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Show Poi.ITR IANd SKH.U to bd waking up all over the country, and wo are likely to havo lively times tho corning Fall. It appears from dispatches published yeaterday morning that the "btr.iihl" Dcaiocrats ot IUiuuia &r-not &r-not di:p.cd to be solJ out, but have issued a call for a Suto Convention, to bo held in tho City of Springfield on the ?jth inst., for tho nomination of candidates for State Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction. "All Iruo JetVersonian Democratic voters" arc invited to participato in , the movement. Whether there will be more than two parties in the field with candidates, ia Illinois this year, we aronot at present advised. Conteuky to to tho expectations and pronostication-j of Grant's "Q'.iakor" Indian Agents, as well the divers and eundry newspaper wlio have faith in the peaceful H'.i.iiilies, tho honor and integrity oi tho noble red man, it would seem that wo have an Indian war on our hands, and it is quite likely that the soldiery will be kept busy the remainder remain-der of the Summer, and, what no doubt pieces that class of persons who do tho i'r.'ihting fur our honorable Uncle Samuel, bc-t of all, much money will be expended ex-pended in the transiwrtation of supplies. sup-plies. What a pity that our statesmen oaenul, or will not, adopt a policy in r;'-,rd to tho Indians of tho Terri-t".-iLS, which would insure a contiuu-r.tiou contiuu-r.tiou of I'nen Jiy relations with them, :.:! tho same time res'.iH in : iv.'iio ratine their condition. |