, 1873-01-14

i.yor Of Freedom. Coles was triumphant. After
= his inauguration, the Slavery men assembled in
vented their feelings by hooting and Missing.
The Legislature was against him, and decided,
by two-thirds rote, to call Convention to
amend the Constitution SO as to admit slavery.
The people rejectedthe Convention and Slavery
bC 1900 majority, aud mnde Illinois eyer sftor e
Free State. To Governor Coles much praise is
due for TINT glorious result.
GOVERNOR EDWAPDs
rcigncd from 1876 to 1880. He vas 3 fre-1ook-
ing man, if his portrait does not lie. The face is
CT part, but intellectual higher up. The oye are
large, the forehead expansive. the mouth pleas.
ans: His beautiful hair , is brushed
tss bs as Ill a1as s bss R's & 81 Psa2i Sas sSS Sc lu Is
vest Of sort Of buff hue. Around the neck,
. under tho coat, is scarf like what is worn now
by Senteel young men,. OF imposing peraonal
appearance, be arrayed his person lu gorgeous
and it is on record that, at his Inauguration, he
w.s 60 elegantly made up that he impressed tho
rustics with an exalted idea Of his magni6cence,
in winch ho fully believed himself. He had boen
ont in the world at Washington where be served
in the United States Senate.
When running for Governor, he WAS opposed
By Thomas G. sloe and Adolphus Frederick
Hubbard: For1s History preserves few words
lyont people. He eeid: "Fellow-citizens, I
offer myself ns q candidate before you for the
c:fice Of Governor. I do not pretend to be
man Of extraordinary talents; nor do claim to
be equal to Julius Cesar OF Napoleon Bonaparte,
nor yet to be Us great 3 man as my opponent,
Governor Edwards. Nevertheless, think can
govern you pretty well. I do not think it will
require very extraordinary smart man to gov
ern yoa, for, to tell you the truth, feIlow-citi-
zcna do not think you will be very hard to
govern. nohow." In spite o; his opponent, Mr.,
Edwards waa elected ~.
Governor Edwards had boen Governor of Hi
l~--. +7,.r had w
tho United States senate. After his inaugnra-
hon. the Governor began to wnr upon the State
Bank; but tho politicians dafeated him, and tho
Bank continued to flourish. He charged the
tee, like others OF Z moro enlightenod 1etiod, To-
ported the accusation urfounded. The WinnebEgo
War occupied considerable attention at one pc
ricd Of this Administration. The Indians
SO called because they were weaponed
with suurderous dirks, md materially Influenced,
md, in some parts Of the State, controlled, the
elections-wero the terror OF decent people. |
Tho Judges wero under the lntusnee OF such !
persons, and never liked to give offence to Grim.
inels or their friends. Their etiquette was novel
in those plain and primitive tinaes. One Judge !
presided over Court where one Green was !
found guilty OF murder. It became his delicate |
duty to pass soatence of death upon the gontio-
man; and, when it is remembered that sHperse-
deuscs we're ,iot as common then aB they have !
since become, tho following will be appreciated. !
Said the Judge to the gentleman at the bar: Mr.
nro Yri1ty Of m1lrder. and the law saws YOU are
to 30 hung. Nov. I want You. and al your
friends down on Indian Creek to know that it is
not who condemn you, but the jury and the
Ian. Mr, Green, the law allows you time for
preparation, aud so the Court wants to know
What time you would like to be hung Tho &C.
conmodating 1nanslayer responded: May it
please the Court, am ready 1T any time those
nv preparation is made, and / nm ready to
suffer at any time the Court NAV appoint" The
Judge then administered friendly admonition,
eaying. "AIr Green. you must know that it is q
eery serious matter 10 be hung; it emit happen
to man moro than once in lis life, and yop lad
better take all the time Won eau get: the Conrt
1'ill give you until this day four weeks. Mr.
ClerE, look ut the Almanac and seq ii this day
iued the calendar, and found that ::this day four
continued, Sur Jed and ID remarked: "Mr. % Gresu, the tic
Court gives you until this day four weeks, al,
which lime you are to DO hung" The Attorney
General seemed to think that The occasion waa
not sutfciently solemn, and intim.ted to the
Juige that he had better impress upon the pris-
oner something about tle broyity OF lie. and
rspecialIy When It is limited to. four weeks.
s0h." said The Court. she understanda the
.zho1a~ matter m vell a. If had |
preached 10 him month. He lnowg
be has got to be- hung this day -four
weeks. You understand t in thnt way, llr.
Green: md MI. Green Has removed to i.il. the
Court GOING nome satisfied TINT be had finisfed
the iob automatically, so as not to impair his
chances Of fo-eIectlon. Such was ths faahion Of
the times.
GOVERNOR REYNOLDS.
who suaved the acentre Of authority from, 1890
to 1894 WIS nninted like Cro1nwell. rith
h;a warts m r. ia a. hnnv facn - 7r,;n.
l1ed front THO forahnad IA b;0b /
and fnYTowed and crn,g's feet haya
ieft t1,o;r footnr;n}s aron,d tba aras wy,;cb a,s
tsrre and 1;outd T1,o }onc nose re.chaa sir,ost
lown to The month. ~ It wara short n Jron irto
hat vida anartnra ard it won1d hnt thct tho
ns ara trInIv clGsed Ha Weer. short s;dao
E;,issers' md The hair 1ooks AZ # hn s1ent n Il
ii n;rht and aat for The artist before he coujd
ind any comb but Ills long fingers Tho shirt
cont and collsr ara horribly unused. md ha
oots as if t made M d;eferenco to him
Ia beera TIM ranntation ~ hnr;nr haon
; curious snecimen. and a 1ooL a. tha /
n;cture confrna 1t. Ha Tsn noa;net
Dantiet PREACHER named Kinney Win xsaa arned
4 ~ s4ro,a ~ ~ ~ o3,d ~ s.e;@;t
~ for,nsr hena p;i1a 1e;c1, @ao ~ c.rr;2
,na,t 10 " ~ ;s.n ~ ~ ~ % uno
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