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II will be the act OF the people-arst. In the
call fer the Convention. and next IN ratiiy-
ing the Constitution Itself.
Tic election for delegates aud upon the
GILL "for'' or "against' the Convention
might be ordered to take place at the time
of the township elections In April, 1867, the
Convention, If the peo1e approve tho cali,
could meet on the first OF juno, and their
action could be submitted to the people for
arprosal or rejection In September. II ap-
proved, then the elections under the uuw
Constitution could take place upon the rcs1l-
lar day In November.
We had q Constitutional Convention In this
State In 1862. The Constitution framed by
that body would have been u good one. had
there not been cngrnfted upon It some pro-
visions not only Infamous In themselves, but
utterly out Of place In apy Constitution.
These might be expurgated, nnd with that
md the present Constitution before them.
the Convention would not be compelled 10
be long In session. The rejected Constitution
of 1862 straugcly adhered to bfcnnIal sess4ans
Of the Legislature. This is wholly behind
the times at this advanced day and with the
rapid interests and erents that necessarily
crowd upon State Of the commercial. 40.
r1cn'tnsnl, manufacturing and political i'm,
portancc of Illinois.
But VIC hare not room in this article ia
discuss the changes needed In the Constitu.
tion. The 1fst object to bc asrrr.
tiancd Is whether the people oj
this State have done that Which
no people can ever do, aud that is parted
with powers that arc inherent and whether
the two and a half millions Of Illilo;sans Of
the present day are TO be deprived Of powers
Inherent In all people, because the comp1rn.
lively few Inhabitants OF twenty years aso
seemingly gave their consent to that whicl,
they had no authority 10 do. Let US settle
first whether the people OF Illinois, in 1866
hive not the indcfeasiblc right to amend
their Constitution that the people living here
In 1s4s had, aud which the people Of a'l the
other States have repeatedly exercised
When We have decided TINT point let Us acl
on 1t, and then discuss the changes in thu
Constitution which arc i,npcriously dc
| Manded.
, 1866-11-16
STRANGE SCENE IN L PHILADEL-
PHIA COURT ROOM.
4 Juror With The DeIiriunn Tremcns

A Juror Rl2n I0f Oe11IlQNa A1c1ACAS"
At the opening of the Court Of Oyer and
Terminer, in Philadelphia, on IhursdaS
Mcguire is on trial for the murder of Maggie
Baer, in April, 1864, considerable excitement
was created among the large audience pres
ent, by the announcement, by District At.
torney Mann, that no further action would
lay. owing to the fact that one of the tnrors
sitting upon the case, WIS laboring under m
attack Of delirium tremens- Immediately
upon the t1ct becoming known. physician
was sent tu. examine the case, Who soon re-
turned and reported that the man was IN
perfect state Of phrenzy, imagining that
Ing aud stamping about the jury room
IN the most excited manner, From the
subsequent statement of ". Hiram Castor,
who lad charge Of the jury on Wednesday
evening, It appears that the unfor rtunate man
first exhibited symptoms ofinsanity at about
1T. Castor entered the jury room, when the
lunatic sprapg violently from his bed, screecl,,
Inc at the top Of his voice, "God save me !!
there are rats all over me! they are gnaw-
ing into my vita1s!'' Rushing into the en-
The as,ssg son17sd ag aEde an% GE tns %asa
man.' after which be again entered the
room, md springine violently at window,
attempted to throw himself headtong into
the street below. The madman, now wild
with rage, wrenehed from one of the cots
which occupied the room, stout headboard,
With which be rushed upon his affrighted
assoclates. dealing vigorous blows to the
right and left, and driving them precipltate-
IS into the corridor.
decided that O number Of the most cour-
aceors should re-enter the room for the pur-
p9se Of securing the lunatic- Accordingly q
nnmber.oftowels we're secured, and the cour.
ereous nine dashed into the room, seized the
u1admaD and threw him to the AooF. Bound
; hand and foot, the unfortunate mau vas then
conveyed to his bed, where he 10y, the entire
night, in the highest state Of excitement, ut
tcrlng the most piteous cries for deliseFancs
from some imaginary fiend.
Upon the facts Of the case. as nboTe stated
being made known to The Court, cousulta
tion Of Judges was held, when 1t vas decidet
| to discharge the Jurors from further consld
| Grafton Of The case,
, 1866-11-16

