, 1862-02-14

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Il. 1862.
ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONAL COXVEXTI0Y.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
lFrom our Special Rcpor1er.1
SpR1SaFIELD, February H. 1862.
Rev. Mr.. Burch opened the Convention with

SPRINGFIELD fe1tu3fy IL, 4uo<. |
Rev Mr.. Burch opened the Convention with
prayer Il
rsuRI AND CSCRIoCs CONTRACTS.
Mr. Campbell of La SaIlc asked unanimous
cousent to Introduce and read an article for
the Constitution preventing the Legislature
from declaring an usnFious contract legal, anu
against 1lxins, the rate Of Interest higher tln
Z per cent per annln., without submitting
the same to a vote Of the people.
TIE TRIBUNE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF TEE
GOLDEN CIRCLE.
Mr.. Thornton Of Shelby introduced the fol
lowing resolution
WHEREAS. \ letter to the CHICAGO TE1BrSE
from 1t Special Reporter, published IN thc TRIBUNE
ot The II st i is f 1tatea tat 1at II y fsGFee f on
vcn,,on arc Knights Of the Golden Circle, and IN
| in editorial one member Of the Convention has
| had reasonable correspondence with the rebels
against the Government; therefore,
| Resosred, That Mesers. Ross, Orme. Terry and
Bu5r be appointed a., i; TO o ~ Sala
1ion, and that said Committee have power to send
~, On ga1j motion 1 of Mr. Buckmastcr, Mr. Thorn
| ton was added to the Committee and made |
| the Chairman
t Mr.. wentworth madca speech in which he
slated that he had no doubt the reporter be-
| Ieyed what he had written. Il he Mr. W.
believed it, aud vas reporter, he would have
written the same. H. had no doubt though,
that Mr. Forrest had been imposed upon:
blr Anthony said the reporter used the
| word run1ored,'' and A1T. Thornton accord
ingly modified the preamble of his resolution,
inserting tie words.
name Of Mr. Plcasants Of Rock Island was
added to the Committee.
ycntion would also call for information re-
| sncctinr q paper in his district which said he
vas voting and consorting With fifteen Aboli-
tionists in tue Convention. Now Demo-
k1,x.11t 11tY7n-
not quite as bad as scccsslonlst- lie wanted
| the resolution to have q wider scope.
Mr. Weigley made speech upon the sub
ject. r..
| Secessiopist as for in Aboitionist and Tor
; | an Abo}itionist as for a hor=e-tllief. He un-
| dcrstooa from gentleman oil Veraclty, that
| The Charge was Intended to include him with
l. other gentlemen, whose ha1es Lad been S1s-
J. en-. HI was in favor Of th: Investigation
e Mr.. Wentworth offered the following amend
| n1cnt:
, ..A1so. whether any individual has asked OF re-
ceircd any pay his pretended influence over this
| Convention. touching tile fclelIlou OF ceIta1I LII"
J. | cunibents in ofHce ;"
y The resolutions were finally adopted By yeas
g. nays 1a none >,r.a Tho f,7ow;nr resolution
Reso1red, That if any member Or members Of this
as eseT Th hh ho 0t
- CDuiedctslcy, or belonging to the order Of tls
Knights OF the Golden t1rcle Or either oracr,
object it is to proMute the ultimate success Of TIT
so-calIcd Southern Confederacy- it i the duty Q
this Convention to e1pel such member OF mem
be1E.
The resolution was adopted.
LETTER FROM MRS. DOUGLAS.
- The following letter was received from Mrs
= Stephen A. Dou.las, in response to the rcse
iutlone pissed in honor OF tile memory OF ne
deceased husband:
ME DEAR SIN: The resolutions you enclose
me, from theConsttutional Convention are deepl
nqee ana TT 70
for your own expressions Of sympathy. With si
eW | cert regards,
% g. I am' very trnls' i1n,.z: yon5z: ,Doz.z.s
LUZ Hon. WA. A HACKER, Springfield.
d. TIE HACKER oRD1SASc1-LoSG DEBATE.
tcs The special order, being the ordinance /
Inc troduccd by NIr. Hacker, was then taken |
on tile motion Of that gentleman. Ihe orc
. y amendment to the Constitution Of the Unit'
= States by joint resolution Of tue Congress
the United States, approved May :, 1871,
libitins any amendment to the Constitute
which will authorize Congress e. to abolish
interfere, within any State, with the do:nest
's institutions thereof, including that Of pcrso
held to labor or service under tho laws Of 50
State.''
Mr.. Jos1yn spoke at length i'll opposition
1sm the passage Of the ordinance. H was sew
- III his reflections upon some men at Spriu
field, whom l1e had heard in this room threat
,GH | to raise an army to fight the United Stat
forces il they attempted to 80 down Sou
and crush the rebellion. &c also a;Elck
+ba | Mr.. Wentworth for his course. he said
~ (Mr. ". ut one time hung the portrait
= John Brown side by side IN his Office vi
~ that Of Gen. Jackson Now he says that
negro question is played out, and I supp1
J. for this reason he is working III connectl
with the former enemies OF the principles
which lle Was 50 radical IN the advocacy sol
Isl. few mouths 6lEce.
Mr. Thornton replied to Mr. Jo=lyn at so
and length. He was III favor of the passage Of
ordinance, upon which he moved the preyi<
y question
Mar. Air. Ficklin cndcayorcd to draw Mr. We
worth out upon the John Brown and Gene
jackson matter, but signally failed in the
uszy tempt:
$t1 *.You may call spirits from the yasty deep;
II But will they come:''
y The ayes and noes on the passage Of the
O. | dinance stood:
W 1EAs-Mcssrs. Alexander, Allen Of Jersey,
TIE len Of Williamson, armstrong. Brooks, BuGkr +
adE1 ter, Burr. Burns Campbell. Dement,. Duff, Ea
Ficklin, Fuller. Graham, 1anna. McNeely: Nor
N Morton. o'hislveny. Parker, Purple, Reilly: r
bic Vardcyeer Wall Waters. Webbcr, Wilson, IT
en'' Young H. f1ssiqsnt2 Ss{snnx R,rt7ev cns
wards, Finnie, Gale, Jackson Joslyn, Lawfe
g city licth, Muhlke, Naramore. Newcomer, oEme;
Stat1 dock, flcasants. GHeldon4 SIMPSON SmlLH u
Audi | roll, Smith OF Sang1nu1, StlnsOD, UndnrW
in the WeirIey WentwtrtH-Nays 24
date
ion Of AlT. Paddock wished 70 explain MS qolc,
was not permitted. He then said "
lent President, then can at least say NO n
t1UI}lutlc8IlT 10 TINT ORDNANCE
. Mr.. Campbell then moved to reconsider
vote
Mr.: MeNeely moved 10 lay the mo
~. upon tho table.
lGE Pending which the Convention adjour
AFTERNOON SESSION.
;, TREASURY NOTES FOR TAXES.
'B' Mr.. Graham Of Fulton, from the Comm