, 1863-02-05

entral portion Of Illinois have been holding
mass meetings and conventions, adopting res
'lutions and urging upon their representa-
Ives in the Legislature to take similar action,
nd get, what has been done. When tho Leg
Stature first convened, no one could hare had
he right kind Of men had come together at
ast, and that something would be done and
hat speedily. Now, look over the list Of the
past four weeks legislation, and what has
posed to benefit our great State, or to aid in
bringing this great war to close, and thus
=aye to wives their husbands and to mothers
tLeir sous, aud to relieve the already op-
pressed people from enormous taxation?
Nothing Of the kind. But two weeks remain
timc:''
Now, according to Mr. Turney, whose sig !
nature is IoTA, we we're having very exciting
times here, but nothing like what we ought |
10 hare had, because the leading Democrats |
did not conc up to tue ideas Of the rank and |
tllc Of the party, who are holding mass meet
ings all oyor tie State, demanding action.
What action do they want? ! will show
you. Here it is in resolutions Of the De-
1nocracy Of Hancock county in mass meeting
assembled in Carthage Court House on the
cath ult., and published in the Chicago
Times:
Reso{red, That We arc in favor Of an arlnistice
untia convention OF MI the States can settle the
matters in dispute. ami that VT hereby call upon
our Legislature TO appoint delegates to coufer with
and urge this upon the President.
peaceful ueane now that It il rspturcd we be'ieva
and toneniation are he only weapons that cal, be
Teto{rtd, That we will not again submit to Tile.
gal arrests that the writ of abeds corpus must he
The sgfs Of the ci.zsn rcfEpeets and
Eetc!red. That resistance to oppression il 4 tnty
TO our country and that. If the Administration
persist n trampllng nnon the Constitution and n;
agnin have recourse to Illegal ar1ests Of people,
then, believing it our duty to support the consttu-
siFt auch uiicousttutio,Ial acts; and while VIC de-
precate VIOLENCE, still our constitutional rights
1nuet md thall be maintained ut any and all
hazards.
Is not this revolution: Show me the reso-
lutions Of d Republican meeting in which re-
sistance to the General Government is threat
end as above? But can show you score Of
such resolutions in Democratic meetings.
The correspondent Of the Ti,ises, writing
from this city, threatens and urges resistance
by force ofarms.
Gowly, prominent candidate for tho
United Statcs Senatorship, declared in lis
speech in the State House that he was i'll favor
Of marching an army 10 Washington to deposc
President Lincoln!
Yet the Register says the Democrats do
not want revolution!
TleRtgisier lad better stop the cry Of tW olf!'
on Republicans which sstcll speeches, resolu~
tions and lttcrs as the above rise up to con-
| dcmn It.
But while the Register is charging Governor
| Yates, Major Gen. 1urlDut and other Repub-
1icans with trying to bring abont revolution,
! he might, while about it, include Gen. John
| A. Logan and other leading Democrats also.
| / find the following in tic Cairo telegraph
| dispatch Of the Missouri Democrat Of the Sd
inst:
| CA,Ro, Feb. a.-The steamer Hillnlan, ar.
rived from Memphis this forenoon.
a party who has conyersed with the differ
cnt Muior Generals and Brigadier Generals III
Gen. Grants army, with the understanding
that he wanted an expression on the subject
Of the action Of the State Legislatures in Lii
nois and Indiana, reports to Inc that they de
precalcd and denounced the copperheads to q
t man, and compared theln rather unflTorablJ
with JcG. Davis and his crew.
Gen. John a. Logan, known throushout
the State rs 4 Democrat, remarked: ''Tel
| them up North for me that NC can whip tht
rebels, md arc going to do y; and when vi
are done, We arc to return home. When VT
get there VIC shall yet be strong enough II
summeri.y punish any secession sympathizer
or peace preachers that VIC may be able t,
find in our Way!h,
General Loonli5 was equally strong in hi
language.
!; Another General said: IF We had Dfcl
AIerrick, Allen, Robinson, Goudy, and Store,
Of tue secesh Tines here, their lives, were the,
known, would not be worth a penny Til
. | inccnsed soldicry-nlen Of their own schoo
; Of rolitics-would shoot them like ours o.
