, 1865-02-03
Chicago Gritnnc.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 8 ,s,;5.
ILLINOIS G0NGNESSMEN ON rffH
ANIEA nm /. MT.

HIESDMLNT.
On The great question Of submitting con-
sti uti"nnl nm ndmcnt for the to al and un-
conditional abolition Of slavery TO the States
oi tht Union for ratification, the fourteen
members representing Illinois in Congress
voted as follows:
FOE SUBMITTING TIE AMENDMENT.
Isaac n. Arnold John T. Farnsporth,
Ellhu Il. Washbu1nc, Z. c. Ingcrsoll, and
Jesse 0. Norton.
AGAINST SUBMITTING TIE A.lENDMEyT.
Chas. II. Har,1s OF O4uawka; Juhn z.
Eden, Sullivan; John T. Stuart. Springfield;
Lewis ". Toss, Canton; 4. L. Knapp, Jcr-
Ecyville; JAMES C. Robinson, Marshall ;-Wil-
liam Il. Morrison, Wa'e,ls.o; W1u. J. Allen.
Marion: James C. Allen, for State at large.
Yeas, five; nays, ming. This is shameful
result in the face Of the vote Of instructions
OF the people last November.
');1n's {. Allen was instructed and CON-
.nandcd by popular maturity Of thirty
o"e thousand in the State to vote for
thc amendment. It mas ono Of the direct
aAd leading lssu's Of the canvas. He
has lasc]y betrayed his constituents
But Ills sands tf political life arc nearly
run. In few short weeks Ills Congressional,
aesfls was instructed by Ills District, by 1,ooo
minority, 10 support The amendment; and
lest hr might conclude t" disregard The pon-
ular Will, l's constituents voted to ssrelicre,'
him from Congress altcr the 4th Of March
His vote cn the amendment retircs him to
the shades Of private lLe for the residue of
lis days.
VIC did not look for anything better from
John K. Eden, because he is lopclcss;y eonc.
from an attack Of '.niegcr on 1ae bran. not
"ithstandrng his District voted by 5000 ms
Jority for tic amendment. We supoosed
that he would disregard the wishes of his con-
stitucnts, just us he has done. But he will
never get another chance to bctray them. He
il played out.
The INCENTIVE vote Of Col. Morrison will
create surprise and modification in lis dis
1rict. II was high time to have a successor |
provided for him. II he is ever asain candi- |
date for Congress old St. CI4ir will give 5000
iu6' cad Of l 800 msjori.y against him. lie too
las played himself out
VIM J. Allen Of the Cairo District, voted
prceifrlY as was expected BY everybody. He
is a rebel sympathiscr and pro-slaycry bisot-
liz hates un,7crsal frc dom and loves slavery
Thee never VAS day Of his life In which he
would not have voted 10 make . slave State
Of Illinois. When the war broke out le want
ed Egypt 10 join the rebels. But his aur Is
past. Egypt Inns rcpuciated him, epcwed
Linn out OF her mvuth and spits upon him.
But the vote Of no Illinois member eur-
prscs us 80 much as that Of John r. Stuart, |
Of The Springfield district, President Lin
coins old law partner. We confidently
counted On his srnnort nf fho E,naaoyn |
Amendment. His district, by LOO majority,
Toicd for it. lie processes to be q moderate,
fair-mihacd naan-a Wing Of the Henry Clay
schcol. lie denies that hc is pro-slavery,
or desires to sec the infamous rebcl-brcedine
practice l'cn'ctuatcd, and lie is too good a
lawyer TO entertain any doubts Of the power
OF the people 10 rid the country of slavery By
III amendment OF the Constitution. Whist
induced him to so contrary 10 the wishes aud
instructions Of his constituents, and cast q
l'1o-slaycry vote on 80 important q question. |
SURPRISES our power Of guessing 1t mag be
that liz was tired Of political life, and thonght
this the easiest mode Of committing suicide.
At all events, such will be the effect. Els
career is ended ignolniniously.
Ross, Knapp and Robinson all represent
strongly rro.tlavcry districts. and had fair
excuses for voling In the ncgntiyc. Their
constituents pronounced against the Amend
ment last fall :; and we shall not lind fault |
with them Tor voting for the perpetuation Of
slavery. But with the other sir named, the
ease is different They were all instructed by
their constituents to vote for the Amend
mcnt; they deliberately violated their in
ktructions. Fc,ily, they shall hare their re-
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