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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-21

occupying three days-and have his front line
Of battle lay on their arms within 400 yards
of our advanced encampments, on Saturday
night, without man in the federal army be.
ing apprised Of it, In heavens name, why
has there not been an investigation. think
that whisky and other appurtenances at head.
quarters might account for it.
had Il pleasant interview last evening,
with young Chief Ke,o.kuk, and my old
friend Antoine Gokey. They are here from
Kansas, accompanied by c, {, Hutchinson,
Indian agent, IAN old friend Of yours who
sends kind regards to you and the 'oId folks at
/ home"
! JUSE l7Tn.-Accompanie by senators
Browning Of Illinois, Harlan of Iowa, md
| Representative Wilson Of Iowa, wo had an;
other interview with the president thus morn
ING. and there is little doubt now that gen
craI exchange will shortly be effected, provld'
ed the Confederate authorities agree to terms.
left the presence Of President Lincoln,
IMPRESSED with the firm conviction that there
/ does not exist II man Of purcr patriotism or
more kindness Of heart than he, and if he
fails in the present crisis it will be from the
predominancc Of the latter attribute.
! While there, n petition was presented 10 him
for the Communication Of the sentence Of death Of
some sailor or marine convicted Of murder.
"Much said heJ as desire to save lite, can
not grant the prayer Of the petition, You have
ten days ye, left. Send Immediately for the
record Of evidence and conviction, and If 1t
does not defeat the ends Of justice will give
! it favorable consideration" Never" he
, continued, "hayc had such u struggle be
tween duty and mercy, as when importuned
to commute the sentence Of s-- convicted OF
engaging in the slave trade. The appeal III
his behalf was made to me when coming out
from the chamber of my dying boy, and
would that had been spared that additional
pang."
will post you as to the final result Of oul
mission in II day or two.
Your old friend v. GRECO.
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instrument furnished them at the public ex-
pense for distribution among their constitu.
ents So afraid were the opposition Of tho
| light which the constitution shed upon itself
| So afraid were they to 60 before the people
upon the merits Of the constitution.
Never before, we believe, in any state, has
such been the character OF the opposition to
| tho adoption Of a constitution.
Another prominent fact u.s. that the bank
interest wholly. and the railroad interest
largely, were intensely hostile to the consttu'
ton, and excrtcd their power to defeat il. II
the constitution is defeated, these interests
have defeated it; and it is n direct and pal
pable proclamation Of their purpose to govern
the state in all things concerning their inter.
ests. The hostility Of the bank interest was
unconceaed, and the returns will disclose
| something Of the extent Of Interference by
railroads. II strikes us that the people Of Ill
iuOis have but 10 comprehend that banks and
railroads have presumed u undertake 10 pre-
scribe what may be, and what may not be. the
Fundamental law, 10 arouse them 10 that sense
| Of alarm which they may well feel at the de-
velopement before them.
Still another prominent fact is that the
governor and other state officers, and Judge.
Of courts, the tenure and salaries OF whose
Offices are effected by the new constitution
exCrted all the influence Of their place
against It's adoption, The governor has mad,
numerous appointments to military aud ciYi
office on the express condition that the rccip
tents should oppose the new constitution, and
judges have soilcd the crmine ly dragging i
in the cutters Of the election canvass Where
and when before have the civil aud judicla
| offceholders Of state sought to defeat con
-titution which the peoples representatives
had made simply because it affected the dura
| ton and salary of their Offices!
Whether the constitution be adopted or de
feated these and other prominent facts OF thu
contest convey most important lesson to thu
| people. II the constitution has been adopted
| they will have learned that they must .jeal
! ously watch all their interests under it. ii
has been defeated, they will have di-covcre,
how inveterate are the enemies they hav
warmed in their bosoms, and their only saiet,
lies in the speedy call of another convention
which shall frame n constitution securing t
them the popular rights which have now BEEF
wrcsted from them ChicdgO Times.
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Mr.. GEO. w. PLEAsANTs.

