Illinois, historical and statistical, comprising the essential facts of its planting and growth as a province, county, territory, and stateDerived from the most authentic sources, including original documents and papersTogether with carefully prepared statistical tables . Andrew Jack-son and a strong supporter of his administration, he had becomeconvinced that the policy which his adherents must endorse,was neither wise nor safe, and had accordingly allied himselfwith the opposition. Had the change in his views been cer-tainly known to the electors, the result might have been differ-ent; but a
Illinois, historical and statistical, comprising the essential facts of its planting and growth as a province, county, territory, and stateDerived from the most authentic sources, including original documents and papersTogether with carefully prepared statistical tables . Andrew Jack-son and a strong supporter of his administration, he had becomeconvinced that the policy which his adherents must endorse,was neither wise nor safe, and had accordingly allied himselfwith the opposition. Had the change in his views been cer-tainly known to the electors, the result might have been differ-ent; but although his defection was suspected and was chargedagainst him, such was the confidence of the people in his fitnessfor the position, that he was elected by a flattering majority,the vote standing for Duncan 17,349, Kinney 10,229, McLaugh-lin 4,315, Adams 887. At the same election there were three candidates for lieuten-ant-governor— Alexander M. Jenkins, who received 13,795votes, James Evans 8609, and William B. Archer 7573. Joseph Duncan removed to Illinois in 1818, from Paris, Ky.,where he was born February 22, 1794. His father Maj. JosephDuncan, of the regular army, had emigrated from Virginia toKentucky in 1790, and had five sons, all of whom received a 400. Chicago Ilio-o Grdvuro Co, ^.^^^^^^^.^ GOV. JOSEPH DUNCAN. 4OI collegiate education except Joseph. Capt. Matthew Duncan,also of the regular army, and a brother of the governor, cameto Illinois four years earlier, and founded at Kaskaskia thefirst newspaper published in the State. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Joseph Duncan, trueto the martial instincts and military fame of his family, wasamong the first to enlist; and, although young in years, soonattained distinction, and was promoted to a lieutenancy. In1834, congress, by joint resolution, instructed the president topresent him and other officers named therein each with a swordas a testimony of the high sense entertained by congress, ofthe gallantry and good
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