, 1863-03-30

ton Of the Administration. at no distant day. to
the Of the sonthcrn
separating the Northwest IRON the lower Mis-.
tissippi against which they protest They re-
any ..such'' 1egielation. Mr.. Church, Of Win
nebago, clear headed man, md patriot,
moved to strike out the word ' such he was op-
posed to any separation. By strict party vote
the amendment vas f0nt. In another part Of this
third resolution, it Is declared that ther (thc Cop
Icrheadsl vii! never consent to q severance from
the Mississippi Valley. When these resolutions
we're up for discussion in the Senate, member Of
that body. loyal man. moved to amend By adding
M yeh
down. But the Coppcrheads demand peace they
call for M armistiec. Eyery member ot the ma
and an armisticc; There arc some good lawyers
among them; and they know, what would be the
ee,t Of an atse The e. and certainly
sonthc1n M confsdcraey mostties St couIa not not
tease by land, and not, at the same
t Masa es ses5e tbey BY oIsd ws M An a.ot a1mztifs
c1amped nnd halfkillcd, would suddenly haye room
enough and spring into ncw 1ife,, This the men
who voted for those resolutions kncw. and 1t Is
what they want. They want to end this war no
matter how hnmiliating it may be to end It now.
with its great object not yet attained. What loyal
man will not e1claim:
sis all our travail turned to this etfcctr
So many. CAPTAINS. gentlemen and soldiers,
That in this quarrel hase been orerth1oWa.
And sold their fot their coulltrys ben
Shall we at last conclude acknowledgements"
The enemy will protest, perhaps, that these in
nr. s areen. Of the Senate. @ leader among Them,
lately addressed a portion Of his con
sttucnts At Cairo ard he then sn there e2id that
Of tie General Assembly, tic f Democracy lid
1at ae fsen the them muniep. a He and fonftnsd ios
sole esue; and in bis conhdenee lie predicted that
the people would endorse their doctrines, and, Mt
the scssion in June, he promised to put them
to do epsa2e that we give It the ee eomius s ees
ton, an endorsement Of different kind. Chicago
nnst endorse the President, and his Cabinet, and
thr State officers Our rnlezs, both State and Ma
tiona1, have earned the good opinion Of their fcl
low countIymen. Hundreds Of men, who do not
q Gov: Yates, will nevertheless vote the Union
ticket for II they vote the Copperhead ticket they
will put Themselves outside OF any healthy patrio
tic organization. Only one other Northern State
agrees with the Democracy OF Illinois, in oppoHi-
tion to the WAT and In clAmotinG for atmistice.
The Legislature Of New jersey has passed simi-
E st o5 sR Rrt New Is
and the patriot army, IN 1'7G, the same policy that
che has row adopted against President Lincoln
and the Union army; Gen; Washington wrote:
"Thc Conduct Of the Jereeys has been most tnfa-
nous. Instead q turning out to defend their
country. aud aGoEaing MD to our army, they are
making their submission as fast as they can. If
the Jereeys lad given us my support we might
have made standat the Hayensack, and after that
at Btnnswic but the few militia that were in
arms dlsbanded themselves, md left the poor rem
Oant Of m army to make the best could of it,
One reads at this time such record with amaze-
mcnt- Bnt the Democracy of this State and city
that will be preserved; history will tell Of it. And
ff!y years hence the young men Of the country
eEnmcnt was fighting the Shareholders rebellion,
men were found in Illinois who were not on the
eide Of the Government II could presume to
hope that any word act Of mine relative to
now transpiring would be remembered bg the gen
Grafton OF 1900 my prayer would be, to be classcd
aong thoss ho Wien ths Union YES aasasd
the 81 he tFe
II is already known what sidc issues We shall
have TO meet. That shameless organ Of t1eason,
shfsf2 fea ae he il Seaa s e1Sg Ssgng @ M
row pretty we'll understood. The Democraey e re5
told the people then that If the Republicans anc:
! cceded, Chicago would swarm with negroes, and
that white men would be crowded out Of their
work has been seen how false was the prediction
There is another thing on which an Issue may be
CONSUMPTION act. Bnt that issuc ifraised viii soon
Flay itself out. The couscripton act is just and
ncCt eeary. There Will be draft under it before
their moral and eocal influence and by their Totes
encourage the army alrcady in the field. and sup
ro1t the President and his Cabinet. By every con
Safety il IL the duty and interest or the people ia
vote for Union war candidates at the coming cleo
tion.
Tht re Is. really, but one.issue. Are yon for the
Union or against it: If men are right on this ono
qucetioa 90 fa5 as the country is Concerned, they
are right in all respects. Il man may have a.
l notions n = n fpfv 0fn
| topice. He need not ray he is a Republican-ht
need rot fay he IL not Democrat. Fo1 myself,
am not the latter. tLaughter But my faith is tia
toadmsrably summed up by Gen. Franz sIgel in TIL
eesinf Of bis Fl EsscR. letter ts Las
II believe in the Monroe doctrine, in the Butte
coIc. in the Presidents Proclamation, in the goo.
Ld VII end perseverance, Of the people, in the un
vindicatlon Of the honest, the just and the brave
in the liberation Of the downtroddcn and ths
slavs, and II the overthrow and death OF th'
the HS1S isngugs o tsesa
sns IL il fae time to dals: 5s ;bs 1e
will do more than prove our strength, they wi!
show the enemy Weakness. With the improved
tbe cttes disepne q our On tsoops M and moie ski ii
fnldisposition them over the rebcllious districts
with treasury notes appreciat1ug MtFfy-eight re
erst Of ~ fhe e a e hse1 ~1 X
r1sspect brightens hourly. The people are abl
and resolved to nanlntaiu the Government, and 4
preserve the potional Territory to the utmost inch
| and II elAycry shall perish, why, that will be a.
event for good men to rejoice over through all I'll
| generations that arc allotted unto man.
The able address was well received, many no,
tions being enthusiastically chccred.
The Constitution aud By Laws were read by s
Z. Dow, md on motion OF c. H. Ham, adoptc
unanimously.
On motion, all the loyal papers in Chicago wer
requested to publish the Constitution and B,
Laws.
The meeting was addressed by Hon. 10. Knoz
J. 4. c. Forrest, EGG, Peter shimp, Eeq,, and T
A. Storre, Esq, but the crowded state OF our CO.
umns prevents the publication OF even IN abstrae
ofthem, all Of which were able, eloquent, and We
timed.
The new hall dedicated On Saturday evening en-
braces the entire fourth floor Of Dickeys block o.
;, posite the fremont House. The main hall is 90
s5, well lighted, and fitted up in good style Us q.
the adjoining business, committee and readin
rooms.
The meeting was very we'll attended. and all th
speeches had tho ring Of true patriotism and loy
Of country In them. Let there be full turnout
the meeting on Saturday evening next at the sau
| place.
Local Military Matters.
The 6sth Illinois, {col Camcron,) now at Cam
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