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Show EASTERN. Illinoi Kcj)ilIl-ini i uiio'ii-liu uiio'ii-liu n. 'p.uv.ih M, 111.. 17,-Ti.c it. p-d :i- ' i-an .TLiU; CJiitnli' u lO;.--eUibii.d at. - ji.!ji. , and p- i m.ni. iit' i 'igjihvd l.y cl-.eling S. M. Cui.oin, i'n s.deiit; T.loiu-w S. ki'i;j,rt;V wa.- n m 1 1 uaud 1 for Sun.; Tr-ijmr.T.ard W. If. 1'oweil 1 for S.ip'.rinteiid nl of Tnblie Inlrue- t i- r i t K. W. l'.iiiio r. editor of the l 'oieao . re.oi'.ei a b-ths of r' llilioiH, the lir-l of whieh favors ne- 1 curing to tne nognj all lue civil -righto grunted to mm under the ' 'o.i- ! solution. ' Tac ..o..J la foli-.w:: Tad as !oneof tuc coiisi 'j'ltnecs of the late ! eml wjT aijiit ;;J,im.i,mni oj m.ti-intirt-t bearing treaaiiry m.tts were ihiiird to, and are now held by tiie .people as safe mid convenient cur-j cur-j rency, it would Imj unwise and iu-.x-I pLtlient in the pre-eiit financial condition con-dition of tiie people to attempt the j policy of immediate cancellation r-f any tortiou ol such treasury notts. The tiiird lavors free banking, fue aggregate volume of currency to he regulated by untrammelled laws ol ! trade. The fourth reaffirmed Lhe d-cl.i ration ra-tion of tho Thiladelphia convention uf '7- in favor of a return to specie payment at tlio eailiest practicable moment. To this resolution was at-tached at-tached a declaration of opponilioii to any increase in the amount of legal tender notes and favoring the gradual retirement of the same as the voluni e of national bank notes shall be increased; in-creased; but altera long and exeitiDg debate- the convention struck out this provision. The filth commends the incisures incis-ures passed by the National House of Representatives looking to and cheapening and perfecting interest rates, railway transportation and the improvement of navigation at the mouth of the Mississippi. The sixth-favors sixth-favors a constitutional amendment prouding for the election of President jand Vice President directly by the people. The cu nth declares the ;itepubli-jcin ;itepubli-jcin party will aim to secure the rights and privileges of citiz"ii.-, without regard re-gard to l-atioiiiility or creed, and is opi osrd to interference by law with tho half 8, tastes or cu-t-jnis of individuals indi-viduals except to suppress licentious-nt", licentious-nt", or to preserve lije peace and .salelv of citizens. The Slh declare that while according accord-ing to railroad companies of the Suito the fullest measure of property rights they also demand for the people peo-ple reasonable charges and rigid impartiality im-partiality in the transportation of ' piiBsengers and freight, such guaran-, guaran-, lies to be secured by appropriate j State ind National legislation. The resolutions as a whole, with tho ex-'ception ex-'ception of the latter part ol the 4th 1 resolution as ; hove noted, were 'adopted and the convention adjournal. adjourn-al. Senator Logan was then called on , and made a rather brief speech upon the platform which he indorsed throughout. He repented and defended de-fended his views on the currency question as euunciatod in tho .Senate, but failed any mention of the third term-subject, and indeed, made a very quiet and conciliatory' speech. He thought there was not a diltercnce of opinion enough on the finance i paction to alienate either personal or political friendss a remark which I was received with applause, and at i the ck-: of the speech three cheers I were given f ir tiie Senator. The I convention was a largo one, out a i noticeable feature was the almost entire en-tire absence of CermanS; except s Ijook-rs on. |