Mr.. Geo, w. Peasants, Of Rock Island
county. A professed republican and mem
her Of the convention that concocted the
Epyptian Swinde, prints letter in the Rock
Island .irgus, in which he says that he shall
vote for the new constitution. It's only char
table to suppose that Mr.. Geo. W. Pleasauts
is fool. The alternative OF the proposition
would not be complimentary, and we do not
state il. We trust that he is the only man
in Rock Island county, save the editor OF the
secession argus, with whom he has laid
down, who will on election day, do so foul q
thing .-ChicagO Tribune June yM.
The above was all the notice the Tribune
took Of respectful request to publish the
letter Of Mr. Peasants, republican above
reproach, and member Of the constitutional
convention, elected unanimously Rock Is
land gave majority for Mr., Lincoln, and
gave lI3 majority for the new constitution,
This result is somewhat different from the
one the Tribune trusted" in Three hun.
dred and forty three ireemen Of Rock Island,
besides MIR. Peasants and the editor Of the
secession Argus," voted tor the new consti!u-
llbll,-l IhCl llt NbA' III WIS lpNll Nh" '''''
than two TO one in favor Of the new cGnstltu-
ton, and something Of that result we know
is due to the 7riJuae's villainou- abuse OF
Mr.. Peasants. We hope the editors OF that
fast.faling sheet are pleased with the result
| in Rock Island, and with the share they had
in producing it.
As TO "the editor Of the secession Argns,
ne will try to take care Of himself This Is
the first time, to his knowledge, that any per
son. even his most INSCRIPTIONS opponents,
| ever limited the idea that he had one secession
impulse about him. The files OF his paper
will show that, on the 18th day Of April lSGl,
the day he learned Of the tratorous and cow
ardy attack on Fort Sumter, land even be
fore he had any knowledge Of the course
Judge Douglas would take he took open and
decided grounds in favor Of sIstainlng the ad-
ministration in prosecuting II war Tor the sup
| preston of the rebellion, -eyen before the
proclamation Of President Lincoln had been
published, calling for the first troops. lie al.
| so took decided grounds in favor Of dropping
| all party lines, or party distinctions, during
the war, and urged all men who loved the
union and respected the constitution and the
laws to rally around the government and up
hold the old flag.
From that day to this be has never ceased
to maintain aud defend the same positions
| NJ, ,ro man in this nitv vino has read ms
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By reference to the table ofmileagc charged
by different members Of congress, it will be
found that some of the republican congress
men live an immense distance from the ma
tional capital. For instance, Washburn OF
the Galena district, in this state charged for
1000 miles, amounting to the snug little sum
Of $500. And honest Owen LOvejoy, our own
congressman, charged for l,940 miles. In
contrast with these immoderate charges, we
will state that John a. Logan, democrat, of
the 9th district, charged for 9Gl miles.
We might continue the list, but this will
suffice for the present.
1t is not necessary to inform our readers
that Mr.. Logan had to travel as many miles
to get to Washington as either of his republi-
can colleagues mentioned above.
The truth is, these republican official. are
expert at extracting money from the tax-pay-
ers; and what they cannot extract Wy other
means, they make up by charging extra mile
age,-JOtiet Signal.
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ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY So
Getty.

The following interesting papers will be
presented at the fourth annual meeting Of the
Illinois Natural History Society, commenc
ing June 25th, at Bloomington:
|. Destructive lnsects-their ravagcs and
remedies.
H. Mineral Wealth Of Illinois.
III, Reciprocal Relationsof the AIR harth
and Sea.
". Metaliferous Veins of Lake Superior
District
V. Construction Of Weather Registers.
VI. The Flora of Illinois--with new
and complete catalogue.
VII. Coal Measures Of Illinois.
Other papers will also be presented, the
names Of which have not been furnished.
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"A Brand PluCked from the Burning"

We think it well to recall to memory, once
in while, the professions upon which the
republicans went into power. Thus, the
fourth resolution of the Chicago platform, sci
uptwo years agC ceads as follows:
"That the maintenance inviolate of the
rights Of each state, and especially the right
of each state to control and order its own do
nestle institutions according to its own iudg.
ment exclusively, is essential to that balance
ofpowers on which the perfection and endur.
ance of our political fabric depends"
1t would be!difhcult to say how more COM
pletely their members of congress could have
tried to nullify this fundamental constitution.
al declaration, than they have done during
this whole session. A correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, republican paper, writ.
ing from Bath county, Ky, justly says:
ave think that the present congress is do.
ing the union more harm than the whole Of
JEFF Dayis's army, and think it would prove
a blessing to the country if they would ad-
journ and 90 home"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-21
The Art Of not Hearing.

