The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-19
country that radicaism has seen It's last DAYS
in this metropolis. Chicago Post, 1871.
From the Chicago Times, June 18TH
IA VICTORY OF GIGANTIC PROPOk-
Tons!
THE CITY FOR THE NEW CON
STITUTION BY 900 MAJOR
ITY, AND THE STATE
BY 10000.
THE GREAT VOICE OF ILLINOIS FOR
The FEDERAL CONSTITUTION As
1T Is AND THE FEDERAL
UNION As IT WAS.
THE FINAL OVERTHROW OF
STUMPTAIL MONEY AND
STUMPTAIL POLITICS.
ILLINOIS SETS An EXAMPLE FOR HER
SISTER STATES.

The grandest victory for the federal con-
stitution as it is and the federal union as 1t
was, which has been achieved since the war
began, and the greatest victory for sound
democratic principles in state government
which has ever been achieved on this CONT
nent, was achieved yesterday in the city OF
Chicago and in the state of Illinois.
On the question Of the adoption Of the new
constitution, the majority in the city for the
ne,C constitution is
and in the state it will probably reach, and
may exceed
1t was political issue made so by the re-
publican leaders and by every republican
newspaper organ in the state. The democracy
accepted tie issue BEHOLD THE RESULT
1t has been Il fcrcely fought contest by
the republican leaders and newspaper organs,
and this contest was commenced at the as
sembling Of the constitutional convention in
January. The convention contained major
ity Of dcmocrats,and this of itself determined
the republican hostility to it, and to the con
stitution which it should make whatever that
constitution might be, The majority Of the
convention were denounced as band ofseccs-
sion conspirators, and the constitution hao
never been alluded to by republican news
paper in any more gracious terms than as Il
Secession ordinance" an Egyptian swim,
die" an "accurscd thing" and no known
supporter Of it has escaped the epthets OF
"secessiouis;" and traitor" Andthe result
Of the election, according to the republican
! leaders, and according to these republican
newspapers, WAS to decide whether Illinois i,
Il loyal or secession state.
And other elements entered the contest. -
The whole power of the federal government
so far as the republican members Of congress
| from this state could exert the whole powe,
of the state government; the whole power o
the banks, stumptail and otherwise the pow
er ofralroads, locomotive and horse; the pow
er Of the express companies the power Of thu
stumptail judiciary here in Chicago, al
these powers joined the republican partisan
opposition to the new constitution, and ioine,
in the cry Of " secession ordinance" Egyp
tan swindlc," "accursed thing."
Behold, we say, the result: Nine hundre,
and three mGjority for the constitution IN III
city, and twenty or M0ty thousand for it il
Tie state.
But let not the rebels of the south for
moment accept the republican Interpretation
of the result Let them not look for tn,
slightest aid and comfort in the result The
cry Of secession ordinance was the inven
ton Of northern seccssionists. 1t was simply
to brighten the tImld from the support of {
constitution that declares with the most sol
err and against secession, whether it be b,
southeron or northern rebels. The result il
II declaration of undying and uncompromizin!
war alike upon southern secession and north
crn abolition.
Illinois is to day a democratic state, NOR
firmly, if possible, than she has ever beer
before In this election she has opened tn
campaign OF 1862. She has set an exampl
for her sister states, only by following whcl
can this war be brought to II successf Il close
the federal constitution preserved, and Tia
federal union restored. As Illinois pronour
ced yesterday, SO will she pronoun"" il NJ
vember. The faith she declared yesterda
she will cling . as Il mariner clings to til
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