Colonel Calvert {. White, late Provost
Marshal General OF the Department Of ar
kansas, died Of typhoid fever at tue residence
Of his brother General Julius "h'tc' a.
Evanston, 1lmots, yesterday morning, w.
vcmbcr, 18th. Colonel White was born III
Cazenosia. Ne" ORR. III inc year !sSV. h's
family removed TO "ahkesha. Wisconsin,
when III was quite young "hen 1ne var
eeean nc was plae'h1ns "a" ~ "auAesna'
anu "as ,nc District A'toInss W. tuaI e.t-
ca'. nc snle,eu .r ,ne n.i.!'",S y, sesVse ~
eal1a'' o' 1ne .~en.s,s.gn'n ,s Wisconsin ~ ~.
4"n4! ~ ' - t"e
, 1866-11-16
CHICAGO, III, Nov. S, 1865.
Roman C2tholicixm In the United
States.

From the Daily News, October 90
The remarkable progress OF Roman Catho-
Eests some speculation as to the influence
which this fact may exercise on the tnture
fortunes Of the Roman Church. In spite OF
the complaint we sometimes hear from the
Roman Catholic clergy, the foreign element
In the States must have stuck pretty gener-
ally to its old faith Upwards Of 4,Wo, coo is
not q bad percentage for a population Of
strength Of the Puritan element In the na~
t,on and to English ears there will be some
thing positively alarming in the enumeration
of ass100 priests, three mttrcd abbots, forty
bishops, and seven a1chbishops, who consti-
tute the ecclesiastical hierarchy. The
thoughts Of the American observer take
quite different direction. He looks forward
United States viii exceed 100. Goa, 900, and he
is rather inclined to boast that this number
viii include more Roman Catholics than any
other single country, When this time comes
the change can hardly fail to modify In many
ways the action Of the Church hose num-
bcts will be thus largely Increased. Roman
Catholic policy in Europe has long departed
give SO much dignity to the annals Of the
medieval Church. Oppressors hnye usually
some power Of beneftting their friends, and
| It is for this reason, perhaps, that the higher
ranks Of the Roman clergy have been so well
/ Inclined to make common cause with them
| The alliance has not necessarily been dlcta.
ted by purely personal motives. .., u aas ,is as
| priest on the score Of the opportunities 1t
| offers him Of teaching what he believes tc
| be tfuth, But, unfortunately for his pur
nose, he has miscalculatea the relative
strength Of the parties between whom he had
to choose. He has eaten his cake "l&t
, 1866-11-16
VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC DISCOT-
ERT,
Fossil Remains of n1astodon E1-
huu1cd.
l. from the New York THhune.l

lu01, NOSCIlDSl
About month since, the readers of the
Tribune will recSl1ect the erection OF
peat bed In Cohoes for the foundation Of q
new mill, now in the course or e1carotlon oy
the Harmony Manufacturing Company, the
faw-btne Of a uastodon was discovered about
This relic Of the antcdi1uv'an age Is Of i'm
mense proportions, and has attracted the at
tention Of geologists and students of nature
from nil parts Of the country-letters OF ln-
Quiry respe citing ii and personal examination
having been made by some Of the most dls.
tingnished sasans OF the United States. But
yesterday cycn this wondefu1 discovery was
ecItpeed by the excavation Of still further
fossilIferous remains, which complete nearly
the bones or framework Of the mast0don.
E,ghty~{lye feet below the earth's surface,
and about fifty feet below the place
Of the original discovery, the work
bones, consisting as follows: TWO tusks,
backbone, the upper jaw and Uranium, a
number Of ribs, the hip bones, shoutder~blade
and the bones Of the hiEd legs. The tusks
were each nearly six feet long. aud about
nine inches in diameter. One q Them, upon
exposure to the light. ernmbied TO pieces
like clay, resembling that substance IN ap-
The ribs. Of which there were fourteen
found, are about four feet long, the lar:+est
being four feet nine Inches. The upper jaw
Done Is 3OuF 4EEk li9C 1AEAC9 i1A}7 AiNAA hAE
extremity Of the mouth to the Uranium, and
across the forehead measures about three
feet. So heavy is It that 1t was with difficult
ty four Iaborers could move the mass. The
sockets in which originally were located the
eyes Of the monster are almost large enough
to admit tue head Of man. The hip-boue
is five feet long, and weighs one hundred
pounds; the shoulder -b1ades measure two
ieet nine inches, and weigh fifty pounds
each. The BONG OF the leg at the knee.jolut
measures thirteen inches In diameter. The
other fragments found are In harmonious
proportion to those already mentioned.
Professor Marsh Of Yale College was pre-,
cent soon after the discovery was made aud
pronounced 1t the most remarkable scienti
lie event Of the age. The structure will nov
be united in its seyera1 paris BY means o.
wire, and thus very accurate idea eau De
formed Of the size aud weight OF the monster
to which 1t belonged. After q separation o
countless ages, probably, the several pa's
will be reunited.
, 1866-11-16
LIncpfKlsA EeStefHs

