. 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. rtment,ordered troops to the city as a temporary guard to protect life and property. Governor Palmer was not consulted by the City Government nor by GeneralSheridan. He had not called for the troops, and he regarded the stationing ofsoldiers in the City of Chicago to act as a local police as a usurpation of authorityand an infringement upon the powers and
. 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. rtment,ordered troops to the city as a temporary guard to protect life and property. Governor Palmer was not consulted by the City Government nor by GeneralSheridan. He had not called for the troops, and he regarded the stationing ofsoldiers in the City of Chicago to act as a local police as a usurpation of authorityand an infringement upon the powers and duties of the Executive of Illinois. Hecould not justify or excuse the act because of the extraordinary emergency underwhich it was done. In the correspondence which followed, Governor Palmerindicated his opinions upon the question of State rights. They were not in har-mony with the accepted ideas of the Republican party, but were not new to Gov-ernor Palmer. In his inaugural address delivered January nth, 1869, he hadset forth with considerable force his views upon that question. In discussing the question of the incorporation of railroads by nationalauthority, he said: It is essential to the usefulness of State governments that 144.
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