest in II
preservation Of Our free Institutions al
liz prosperity Of our State than those SC
diers-proef Of which is given in the
leaving their families and hom
TO peril their lives in defence
their State and country. The survive
intend 10 return and abide in theStatc du1i,
the rest Of taciz days. Shall they not have
voice III determining the organic law untl
which they are to Ivcs They have
much ut stake az those who stay at hon
Are these gallant and patriotic citizens
Lc denied the exercise Of that right? \
they to be, in effect. disfrancllisc1 becar
they are away fighting the battles Of III,
ct'untry9
The new Constitution should not be St
Mi,tcl for ratification until these citizc
t'an return home from 1hc war. The ps
de, in this end IF Iliunis al least, want
know whether it Is the purpose OF t
Egyp,ians, III tLc Constitution, to take 81:
Judgment On the 10000 absent yoluntcc
and attempt to foist d Constitution up
the State tlat might not have received t
sanction If these patriotic nicn3 Let c,
s;ituticn-.nakin& be postponed until pc.
is restored, and cur sons and brothers
turn 10 their homes. We have got ale
fourteen gears under thc present Consti
ton. and surely can, in the present cor,
lion Of national affairs, endure it four,t
months longer without Inconvenience
THE SORGHUM QUESTION.
It seems to have been established beyo
all question that the Sorghum crop u
hereafter hn t>rC ff 4lf. ,rrr.l ct,,,1oc If I