, 1866-01-04

opened until haifpast scren O'Clock .~Mr. T. a.
Cal: called the meeting TO order, and Oh bis nom.
nation- Nj. Nclsou MAacn Was sppninfed To pzeside
In the ahseuce Of Dr. Abbott
AuoxzN uT HON. D. NEHAxus.
Hon D. Richards next addressed the nee:nz Is tot-
eap3 I'd @ ~ a.; q G. II s%s
conTtntlon Oihes hers who czn talk mora to tho
i g re- s Ra zons Iasre 9ass aa
The material interest In this matte1. excerpt geaEz
r. :. q;3! s,t si o hs7s Who srs hs' At
10 Asse res.aas asa expected and dea,red to
sa9 u,ae md ans sscsn Win Jbody fe1 he ss.io:
mens Of success Not That ind any hult with what
nc os = Il srut re'5o @ nd !seoa s!Sth
shen hsIt Ee witnessed v3losesome Ghbition ofone
8 e. 'es xshsb4 ss Een6 I'D
tsS h,sh soa srEsssiys WI 1 rot ~. n
- sssa IL :. sosn s:ssk =. - s.s:s.
sos T1fn ta4 e. n.da Ct @ r.
thsY not swtaasd by .hsse ueasyea e9rn9rat!ons
bna ncss Va % @ e 19!a . tasa ILL., e.
taik psss resolotsns ana hsysa gsntra time showing
.osds s M aas
aud secure en- cu4.ns, .Pernauent rcmedy a=atnst
70 sestteDf si Gifdshoi viii p1io: In dosa! We "
The tZacl OF the tDonst the King Of the orea 4nd
" :1a n sasa as
sentative, WskhhuEne. says tnia monster may ht eye
al his olher de6e1fnc1es. End 4~11ow up All the pro-
ducIS Of the land. Ict 70 direct cur Efforts that
The hoi xrath of aha, ary up the vatsf. q -
tarth ano aersi;e h!m of 1ood md We T:ll nnd his
and Long beio,c tae ee.thslple comes he viii Gel
To tncecd sEsinst theso monoroltcs wr must se1ec.
vulnerable roin nass our foscetn1t well
81 oersies ii oar Tine ana meaas ef'' ''t ~
OF conTse We art interested IA ship canal around
en- IN sa e Ss G. s E
douu1e r.c1 on me Ere ta.l oad tae mailing the I'LL
n saDP e 81
a!' Is ne ousston 1..t @ost oonce'ns ns' ean Rock
MenT M Ward HeeeIcr made botch Of Il when he
undertook TO run tho poilcs OF The nation and tho
f3S e - of sn IL
rand failure. would like 70 u! these various
fo@ ours, otae1 and nj Interests that vii aemsad
and secure them, l like 10 hcsr tboso railroad
% ny sars noS xo.d * the sceonst q the su1seys
and sonadnys Of Rock River. md the estimates.
e 6 aus Il
sne1sy, ,, time .,a a1S q, ,S;1S %;Ssn, Eeu'd ne
SDo rea.tsin ~ frEsan 9! hoeK fver nott excl.
g1deth n9s foF lis e5n household i worse Than
Masi r.: rs secure direct cheap watst eomnuaics.
s. e Sf q s ed
ttrcsts ELL connect onr tavcT With Chicago by
poai md y ss ESQ saeesd We ~ vi eoatr srss.t 81 as beno
ns upon thttnhA5Itants OF EocE River Valley and
u seq Ga + Or
nor consolidated nor bousht up oI tae railroad co-
JUDGE BBYAA1.
Judge J. Il. Bryant, Qi bureau county, Was tho
rezt speaker He did not feel any dcstre to get IN
any excitement against the railroad companies, but
aEaast hetf s5s' Ihs PfSps b. bseyed ere
but their servants, and II WIS The duty pt the pco.
pie to rec that lhese evil things are broken down
The citl1cns Of the State of Illinois sent out two
1,1rr1A md ii Err 49,,
10 protect the properly Of these l1wlcss and
heaftless corporations, and they should certainly
hase the rchd to control these companies far d
1t not only con1d but should be- As lot the vested
nights Of these monopol,es, he did believe In vested
rights hnt no! N vested wronss. and be wae tn favol
He did not believe In any concession which the rail-
Ecsd might o3er 10 make to the excitement Of pubilt
feeling, but thought that The people should insist
control, rno protection a;ains such things IN tht
future BE also urged npon Tho attention Of hi.
bearers the taet that during several months Of !hs
might be attained wonld bc closed By Ii,
eontsol Of the railroads were esiab
when thei1 services would be 50 valuable to la
me1s the roIda would charge 3ust such ttclght3 a
they migh1 deem proper: For this reason be ap
pcaled @ them not 70 be content With securing
| ke4et but TO elect 10 The legislature men whe
| would do their duty and usatnt1fn tho rights o
the people.
LITTER Fnox JUDGE ECsEAcK.
Altitet Wns read from Judge j. b: Eustacc, O
Dixon, resrettfng hts inability 10 be present, bu
expressing his entare and hearty concurrence
with the convention In its object.
c. c. BUELL.
| Mr. {. T., Buell. tpokc II length on the import
1nce Of Is1tct communication between Lake alich
I 1gan aud the Mississippi Risrr. lie showed tha
the same dtf1cniics experienced here regard
liz transportation were severely felt In Iowa, and
the openluE OF this water communication, md q
convenient reaching Of tho st. Louis uaarket.
THE MORRISON CONVENTION.
Mr. I. 4. Cali offered the following resolution,
uhich WIS 11Gpted:
Kesarrd, That the Convention at Morrison, to
be held On lhe 18th fnsL. te requeaed 10 elect dek
Eascs TO attend the proposed state Convention 10
he held with the view Of organizing In the State
1iIn 1tte1cnce 10 electins our uext Legislature on
Mess1e. Il. l. Coe. A. A. Terrell, g. Z. Drton, l..
Etca and n. Thompson fere appointed ~ delegates
10 atend tic convention to be Et1d on the 18th In.
stsI at Genesco representatives ofthts county.
COMMITTEE on srA11s1ICs.
The following gentlemen were appointed as the
EoMmttfe on S&aitsttcs contemplated in the rrso-
lMt1oE*: Aeesrs Thonas 4. Gait, l. !. Pennington
l. A. Terrell. Nelson Mason and II. L. Coo.
TT. Shepherd, who WIS engineer On board the
steamer Sterling. which piled ou Rock river during
the Last season, made some statements showing f
great nansal ad'antases ole.ed By hat stream fol
tnstl1n1fnC EtacE-watef Eaylr1tton on T..
lii. j. S. Miller made few hu1noruu. md nppro-
PIRATE remarks. amer Which Tic convention I'D.
iuuncd.