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Resolved by the General Assembly, (two-thirds concurring herein,) That it be recommended to the Electors of the state of Illinois, at the next general election for Representatives, to vote [f]or against2 a Convention [to] amend3 the Constitution of this State.
1On July 14, 1837, Robert Smith introduced the resolution in the House of Representatives. The House adopted the resolution by a vote of 52 yeas to 33 nays, Abraham Lincoln voting nay. On July 17, the Senate laid the resolution on the table.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Tenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at a Special Session, (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 62-63, 115; Journal of the Senate of the Tenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at a Special Session (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 55, 77.
2In the Senate Journal, the text reads “for or against”.
Journal of the Senate of the Tenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at a Special Session, 55.
3In the Senate Journal, the text reads “to amend”.
Journal of the Senate of the Tenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at a Special Session, 55.

Printed Transcription, 1 page(s), Journal of the House of Representatives of the Tenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at a Special Session (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 62