, 1869-02-26
SPRINGFIELD.
The Rast St. Louis Rsrry--A Needed
Temperance Mtttins--Two Members
Afraid Of Mrs. Cudy Stentol--
A New and Perfect Sopo-
rifle Park Bill.

etatc, before tho northern part Of Illinois
was filed With m honest population, send
ing honest representatives. to tho General
Assembly, there vent to the seat Of govern.
mcnt q mau Of the nnmc OF Samuel Wig
gins, Of sweet and inslnuating ways, aud
skilled In management, who persuaded
the members Of the Legislature that
nothing would more advance the
interests OF the new State than
ferry across the Mississippi River at point
opposite St. Louis, By means of which the
produce Of illinois could reach the chief CITY
Of The Uppcr Mississippi. Mr. Wiggius took
great palrs to impress upon these green leg.
islators the fact that in doing all this he was
regardless Of his own interests, and trying
s.mply to aid the State; SO 1t was best that
thcy should give him the exclusive right TO
these franchises for nincty-nine PEARS, nnd
perhaps, during the last decade, his grand
children might make little something out
OF it.
Ills patriotism WAS appreciated bY the Leg.
is1aturc, and for ninety-ninc years he was
granted the exclusive right Of ferrylng pas
sengcrs and teams across the Mississippi
within certain limits, which embrace the
towns Of St. Loui; and East 81. Louis. lie
WAS further empowered to conGsctte all yes
crossn.. @ tic rive river within his Jurisdiction With
nasscneers 6r ;rctchf. W1rt,fns thankca the
Legislature, on behalf Of Ills grandchildren,
they nll took a drink OF the native wine of
1llinois. to-wit, her corn whlskey, and he
departcdto Put his ferry in operation.
v,na was nnt so sr,f.sncr,f,rfn" afIer MI and
that there was MONEY to he mat,e far hi him
in these franchises. st. Lou's grew. Tic
ca,nc W. the 70 tor1nInms n ra,ITons flom chtc..,o
and otber nnints. Tho leakv scow of ia
,,ad trron,c n iicet Of sicarn fe1rr.Ioa.s' cn,n.
mnnact3 hv Eommndnrr Snn,,ei NIrrins, md
| Inc Coml1odore Wien be trcatcd the lcetsja.
iofs lid il with cLnulparnc and not with
whtsEcv. mn nros,,critv Hid MT Mali. INN
and % 1,c rctained tain the sycct M and nd in.InuatIu., @ %
Wnv br 1,ati in fhe i1nys of o1i.
! MI ,rns rocossorr ~ ~ t;,,eo ,r;x;,crcu
prcw va,nohlc. ,nsny pcunic tr,cd tu rfsb
ti,on, "n,i ~. Winrii,s W. forcr,1 fo t,airnti
hi,n.n1t in ;1,c ,aw cnmrts md In iho General
1,cTsn,,oi ,nnrnet;.n, or Mrs Wf,rins yas
r'.ri' I,to, si,nsn 7na,nhr,a viii Tl1om he
enoln nutl H. whn1n i,c ,,n,,1 thr vrcntrat nj
.i,,,t1@,,,,s ~ arJ vim csiIcfi ,,pnn him niwav.
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co"9q,n9, ~ ,,n., ~, h;s owncrshi1, If shat n,r1
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Al t,i"fr Il. rmi,,r"J n mi n, 1,r.vlr Al
i'm,r fsn,'ntv will n,nth.r f.rry nrr,,ss IN,
rivsr nm,i ri,ahin tl,at cu,,uty ID have bettrI
rn,n,,,imfraiinn with H. InuIa. il VA
ci"im..', i'm, III, fnrmcrs nf tint sect,on w.r.
MT .,IiIleir,,tiv IL ncco,T,noa,rd. md thai " III.
samuel Iyiwvins Ind n,nniseI fifv wear
u"n. md Ina ratified with no lille rvTI
| WhI,kry. was not beiu, curTrd ont, Tl
J heIra OF Wigrins haa purchased nearly al
) The ,usltrn bauk, and had established land
ing pIacps at various points, vet Goyerno
KSrrncr and Others were Of the opnson fh,
this Iuul, owned by the heirs, or 80 much q
It US WAS nrcdt d for the new company, con1
: be conde,ncd In The Usual way. So thu bt'
was fntruLuccd and went to the Conmltte
: on Corporations.
This was Il grave matter and the heirs {
Virgins were concerned, So the comnlttte
sent Mr.. Stanley down TO East 81. L'uis t
Investigate the case. Mr.. STANLEY was r.
l. crivtd by the Mrs with their .ctl-know
: sweetness and aifahiiity. The facts we'
t stated 10 Aim correctly Things were put
their truc light. The pcrson,l magnetism I
) old Virgins worked upon him, and /
i returned convinced that this was
ns a 1s5s aa VERY sis psaIsna aoeSs sSsi +, Ltd
- why should they be punisilsds This view
:. the case struck the legal MUD Of Dlnsmoo
;. the Chairman Of the committee. and SO
J., majority OF the nine cminent Individuals vi
~ p,estdc over corporations, reported back Ii
H. bill, with recommendations that the cuae
D. inG clause he stricken out, and that the hci
L. bc LETT to their fate.
e, Miller, OF St. Clair, spoke vebcmently {
Il his people. Dinstncor told the legal riEl
In of the Heirs, aud Stanley, who had 'cen at
seen them, spoke warmly el their social qu
tho cnacting clause, rcsullin.: for NtGsir
heirs, tcn-Casey, -insuoor, Stanley. La
uire, Palmer, Ewing, Frew, sumner, Park
and Woodson, the first Eve being nrmbt
d. oi Tue eom!nlttce on CFnosailons. eur =
people Of st. Clair County sixty two. L
I'LL u it WAS offered was then ordered Il
tlirJ rrn,l;ny
I'll. ,,;ti +,.o,,o1,, ,,,oer;,,to tho ,,r.o,
lnls VIII rFopap1y Eeeesshale LUZ pStso1 M o.
VFesehCt bl tHt Aeus una n!eAo oe1s WI !"
upon ne wine,enp @hen S;' - Is fsol ana "
see lungs IN tnelf lFue 4a!sa1' lot III VINE
80 truth. g..
..c It has been cioom'ly reported, tor dag
III, 50. that the preva!encc OF complaints VIII
co compelled some o' tue nemsers to be II
IN pornrlly absc''t from me House, was due
H. their fOrretfulncSS Of the preccuts OF I
re tcmnfrnnce socirtr With The intrrtfon