The Illinois State House of Representatives, meeting in a special session on other matters, passed a strongly worded resolution condemning the closing of the Chicago Times under military orders two days before. After a spirited debate, the resolution, calling the action "an invasion of the sovereignty of the State of Illinois," passed by a vote of 47 to 18. General Burnside's order was rescinded the next day on instructions from the White House. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1863, Volume III (New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1869), 424.
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