, 1862-02-13

Especial Dispatch to the Evening Jonrnal1
Srn1SGr1ELD, Ill, Feb 12.-Mr Thornton
Of Shelby rose to question Of privilege. He
read j paragraph from the correspondence Of
]. Z c. Forrest ,and also IN editorial from the
s;Iuie paper, and commented with dignity and
fairness Oh the propriety Of making in inyes-
tlgaticn into the charges Of disloyaltJ Of del
c9atcs Of this Convention, and read the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, In letter to the CHICAGO Tn1BSuE,
from its special reporter, published in the TRIBUNE
oi the l1th inst, Ii is statcd that it Is ruo:cl aHt
nearly majority Of the members Of this Conven-
tIon are Knights Of tho Golden Circle. and in an
editorial that one delegate Of the Convention has
had reasonable corresponding with the rebels
against this Govcrnment; therefore,
Mclean, Terry OF Vcrmilion. and Burr OF Scott,
be appointed committee to Investigate said char
gcs aud rcpUrt upon tine facts to the conrcntion,
ard thatsaid committee have power to send for per
Sons and papers
On motion Of Mr. Buchmaster, Mr. Thorn
ton WAS added to the Committe, C aud made
Chairman.
ATr. Wentworth defended Mr. Forrest, the
TRIBUNE reporter. The reporter, in his opin-
ion, would state nothing lie did not believe to
be true He had been imposed upon. An at
tempt had been made to yillify and abuse and
degrade and misrrpresent the Convention and
| its acts, prompted, he believed, dictated and
| paid for BY those men in Office who were afraid
| u OElDr LuI1lEu OWL.
/ A1r. Ficklin moved that Mr.. Peasants Of
Rock 1sland be added to the Committee SO that
lie TRIBUNE and its reporter could have i ma
| jority Of its friends On the Investigation.
Alr. Underwood would widen the puryieW
| of the resolution He would embrace those
abolitionist-
Mr.: Weislcy Of 10 Daviess was afraid too
much attention WAS being paid to newspapers
and newspaper reporters. He cared nothing
for them. He had not opened or seen the
| TRIBUNE since he had been in this Conyen-
| tion. He knew it would lie, aud therefore was
! not surprised at this Tilifcation. There
seemed to be combination Of the whole
press Of Illinois TO lie down this Convention.
He was for tie resolution in its length and
| breadth.
Nj Hacker said lie understood that an at
tempt had been made to name those delegates
who were Knights Of the Golden Circle. His
| name WIS on the list. He WIS therefore for q
full, free and scarehing investigation. BE be-
ieyed he was as loyal as any 1nall, and he be-
the loyalty Of every member he had rs much
| respect for i sccessi0nist as for horse tAief,
aud as much respect for tho political opinions
oi m abolitionist as for sccrssionist.
Mr.: Allen Of Williamson was for the invcs.
legation. The reporter, no doubt, had been
| deceived, and desired as much Us any one that
the facts should come to light He had been
charged with disloyalty, and SO, toe, had nlts'
jority Of the 10000 Southern ulinoisans, wllo
were now unfolding the flag OF the country on
the soil Of Kentucky and Tennessee. It wa:
time t1ese charges were proved, if true; aud
il false, that the calnnniators be shown up to
tile world in their baseness and cowardicc.
Mr.. Buckmaster moved the previous ques
ton, but withdrew it to allow Mr. Wentworth
to Offer the following amendment:
Also. whether any individual has asked or Re
members of this Convention, touching the letc1
tion Of certain incumheuts III office"
The resolution was then unanimously adop
ted.
Mr. McSeeley sent up resolution for infor
nation, declaring it to be the sense Of thi
| Convention that if there are disloyal men O.
sxmpathiziDg friends Of the rebels or the rebc
| cause, they BE expelled.
The Convention then took up Mr. Hacker:
Ordinance Act, and Mr. Joslyn Of Kane occu
| pied the floor and defined the relative position
| Of the Abolition and the Republican parties
LATER.-Hacker's ordinance has Just beel
passed under the pressure Of the previou
question. Ayes a., noes a4