, 1870-02-17
An OLD PlOREER GONE.
Death OF the Revs James Lemon,
tho Last survivor OF the Illinois
GopuIituIlonal Convention OF ISIS.

Cops,ituslonaI Conscnsaon OF 1915.
From tAt 6tItciEs <lll> -tdrccatr, Fta. H.
Tne Rev: Ja9es 1enen died at The residence
q n ,on n.,s HIT Of ;n,, ouss7 Te f. II
Of Of th,S week. Mr. Lemen wa one Of inc
olteas cltzers OF IjlsIo,., and wAa many years
W We ee!.tse = BE- ~ sss l.yed IN n,tno'. during lie
~to!c Of the present century. Tne late Governor
ReyLold-, in his - Lie and Times. ;" says the Ism
isemcnl 1901. loftn OF The preaent Ese Of Bel.e
stlie- This uas the sane Jes1 that Geosse B!.iE
i4lhsr. thr Rer, jauea Lemea. ST., founded, or
Eass ,ne rsEae 10 the Se~ nesi9u set:lenen1 IN
me feGes 1ng ltc,teatn manner, ~ related o1
Another settlement, the anew De.lzn, STU
ated lew niles soutn Of tne present 10 m OF Wa
tssf1 tse rs.IsseS x ed % sone ps ee IN Jsm.: I L.
Dee, ST. About the year lssa, NJ. l=ueo saa re-
t.d:nR IN the AucrlcAn Bottom, ana oosessea thAl
ronIn cf Bere Fontnlne. wn:cn ,s near tse present
Waterloo The p1o,e. fro,n ~ 6 re2mstances.
ore day, the largest American CO onI IN Illinois :
eonEesced By Nj. Hmsn undeE tne aoo1e CT
i1oIu & nia iorg tue, nnu incapAa,a.ed BY the
| lprru,ties oi ase, Mr- Leuien was prominent
m-noer ot the bap;:st Cnnrrh. Governor heJ.
no;la q o. = =. kns1s ess " -; sass
and patriarch, the Rev. Jtnes Len eo, Are men.
b*rs ct Inc Baptiss Church, and Jcs:pa, JaEes,
MI NJ. Enen sas coienpo,sfy of assa.alel
Pore, Go5eInor Ed~ards, Govetuor Bond, Jodge
Tnona., KA1c, Cook, White, Brown, and sht
ostt Rt111s msa ~. nsaoes q ut ~ 5conssat.ona
! Convention OF ISIS, which fu med the nsst eoo4tt
luton OF the Sta'e and has for several yesrs beer
| the oply su1vtv,EE uemces. He WIS It that t;rnt
orposed to the Introduction OF slavery Into tne
sac, and IN the convention belonged to th.
n'1s.J VIZ fspI 5sF ki,Ts IT, "aeq
osfeIs, ied o1 tn iavor ot : convention Il
M;r1 anre tlaveg taso 1l11no.s, he lotned T.,
qrleoP ns,sa Fs jaase I, Sc cos g
Pcpe, Bsac1xel,. Ed~atds, and osnels. 6EeE iii
. qusstlon wss fought one Of ne most nice1 aSnt
etnor Eeynoldi, "wAs rot tested X laas asJ a. /
Al .os ,@e Sls 8Ea rs, 9os 70
) rrepeity, and ta!s ,rr;tsied ne 1linol people
! xno saw Autoun cuts rnprE the!t o.n s:ast
sd 20! s,.ssoD Is: ~ e q
conseb1iou organized IN this conn J, All fo:rsee
+ o,s.Iiz at!opa Ii other parts 81 ne safe VII
: tIo tntse . e1e kept mp tnruu9ooo: the woe c1i
q VAR Tne EdwA1u.Elit St<ssa:os, and the VI!
dala intts'tx' e.. ne ose sae1 ~ aes1J Et, Y
movement. When tho tiscr:on came ou the o1
poptrts Fad 4 majority u eighteen h1rdse
sp,et, md this settled the slavery question Il
It II lie time cf his death Mr. lenea VA abb,
soyta,s Of sse- Fur ieye9I 5sa1s he has net
II 10 Zee slavery wiped avsy, AND the Federal ca
st.tntion amended SO tnAt all nen rnaJ her
ssoy The "a .se 2.d sss ~ y. sssn. ct
roe. met 70 ADAPT, 70 Fne lDcte4atnR wan
., Of he STATE, the cid constitution he help
10 make nny.swo Jeafs s,ss ne aaa a., npps,snuJ y
=. icas., leave 1t - he lAoored to uako n 70 ,o
sco. Ii Vas trulr grtsP P'ftaupn :nas be SAW
.a ss,e e ~ pms.a s 1psss t. "
wcanov lone Of his o2paLeau are lefk 70 4
he tte:t early eisotA