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Title: History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Raum, Green B. (Green Berry), 1829-1909
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S.)
Publisher: Chicago, Rollins Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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of the offensive speech, and in factconstituted no withdrawal whatever, but the friends of Colonel Davis were willingto accept it, and the difficulty was settled. This episode brought Colonel Bissell into great prominence throughout thecountry. His attitude on the then pending questions clearly indicated his un-willingness to support the unreasonable demands of the slave power. His nom-ination and election as Governor showed his great personal popularity. Governor Bissell was inaugurated Jan. 12, 1857. In consequence of his crip-pled condition, the ceremony took place at the Executive Mansion. The Demo-crats had a majority in both branches of the Legislature. The ill feeling of thecampaign was carried into the Legislature, and both Houses were kept in astate of unrest and excitement during the whole of the session. Upon the mo-tion to print the Governors address, a violent attack was made upon him on theground that he was ineligible to take the oath of office, because of having ac- 36
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WILLIAM H. B1SSELL. 37 cepted the challenge of Jefferson Davis to fight a duel. John A. Logan tookthe lead in this attack ; the Governor was ably defended by Isaac N. Arnold, C. B.Denio, and others. They claimed that the alleged offense was committee outsidethe State of Illinois, and beyond the jurisdiction of the Constitution. Whilepartisan feeling was invoked against the Governor because of this act, there wasa strong undercurrent of respect because of the splendid courage he had exhib-ited in the affair. The most important contest in the Legislature was over theApportionment bills. Each party presented a measure for re-districting theState. The Democratic measure passec both Houses, and with an AppropriationBill was forwarded to the Governor, who by mistake signed the ApportionmentBill, thinking it was the Appropriation Bill, and returned it to the House ; findinghis mistake he sent a message recalling the bill, which being refused, he for-warded to the House a message vetoing the

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