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strong, Fn1ler, Waters, Jotlyn, Brooks, Pleae-
ants, Fades and Paddock.
On motion Of Mr. Richmond the Conyen-
tion adjourned.

strong, Fnl1er, Waters, Joe1yu, Brooks, Pleag.
ants, Fades and Paddock.
On motion Of Mr.. Richmond the Conyen-
tion adjourned
TIE APPROPRIATION 1EsTKRpAH.
The appropriation of $500, 600 yesterday for
the wounded soldiers is the subject Of much
comment Members even who voted for It
look upon 1t Us ridiculous proceeding. The
Treasurer has now $500, 900 Of bonds Of the
State In his vaults, which he could appropriate
for the purpose II it were need8d But the
Governor and State officers have gone to the
troops do not suffer. "God bless Dick Yates''
Is the CRY Of many man in Springfield to-day.
BE has gone to work without the consent of
this Convention, and he will not stop to In
quire about their ordinances or resolutions.
The strangest part Of the thing is that the
veIy men who abused him for putting eur yol-
untee1s in position to gain this victory now
turn around in the eleventh hour and vote
away the peoples money On no color
Of right except it be that of me-
cessity: In the hour Of danger and darkness,
Dick Yates took the responsibility. In the
hour Of victory the Convention vent off on q
buncombe ordinance, which had no sooner
passed than men who voted for it said 1t did
not amount to anything any way, but would
do no harm If it did not do any good. But
there was some danger, in many eyes, Of the
war turning out badly and unpopular when
Dick fates took the responsibility to see the
Illinois boys were well aud comfortably cloth
ed There Was 10 dang.r when the Conyen-
ton passed its gloriication ordnance. This
is the difference between the action Of Dick
Yates heretofore and Of the Convention now.
THE BANK QUESTION.
>. Talk 10 more Of the Democratic party being
united in opposition to the banks. It is as
much divided upon it as it Was and is on the
slavery question. No two members Of this
convention agree upon the article necessary
for the exclusion of pal er money from the
State. The debate today Indicated almost, If
not qnitc, . dissolution Of the party apon the
question So hot did it become that gentle
men grew rather personal and banded left
Handed compliments instead of political prin-
cfples with each other.
The votes only indicated two things, if they
indicate anything.
First, By the defeat Of Mr. Sing1eton's propo-
eltlon, that any measure tending to deprive
thepresent banks Of their rights and privileges
under their charters cannot pass. So this
vote seems to decide the fate Of all su ch
propositions as Mr. Singleton, Mr. Wentworth
and Others.
Second. That the Convention cannot 60 the
Penitentiay clause Of Mr. Purple. Even the
fnrthest down Egyptians ''Hck against the
pricks'' on this ridiculous idea Just Imagine
q jury Of twelve men sentencing young lady
to the pcnitentiary for q term Of years on q
charge Of passing a one-dollar bill! It was
lpo muGu l0r even the c1pacl0nS paunch OF
Egypt, and the Convention threw it out.
Thus these two questions appear to be def
nitcly settled
The Committee, suppose, will 70 to work,
prepare another article, submit it, aud have
tue pleasure Of having it again thrown buck
on their hands for tie fifth or sixth time
Judge Purple certainly deserves much credit
for the nntiring and indehtigab0 manner he
has worked upon this bank question. &c ap-
pears, however, to be very much in the posi-
ton Of the man who was in " the pursuit of
knowledge under diffculties.'' He has an
exceedingly frlctlous body to deal with on
this particular question.
In Justice to Gen. Singleton, will add that
he is a Bank man, and that his proposition
above to wipe out all the existing banks In the
State, was only thrown in to try the Convcn-
ton. lie gave the Democracy an opportunity
to vote down the bold proposition Of destroy
ing tic vested rights of the banks, and they
voted it down by IN overwhelming majority.
GEN. HALLEcK TO TAKE THE COMMAND.
Gen. Hallcck left St. Louis yesterday to take
the eo1nmand in person Of the army of the
Cumberland, in response to the call Of 80, 600
Illinois troops, conveyed to him By GOV. Yates.
You may consequently look out for still more
active operations in Tennessee.
TIE FORT DoNELsoN MEETING.
I was not present few nights since at the
meeting rejoicing over the Fort Donelson vic
tory. The speeches, however, an told were
Of the. strictly Constitutional kind The
Southern traitors were called sour Southern
brethren,' "misguidcd men," &C., &C., by
all but Mr. Lawrence, a Republican, who de-
here may be very strong Union men but they
f.AVR q n Shr{rfr,tr r.