It is, We bcllvc, we'll known that WIN. II.
Hcrndon Inns been for long time engaged
in writing life of the great md good man
a. Lincoln. Wishing 10 make this work as
perfect and complete Us possible, Mr. Hcrn-
don respectfully requests all persons who
have in their possession or lnder their con.
troll, letters however short and apparently
unimportant, to give him copy ofthc same.
ilthe1e. are any letters which ought to BE-
mark them-and no use shall be made Of
them. Mr. Hcrniou wishes to see all let
tcrs they will be suggestive, and prevent
error. those who havc no time to copy,
and arc wi.ifngto lend the original, may re-
" upon having them promptly returned.
Letters which have been published in Ray
mond's, Hollands or other life Of Mr.. Lin
coin, need not bc sent, as they are now NIL
In Mr. Hcrndon's possession. All who arc
assisting, true biography Of Mr., Lircoln,
will forward copies Of oil letters. Us re.
| qucsted. None will be used which arc
marked private, not even alluded to, unless
otherwise known. Alllettcrs In ncwsp 'pers
published since Mr.. Lincoln's DEATH, II
from him. are requested. AL papers favora-
bic to the enterprise will copy.
, 1866-11-16

=. - .,,..,, Srusp-
70 fetnEn tnsnk1 % tneif Maoetes M -, Eosa Sm.
" ,h I'M t.1T s:sn forw.I mi oifsr tlclr
col 2 a,u{auons,
WhI'o rcce,r3no ihc rorc,,tn1ar1ons- thu
tosd suecessaT % 10 t5e Throne. cesassyiieh, vii
lima he.,ds Sis ~ sf'sncca h1inr,
- 1hc strb.n,irs1s snd o,hrr clergy Will kneel
down ,nd ntG.e m = Inn nj thanE srfr{nr. Wher
ths r-.n .nu " ~ snrrs.inn " ~ ~. imne1f,t
y roned ior ~ r. Proto diaeen. saIyo q
n rnJs - wii nc src1 " LIE ~" oA1S~A1'
r. ~" ~ nprycr. ~ ihe cmhers of 1ho Io1y sy
nod md ~ hai 20 'c5.Iv III n1er tteir con1r1i-
nisiinr. ~ ~ ,baI f,,ne,s W.ieste4 and he fins
trioue s af'sreed Il .sv1 conpie. ei'' 1''''' a1 '
The irone1t,1 taIn,y vii ihen enndssccnd 10 re-
tnFn 10 their Hnartm.nts in The oTtf opore men
eor r. h. T5Ins 1n1 epserYiie iii condezeend 10
walk 1,y ne Ia oof hfs iilrssIi,n,s hrfde.
II. 6n M the PM ssme " day fcstai b1uof1s. vii, be
sp1eaJ In the Haj Of 81. Ncbolas 10 he Imperial
Tslnse ~ ~ Isa,ea M, t,rrtenrn nf the three
hiehezt ~ c7adcr Of th service The ladies' aud gen
femen ~ tbc Ds,fth Tegafion viii b. aruouc the
it,vited cnssfs "'''
IL, When Inc guests have t.ken their seats
their Innr1is1 MsscstIcs viii lie niyfsc Of IL bJ
lhe Lord ChamberIain, and proceed 10 tho hAfl
with The memhera OF thcir nu9ust arnfiy nud their
atlenHsnfe
, 1866-11-16

