, 1865-12-27
FROM WASK|NGT0N.| |
Gen, Grant Abeut to Sail
for the Rio Grande.
COM. WlNSL0V ASSIGNED |
10 THE GULF SQUAD
RON. |
Prospect Of a War With
the Mornons.
THE FEN!AN lMBROG-
LEO.
THE 0'hAH0NEY DENOUNCED BY
STEPHENS,
English Troops on their
Way to Canada.
ANEW HAMPSHIRE PRISON
BURNED--TaREE LIVES
LOST.
DISASTROUS FIRE III TEE 0!L
! EEGI0N-A T0WH NEAR
IL DESTROYED.
Segious ARRAY at Springfield,
| 1ll,.--A Soldier Killed.
h;lp,'!eI Vessel Wrecked and al!
Hands Lost.
FIGHT ON / RAILR0RD TRAIN
! THREE LAB0RT:EER{!S
! KILLED.
Later from Mexico-~-Flatterin
| Prospect for the Liberal
Cause.
| HLIEOIS STATE TEACHERS
| ASSOCIATION.
DISASTROUS FIRE III TEE 0!L
REGI0N-A TOWN NEAR
IL DESTROYED.
Sesious ARRAY at Springfield,
1ll,,--A Soldier Killed.
k;lp,I!eI Vessel Wrecked and all
Hands Lost.
FIGHT ON / RALR0RD TRAIN
THREE LAB0nERS
KILLED.
Later from Mexico-~-Flatterin
Prospect for the Liberal
Cause.
ILLINOIS STATE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION.

LLIEOIS STATE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION.
Twelftt. Annual Meeting.
Especial Dearatcn 10 she Chicago Tribunal
JoIrT, Dec. &c.
The State Teachers Aeeociaiton assembled In |
heir Twei.1h Annual Meeting IN this ctv this
morning, al 10 O'Clock. The Attendance, male and
eznale, ~as guile large, embracing mKuy Of The
eadns teachers ann Supcrinlcndcnts in tue State
f3ateman, Stnte Superintendent; Edwards, EbeE-
hart, Etlrr, Hewitt, Turner, Picaard, rnisbp1J,
Hyatt. Mctca1L. Baker, Cleveland, Root. Duthpg
nan, Ezay, Blodgett. brooks, Houland snd msny
othesn Of equal celebrity. The mectdn. was callsd
Offered by KeE. nj. Kent This was followed BY
Singing
"Ptsi.c God from whom an blessings dow"
Conducted BY Mr. Cooke.
A. ]. Anderson, Of Newark, IN: appointed SEE.
s Tse Pnsident, !. n. E1tcr, Of kcuanee then rsaa
bis animal address. a. follows:
rREEUEST E1LEE's ADDREss-
Another cycut1ul year In the hshtorT Of o1r asso-
citation and OF tie eChoof. OF the Sta.c Eas closed.
Wheu We met the last time, the nation "as strus-
Es q. ,o " ~ H. ne ssss q t Ire
teTs Of tic world, either directly indirectly. The
picture uns dirk before uk one year ago, hui God
TIC STRIFE; our corn,ry fa ec sad Is sgdcemed N nom
the cusea that hung over her for tna1y yeat. 1t
has cost thuu*ands Of precious 1re=. and suffering
will every sor Of cruelty fhat could be devised BY
temons, with iheif thousands Of starving inmates.
will be the blacEett Page OF history ever Written.
lacrard and starving burroHfns in the gzonnd for
rhelcr from The pelstng stoEna. OF the hnfn!ngrys
ot the eEp are only part Of the terrible Guelttes
ii,e rebellion was The a*sassination .! the pure
riirdtd+ patriotic ard .encEnus eon Of llttoo.<,
Ab.uha1n Lincoln. His n1me will slfne brighter
lion 10 anosher. 70 long As free rove:1meatr1sts
snd es!l hin blessed AEt with al the gloom and
io' ed connt1s sh,nse orsacr :oda; than ever w be
fore. Ncsf1 tn the history Of any natipn wcrs.
eueh prospects of ersat prosperity and happ!uess
Nc ard more ncccssiul st7uEglcs iaT Constitutional
tights aud privileges ana when histo.{ w1tl rslas
he chsmpionr Of Gce in.ttu,ions, wi, It ese4 fc:.
Eet that reea os Tie ,Ils a..,oas TO- nsSs essa q,
9us Institutions. We are teoirsnE that the run of
1he Hepuhhc. afser temporary eclipse, T. indeed
rf,ns tun, md that the heavens are fresh with the
mcnt 81 many Of The ,nost ea,nczt md fs,hfn sup.
pcztszE Of our Government, We have Just ensered
New questiors arise almost dally which involve
principles .yltal 70 the esieiy Of the nation. AL
drSt 10 llc ssshiiy o our iasttu.loHa has passed
az AZ danecE+ noin mt sF7a! sources have disap-
pEared. Its salvation Q: It's ru1u 1ust depend upon
sao1al foree and the Intelligence o! the people
Var has tested its ttreaelh; peace viii test its
virtue. An unprecedented career Of prosperity
opt before ne. especially in ibis part ol inc Re
public. WIZ, are fhc responsibilities that We as
M h.s se ous ~
lion since It's first organization Some of sou well
remember the trst meeting twelve years ago. ana
did s da1s to hoe for eysu email portion Of the
E7slzn,.on.
