, 1863-06-13
ADDRESS
OF THE Ukl0N MEEABERS OF the
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

TO THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS.
The f,c+ +h,+ Tho cona.o, ...,
,onrncd without ras1.,sA - -eS7'nots ''.'a aa-
f,r +ha s,c1r ,,a ,-.~. ou appropriation
ont ,,,es;,,r 49, s, 0oAo1els' ano WILL
,ao,as ~ ~, sAoA appfoptaaaon ol1s'
xh,oh t.s~ 49, apon us 10 iuu5 state the causes
Tra Nv 1eo " saeh deplorable result.
~ 1s.a "no ae ,am'llar with the history OF
-, ~ ssaM assembly neeo no WORD from
h.a =. ~ .ns .Vsn Peop1e VINO nave not
A.. 1,s.a- ~ oppof1an'ty 10 1ouow the actions and
49,, '0s, - Ano '1oti'es OF Inc democratic ma
'St, ttAs "e "uotess ourseiVes'
,us oeglnn'hg o. me session, IN January
1,u.. .a' ue 4eauete u lne uemo:t :tacy introduced
ot4on ..s :. .A'et ieeoiotion o1 tne most incen-
auifs "no olslosa1 ena1aetef, oenounclng the
W.. w. a1 aos sssesy .sssa ay!' on!as.' unnoly' murder
ra" oos' NV .Aoes ensea u IL as endeayoring to
Ueo" ana suo'ert Inc constitution and
.ue 1--WE. Aney spent day after day in dis
susal .ness RESOLUTIONS and In 1nfiammatory
TaF vrF@<'4' ~ >u0 puonc 70 put an end to the
They refn.ed eor low.
neesope of tbe covarno, a,o a,o ~ pf4ut tne
tunity to abnse trafuce and a,,ass-I,o ~ opto4-
They refnscd +o - ,-,a~o,~,s.a ,sI s's4 A.n"." nlm
relief Of the woundcd at 4hs hatt,a - ~,
freesboro and V1ckshnrr IN ~, .ha- ~, W a.at m
yided that the same .Ion1a ~ ...s, n1a p1o,
thronpb rho hona. - t1>.s- o7patoe1
thus aeain fnsnlt;no IN, r,11.nt carasna s,
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best md most ef17c,ent fr,on5 e7 " ''''@1
They nassei1 tbro,o1, +b, u,,4
VOTE. m army ard;t;ao. IN, ~. .s:..t, t,As5
crnor of h,s nowo- ,1d ,,,an;,,t. ~ .', 49,
of tbe nn,1,torv,,, ~ 1a,1a. ts ~ 10 soulsoi
notoriouslv onnosed n +ne w. '@ "tA' "s'e
Thev passed IN the same Wv = d,,.u n,..>,,.
act calcu1a+ed and ,ntonaaa - a,.,,.,..~. r.
military officers of tho oorer,no,t a.z ~
bring about a collision tr,xrcen +to s+ata.s,
Federal Governments.
They passed In the same w,v anr;as ~
peace resolutions. demanding an arm,st,co
and appointing peace commissioners a.,,,
then forced BY the same vote nm od;onrn,,o
Of the general assembly tn Jnne that tho
commissioners might reoort n +har, .f,o.
they should have negotiated will, armed 70.
bellion and treason for peace
They caye the Governoro y font,,,a,t r,,,d
Of $4,000 for the relief of the s;c,- an1
wounded soldiers, then protested against It
oec1afco Inc vote W Which 1t passed, ffaud,
ana Oemoe9atlc etate Treasurer. refuses to
pay upon Inc aualtof,s warrant tho money
mus appropriated.
we assert Inc 1act, Which Is well known,
that a1ter The meagro amount Of $l0, 600 had
ocen, contrary to all precedents, placed in the
hands OF partlzan commission, with parti-
zan directions as to Its application, aud that
while said funds were In the hands of said
commission, series Of battles took place in
which many OF our brave and patriotic SOL
diers we're killed and wounded, and while the
killed were unburied, and the woundedb be-
seccbing Heaven for such aid US partizan
Legislature refused, application was made
to the Committee of the House for
aid By 4 very respectable gentleman, late a
State officer. Such assistance Has refused,
and finally the Governor took upon himself
The responsibility OF procuring tho needed U.s.
sietarce to our soldiers in the field and hos
plta1s-tlus saving MANY valuable lires and
assuaeipg the pain and agony Of thousands or
our Illinois soldiers: and after all tlis noble
action on the part Of our Governor, in behalf
Of the suffering and dying soldier. the same
ra1tlzan Legislature refuses to ma, ,ze nr,ri..
ion for The nayrnent of such exncn,es ic,r,no
Governor Yates personally li,bl. f,r snch ouf,
laws In takinc care Of the vouudet] IN hasn't.
als, and in empIovinr steamboat, in hr,noinr
many of the wounded home to their friends
What. ve submit. can be more ;ynor,e and
shameful than tl,sr
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