The King, and now he tlnds that he can
not have 1t with the people. The unpopu-
lnrity Of The Roman Church through out most
countries of Europe ut this mone1t is rather
due to tile political associations with which
she has chosen to surround herself, than any
dislike to her doctrines or practices. From
Ill ttis in the United States sue is free, and
consequently We can easily believe that her
progress In the New World will 20 some
way to counterbalancc her decline IN the
Old. She is less heavily weighed In the
race. There arc two ways ID which this fact
must effect the Ecclesiastical temper. The
overwhelming evidence that free Institutions
arc not In themselves nnfavotab1e to the
spiritual development Of the Church must
ut length silence the interested c'amor of
those why object to then, on that ground
In other countries, Roman Catholics will
learn that the alarm Is Eroundless, except
wheu the loss Which Is feared is one Of poll
tica1 position rather than Of religious In
| ilucnCe. And the theological character
| which ia formed in the democrntic ntmos.
| phere Of America mrst be sufficiently distinct
| to gradually leaven the church In which II
| grows up. All the accessories with which
the body of Roman doctrine Is surrounded
will necessarily feel the influence Of this
change. The hold which they now have
upon the Church springs not SO much from
| their being imposed by authority Us from
| their being so Furcly questioned by those
who accept them. They are the creation
| not Of Law, but Of d kind Of fashion aud it !!
lust the fashions of the Roman churct
which will he least likely to bear the voya.'
! acrOss the Atlantic.
, 1866-11-16

parf. tits land Of many sorrows. Men nght for
premacy and call 1t Psotettantfsn. They fight for
evil and bsd laws, and they cali It acting for The
delenre Of property. Now, arc there 10 good men
In ltetaudt Gf Those who Ase opposcd to LIE tn
politics, are tAcfn none who can rise above the
level Of partyy II there be such. wish uE voice
might reach 10 them. have often asked myself
whether patriotism fs dead in ireland. Cannot
all The people Of Ireland thnt The caIanies of
their country are The creations Of the law and.
that bo 50. jar laws only can remove those caIam
lties. II the Irish wert unl!ed Il your 1o' NOM
hers were for !he most part agreed. you might do
almost anything jon liLed, even In the present
Parliament Bnt II sou aro dtsurIted, then know
not how Jou can gain anything from Parliament
created - the Imperial Parliament now is.
The cahss That rulo will hear your cry as they
have head it before, A. d they will pay no al
tcntion to 1t. They wfll&ee your people leaving
your eho1ee ard they will think Il 10 calamity to
The county; they know TINT thcr have to1ce tc
suppress tnsur1e:t;ou. and, therefore, you cal
gain nothing from their fears. lChecTh.l Well
what Is Souf hope then. It il il a better Parlta
nent, representing E1tr1y The United kinPdom
The movement which Is now in force tn Engiant
ard Scotland Is yonr movement az much as OUTS
II there we're one hundred more members, ttt
Representatives Of large and free constituencies
then your cly would be heard. and The people
would give you that Justice which class hns .,
long denied to you.
Mr.. Bright concluded with IN eloquent up
peal for union with the Reformers ofGrca
Britain, md resumed his scat amid loud an'
prolonged cheers.
, 1866-11-16
Colorado.


LETTER FROM GOVERNOR crNf.trNa.
PHr1ADKIru1A,- November u
i lcttfs published from Governor Cumnfns.
Colorado. d. nes aspessions against hin Tor .'sS
a certificate Of election 10 III. Hunt as Coae''
tional dclecate. Be states thai HuEt recei's "a ]
legal majority OF the votes. she Beard Of Tan
vn1sers having counted for chilentt {the candidate
OF the party anxious for the admission Of toio'
ado rs i Siate) The sotc- OF company OF voluu-
ee.e Ic:s1ed OF veltel prisoners enlisted a: ci-
tBEe, VII, TAD 20 right to rcic-
CARD FROM SENATOR CIl ltrFEE.
To The Ed..u, OF ttc NtR York T4i5a.c:
SlKs Ny attention has been called t. .
statement from f'oIorado in rcxa:s: :.
Governor Cumnlils. which you will djr's..
less receive.
I most cmphatically deny that Gull: :?a::.
Of volunteers, formed of rebel prisoners -.
listed at Chicago. voted for Mr.. Chii"'ti ::
the recent election In Colorado. Ncn Of: aa'
class generally vote for those who synra
thlzc With them. The legal rote of the Ter
ritory showed tho election Of Mr. Chilcolt
as certified BIZ the Board Of canyassers
Governor Cunimins declared hiMteIf that Nr
Hunt was elected, and gaze him certificate
to that effect 6<fofe the vote was canTas5el
]. B. C4AEFEE,
, 1866-11-16
AUSTB IA.
Growing Unpopularity OF the Em.
peror-ColaneSa OF mis- Reception AT
rFaEue-Als Worn aud Depressed
AppeRrance.

