, 1862-09-12

consti ut:on, so that If Guilty, they may be con-
v'cted and punished. and If not guilty, tnat tqay
may have the,r reus. atons honorablJ indicated.
Res0-Eed. Thatl re dsprecate and coadenn
the heexsraysganca1@ aoma P$r1ion Of the public
lrese. ard still morc strongly condemn all secret
political organizations 81 unnecessary. We will
even prott 1t against all uApst interference with
The III edorn OF speech and u the prezs, By arot
trary and illegal arrests and tnpri=onments OR by
;1tEa judicial suppression o. new+paPs1s IN the
ae IN estrncted as tyrantcal, Oppressive TO indl-
viduals and dangerous to he public liberty
as Se 'es SSb
eyefy department Of the ledefal government; that
return TO rigid economy and accountability I:
fnditpent able to arrest the Systematic pf0uter Of
thu public treasury By favored pastieans.
ResogEed, That We ctnsder the new excise law
u1ju= In many Of Its features, md pa IL op-
pre sriye on the agricultural states: and We urge
such amendments as shall make it aQnal aud Just,
aud a1eo general reduction OF the amount levied.
Refolred. That the arrlctest economy IN the ad-
mil stratiOn OF the affairs OF our State govern
1utnL II imperative1y required; and the executive,
legislative and Judicial officers saoald receive for
sna na II
ttorn fees ehoutu paid into the State or county
11eaeurtes-
Reeofctd, That in order to sustain the financial
credit Of The Uni1ed Stats government and to re-
lese the people of thls state from paving exurait-
ant pr mfumr to brokers for gold, we recommend
that al taxes be collected and paid IN Un1sed
States TIeasury n tes.
Resctred Thst re hail with satisfaction the re-
cent ceela,atdun Of the president of the .Un1ed
shortest way poEtitlc under the constitution y
thar 1t II the duty OF a1 good ciIizans to susain
the pereIdent against lhe pressure of the radical
prlL Lciple, and perFert the effort to suppress q
wick rebellion into Ear for the emancipation
Of EsaFee and for the overthrow OF the conssltu-
1icn.
Rtsozred, That the people Of Illinois having 1n-
hibi1ed by the State constitution aod law the en-
auce Of free negroes icto this State, and tha
brig in an IL hux Of that population from other
states, ne respectfully AK the p17lic authorities
of Illinois to SET that The constitution and laws
are properly enforced that subject. When the
pes pie of Illinois adopted that negro e1ciusi, N
elsuse, they meant that the nest labor1ng ma1
Of nop e
and that he alone vas GATED to her Tree inattsu-
tieos
Reso1rf1 That our thanks are due aud are
hereby rendered to the officers and volunteers Of
every Corpe fur their brave and gal conduct in
| the war tu preserve the Union and the CoRsti1u
| blood7 tislde OF Belmont, Donelson, Plstsbar,
| Lardlng. Fred. rick Own, Lex1sgton and otnsI
ne!es, for the admiration Of al coming tine
illinois, appreeiat1ng the past ser7ices 81 VlrGL
| Hickt.x. as chairman Of The Democratic State
Cent,al Committee, return their thanks 0 him ko1
the able aid ttf1clent manner IL which he b s dis
| charged HE duty in 1hat capacity, and Vtnd.cats
hls patriotic conrse a, such against the mallgasu
| assaults Of Office seekers, partisan editors an(
| abolition 11a;to1e.
MeEsrs. Jas. G. Allen and Richardson ther
made speeches, strongly denouociag the r.
putlicans. but treatiug tue rebels in VERY
genttemsnly, if Zoe cordial manner. Ricn
| arGsop's speech Tas a rambling, dlsjoiutet
affair, lacking in everything in the shape 0
Statesman ship, aud, indeed, in all that reja' et
to cit tyate d ideas aid sentiments With reg Iii
to government generally. 1t was i:sing dis
course to be delivered in one Of the 10 YES
dens OF the New York Five Points. Afie
these speech. the convention aoj 1urned.