, 1869-12-16
THE CONVENTION.

sramoytt1p, IT., Dec, IL
Tne convention was called to order ri 10 O'Clock,
S ss R1px ana prayer WAS
IHK OATH QUESTION.
The reading Of tho journal being completed, NJ.
CUMMINGS, Of Fulton, satd that Ia regard 10
the question under debate he 1upposed that eyef5
nsn wished 70 Rse upon the Fecord. Probably
taas ,he 81 people M ande1stooI III suS,ecs to1sraS!y
lie men ind do lie WORK Their constituents e.
70 lea. Z awtet To.ces - Is WON, 10 night insstae.
Lii. BA9SE4 Of Woodford, thought It Val about
time for the Agricultural intcrcsts 10 be heard II
thus whole question was lett to the TONI Of Gaze.
Horis, II h!1 county, it would b decided in ten
n1nutss. There = 4 contract between the people
et s;s and ine daas ssts
mT Eoney. and do uos expect tt ert It nness
rake the oath prescribed. have naver resd B.cf-
turc, and cxn form M swn opinion Of tha ques-
ton In ten minutes
Nj. ANTHONY, sFe i ooos, * oasaed oa resolution
that the convention proceed 70 d1a1 permanent
seaa. The fe&ts were then distributed b lot.
Eligible seAn were given 70 NsssrA .Aed!ll Kirk-
fl1miuea 80
TIE GlfcuEs4Du FRa resumed
Nj. CARY, Of 10 D71iess. lid not propose
10 say anything en- this question at all, bot slace
the discussion hss been going on have become
asssns as s ah' sae 81 'e op 0;s so9e ss
9s eay a'f'ns 1ss :ae rev5asco essssaa sei,sS Ssa
he Constitution Of Tho state Of Iil,aois. II al
atc hcrt in This ray, It Ii eutnenuy necessary
~ e
ry. II we ssr, then the worst thing that the
people Of thls county hare 10 bear l. Ccostttu-
fIoEA1 Convention. Nc do nothing OF 0uEsctyes,
eus onl, prepare asucles for the people to strJ o1
reject
,es:u &c lse mpoiaaes n ~ e eskas
no objection to rating II, but this was country
n which creat fh4rsjIsy Nas allowed in Al things
that touched i.hetty oi conscience. The genius
Of nur inttitutons VIA to avoid every AppesrAuce
sempssg as an eq:s s su1ss sss
pvt kufped to ~ thai his VA ! revolutionary
EoiY, Such ! Presumption WA utterly uocAlled
tS 81 s esa sse n Ss. %
their form Of government. peaeeably, Il possible.
forcihly. II they mutt The powers of
col cot in Ire constitution Clause 70 compel he
submission Of the Dew instrument 70 iae people: :
body 10 proclaim the new constitution II It should
70 chooec, but no ono present had any such de-
Ngu. Certainly be Ind not, but he wished to state
the tact when 70 much was c;a:ued by gentlemen
tempted m M to male the 1ezi.ls:are Gtnoss supsems
When me General Assembly bad provided Tor the
~ scsomTpl,shed IA ed efe1i,. tntn al power Oh ine
ns.t Of tbe Iev,slafaIe tesscs-drops ont Of 9tsnt
It h3t m UtFe to do with uS Than Town UtfttRH+
We noid lhAt soyeTtt4n power u Vim the people,
by whom We s{e lent hen. 10 hold otac1wtse
Gnn,d t,c IN taF that Ine crneral AsseEblJ u our
r1stsr. "A h1s siTradY hceu Mcnuuaei b. the
| VrntIfYnsn trotn (tor It has BEEN assumed thAI
teitxatt4 here ase pcef1 IN the sense Of tbs con.
tItutioo. Al ot1eer u uue-u ucuon Of NsrdA A1
ot1ce u 4 Toat.lon or cocdrtIoa provided by law
| IN the erecutinn tJf tne nCTers of xoyeYuiueut
| and M cnptt renr It Il pat n MOTION By lxw, and
ceases by The samc opeftuou Ente1 oct system,
cf cuyeinoeni, an ircuMaeat OF once his 1 cer.
tain period Of time to exercae n31 daues. he has
| a rredcee5sor and successor 7'nerr Arc also
| p11st tpta for nix deatn, his Resignation, hin -
o. ssne.A Iasss n5s sso =! ta5asr a. a.
| Of these who mercy exercise functions. NON
this body Is here ~ q Temporary BODY, for one
, mo, Or thEee months, ard it hts no successor
GoyerTar tnonld apooiu, ceytsn ouccr1: III
4 otheIt should be ee1ected In o;her wsJx but thA
4 ite Crrer1l AssrTnn3y thou'd nfJt eIect anT on
erTu HnaftTer. He a.Vued tnat The oesh Of ot1ce
Is prtscroed, VA ouiy 10 be takrn b tic otncer.
iii, CLARK. pf tofan, asked Nj. Skinner, -
1kwyet srt! = iudrt. VhetneF he thpuzht tnst an
t1er tmxt cIspsc III the constitution relating TO III
tudsclarJ, ana excluding Judges Of tae anprem
lmc they Iii a. such, and for o1e JeaT thereafter
tuch ofnce11 elected 70 Tits convention u dele
1 rzte4 could 1t.
Nj. SkEEER replied In the affirmative. Are
saied that be nov di.oo1cred he object of vi
| lecEtEeced debate, witch VIZ to e1cladt eelt
| fx:eA b. their cath. He Eah II delegates Hor
exclnted from hare. then soDn Of the peorl
Ihis would be = mons,fous injustice. he proctea
"a then Ut length IL support OF n.s pox.tto.
| and exTe way to i motion - adtoUrl
Nj. T,J. J.TURxER OF Stephenson, uatd the oal
seasoa ~hy The lexiAlasure w supreme dunn
# rs1ssfn sIrd roTrr 1es ~ Nh. Tnas wa n1rf1r,l