GT0WEuE AnpCFQ3AFlky OK lne 1HS
peror-CoIaness OF his Reception AT
rraEue-Ris Worn aud Depressed
Appearance.
Times, writing under dutc OF October, gives
q very sad account Of the Empcror's recep-
tion in that city. After describing the milf
tary and clyi1 escort. the writer thus pictures
the appearance Of Frnncis Joseph, and the
chilling way In which he Was received By
>sNe1t was carriage OF Court officers. and
then, in an opcn carnage, drawn BY two rather
ra m q s.
side. Emperor Of ArstIfs, Will Jon bcshInk you
That son are ~ Emperor and got mere General!
not camps vii 4s yoa s renemses % solc,no inc
@ and thtpk q kopiecraiz; viii you recolieet thas
Maria THERESA vas one of Sour greatest pfeacees-
o .na aq TOP % boot.. vas sh daps Of tie peops
feathers; this g,lt cooked nst, this white tuuic,
sss eoesea 'Raa't3 ha' ,ed. ese and IL paes reep:
ak IT. wows L! were az Ill., e ( ets gssss
crowded with an orderly multitude, no policemen
10 Keep the peace, no soldlery to line The pare.
ment bnt q the carriage passed lhc cllSk Of M re
Eu peror were elenc At midnight: and Il 1ras
The ern Of the peoples love LAS SET lats were
raised AZ he passed-9ol AL, nue most, pefnaps-
and that was all. Followed by few sha5oy
hackney coaches and some Barghss Guards, and
guard of honor. and sast mob q the Com.
mtns 9f p5asns, who % neysE ~ said @ %ais, hg afoSe
70 the HFEdschin, where hie poor aodlealcq nne!e
Eas waiting to recelFc MIN. LeThaps i Was Vas
Otherwise eEeNnete, aad taat M ne. ne mes h, Ell
s1me ntt'e s5mpaths Reiose a. Wss ose 70 s'Gnt ~
Ihat cate;WoFn tace, ihat sao. an11oas aoox, tna1
'e thc.1 htaresst arue+ ana Mi
PIE hsGre sssn - ap anGt ~ Il IKE the sn
finolcisc IoEcs ~ ans ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1nn ~
Wonlo nave doae toe Goad 10 ha.et e On 'y
nost as ne rahosa ms nanos n" etan r,, oih ~
AID 70 aa!e tfeatea nm as tae oo seaEra q @ ~ ~
e. snt @ W1n daSs ay doIJ NJ gogu a - at ~ hnr u
EmIe11!, n" lazy A'nho"aG ~ ~ W. ~ rsta M y
6Iesk hls ta And |nat y 70 e. ne cna o. y a.
Io.moI6w t9eFs VII & &C a9rGhaenL psoeest,oRs t
inerf WIN "9 less, sfsnn has T., ,x,,st !,
4unlehgts, aeiu'auuns, spsGtus. ~ put la m.s - -
Etan: I9scph 70 GO lu oracs 70 gan tne ncasts M 70
his peopieI EiSnteen years aEo &C. ~ ca@e ~ "a.
tEfohe WIZ ai the peasonai s.smSha q paaspTEa =
ous reign: Young, hsEn@'pti!ted- ano 9naFe, a
, 1866-11-16