The art Of not hearing should be taught
in every well regulated family. 1t is full as
important to domestic happiness as cultiva.
ted ear, for which 20 much money aud time
are expended. There are SO many things
which are painful to hear, many which we
ought not to hear, very many which II heard
vii! disturb the temper, corrupt simplicity
and modcsty, dctract from contentment aud
happiness, that every one should be educated
to take in or shut out sounds, according to their
pleasure.
lfa man falls into violent passion and calls
me all manner Of names, the first word shuts
my ears, and hear no more lin my quiet
VOYAGE Of life, find myself caught in one Of
these domestic whirlwinds Of Seeding. shut
nv ears. as a sailor would furl his sails, and
making all taught" scud before the gale.
If hot and restless man begins to intlamc
nv feelings. consider what mischief these
SHARKS might do iu the magazine below, where
my temper is kept, and instantly close the
door.
Does a galding misunderstanding fellow be
gin to inform me what people are saying
about me, down drops the portculls OF my
ears, and he cannot got in any further. Does
the collector Of neighborhood scandal task
nv ears. IL II WAREHOUSE, II instantly eihls
up Some people feel very anxious to hear
everything that viii yex and annoy them
I Fit Is limited that any one has spoken i'll of
them, they set about searching the matter
and finding out. If all the petty things said
/ Of one by needless or ill-natured oilers were
| to be brought home to him. he would become
mere walking pincushion, stuck full of
sharp remarks. | should II. soon thank II
man for emptying on my bed bushel Of net
ties, or letting loose swarm Of mosquitoes
in my chamber or raising pungent lust
in my house generally as to bring upon me
all the tattlc of careless or spltefuI people. II
you would be happy, when among good men
open your ears; when among bad, shut them.
And as the throat has a muscular arrange
mcnt by which it taxes caro- of the air pas
sages Of it, own accord, 50 the ears should be
| trained TO an automatic dizziness OF hearing.
! 1t is not worth while to hear what your SER
wants FAY when they are angry; what your
children say after they have slammed the
door: what bcggar says whom you have re-
! jeced from your door, what your ncighbors
say about your children; what your rivals
say about your dress.
This art Of not heuriny, though not taught
in the schools, is by no means unknown, OF
unpraCticed in society. have noticed that
a we'll bred woman never hears an imperti.
nrnt or a vulgar remark. A kind Of discreet
deafness saves one from many insults, from
much blame, from mott little apparent con
nivauce in dshouorahle conversation.
There are two doors inside my ears, {
right hand door leading to the heart, and a
eft-hand door, with n broad and steep pa ssage
leading out into the open air. This last dool
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-21
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

by VIRTUE Of an order and decree of the
ID county court OF Rock Island county, state OF
Illinois, made on the petition OF the undersigned ,
administrator of the estate of Benjamin +. Rlch
deceased, for leave to sell the real estate OF said
deceased, made at the June term of said court
to-wIt: on the 18th day of June, A. D., 1862. /
shall, on the SECOND DAY OF AUGUST NEXT,
at the hour OF two O'Clock IN the afternoon of
SAID day, sci! at public sale, at the north door of
the court house IN Rock Island, IN said county of
Rock Island and state of Illinois, the following
described real estate, situate IN the town OF Cor
Goya IN Rock Island county and State of Illinois,
to-wIt: Lot No. Eleven (ll) and the South half of
Lot No. Twelve l2) in Block No. Sixteen llG) in
said town of Cordoya, aud the appurtenances, on
the following terms to-wIt: One half of the pur-
chase money cash in hlnd one fourth Of the
money in SIX months, and the remaining one
fourth in twelve moths from the day of sale, with
interest on deferred payments at the rate of slI
per cent per annum-the purchaser to give mort
gage said estate, and approved personal secur-
ty to secure the purchase money.
AMMl h. RATHBuN,
Administrator of Benjamin + Rch deceased.
/ Rock Island, Ill.,, June 18th, lS62-une20thGw.
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4. +. CUTTER,
CASH PRINCIPLE.
Fancy GOODS STORE.

