JOURNAL OF THE CONVENTION, ASSEMBLED AT SPRINGFIELD, JUNE 7, 1847...FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALTERING, AMENDING, OR REVISING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Springfield: Lanphier & Walker, 1847. 592pp, with scattered light spotting. Bound in contemporary quarter sheep [substantially worn]. Good+.
The proposed Constitution, which the people would adopt by referendum in March 1848, is printed at pages 544-572. Stephen Logan, formerly Abraham Lincoln's law partner, participated actively in the Convention.
Among many interesting discussions is a prohibition on migration of Free Negroes, or slave-owners with their slaves, into the State. The Convention defeated overwhelmingly a proposal to remove the word 'white' as a qualifier to eligibility of male citizens to vote; but divided, often closely, over other proposals that would bar Free Negroes from common civil rights.
FIRST EDITION. Byrd 1195. I Harv. Law Cat. 985. Cohen, 3074. Item #27975
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