Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-24
fHE ILLINOIS COPPERBEADs.
THEIR MASS STATE CONVENTION.


Springfield. jane l7.-The Democratic
mas c9nveu tion TO day WAS failure IN
point OF numbers, aud there were not over
| 1000 or ~. GOO people present at tie
meetsng, which was holden in the State
Fair Grounds al any one time The DEL
egason froIn Cook couRty, which ,ras to
have been 1000 strong, did not nomber
over sixty. Including the baud at ras
one hundred all told. Other distant coan.
ties were represented in like proportion.
SIX thousand would cover all that came Ia
By rail on both roads, aud say 1000 for
wagons, and Ii is large estimate.
The leaders, as | expected, feuad the
masses ahead OF them | believe ii jeff
Davis had been proclaimed President OF
the nation, the nomination would be en-
dorsed by the crowd. Being modest in
their demands, however, the populace
shouted Ior Valiandlgham all the time a
few cheers were given fer JEFF by way OF
varying the monotony OF the shout.
4 self constituted COMMITTEES on resolu-
tons st up series OF resolutions, in ia
vor OF freedom of speech, freedom OF the
Press, AMI freedom of the Judiciary, but
said nothing Ia favor OF the war, per SC, or
against IT, They Were really neutral on
the great question OF tile hour
Dick Serrlck and Storey said they were
opposed to the war and To- coercion, but
did not think it policy just at this time 10
say so. So said Dick Richardson and
others. All these represented the Sey-
mour faction OF the Democracy.
The Wood tactioa was almost solitary
and alone among the leaders, represented
only by Ger. Singleton. So he represent
ed himself before the self,constituted COM
mittee, aud offered for lis adoption a reso-
tuition In opposition To the war and coer-
cion. he was called an interloper. aud
Judge Marshall, tue Chairman, at length
cur him short III his speech. The General
then retired and said be would appeal to
u higher tribunal. He got up a meeting
OF his own in the Supreme Court room,
and presented the entire series of the res.
olutions OF the New York Wood Democ.
racY- They Were adopted by acclama-
tion.
Hearing this, the self-constituted COM
mIttee sent a subcommittee, consisting of
Storey, of the Chicago Times, and Dick
Merrlck, TO confer with Gen. Singleton
and his mass meeting. The result OF the
conference was that the self-constitGted
committee accepted the peace resolution
Of the God, New Y ork, series, which is
the gist OF the series.
his resolution commits the Democracy
against coercion, and practically declares
that every officer and soldier in the war is
now lighting to subvert the Constitution
and the Government, and entail upon this
nation ali the disastrous consequences OF
misrUle and anarchy
thus n three OF the leading States of
the Union, the Democracy have declared
against coercion and in favor of secession.
One OF the speakers at the convention de-
nouEced our troops as - vandais, fighting
against deteGseless women and children"
and euloglzed the Southern officers and
soldiers as gentlemen. His remarks were
received with tumultuous shouts OF appro-
batlo1. The other resolutions declare III
favor OF free speech, against the suppress
SION OF the Chicago Times, the arrest and
condemnation OF Fallaudigham, the ar
rest OF Judge Constable They call upon
the President To release from arrest VIM.
4. Carlin. They are in favor of State
sovereignty and Individual right al the
ballot box. They are against the act of
Gov. Yates in proroguing the Legislature,
against secession, and assert that the De-
mocracy have great sympathy for the
soldiers IN the field