TIE Ladies will please notice that my resi-.
L dence is now at the house formerly occu.
pied by Mrs. Drum, on Illinois street, opposite De-
voc Champions book store, where | have quite
variety of Fancy Articles, Dry Goods, and no.
tons bich are daily required IN a family.
Having an aged mother 10 support, shall feel
thankful for share of public patronage.
MRS. T.. r. CRANDELL.
n. B.-A Daguerrean room to rent-also few
other rooms If desired. June l3dlw.
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NEW SHORT LINE TO CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati d Chicago Air Line RaiIr'd

Forty miles the shortest route to Cincinnati. In
dianapolis and Louisville.
Passenger Trains leave West side Union Depot
corner Madison and Canal streets, Chicago, as fol-
lows
Day Express and Mal-7.00 a. m. SUNDAYS ex-
cepted) arriving at Cincinnati g. GO p. m.
Night Exprsss-7.30 p. m. Saturdays excepted
arriving at Cincinnati $50 a. III.
Returning-Leave Cincinnati at 80 a. m. and
1870 p. m, arriving at Chicago 7.3O p m. and
Sl5a: m.
Making close connections at kokomo with Peru
Indianapolis railroad for Indianapolis, Jefter-
sonvllle, Louisville, and all Points in Kentucky
and Tennessee; at Anderson and Richmond for
Plqua, Beltontain, Urbana, &enia, Columbus,
with Marietta & Cincinnati and Kentucky central
railroads, for all points in southern Ohio and GEN.
ira Kentucky with Louisville Plttsburg packet
company's boats, for all points on the Ohio River
Through tickets may be obtained at all the
principal railroad offices in the northwest, and the
company's office, No. 1873 Randolph street, under
Sherman House. SAM. a. LEWIS,
Wentn Pass. Ag't Chicago.
JOHN BRANDT, Jr., Gen. Sup't, Richmond, Ind.
C. +. FoILorT, Gen. Ticket Ag't. DO
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WHO ARE FOR DIsUNION

Here is n specimen Of what aboIitionzcd
republicanism tried to do, before the war be.
gan. The leading organ Of that party gave
all its aid and comfort then to the south
ern gospelers Of disunion. 1t pleaded their
cause with Junction. They were in fact its
"darings," and no honeyed words Of afiec-
tionate patronage were too good for them or
too strong to express the ardor of its conicd-
Grafton with their unhappy striyings. Take
the following as specimen
From the Tribune of Nov Q, 1860.
"If the cotton states shall become satisfied
that they can do better out of the union than
in it, we insist on letting them 90 in peace
The right to secedc may be revolutionary
one but it exists. nevertheless. We
must ever resist the right OF any state to re-
main in the union and nullify or defy the
laws thereof. TO withdraw from the union is
quite another matter and whenever a con.
siderable section Of our union shall deliberate
ly resolve to 20 out, we shall resist all coer-
Give measures designed 10 keep it in. We
hope never to live i'll IA republic whereof one
section s.pinned to another by bayonets,"
From the Tribune OF Nov. 20, lhbu
"Ifthe cotton states unitedly and earnestly
wish to withdraw peacefully from the union,
we think they should and would be allowed To
do so. Any attempt to compel them by force
to remain would be contrary to the principles
enunciated in the immortal Declaration Of
Independence, contrary to the fundamental
ideas on which human liberty is based"
+ rom the IIlhune of Dec. II. 1850.
IF it the Declaration Of independence
justified the secession from the British En-
pire Of three millions Of colonists in l11G. we
do not see why it would not justify the scccs.
sion Of five millions OF southrons from the
union in lsGl."
From the Tribune of Feb. %, 1861.
eve have repeatedly said, and we once
more insist, that the great principle embodied
by jefferson in the Declaration of lndcpend-
ence, that governments derive their Just pow
er from the consent Of the governed, is sound
and Just; and that, if the slave states the
cotton states, or the Cult states only, choose
to form an Independent nation, they have {
clear moral right to do 50. Whenever
il shall be clear that the great body Of the
southern people have become conclusively
alicnated from the union, and anxious to es
cape from it, we will do our best to forward
their views"
So anxious was the Tribune to "do its best
to forward the views" Of these disorganzers
then its "darlings "-that it implored then
not to be too precipitate or violent in urging
on their revolutionary schemes. Any sucl
conduct might 'rritatc" the nation anc
block the game" Of disunion which both hac
At heart. "Ihey have only" it said, ''to ex
ercise reasonable patience, and they will h'
let off in peace and good will" Not wore
had it to say about the indissolubility of TIN
union, and not u word in favor OF its indisso
lubility.
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SURGEON DENTIST.

