, 1866-01-19
THE OTTAWA AND MORRISON
CONVENTIONS.
Interesting Specchos-Tmproveua or
the Rock Ktycr-The Free Trade
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AuAlQtVN, ~ 0lLe&16e8 Co., Jan, IL.
The ma.s convention Of farmers, mechanics pso.
dneefE. and business men interested IN cheap trans.
portsuon, md opposed 10 ral.sozd, elevator, coal
and Other nonopolles assembled nj the Court HOUSE
In this town today ut three O'Clock. The attend.
anee IL very large md the eeutieut Of the
tfuu Il decided and emphatic The conHutinn was
called through the official action Of the Bosrd OF
supe7isoas Of Wat,esides County, and will doubt
less reflect the ytevs the mass fthe people OF
the county.
The convention was called TO order by Mr., ssmn,
son, Of Morrison, On Whote motion Jas Umsuoofe
Esq, Of Hopkins, WAs elected President. William
Tfithrow, Henry Dudley, A 4. Terrell, James 4.
and Chas. Worthineton. 4. acF Fadden, q. ]. Bocth.
were lkeNtse appointed Secretaries.
On motion Of Mr. Sampson. the President NJ
pointed commif1ec Q! dse on resolutions, a. fpI.
iows: John T. Bennett and o, 6. Woodruh or
Morrison; Dr. I. s. Pennington, E. W. AJtes-
worth and Ley1 Fuller. -
committee Of 1hrce to propose business fof ihc
action OF the Convention. The President named
me following gentlemen: Rice, orIyrdon; s Tes.
rel. Of Sterling, and Warner Of Morrison.
During the absence ol the committee an rrsolu.
TONS Ar: F,7throw w1s called upon to address tic
nss,ns; e1s s5cssed hissll from sPsskng
foy, but was not in the Houfe. ''
The ns1ns Of 4; Z. Jackson wss next called, but
with D9 better eheet.
Capt Mitchell. Of Albany TO explain the condition
e,1ned e spak dnt'' be anderstood liz sieTs q Dc
The attempt to cet Epeech from any of the ora.
tors present was finally abandoned, snd then nj,
u as tn tic mini .nd ~ rsss Ms. tt ttnoogn nael
ann}sn.e 4~~S''oe VAIL 1aPsot'ps
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fo11sas = Address ....
MI FotteT sAa ne ana other 1aEne1R had come to
hear, from The chief movers In this matter. some
thlnE Win respect to reiiet for faImers. lie found
Them all Al ouce dumb. Their was nicger in the
fence. Perhaps the Ineetlne was under the contro!
Of tomc EtcamDoat or Ia1lIoad company. II thero
be something said which would not be piessinc to
them. ine fafmers arc tn earnest, and are bound
to caHJ thts matter on TIL sorue relief shall be e.
markell. ......-..-.-.
TIE REVOLUTIONS.
Gen. Bennett, from The Committee On Rcsou.
tione, reported the following, which werc mani
WHERE'S, III chief Interest O, The neo,,e os ,bc
pTEat State OF Illinois lies in tts apscnIinrsi nm,
drctionF, they being the princ1na7 ,n.ans ~ 3ts
likelihood, end The basis OF thei. prosperity; aud
WHEREAS, The present mears Of uznsit 10 tbe
eeaboaru md the pEipc1pal martets of fhc worId
for their unlimited amount Of cereal productions Il
found 10 b. eutirey inadequate thereby nIacinr
this great Interest al the mercy or moneycd cornns
rationt, Hhosc meaeuie Of toIi. and fnrfiTs woniS
eeem to be limited only ty ihee greed an ayarice
n3ti the c1haueuon oJ the products shinne]: nnd
WHEHEAs. Competition in ali busine.. ia H..
safety Of the abo1lne and producing clastss Of thr
per7ty Of The country requires de ,rotesi.on Of
C1piai and labor alike without permitting the one
to npp1ese OF cripple the othe.: fherctf,re
Reso.ted, TINT II u our hFtt and paramount dutv