, 1869-08-21
GENERAL LOGAN ON TIE CON-
STITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The Duty OF Voters.

NS+*N~se A~~0NA
Reuublicau meeting It Carbondale on tho duty OF
| Republicans In the coming election for delegates
IN inc Constitutional Convention. We regret that
we have not room for tho wholc speech, which is
an admirable review Of tho history Of the Demo
| cratic md Republican parties since 1850, but We
! cory the concluding portion and commend It 70
tie attention Of every voter. General LnSnn saya:
| Juat here allow me 10 call your attention to
| the mRuper In which a Democratic majority WIS
| secured IN the Constitutional Convention OF this
! State which met IN the spring Of tscs. After the
State had gone Republican BY q large majority for
1 Nj, lincoln in 1sGe By the CIT Of no party and
In the election Of delegates Irrespective ol party,
| al ,arre Democratic majority was secured In
! the convention, and constitution framed
so odious TO the people that It w.s vosed down
by IN overwhelming majority. TIE aame at
te,npt T,!l be lunde tn this State again during the
! This canvass 70 carrY the Constitutional Conyeu-
| rou fo1 the Democracy. The "no party CRY
will be sent up, and the argument used, "select
the best men irrespective Of p11ty" 70 represent
thn disu1ctA In all Democratic districts they Ti!l
| nominate their own partis11s rs candidates. In
Republican t11strlcta they viii uy to induce rs to
| form coalition and eject come old Democrat
rho haz had hut little to ssy in recent politics, or
| put ons Republican and one Democrat on the tick
sentative. Aud, II they can securea majority Of
tiiess, tns and Sheed's msny Of he RsPueuesn ds
By the dea Of Il: no parry aud thereby asa.n se-
cure majority IN tho Constitutional Convention;
tfen eonstMe',on , VII oG ilanea SO on5ee!'ona.
| one seemingly latr may be adopted which will
g:vt the advantage in the StAte to the Democratic
We want good constitution 1t is much
needed: but 1t should be In accord with tzue Re
publican ps,uc:p'es, and xneIe Ee have @ sach = :
uajorltJ laSe In this State, it Ia our duty to
see that We have suct constitution. We OWE 1t
| 70 the country and % ihc citizens Of Illinois who
may come atler ", and we "ouia psove recIeant an
10 meet the e1lgencies Of the hour We hare great
States VIII large anu 11teaGent ss9t 1oa
9s @ s3Ta saa s9d 10 ne q
sash eonssut,on md such wae leg4atio5ns as as
wealth and prosperity. .o,n,., h,r
inA1 III nUMu ~ N1t ,sss are ahout
.age Eepupnc M ~ na31nir.sn any, .one 15emo.
cta ann aass ~ ~ ,sn naianata, II ihis
Mue!c Luet az , .nr,, ~ ~ dIs;nteH11atton n1
lie Kepobllca1 partJ thst an sorry 9 zee. i
u an ack4o"!eGgeatt VI IN ~ 49, " httsr anen:ea ~
Mn W nnraaetsinn n tha maioritT to
ne majority aad sassng 70 Lne wo[ld a1tSf a ~
aas c!heS q ~ ,ns, thar NE a. 1o1 ~ t,e
oyas x, a[ hsh nnsttons AZ Renubiicans This
II ~ ~ .ueody p, n4G ,h ars crTna snnHT r.
W. ue nn1 - 1nes an ~ sao1 a. Ne ent
Into power they "eEe the nrat men nc put LILO
omee Mx te,,ow.c,t.,e,, c,nnot .,rso with ,b,a
aoe;1-ne ~ 1eno SsEa a1troV hcen shIe IA nnt; man
oon.hic ,,irlliecn, ana 6onsst. Who Eere Of t6a
@ t,ittc,I nntntons M TnTsp,f n yntn for nv
eM pvruh p.rt.hon, ennstng men IN thn rsnss ~
n1Vee' NV enrTnips Ms' to ean,er houota ~ mon. I
reyn+nra thc assertion fhat 1oii viii
MT catch tho Democfat5 in dts-
tr.r+s vsne1e 1hcv have a n,niority with anr stch
cheT Thax Ehi ricrr tnctr G~n Sttnd and com-
ment n,au them Tor il. They always seit;t men Of
tnsir n1r1, nninnns ,.hcrr .her h,rn a aior1tT
bnt arn Wiling 70 nsks INV Kind Of comprotniseII
nHI IN ,he nstf or IN ant nsa tt,ns .nceesa
1-hn,,, - 1hs1 @ are n tha rnjnnr1,T AVA eS~''
Anh now IN - cnnsusion fe,,ox-cl.,zens ar1ou
ma r. nnnea - rn1, IN neinif RI rhc nTnrtnea ~
eiSti md re1te.ons hhsrty for wheb onr fathaes
fonrht- and Il! The ae1enca az wh,ch mr. snns ani
hrcfhers fei, ann in lev of the c-rrss ana VrnE
ina rcsponsibiiities Of he Renupcan partT a. tna
e1nnn1t NJ trne nrnc;nIrs. Ia d., rnnr duty in ;hc
canTasa before NJ With nnninchiug tnfegTttF and
,nr1eaeet rnnnGenco IN tho Hnn1 fnrMmnh n I'M
rHht arr11whcT,s iet 1s ~ faIwMn1 IN tha trreat
-srt 6rt e1I.cS ~ 1o naaI nc,nt1Tas ~
nrn1nnt 70 II ar.,nn, Tnox ~ nur nrond Siatc
"a nif1n, inftr snI ht,h a. haacon i11ht ~ al
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and t ~ ~ har % q ps
sau taa pss- ~ Me3 staHaao % = ~ @
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