, 1866-12-29
FROM SPRINGFIELD.

Grind Banquet 10 the Edisur4 nnd LestsIa,
torH Of 1,tfnass at the Lcfnnd Nousc-1laf-
tcrB af fComplafut-G. J.. Il.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Trlburt.l
SfEthoF1kLD, ILL.,, Decembe1 y.
Nothing Is TALKED Of Ut The State Capital but The
Illinois, which L. to sisnalsze tho opepinS Of The
new hotel. The Lelznd House, which IL 70 come Of
on the evening Of the ssh OF Janu91J. Oar eaeh-
sonablc clrclcs are all In duttey ol excitement,
and tho great question with OFF belle. II, wha.
shall we wcar1 The rrepar'ic1E arc On 1 scale Of
perhaps unparalleled mseutngtncc, anI there II
no hazard In predicting thAtt wifi BE- ono OF The
greatest aatrs Of The kind that has ret tzansple
In The West The. vaslous cummittees having
charge Of she tsaair sso published tAis eyea,nx,
officers, anu the 1eaains editors Of the State. 1t
Is. hovorer, a subject OF complaint with
:ss II RsRs a'S liz that our aSane nsRe
prenondeta1ce on the var,ons retponsible com.
Smtt'ses., S.t or ihe seseq eommlttets announced.
: conspicuous absence Of most prominent sen.
hoxeyel that IL i he result of accident rsthes
t2u de1ien That there WIS no Intention OF taking
ahT adEantagc Of the occasion for party pnrposes,
and thai Lest the present construction OF commit.
teea night favor such conciusion, tAey nigh: be
front. 1t IL onl5 10 be hoped that nothing will be
allowed to oecnr calculated TO mar the harmony
ano 1tp2s iccfnG fhst ought to chars:terike the
Al rrsutaE meeting OF Post No. :, @. i. r., at
sp11pEee Id. ILL.,, nccembtr 70, 1866 the following
preamble Ind resolutions were adopted. and or
desed 10 be published for the Information OF tho
diseient Posts IN The Department OF llinois: All
sSan.auniestoEs y y 1efsfe1ce thereto sho1ld; be
1ant, Box g., spr!ncfeld, H.:
"HHfAEAs, All OF the Statcs that furnished vol
rrtcetE TO aid tn suprreselnE the rebellion, hare
pat he'd resorts made by their respective Adiu-
I:nt EeucfasA. containing the military hirtorJ Of
aid troops; ard,
"NukizEAe, II due 10 the rank and nle OF TIL.
CotS that thelr records be carefully and r1uthsuily
rade rp 1nd pnLltshed By the Stale In substantial
10TH. t0 thc crd Tat they may be cat5 accessible
to Ill Of raid toldtcEy; therefore
"fttclrtd, Tint ID tbs opinion Of the members
OF springfield !ost, g. 4. the report Of tho Ad-
lutant General Of IIli1 ofs should ba published
Without unnecessary celay. in etylc cor1rspund.
tng to the Indiana report.
Rf*oir.d, That the Post Adjntant, b. and he
ts berrby directed to furnish copJ OF these reso-
lrtfonr to al The poets IN this department. and ~
quest their concurrence therein.
Rttotftd, That colmitt. Of 1vo be anpoint-
ed By The Post Commander, to whom ali resolu-
ie77td. who asc In tho name Of thie Organization
kc1Ely empowered und directed 10 uee all lust and
honorable means to securc The passage Of bill
Apptcr1latinE means Tor the purposes hc1einblfo1c
stated. Ard bc il fuIthe1
-.-Hfso{ext, That the said committee are hereby
instructed 10 acctlfe !he p&ssaee Of bill psovld
big for The sale Of said report 10 all Illinois rel
diers et cost OF printing and binding. Said com.
fsstc shall hare power to n11 all vacarc{es occas
flag In said COMMITTEES, md shall report all s7ch
''7he committee eous1sis Of Comrades Il. N. II.
den. Herman Lied, Robert Allen, Thomas i.
Ea,hcr. and {. r. Johueor.
".omtiaD FnEo. J. DIAN. Post Aa}atant.".