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THuRsDA9f4UNE II, 1868.


Let the loyal men of Illinois thank God
and take courage, The Legislatures atan
end It's y11lianous swindIng schemes and
reasonable plottings have nearly all been
thwarted. The loyal men Of the State
breathe frcer, and patriots every where viii
rejoice with us Obedient to the call OF
their country tens Of thousands Of our pa
triotic citizens rushed to arms, and
in their absence at the cleo
lion of 1862 the Copperheads elect
ed majority to the Legislature, whose
efforts in behalf of the rebels at the South
have only been limited by their fearA
Their ability for mischief is now limited to
their individual exertions and wholesome
dread Of q structure just below the chin will
make the chief conspirators very cautious
how they commit. "ths oyess act' Of
Having purposely failed in the winter to
pass the usual appropriation bills, and ma
king that an excuse for an adjournment to
the summer 50 that they could maturet their
swindling and treasonable schemes, they
virtually annulled that section Of the Con
stitution which makes it the duty Of the
Executive to convene the Legislature when
the public edgencies require it. Sec Art
4, Sec. 10. Under this section the meeting
just closed WIS virtually, il not directly
violation Of that section Of the Constitution.
The unprecedented character of the 1egis-
1ation which the Copperhead majority have
tattempted, it's gross corruption, and treason
able tendencies will make it ever and inta-
mously memorable in the history Of the
State.
But "the cohesive power Of the public
plunder," ut times, cannot prevent the dis
agreement Of haves among themselves.
Last Monday the Senate passed resolu-
tion to adjourn at 6 o'clock that evening.
- The House disagreed, and continued to
= disagree till this morning, when the fact
having been certified to Gov. Yates by the
records Of each house, he cut short their
power for further mischief By declaring the
! General Assembly adjourned. His power
to do SO is clear and unquestoned. Sec
<4OA 10a 1a1A ~ 1Ez&As a. AVAOHos
ain case of disagreement between the two
houses with respect to the time of adjourn
mcnt, the Governor shall have power to ad-
jonrn The General Assembly to such time as
he thinks proper provided it be not to q Pc
Rod beyond the next constitutional meeting
of the sa11e.''
The character and action Of the majori-
ty had become so plainly Jacobin in their
- tendencies; what they had done and what
they promised to do so corrupt and de-
moralizing, that the historian will record as
one OF The wisest and most patriotic acts
.aQsaoTernor Yates, that when the ey finally
;fAFe1lim the power to squelch out their
tSason, he promptly did it. All honor to
kHnSe Dick Yates. In the trying times
Through which the State has passed,
STe has met every emergency like patriot
hero.
~ s;SS The peace of the State now can and
as1st be preservA. LOYAL men, Repubr-
:St9ns and Dcmo<fats Alike, will sustain and
2pplaud the course Of our patriotic JExecu-
: tive; The news will be received H1th the
liyelicst emotions Of joy By the army, Tens
Of thousands OF the noble sons Of Illinois
have, in their deep concern al the treason.
able plottings Of the Springfield conspira-
tom, been only too anxious to come home
and disper-e thep 6s point of the bay
onet. The failure uf the appropriation
bills will cause some little lnconyeRience,
but the loyal men Of tile State will loan it
all the money that Is requisite to csr1y on
the Government till another and loyal
Legislature can be elected Let the people
be true TO themselves, and no such villain
ons Legislature will ever again disgrace
the noble, patriotic State Of Illinois