History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois . ges ofevery good man in community ; with its pre-miums and rewards to every sneak, cowardand scoundrel in the world to go and stab hisneighbor in the dark and assassinate his fairname, and make the people foot the bills ofhis diabolical acts. This clinging to old bar-barisms and abominations for centuries arean index, that cannot be mistaken, that themajority of men are mere creatures of customand habits, and are no more given to look atthings and reflect about them than is a nestof blind mice. 1818—The convention to adopt the StateC
History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois . ges ofevery good man in community ; with its pre-miums and rewards to every sneak, cowardand scoundrel in the world to go and stab hisneighbor in the dark and assassinate his fairname, and make the people foot the bills ofhis diabolical acts. This clinging to old bar-barisms and abominations for centuries arean index, that cannot be mistaken, that themajority of men are mere creatures of customand habits, and are no more given to look atthings and reflect about them than is a nestof blind mice. 1818—The convention to adopt the StateConstitution assembled at Kaskaskia in August 26, of same year. Therewere thirty-three delegates. The Constitu-tion was adopted without being submitted tothe people. Approved by Congress Decem-ber 3, 1818. The members from UnionCounty were William Echols and John Whit-aker. In the State Legislature of the same yearThomas Cox was Senator, and Jesse Echols,Representative. 1820—Edmund B. W. Jones, Senator, andSamuel Omelveny, m:m
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