The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-06-26
Revolutionary Proceedings Of Gov. Yates
of Tllinois.

We have already announced to our readers
that Governor YATES has prorogued the Legis-
lature of Illinois till the first of Monday in Jam
uary, A. d. 1868, u year beyond his time as
Governor! The reason which prompted him
to this revolutionary act he sets forth in his mes
sage as follows:
WHEREAS | fully believe that the Interests
of the State will be best subserved by speedy
adjournment, the past history of the present
Assembly holding out no reasonable hope of be-
nifccnt results to the citizens of the State, or
the army III The field, from its further continu-
ance;
''Now, therefore, &C."
He, the Governor, believes that the interests
Of the State will be best subserved by speedy
adjournment, '.because the history OF the pres
ent Assembly holds out no reasonable hope of
beneiicent results TO the citizens of the State!"
So, then, the Governor Of Illinois not only
feels himself authorized TO judge of the past
acts of the Legislature, but also Of the future
ones which are not yet committed, and which nc
feels called upon TO prevent by sending the meni-
bers home!
But the sequel remains to be told, as well ms
the moticc which prompted the revolutionary
proceedings of Governor YATES. A dispatch
to the Chicago Tinscs dated Springfield, Illinois,
June 10th, will enlighten the reader on these
points.
CATER reading the Governors order adjourn
ng the General Assembly, the House remain
ing in session, the Senate re-assembled, Mr..
Underwood in the chair, and joint committee
was appointed to prepare an address to the poo
pie, stating why the Legislature is not transac-
ting legitimate business, which was done, and
the address, very able one-sgned by every
Democratic member of the House and Senate.
A committee of conference on the soldiers re-
lief bill reported that they had agreed upon the
Senate amendments, which were accordingly
concurred in by the House, when on an attempt
to finally pass the bill, every Democratic MEM
ber voted for it but it failed for want of quo
rum. Lieut.. Gov. Hoffman declared publicly,
this morning, that the Gorsrmor wouM ssto any
bill appropriahng n,onsy for the sodaiets, unless he
,cas entrusted ,ouh its expenditure. In such case
the poor soldiers would get little or none, as
past history proves. The Democratic State
Committee have issued bandbill notifying the
people that the soldiers relief bill has been de-
feated by the action of the Governor, and call
u
mass meeting here on the 18th. 1t IS thus
hoped that the object so bitterly opposed by the
Governor and his allies in the Legislature may
yet be realized in spite of him, and the Democ-
racy will see that the contributions on that day
will be liberal, and worthy the great party who
give and the gallant soldiers who receive the aid
SO much needed Let Democrats who can not
come send their subscriptions by their neighbors
who do come, that the army and the world may
see to whom really belongs the title of the SOL
diers' friends. The same members, while ut
tery denying the right of the Governor to adj
iourn or prorogue the Assembly, find themselves
powerless to enact needful legislation, the Re-
publicans having left them without a quorum.
They accordingly retired from the hall without
adjournment. The people'of the State will fix
the responsibility for this miserable partisan
jugglery where it justly belongs"
Lieut.. Governor HOFFMAN, the German Red
and Black Republican of Illinois, let the cat
out of the bag. The Governor would have
vetoed any bill appropriatng money for the sol
diers. uuleSs he ,cas entrusted w'h It's erpeacttare
The Governor wanted to discriminate between
the soldlers-not in regard to their military mer-
if. but in reference to their adhesion to the Alb
clifton policy Of the present Administration
Governor YATES has played his last card, and 1t
won't win.
QUEER EpIsrIn-The following is copy Of
letter sent 70 the clerk Of a parish church in
Gloucester Sc Mister, my wife is ded, and
wants to be berrid dig griefe for her, and
hall md ha N