s:5:r II will bc observed, from the e>tIacts
NC publish elsewhere, that the Comprehend
lcn spapcrs do moi generally endorse the us-
gro suffrage article OF the Chicago Times.
Tho Staff Rtyi*'er and the Cairo Democrat,
the local organs Of the party In the central
and southern counties Of Illinois, are quite
decidedly opposed to it. We would like to
know, however, what they will do about it.
When 1t was proposed to build bridge
acaoss Niagara River so,uc persons on
tic Canadian side objected to It
because IL would afford sich
excellent facilities 10 the United States Gov
crnmcnt to send troops across In case Of war
between tile two countries. To this wcigl1ty
etjection it Was answered that If the Cana.
dia1s should cut away their end of the
hridsc, GIT e,J would not he :,ooI for much,
Now II Tue Ii,Hc> cuts away the north end
Of the Illinois Democracy, the South end
Ter what thr1s is left Of it,) will not I'll,
much of figure In any future election, and
tlic centre will be about as available tor at
active cammign as the centre Of Siagass
bridge would bc, with the Ca,,ada end tum
blt5 down The rrecinice.
, 1866-11-16

- The Illinois members Of the Wool
Taritf Convention ut Cleveland, have passed
a resolution proposing that capital Invested
in woollcn and cotton mills in this State shall
be exempt from taxation. What reason
there can be for exempting woollen mill
trcm taxation, which does nat equally apply
to Touring mill, We do not perceive. o.
course thu amount Of taxcs semitted to the
woollcn mills would he levied upon the flour
ing mills aud other property Of the State, in
addition to their uwn quota. The theory ol
the Illinois members Of the Wool Convcn
tio, is probably based upon the snrpositiol
that il is desirable to build woollcn mill:
fas,cr Than they will pay.
Wcarc not awarc that the woollen mills o
Illinois arc in any particular distress, or :sr'
fit subjects Of the ei,arity proposed. Sos is
We believe that the Legislature will tolerate
| the suggestion fur a moment.
, 1866-11-16

another mammoth Institution to the heap
ut Jacksonville, which haa two mlttloua
worth alreaey. It may even flourish like
Ann A!bos fa time, By money and good
men. But surely Is things follow thciF ten
denotes, 1t will become museum of agricul-
tural and mechanical fossils, and pen
at the last-xhile the colleges sustained by
religion1sts IT all names, serving the State
but receiving nothing from the State; wtll
continue to stand, In a farmers figure, Ike
mother cow, for political calves to suck
from aud to 5unt, till restored popular req
son shall lead Illinois, like other States, tt
do something br her colleges:
Yours, very respectfully,
J. BLASCuAHD.
, 1866-11-16
A. johnson Kicked by Another Friend.
From the New rorI. News

l0c alli1uce uelHee0 DcmGcI1Cy AuC IOu-
servatism is, We trust, at an erd. In .he
Presidential campaign, woe to the part; and
to the candidates that take middle eround-
If President johnson desires to be standard
bearer in the political arena, he must either
60 naek to ne Kad1sals ..;o Or soue hHls 4nd
battle Is to be between the Democracy and
the Radicals; the Conservatives are no party
at all. They arc no more than st1agglers
from the line of the real comtntants, without
any banner, without organization, and Liable
at any moment to wander into either cactp
and sell their services for promise OF the
spojls. II they choose to fight in the ran8s
OF the Democratic party, let them do so; bet
to them. Democracy Is strong only in the
strength of its time tried principles. An al
lance that involves the surrender Of any oi
these destroys the first element Of success
ard Democracy, like another Samson, wakes
from the arms Of Its De1itah unneryed aud
UOWerles9
, 1866-11-16

The negroes In BotetouFt County, Virginia,
have increased three or four hundred IN number
sluce the laat census. This Il the only oS
thi, population in any country district IN that
State.
The towns OF Hardwick, Eoyalson md New
Bra1pt1ee, tn MsIaachnsstts, gave unanimous
votes tos Goyernoe Bullock,
, 1866-11-16

Nscholson's majority. ......-1.3s1
There are 1000 loyal citizens In Delaware,
half Of whom served as soldiers in the Union
army, who are lisfranchised on account ol
color, every man Of whom would vote the
Union ticket. Delaware went Coppcrheaa
solely because one-third OF her Radical citi.
zcns were excluded By the rebels and Cop
perLcads from voting.