, 1863-06-11

Unless Gov. Yates falls at work and
1'rorogues the Penitentiary, there is no
way that he can again release an amount
Of assembled rascnlity equal to that set at
large among the people by his Message OF
prorogation yesterday. a feast Of Tu1-
fures, buzzard roost, conyocation Of
carrion crows, may be named as mild
pathological symbols Of that now: :defunct
body, only yesterday the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State of
Illinois. The gathering, and its adjuncts
of lobbies and strikers, and blowers, Of all
degrees Of baseness, may be safely put in
competition with any that ever met at
Albany, aud we think that at that point
all comparison should rest, for re do not
wish to be too hard upon these men.
Certainly, in Illinois they stand without
any parallel in the gradations of1egislative
1nfamy. From their first hour Of existence,
tothe moment their violent strangulation
in their OWL evil coils, there has not been
one noble characteristic put forth by them
as body, nothing of loyalty, nothing in
aid Of the Government, nothing in support
ofthe laws Their record bears none Of
these things, but only confused maze Of
The plottings Of small harpies; the scram-
bling Of small vc1min intent On peH; the
fierce struggle to grind little private
hatchets and Copperhead war axes at the
expense Of the people Of this State Only
s1,is md rnthinr 1nnra
In apology for some Of these men on
The Copperhead side Of the house, it de-
serves to he said that they we're capable
of public acts more notable, and manly,
but debarred By their sympathies from
hiding the cause OF Union, and by their
wholesome caution from any completely
with open revolt, they hare exhibited the
disgraceful spectacle Of men awaiting and
hoping for the general disruption Of af-
fairs, each, the while, busy in filing his
own little bundle with such spoils as he
could lay hands on.
Their adjournment at the end Of last
session was illegal; their assembling on
the I'd Of the present month was gross
inftaction Of the Constitution; their pur
nose Of pcrpetuating their session by yc
other adjou1nments was characterishca1lJ
Comprehend. Pending the action thcJ
mcditated, but dared not precipitate, theJ
fell at the work Of plunder with zeal ant
Bhamelessness that even turned the scal'
of traffic in corruption, against the 1obbiea
these Legislative prostitutes openly prone
nading the Capital, in search O
bribes, and purchasers for thei1
foul Offices. They came in session eight
days ago. They have passed the who1s
time in the manner Indicated They ever
postponed dcmagogueism for plunder
They promised themselves and thei1
friends outside some. rare Copperhoad leg
5slation lew days hence, against which
time they had called the Mass Convention
Of the Democracy to assemble at Spring
field. Under the shadow Of that gathering
we were to have seen Peace Commiaao1
Instituted, Peace measures set on foot, aut
a deep and deadly stab inflicted On tn
1oval fame Of our State abroad.
All this was promised for that time, an
meanwhile the other private harvest va
being got in Some lined their pocket
with fat sums for procuring Legislation
Others pocketed still larger sums for stay
ing legislation. Bills turn up missing, an
somebody got well paid for that; other bill
were surrcptitiously hatched out in nes
already made warm by others, and plum
largcss is the reward Of that dexteritl
COMMITTEE men sold out bills referred t
thcn 10 report But huge above a1l, th
roc's egg Of Ibis whole affair, looms th
Wabash Horse Railroad swind1e, with til
protuse pledges, contingent on its success
50 glt1e11ng as toturn the heads Of countr
members. and 50 comprehensive as to tai
it. bodily the city members earnest in !,
advocacy.
1t Is little wonderful this could not 1aa
Elsewhere our Springfield reporter fn11
explains the grand final crash 1hut tcf
these knavcs, each TOO busy with his or,
pluudcr to see that they were runni,
thcir craft On shore. The wreck is tot
and there is no insurance. 4 few hea
anc ecen above the surface, but the dund
are mostly gone, for they hadnof be