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54 History University of Illinois lature of each of our sister states, inviting them to co-operate with us in this meritorious enterprise*" 52 These resolutions were sent to the federal congress where they were presented in the senate and in the house of representatives on the same date, March 20,1854, I n the senate they were presented by the junior senator from Illinois, Honorable James Shields, and referred to the committee on public lands, and in the house they were presented by Elihu B. Washburn and on his motion ordered to lie on the table and be printed. 63 The last clause of these resolutions authorized the Governor to forward copies to the executive and legislature of each of the states. Whether this was ever carried out in full is doubtful. I n a letter to Bronson Murray of December 27, 1853, Turner wrote: " T h a t unanimous resolve of both Houses last winter, I do not believe was ever forwarded to a single state by (Governor) Mateson, nor is it even published among the laws." 5 4 In the same letter he urges Murray to write to the secretary of state and find out what had been done with those resolutions and " t o push them up' 7 before the close of the winter session. The resolutions were widely published in newspapers throughout the country. The Illinois Daily Journal published them on February 10, 1853, referred to them again favorably on February 18, and on March 12 it quoted the New York Tribune's editorial on the subject. The Central Illinois Times of Bloomington and other papers printed them, and they appeared in the Prairie Farmer of Chicago in January, 1854. Outside of Illinois they received distinguished recognition and consideration from Horace Greeley in the New York TribunffFIn an editorial in the Tribune of February 26, 1853, and again in the semi-weekly Tribune of March 1, 1853, after quoting the resolutions of the Illinois legislature, he stated : "Here is the principle contended for by the friends of practical education abundantly affirmed, with a plan for its immedi^House Journal, 18 general assembly, 1 session, 416; Senate Journal, 18 general assembly, 1 session, 372; see Illinois Journal, February 10, 1853, for brief remarks by Senators Bryan and O'Kean; both were favorable to the resolutions. "Congressional Globe, 22 congress, 1 session, 86, 678. "Turner to Murray, December 27, 1853, Murray manuscripts. m .: J
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