DI solicitation of many friends in Daven-
ID port, have opened branch Office IN the Le-
Claire House, for the accommodation OF those who
wish any work in my line.
] shall be a, the LeClaire house from a. NJ TO.
NJ, every da, except sundays. The balance OF
the time shall be at my office in Rock Island.
Thankful for past favors and patronage,
hope TO receive continuance of the same.
HENRY FISCHEL.
Rock Island, May sth, 1862. DIV
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Prominent Facts Of the Recent Election.
Whatever the result of the election on Tues


Whatever the result of the election on Tues
day, certain prominent facts OF the contest
will imuress the political history of the state
| The first Of these is that the question of the
adoption or rejection OF a constitution tor the
state was made a partisan issue 10y one Of the
political parties--made such for the reason
that the convention which framed the constl-
tuition contained majority Of democrats, and
that the constitution provided that u state
election should be held in the fall of the pres
ent year, whereas, by the old constitution a
state election would not be held until the fail
of 1864, the state administrator being in the
hands of the republicans tits not alleged,
or, if it be alleged, it cannot be shown, that
the new constitution contains a single partl-
san provision, or that its adoption would give
any partisan advantage, unless, indeed, 1t be
deemed that partisan advantage is involved
in the provision for a popular election for state
officers in the fall of the present year.
Never before, we believe, has the like issue
been made on like question in any state
1t is one of the Developments of abolition
partisan politics.
The next prominent fact is that the opposl-
ton to the constitution was distinguished for
wholesale denunciaton Of the instrument and
this most bitter. Particular defects were scar
cey alleged, or, if at any time alleged, it was
only to falsifv some provision of popular
consequence, as that relating +, trial by jury.
The question of merit was avoided not many
of the republican journals circulated the text
of the constitution among their readers, and
nearly Ill the republican members of the con.
vention suppressed the pamphlet copies OF the
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

ESTATE OF EDWARD BROWN DE-
IL CEASED. The undersigned having been APP
pointed administrator of the estate of Edward
Brown, late of he county of Rock Island and
state Of Illinois, deceased hereby gives notice that
he will appear before the county court of Rock Is
land county, at the office of the clerk of said court
in the city of Rock island, at the August term, on
the THIRD MONDAY IN AUGUST NEXT, at
which time all persons having claims against said
estate notified and requested to attend for the
purpose OF having the same adjusted. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned. Dated
this l2th day Of June, A. D., 1862.
JOHN A. GIBSON, Administrator.
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WAR CLAIMS.

II AVlNG completed my arrangements
IL with gentleman IN Washington City, awell
! and favorably known attorney for claimants pen
sion, county land and patent agent, am now fully
prepared to prosecute all claims Tor pensions, ar
rears pay, PRIZE money, &C., due wounded and
disabled soldiers, seamen, or widows and minor
children of deceased soldiers. | have all the re-
qulslte forms. Also list of the killed and wound
ed IN companies from this and adjoining counties,
copied from the original files in the war depart
ment. will be in regular receipt of these
Claims of suffers, contractors, &c, attended to
before the proper departments Patents renewed,
claims before the general land office, and all other
business requiring attention IN Washington, att
tended to. No charges made unless claim IS
successfully prosecuted.
Washington ReferenceS--Hon. J. S. Black,
Hon. Edwin NJ: Stanton, Hon. VIM. A. Richard
son, Hon. Johe w. Forney.
Rock Island Rcterences-Hon. J. W. Drury
Hon. |, o. Wilkinson, Hon. Bailey Davenport
Messrs. Mitchell Lynde, bankers.
Address II. {. CONNELLY,
Attorney at Law.
March 81, daWly Rock Island, al.
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.x-T The Arg,a is the only paper in this coun'
ty that takes Geographic reports, consequently 1t
can furnish the people Of this and adjoining eoun'
ties with news in advance of any other paper.
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saddle and Harness
MANU- ACTORY.

In the basement of the large brick. block in Mar
ket Square. at the City Scales.
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BOAT STORES.

THE undersigned has opened a store on the
i levee for the purpose of supplying steamboats,
with Groceries, Provisions, Eggs, Butter, MIX,
Chickens, Ice, &c, sc. He will keep a large
supply of Ice, tor all who wishlt.
Town trade solicited.
LEWIS UPDIkE