The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-24
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white, | tell YOU, 50 there was n danger Of
their being taken for the Niger; and their
hair stood straight on their heads like por.
cupinc, and you would Of LATED to ut seen
them bows a huddin about the streets con.
sutin what to do. You know that them dem.
ocrats told their boys to vote 70. the new con
stitution, that it give their women lots Of
property, aud it secured the lab0rcr his wag.
es, and 1t gave them humstead, and it made
a railroad pay money enough to pay our ex
pcnses in RAINING our state machine, AID it
put down those pesky banks that was Robin
the people Of their hard earnings, and it
would not let the niger come into our state,
nor vote here, nor hold office here, and that
nobody could 60 before the grand jury and
get them indicted for scllln whisky.
But that mighty smart man that spoke
about, he lust took the sails Of Of them when
he told them that God made the niger and
the white man alike no distinction on account
Of Color and that the Niger could hold Office
and vote a. well Is IL white man.
But was mighty pleased election day to
see the mighty host that the Great jehovah
had urraycd against that instrument called
the new constitutions Why, don't you be-
lieyc that the Almighty had some ; or ! Of
his ministers there at the ballot box, who
stood ~ ,eutincls on his watch tower to warn
the people to vote against the new cOnstltu
ton one 81 the ministers what could not
vote Rev P.--I got mighty wrarhy and
got up On the floor and made powerful
spcuch. He put it right to them, and told
them that any man who voted for the new
constitution was either a fool or Il secession
est lie also skeared the democrats nightly
-yuu would 81 LATED to Of seen them demo.
Gratis get around and slip in and vote and run
out again to escape his wrath.
And there was another Rev. gent. Rev. VI.
f. there that made a mighty spcach; he
urged the people against giving these poor
wimen anything where their men was ATTN
in this holy war; he thought the best thing
for them was to 20 to the poor house but
that kicked up mi ghty row, 50 that he could
not get hisnosc Intothe Himcn's blsness; but he
told them all 10 vote against that thing they
called the new constitution. And the Lord
also had number OF deacons there at the
ballot box, to tell the people how to vote, and
| tell you they all worked mighty hard, too.
You know that we have three planks in our
platform up here, viz
No. | i,-EluaIty with the niger
No.2 We are governed by the higher law;
No. 3. We hate the Dutch and Irish.
And when the democrats saw what our
platform was they We're nightly skecred, SO
they got but very few votes in, but they stood
out in the streets ana highways IL trembling
for the mighty wrath that was about to be
brought agin them by jehovah's Host, for
bein' III favor OF the new constitution.
That mighty smart man | spoke about
first, that made such powerful speach III
the meetln house, he IS Il mighty smart man;
he is Il plain, simple matter Of fact mainland
when the democrats seen him they were
mighty skecred for they rccolcced what he
told them the Sunday before in the mectIn'
house and they all think he is sent Of the
Lord, and they are afcared OF him. He told
them about the npportonment bill. and that
it was made ON purpose for the democrats,
and il the new Constitution was adopted, Gods
enemies would get control Of the state and
hold 1t for "A number Of years--that We could
not rescue ii from them without II powerful
scourgng from the Almighty.
Them speeches done ii powerful sight of
good, and | think by the time we have an.
other election, we won't have any Of them
democrats here to do the devils work.
Those men of the Lord that attended this
election is mighty good men, and they are all
very pIous men, too. Aud they don't NEEDLE
any III poitlcks neither, for their holy spirits
scars above it. But they do Just what the
Lord has sent them to do, neither add to nor
take away. ! wish You could get acquainted
with these men, for know you like mighty
smart men. No more at present
Don.
\. B. You see didn't give the names of
the men, in full, because they don't care to
have their names in print.
The Hon. Joseph NJ Wghtman, demo rat
ic mayor of Boston, has al dressed Il letter to
the president for the purpose Of repudiating
III the most emphating manner. the idea that
the governor OF Massachusetts is authorized
to speak for the loyal citizens of the state in
proposing any conditions in regard to the
question OF slavery, rs affecting a further re.
QUESTION by you for vountcers.'
Congress has passed the joint resolution
giving two dollars and "a months pay in al
vance to every man hereafter recruited into
the regular or volunteer service. This will
greatly stimulate recruiting, aud the latter
meets a necessity seriously felt from the be.
ginning of the war.