, 1865-01-20

{E.k1SEs assss7kSaE
educational agricultural and commercial interests,
should not prove last to receive the great and sub
lime ses:hings of The genet opy ~ thst ~ man
= 5. r. asng aad q
eiaI and political 'equal{tJ' to tie lapse OF time
and the influence OF events. controlled bJ The band
states ho1 to struggle desperately for the ainte-
nance Of the Union and the supremacy of the law.
until Triumphant success is written N he history
Sont. hoW fh.msfn1 @ III IL The fact and how sorrow
lnl the reflection that Illinois, proud In the htsto
5 more n beehe y ~
faiare lualeis ehe .honld wsnsonly rample
be. hsh dssIi 5nand h"n9 tbe ee ,sf the st
force the lec1ees Of God. re-eehoed IN the de,
nands Of The people 70 ENACT "eq9al lava" and
sonfi. o1cs he grtat maria OF slavery, have iad
their alh1s purified BY the dying groans and dying
agontes Of onr own gallant soldiers and their dark
the warm blood OF our own neighbors, friends aud
| relatives. Kentucky, Tennessee and other States,
are.srayelIne speedily on the highway to freedom.
telbs hs Yse L he k
born the fact), that not slave freed In Maryland
o. Missouri, Or to be kced elsewhere. can entet
sna ss aeearss1s "sset iaws'" without noninalls
!, Yonr Committee beg leave further to submit
peal Of what lie generally called the 'sBlack
14ws Of he State will not amount to an inflac-
tion Of article fourteen Of the CONSUMPTION l., Of
General Assembly shall, ut its first session under
the amended Constitution. pass such laws as will
q an settlipf u9n II s sa. and o@ eae
them into this State for the purpose Of settlns
them nee" and respectfully submit the following
Farst-That, to.a yery,great extent, the said law,
hare been for years, and now are, dead letter
a. asas afes1d q
Government, Is ever most fatal. '
tution did impose the Obligation npon Tie drst
General Assembly which convened In pursuance
thereof to pass certain laws Of prohibftory char
fion Of nee persons oi color to this stste. Or the
setting free Of slaves within the limlts thereof,
yet as tho pretended reasons and necessities for
So eeaf. ndeed ts propo'oa M '9 upon saasau: ths
Questions Of po1tsy gstee and authority that no
fourteenth {14th) article Of our Constitution did
1ot either IN letter OR in SPIRIT make 1t the duty
St Eel to a Or
BY the General Assembly OF this State, In regard
to persons ofcolor.
fourteenth % s1cio tbs i sa1, 5eins ins
IN detogatton Of the common law as we'll US In aa-
tagonlsm to The common righta Of humanity,
ougai 70 3 receive sftict construction Thus con.
Assembly held after the adoption Of the Const1-
ton L Is hlt impartial, at least 70 aasert that
those who make fundamental Law should know
It's requirements and readily enforce the same,
Yet, though Tc-y many Of those who aided in
framing The Constitution vera members Of tie ilrst
General Assembly, they did not paas the existing
sueh laWs have no claim to peculiar sanctity,
.g nasing oeen possessed By Virtue Of the Consttu-
aoF1; E5@qRns 5heqRllenent: aen;3 w ,n,.. lint =,
niy ai1er tae adoption Of The Consultation, 1t still
Wonld not have been beyond the power Of repeal
tuon st ia s smny ahe Con
anaa eat o. o. iaw ey tne hrsl Gsaeral assembly and
noes ng. ID az iorm Of manner provide that such
uart law Or Ga%s sna. noi 4e fePcaea bY any suosa
,Gg,eai e eay l9at IL ne convention had designed
fnneh s -" " enActe4 n putenanca q sai9
~ @ o, taG ,,i saousa
t . me i1ssaded
be anee m c M f M ~ e en M q apa
VI NIX ~ Sor- r,,r,,n,.too ,-. ~,
nroSision nf nur tnn.,t,o5 ~ " ;taai Iat e9a
becanse in an nf iseifn noin.bis an roas o'
lion Of The second Isll sec,on o9 ~ arcn fnrth
h1Sh ~ ros. ~ 17;n VI ~ ghitea sttes.
State sbnI bs entit1 to ri t Q, e3cn
1nnrh tSsqefaro ~ 4 aas seseta ~ lnss
ae aen, sne.sgloac' g' q persons OF coior, or com
BY v
dSns 70 some ,% T1to1p M LIMITS 81 ons State IS
Guafantesa 70 hem @ by ths Constitution Of tho
no species Of logic can drive as, no faacy or pre-
(Rdtce relfeyG us. Free In New York! free In
massachusetts, then fsco in Illinois! and forever
Strknth-It Is again insisted thu. lbe word
"shal." in tho fourteenth article OF our Consti-