Illinois and nil Western soldiers are mani
nous in denouncing every man who has raise
his voice for peace, "pcace Conventions 0
!, ar1nisticcs," and arc only anxious to be al
+ / lowed the privilege Of going forward md phi
ling down the rebellion ut the point OF Ii
bay yonet. They do not fear as to the result.
! The Register man had better stop that cry
1 "Wolf.'' It is too Transparent to deccir
! | loyal men.
CONDITION OF THIS cITr.
According to the papers, the condition
this city must be bad. Last night, a mar
= said to be the leader Of a gang of burglars, In
] his bowels ripped open. It appears that SC,
eral members Of the gang get into ,qnasre
crty they had got possession Of by plundei
But few words passed between the rartie
d before onc Of them drew large bowie kni1
0 and ripped open the stomach Of the othc
n The bowels protrnded through the frightfl
l. cash Some Of the intcstines we're cnt III twt
# that be could live but q short time. Owing
c the palpablc ineffciency-som say timfdify-
!. Of the police, the perpetrators Of the dec
= we're permitted to escape, at their 1cisur
: They were not at all pressed, for they robbie
F the victim Of his watch, after he had been t
+: ken from tie front to a back room and plae:
on 4 bed.
ILL1So1s SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
Is I sec that contract has recently been PC
| fcctcd with responsible parties that insur
= the completion, within eighteen months
1t the entire line Of the Illinois Southern RAJ
0 road, If the people Of the counties throue
r. which the road runs, put NO impediments
= tile WHY, and afford reasonable material a
= In preparing the road bed for the iron.
DEATH OF BROTHER OF COL. aA1:oIS.
'c notice that Charles Hardin, ESQ.,, VI
u known md popular citizen Of Jacksonyi1l
died III that place on Friday last We are
formed that his disease was congestion Of Il
q. brain. The deceased was physician by pr
r. fession, but had been for many years Gle
IL irrespective Of party changes. He was Il
7e 1iyc Of Kentucky, son of Martin D. Harli
,c formerly U. s. senntor from that State, a,
brother Of Col. T. j. Hardin. who fell tluri,
~ the MEXICAN war, ut Buena Vista.
'e SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
at The Senate was not In session to-day, tic
being no quorum. most Of the members bcil
absent on committees, visiting the State As,
cs ums at Jacksonville.
lg The following resolution was introduc
cr yesterday by Mr.. Lindsay OF Peoria:
r.. E<solrsd By The Senate. Tint thc Go.crnorbc
- Vucstcd to lay before the Senate al fnformAti
us with regard to withdrawing regiments Of nlin'
Ill troops, and placing. them in Camp Butler: also
49, inform the Semitic Of the number Of regime,
proposed TO be placed at Camp Butler: also
place before the Senate all communications II
er The War Department. At Washington In relation
~ ments from the army. to be stationed atCal
Lst | Butler. and II such withdrawal Is daaigned to
- made, to inform the Senate ii the same Is done
49, the purpose Of recruiting said regiments.
ag This resolution has a curious look. 7
be Coppcrheads fear the troops, and distrust
movements Of the army looking towards
concentration Of loyal troops In tllis Sta
H. Win Mr.. Lindsay talk out plainly, and not
h, riddles?
-, HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
:, A number Of members on both sides Of
- t House were absent this morning on the ord
leF of the House respecting the State institut
las at Jacksonville. But quorum was prcsc
ard the regular order we're pursued witht
interruption till nearly noon. just before
he adjournment message was announced fr
ter the Governor. i was in relation to the 6
~ cago Historical Society, and accompany
an the message WAS the report Of the Secret
ip- Of the society, Rev. William Barry.
Of APTERSooS.
raj The chair, on rarping for order, at the b,
spccial order, the hill instrl,cting the Jud
ST. to charge The grand and pctitjuries in rclat
~ to the freedom Of tie citizen, which me-
the writ of fhatxds corpus, as 1t effects the Il
eli, tors arrested or that may be arrested. On +
tion tho subject was postponed till to-1nor1
at 3 o'clock After considerable skirmishi
to pending y hich several private bills were n