The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-14
DEMOCRATIC UNION COUNTY CON-
VENTION.

- W. -
VENTION.
According to call issued by the central
committee the democratic union and admin
istration voters of Rock Island county, by
their delegates, assembled ia the court house
at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon OF the 18th inst,
aud were called to order by the chairman of
the committee and organized by appointing
Col. w. D. Williams, of Rock Island, chair
man of the convention Joseph Martin, of
Canoe Greek, and Timothy Dutton, of Edg-
ington. vice presidents II. B. Young, of
Port Byron, and F. NJ. Boney, of Andalusia,
secretaries.
Ga taking the chair Col Williams address
ed the convention in a very able and eloquent
speech He said
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION For the
unsolicited and unexpected honor of being
called to preside over your deliberations
please accept my sincere thanks. When
look around me and see so many who are better
qualified both by ability and experience, to pre-
side in this place, feel that your partiaty and
kindness will impose upon you large measure of
patience and charity. will, however, to the best
of my ability, discharge the duties this position
imposes.
We are assembled under the call of time hon
ored political organization, but not as partizans
We are here representatives of large class of
our citizens who are and always have been obedi-
ent to the constitution and the laws, and deter
mined that they shall be respected by the people
and rulers ALIKE Applause.
The war for national integrity having been
brought to successful termination il is our duty
as American citizens, 10 address ourselves to the
work of restoring the waste of this terrible con-
hict-of restoring the blessings of civil govern
ment to the people of all sections of our common
country. The war has done its work;--it now re-
mains for craftsmanship to solve the problem of
bringing the people into harmony with our dem
ocratic system Applause.
So far as the policy of President johnson to-
wards the people of the south has been developed
it is in accordance with democratic principles
He holds with Us, that the Union has never been
dissolved that the pretended acts of secession
null and void that the states exist, with all
their dignity, equality and rights unimpaired
that the citizens of all the states who acknowl-
edge their allegiance to the federal government
have the right to form their own constitutions
to regulate for themselves the elective franchise
without interference by other states TO be rep
resented in congress, and, in brief, to resume
their proper relations with the general govern
ment. In these positions President johnson
should be unhesitatingy sustained, because he is
clearly and Enthusiastically right Applause.
While We thus endorse the president not of
our own choosing, abate nothing of our previ-
Gus declarations of democratic principles. We
stand for the supremacy of civil over military
rule for the indefeasabe rights of trial by jury
OF the habeaS corpHs-of the freedom of the press
and of religious opinion, and are opposed to all
usurpatons of power and infractious of privileges
- Long continued applause.
The war has created that national curse-a
great national debt, and to the end that the pub
lie faith may be kept and the public credit pre-
served, we demand that the expenses of the gov
eminent shall be reduced, and that il shall be ad-
Inlnistered honestly and economically; that the
burdens of Ia all ba n haar
upon all the property of the country; that there
shall be no exemptions from the obligations to
pay taxes for the support of the government.
With the close of the war, issues which have
divided conservative men have become obsolete
Recognizing this, it is the duty of all true lovers
nj the Union and the constitution to unite in an
effort to restore the spirit of brotherly love and
mutual confidence without which the mission of
the republic can never be accomplished. 1t will |
be my pleasure to cooperate with the other MEM |
bers OF this convention in the discharge of this |
patriotic duty Continued and enthusiastic ap- |
plause
A committee on credentials, composed of |
Messrs. Danforth, Of Rock Island, Baker, of
Edgington, and Copp, of Rock Island, were
then appointed, who reported the following
delegates as entitled to seats il the conven
ton, viz
Cordova, none present.
Canoe Creek Joseph Martin
Coe, R. II. Young, Oliver McCutcheon,
James Dougal.
Yuma, Thomas Bryan, Samuel BRYAN.
Port Byron, FL. B. Young, S. Crambaugb
Hampton, Hiram Rhodes, Henry FreIs
sph. Warren, E. W. Adams, Charles G. (
Bates, W. Harry, George R. Wells.
Moline, Stewart Hoon, A. Weckel. Corbin
'unnell, John Stewart, c. F. Calkins.
Rock Island, W. D. Williams nc. Con-
elly, Louis M. Buford, Matthew Mary
,harles NJ. Knox, John B. Prick. Charles
nigel, John S. Buck, Burton II. Cook.
teorge l.. Carleton. Andrew Meisner, VIM.
iggleston, Jacob Norris, Thomas Britt,ng
nam, VIM. Kale, VIM. Shearer. James
ssroderick, Geo. w. Copp, J. B. Danforth, c
Coal Valley, A. L. Sayre, Jacob M. Will
on, John McCandless, Robert Gregg, Louis ,
11son, James Donaldson, Joseph McLane j
Black Hawk, D. j. Lloyd, Geo. NJ. Dick
on, John Ferguson, Geo. Keeler..
Rowing, none present. |
hdgington, Daniel Edginrton, James Ba- /
,er, Timothy Dutton, William Wait. Abram c
jrabs. " ~''' |Ao T
Buffalo Prairie, John II. Eby.
Drury, David Msrdock, Wilburn q Read q
'iias Drury, Elijah Essex. N' :
Inc report was accepted T
MAJ Connelly, of Rock Island ,,,os.
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