The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-25

Last week we published little item from
the reported proceedings of the constitutions
al convention in relation to the presentation
Of petition from Benz. q. Wright, Esq, Of
this county, as follows:
"Mr. PLrAsANrs. Mr.. President: | have
the petition of Benz, g, Wright, citizen Of
Rock island county, desiring the convention
TO make the constitution clear and perspicu-
Gus. lie seems to be apprehensive that the
simple minded men Of these times may err
with reference to such vexed questions ~
"state sovereignty" and allegiance" and
prays that these questions may be solved by
way Commandments Of the constitution by this
convention | ask that without reading, it
| be referred to the committee gu miscelane.
Gus subjects
Yesterday Mr. Wright handed US the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. Peasants:
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. IA, 1862
b. 6. WRIGHT Esq.--Dear Sir; receiv.
ed your letter and accompany petition yes
terday morning, and promptly presented the
, latter to the convention, having 1t referred to
g the standing committee on federal rcla-
tons" also send you copy Of the JOurn.
al Of this morning containing report of the
fact, marked, and write this for the sole pur.
pose of assuring you that as TO the remark.
accompanying the presentation, as in every
thing | have said on this floor, the report,
ers have misreprcsented me. ! did not say
that you desired the convention to make the
constitution clear and perspicuous in general,
but merely as to the subject discussed in the
petition ! said that you seemed to be appre.
hensiye that IN these times of trouble, simple
minded men might be involved in difficulty
on account Of their honest belief IN reference
, to those questions, and therefore asked to have
them solved and settled Somehow or other
because my voice is not loud, my position un,
favorable and the confusion and noise Of the
morning hour great, or else because the re
r porters are not competent, they have il
every report of me, however brlct, put word
into my mouth that never used, supprcsse,
Z those DID, or SO trausposcd and mixed then
rs to do me great injustice. Ot this | com
10 planned once publicly, but it did no good an,
n | have never sad word in private, by wa,
of correction, revision or otherwise, to cithe
" of them.
| considered it due to you to make this ex
PLANTATION, because the report makes me APP
pear to have treated the matter with some
I thing like leviety, which is wholly untrue.
Respectfully yours,
GEO. W. PEASANTS.
We have also read Mr.. Wright's petition,
which Is devoted to discussion of the differ.
o ent theories held to by Jefferson and the old
. republican or democratic party, on the one
hand, and by Hamilton and the old fedora
a party on the other hand, in regard to wher,
# the allegiance Of the citizen is due. Mr.
# Wright petitioncd the convention to decide
- between these theories and clearly define it
in the new constitution.
:. A reconnaissance towards Columbus wa
d made from Cairo on Sunday. When our boa
e was within sight of that place rebel steame
bearing flag of truce came out to meet on
boat. The rebel officers came on board an
a consultation was held but the result is no
known. 1t is believed that we shall have OK
citing news from there very soon.
: We have nothing more definite in regard Il
: our aggregate loss in killed and wounded n
| Fort Doneson. Some persons from Donelson
who made careful inquiries of the djutaut.
T.. of regiments, estimate our loss, including tn,
G two hundred prisoners sent to Nashville, al
e not less than 1000. The killed already count
up over 800, and the list will probably exceed
b 400 when all the reports are in.
VINO SHOT Col. LOGAN THE officers o.
the I'd Kentucky (rebe) regiment, according
to the Missouri Democrat, say that the indi
vidual who shot Col. John A. Logan, was a
boy of that regiment, aged l6 or II years
He fred at him three or four times. Colonc
Hans on, of the Kentucky regiment says they
had Col. Logan, but thought him dead, and
left him on the field.
Gov. Sprague Renominated.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Feb. 90. The demo-
cratic state convention today re.nominated
Gov. Sprague and the other incumhents of
the state Offices.