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n, a dispute arose between Hardin and others of the Illinois delegation as to the proper pronunciation of the name of their State. Some insisted it was Illinoy, others as stoutly that it was Illinois. Hardin at length appealed to the venerable John Quincy Adams. If one were to judge from the character of the representatives in this Congress from that State, said the old man, with a malicious smile, I should decide unhesitatingly that the proper pronunciation was All noise! In the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, of the 17th of June, 1865, there appeared a report of this conference, purporting to have been written out from the lips of Mr. Stephens, so characteristic of Mr. Lincoln, that I subjoin the following extracts:-- The three Southern gentlemen met Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward, and after some preliminary remarks, the subject of peace was opened. Mr. Stephens, well aware that one who asks much may get more than he who confesses to humble wishes at the outset, urged the claims