, 1863-06-18
The ILLINOIS: co7PERHEkDs.
THEY: ASSEMBLE IN CON-
.VENTION. -.
The Masses Rum Array with The
.. :. Leaders. ; -. ~.
Gen, Singleton and General Hu5bub
- ~ Rule the Boost. i.
THE new. YORK PEACE REs9lU-
- Ti1Rs PASSED.

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's.1ror1stn June II. 1861.
The Democratic. mass convention today
mas n fai1ure In point of nu1nbcrs, and there
were not over, 600 sr II, 600 people present. at
the meeting. which was held in the state Fair
Grounds, at any one time. Tho delegation
from Cook county, which was, to have been
1000 strong, did not number over sixty.
Ie1t,o7;r7 the Land, II .cds one hundred al toll
Other distant counties were represented in
like proportion. Six thousand would coyct
ill that came in hy rail- on both roads. and
Say 1000 for wagons, and II is large cstlmate.
The leaders. as cxpected. touni1 TIM mas
CO to be ahead Of them. believe If JEFF D.,
Tis had been proclaimed President Of the na.
ton, the nomination would be endorsed hv
the crowd. Bcinr nnodest IN their Demands
however 4he nnnn1.ee ehonta5 forv,1,,,a,r'
ham al1 the time. A few cheers xere oIven
f,r J.fT. hr ..,, ~ r.r--,n, tha ,,,on,,osr -
,bo eb,n+
a a,1r cons,,trtaa oo,,,,,.+a. ~, -nsn,nt,,,,
t<o1 - =, 1,,,a ~ 1919, ~, -. .a.:-ss ~
,rara aoo1,ao.aa ~ Tsn1,;as ~ ~. n.....s s'
D,cs Merr,rk ADthonr n arnto, tn, snon
:Bin Morrison: condv Tnnccr En,nn
0,A{.1ycnv .1arsb,11and nthcrs T,,@v vsz.er'
dav rot mn a ser;es of reso,nt;ona IN t,yo- NJ
freedom Of speech, freedom Of tbs Pres. and
freedom of tho judiciary. but said not}fn,, IL
favor Of the war, Der se.or against it, They Tera
Rnl)y ueutral on the preat question of the bour
Dick Mcrrick and Storey said they wers on
posed TO the war and to coercion. hut d,d mt
think IT policy inst at this time to Rayso so
sid Die, R5chardson and other. an tbee.
,,,prcscnf.d the gevmonr f,ct;o, ,f,tho ~
nac-ocr >~0
1no W,,od f,c,;o, ,r,s .,na,t ,.,,.n,
o,one amono +he 1,adar. -onrazan,,,d oo,r h,]
Con. sinr1sto, Al ho rc1ro,c,,t,,d hIr,,sif
before the se,fcons,ttntod c1nn,;t,se n.a ~
fercd for 1ts ado,,tion n resolution IN on,,osi.
zion to .hc uar and coerc,op IT. 1ros cs,,s,
m inter]oper. md Judge Marshall .the chs,,.
man at 1crct,, cnt hin, ehor+ i, h,s enaooh
Tie Genral then retired and s,;d bc ron,d ~.
ne.l to f,irher trihnnal 11erot nm a meet.
fne of his own in the sunre,ne conrt roor
aud presented tba cn,,rc tcrics of ths -eso'
lrtinns of the Nex yo,l- wood norro,rao~
r,,av pc,. ,5o,+ al h. .o,,,.a+;.. rs.-.:
thia The ec,cronst,,nted comn,tta ssa+ ~ss - sats
romm;ttce cons;.,,na of s,orar s ~ ~ ~. c,.:N'
On T;,a.. ~ n;c,: gs-r,.,. - ~ aez.. 49, --. ..:.s
Gen. Singleton md his mass oect,r1 Tbe
result of tho copferenco was that the ss1f con:
. stitnted committee accentcd i'm nrcors rezo-
luton Of the Wood New York srr,e. witch
is The esst of the scrfea 1tf.. .s fot,o,r,.
aThnt the further prosecution of tI,is w.r:
tends to subrert the Constitution and the
Government, and entail upon this nation ali
the disastrous consequences Of mfzru1e and
anarchy. :
That We arc in favor Of peace unon The has,s
Ct q dissolution of the Union md for TN ,c.
co,nn,,,hnant or Which xve nrnnoaa ,.t;o,.,
connre,,t,on To ,ft,1e nnon the +err. ~ na,ca
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