The qucsdon may sezy properly here be asked,
school In nimost Unparalleled In 1he llbezahnes
Of te proy1a,ous has been enacted, md large s-
to1ity or lhe people Of The Sfetc In favor Of evey
piavistun of the law, and will support it. froyls-
Ion is 1nada for The education q teachers in the
stAte Normal School. which Tor its liberal support
and ct3sedent management haE no supcraol. It's In
I The Office Of State Superintendent Of Public
IntEuctlou has been created. and the people have
plsced into that ot6cc one Of our oxn number, OF
whom i can safely be eaid that no Stale can boast
Of better OF WISER and more efficient oaicer than
orr present State Superintendent. Agafn frse
citizen, 4 few Seats .nso there were but fss
schools and thcse wholly unclasaiecd. The pro-
shai has eesn Eaas dast1s M 1he 1T a:teen
lending 10 improve the cha,1cter and unselashpesz
OF the schools and teachtr Of The state Is ruly
ptopeT heae im eonfn,suon nefe today, II =
only, hut for every good citzen that the sacsed in
tctsts Of the youne aud the higher Interests Of ths
ntpantse. sase not oeen euus;i osst'oakea a aoo
ElI}le The pursuits Of bufsuc-e or Of war hare en-
ro~sed Ia9re shnrs Of sne ta1cntf and attention
oi,he pe9pe. IN Anotaef ,ncme sor eohs7atn9tst.os
thals WIZ aH tae aA1sT neesssa9y ~ ~ conectea
never for nomeat fal,elrd u .heif sappsn ot The
H. s,,ts i. sas, sn sr1da u ~ rc1, aEe To1s
ssst asa5ns, / II j. asasr p,rts tSs.e y III :
ask o. neesL a. ianorets ~ In,s e5eat ~ nea @ q
ohe1s tnai nc nct hc1e and dar1ns lis esriy - houi @
o. ou5 rea 1.tah NJ era Isssaa rnders my snS
ounu GscI Ma,en r. m nass pa,f 1'.},a ~ ~
R r. ~ IT, ~ h.c. to "rar rsrh ec.snr,a hcrs
.14as o. u ;,, u u
1 @tsN IT. sass es. 9r.t ts ssaa "
tut.,en1 pc11ls. through ihe nc.rci Or tndiasrcpcs
| fenttnn snInc ,Fhnnrrt mn snmr svmns,hv snh
etsnisi hn,iIincs 5sre Zen cTc4ri hy fhs mar rou
tE5niien q de peop!e: sna de Conscience q IL
s.,, ~ stFnr5 pnisahr canrs,ion ~ Il, h.s hssT
sIIonsI immeasnTahls infrrasntf' :" "'' A4S 'se'
Ine rssnlt1 which texs lnon our eo school srs
mcv f,er, wen ihe cf;ert fhrT hsrc nrninrea fhr,
Iii n MI m tntc1esf ~ H. sta,etmsn r. ih
sisoreer saferpsrd they furnish 10 civi md rlic,
~ Nv II,1 ~ G 3si} W +,
terrst 10 fhc ratrfot lar In .notess srr+ ihry sr
T., frni. -, H. ,rr t;s,o1r ~ ~ St.c ~ y,
encou,nrinr IN cseT ma e;{zc 1 ir te III,
shsy aa5ia soT good I'D | sassnaoy ia society: 81
an.Sore ~ 49, trs{s ~,
aene,yenent: moc iatcn<elY iute1rstinr to NJ Il
eoT 1ht,r ineeparsbic connsrtipn NTH onr mteuid
cent Fyrse1n # npSNc inktrncttnn which we In.
iii tnrcad wider and vfdcr unti Il reaches ever
bone IN our land aad tor tie !ieht il rsaeets upo
toprs WSst III 1c.er ~ hrn.cttv docs not teet .-e.
pleasure in tbe uuth that sehoolhouses, 6n,it ;
tic fryc choice Of the peop!e, Mn coulcf putol
bIeesiErt, moi upun the present generation onI,
hi shst 4 viii stsnd ~. suse p,sdcs fos csysss
hice s1pcs upon fail urc generations. Who does no
rr:oice ihat nnrh r.rsnd }eyeer Of batefuI raoE
ard dteiInc,ioue Of soCte,y as 1he Tree school ey
ten, il aujct1y but surely working it, way NOR
% M. tren ;nIiaF e 1nnn.s1'ts ~ ihc eh11r ~ ~
opalent assemble in he eane Toom, reei!e IN i
,1iSi,nrs ntscr,, = nnnr3rn ,si;h thc rh;drr
of he poor and uno1nnste Of every class and th,
h3toGe&At n4e A3ata tte uat A-4s4 = ~