, 1866-10-18
Convention Of the Colored
People Of Illinois.
nesciu!icns---An Address 10 the
People.


tSFcclul Despatch 10 tac Chicago T4bnuc.l
"AsIl1n"rUN, October II.
ArrA1ns IN LOUISIANA.
Mnjot Genera, Sheridan has transmitted tn JcIl-
ri al Howard, ToulmIsslulIcr Of thu Freedmcn's
isHfsau, report Of Tho condition OF tic ftrcImrn
lit 1nuIstann, tnr The V.nrtrr rn lin. September
:.cth, 1sG. The General atatcs that thu p1o.pects
vi tho cotton crop ore 9loomy, ilIc continued
hcary rnins Of August unl Tho carly part Of Sop.
tetnl"r. together with Tho appearance of tho nrmy
II ct'tlon wnrm III lnauy porilons ol tue 5,utc,
haze eeilorst5 u5eclcl The Interests lloi only Ut
HE flecducn but If tllo ent!tu population ni kle
*tatc. MHny employers whoso pu,ru crop
tas been destroyed will moi be ab,o
III l'ay tile'r employees. md there appears tp lie
-c'rfa1 de- Ire 10 Ert rid ot tho responsibility ur
III, longer tnaiAtninlhV tlc oinployes, every lIrc.
i'At being sni.glIt for tiitcharginy them. Manyof
ill., freedmen who engaged to work fur q thnre of
Tie crops Will be left nul only destitute Of tho
"ratIs of support dntinu tho wintcr, hut viii be
~ debt lu to owners Ut tho land for supplies MI.
"I'cet TO them IN the fun,n,rr. Complaints arc
S'r1tni that tho freedmen, aflre having latorcd
fhfulsy Ito Tic i:ne7 Ut il.cls cun,rnc,a, Jauu.
ny it. Iaa'. until thp rr'' wns rcady 10 luryetl.
ne bring 1tscharcrd md driven away, o.tc,.sihly
o1 The Er1and of Having, 1srcn j11rUleMt.
7ltr'r 5rp frequent trportA 0r crnr1ty 10 t1o
.icc'1,nn. partrntari, In thr no.tllrr,. pnrti.c*
Mrn 20 lhf.,tvh TIM cnRnsry nj nuh, ht.gulsns1,
and ln1sr t''r ftrct1nln rum ili"tr holrcs, Nut
"r "''' "te ~ W.. ,': "",."' '"'n'' '!om'ellos
.. .q"r." ~ r"s' 4"'a'"ss' '"mu;"'e '"n5
-" . "'EA." y. "y s"a"net '"rJ; "nth I"st''
iattCttaluIH III Httpni ratrs. Whrn tllc prt,nf
cet,es I" lhr ltaowrttgr oF lhr agent uf tin lIA.
t.""' VI" '".'"s w W." I" ""'' !" h"mha'
H' wv wv ''"' " ""'ts ihah 1oF III" h!sHhs
w " ''<s"'1"H t"". F" NV rs'f'nE ''as" "l
"'''y ,"" ~ wv 'tas'' III u" "'nlI,e mal" h'F
'.ss na" = 'a'e'' NV tol"l sstHpahhsoh
" e'amo s .! ta''"os WV eahea maen a's:f"*1
"s i. @ "uIs% ."se ~ 'r'' ~ .aa s!aso,t'
"tv" ~. ."'esou ~ ~ ts!"ao 'Hc" ".o c"loioA III"
w.. ~ wv o.u ''ats n'.ut ."a capture ~
~" o.sans' a''a "no "'se R''!ea or ha's a''d.
~! Ap'""rF'a'io"s '"e tntsa a"'
'"o.',"e '"est pt'Houa a'e u1e"ueu' anu ~ ~.
een ~" ."ts ."' ruppo'' "'luont aa'l
'''. :, nc u1ea"' 1"' ''S~'aost VI 1o"e3seaus ~
,'A,,.'i ~. =" !a'o'Hn's. M, ~ ~
'"eS"ona'e "he.nef n'c 1fSeaGach VIII DC allowed
'"R"aln icaes"o'y "lon t"e lanos. laa coh-
i"e' f!ee"'' no n"oP'eo W sne nh'can IN LUG
Sa'e' 'as i'oseu ~ oe wen aoar'eo 10 thc inter-
ss's u ho'a I'ta''tess ans' Inc lsecamcn.
cIaEfkn'as FUR THE UNION AND REBEL DEAD.
;, tHuet lHe s"lelsHi", ~ mn Euar'e'Hatte!
!"Faf''.ehs' Sfouaa u ee'": cne.osed NJ iolns
'"'soa. so1 ee.'e'e,!es loF tnc 'n1eshen' ol tae
ie''e' so!a'efs WV e'ea a. aat pace an.anS the
, VIZ. hho one Iot tae 'eIaans o! oaon so!laess III
eaHerFeF eoaft 4o"ee' H. y cemetcry Is ne'he
ioeaieu 'ot tae tn;esiaent ot all Union soldiers
VINO !'asontA o. inc happauannoek anu norm OF
Gost1onssil!c, inc1nainE those who wesc killed at
| .hc battle Of Cedar Mountain,
1ur n,uon IN n,oAun 70 s7Axros-s nrs,cx.,
~ TON.
The only reaeon FOR cscditiaE tho statement that
Secretary Stanton haa rendered his resignation,
ard is TO receive The Fnsi. mission, is TINT It is
rn,lr hv ror7rsronacnt ,rbo Ia ,r1rI,,lr ,.i,rd.
s,i,.,ss -. as'as," WV ..,..1..a 80 =. -
~ taet!'tles 'et P'otu.'nG .HtesIoahon u 1ne
White lioHse which arc denied TO all other mem
beR OF tho press. Nothing in relation to thc mai.