, 1863-01-24
OUR, VISITORS.

visited this city in manner to make it tile
occasion Of general interest and Of COM
mon civic pride. That was when the men-
bers, irrespective Of party, left partisanship
in the halls and 1obbies Of the capital and
came 10 receive hospitality and welcome
due the highest deliberative body in our
State. But burglars when travelling arc
fond Of taking their tools along. Arrest a
cracksman where you may, and the dctec-
tive finds his picklock on him Counter
feitcrs arc fond Of taking with them their
stock in trade. So the Legislative swell
mob that have only for the purpose Of their
present assembling the work Of treason,
whose only aim is to pick the locks and
sever tlc bars Of steel that bind Illinois to
the Union, cannot leave their craft behind
them
Tie are inclined TO believe that to some
Of these men the work they are cngagel
in is not 20 particularly pleasing that they
canrot rclinquish it for the brief furlough
Of two days. We believe there are men
bound fast in party tells at Springfield who |
would prefer 10 transact in Sangamon
county all the dirty and dangerous deeds
leyolvcd upon them by their Grand Mas
ter, jeff Davis. We arc moved to this
opinion l,y knowing that it was only the
small clique Of Chicago Copperhcads whose
mouthpicce is the seccsh Times, who origi-
mated the novel idea Of a Comprehend
pow-wow as BETTING welcome
TO the Legislature of Illinois The
scheme was opposed here by Democrats
]css soddcn in treason, as disgraceful and
oui Of place. But no, said Merrick, Storey
g. Co. They borrowed the phrase Of the old
mat1ons to one another, "comc and bring
your knitting work" We warn these leg
1slators that some Of them are knitting
su:pcndcrs Many Of them looked upon
The piebald crew at Joliet yesterday, who
were far guilticr Of high crimes against the
people, than most Of the inmates Of that
prison.
Elsewhere wc give the notes Of our re-
porters at the meeting ut Bryan Hall It
was q singular welcome The speakers
1ett the danger Of tie occasion, and there
Nas some dainty and dangerous walking
on The line that sewers loyalty from trca-
son. Among the most daring were some
Of our home traitors, men who hare never
had aught but gall and bitterness for the
Union, and never any but nealy mouthed
phrases for tho rebels. Dr.. Davis
q professional attendant on such
occasions took occasion to thank
God that the depletion Of the Federal army
by dcscrtion, by sickness, by killed in bat.
ties, and by expiration Of terms Of service
was rapidly going on. He knows Of nc
way to fill it, "a knowledge from tile first
ne believe, denied to men Of Dr.. Davis
stamp.) Abe Lincoln's hands will then b|
tied. CtHoaray," from tic cro'ed.] Hcwil
tlcn he left only to CONSUMPTION, and "w1
KNOW HOW TO MEET THAT" Ia r:gec
tumuu Of arp!ause] With this style. o
welcome OUT visitors were given the free
dom Of the city.
The meeting formally accepted AcCle]
1an as their patron saint, doubtless as s.
largely associated with The results set fortl
in Dr.. Davis army diagnosis. They howlc
responsive to the mention Of his name, an
were in cxtacies when small rural Cor
pcrhcad suggested that Little Mac he a
lowed to take the war On contract On
visitors remain throughout to-day all
tomorrow. Among them are hume
Gus gentlemen thoroughly ashamed
the compsniouship in which the
find themselves. L little more daring
the part Of these home plotters, and par'
lies will be as straw in the hot indignatic
ofhonest men. With q view to the co
version Of those who will not yet see Ire
Eon written in the acts and intents Of the
co-workers in the Illinois Legislature, y
foresec advantage promised to the 10y
cause by the daring and openness cacou
aged by occasions like those Of last eve
ing, and, Of late, abundant1y sought
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