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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
THE NORTHERN DIsUNIONIsTs.

No intelligent man will deny that northern
abolitionists were the main allies of the
southern secessionists in bringing ON the late
civil war, and among them the NewYork and
Chicago 1ribuneS were most prominent
Horace Greeley, in the New York Tribune,
of August 23d. replies to Thurlow Needs
sharp attack upon him in the New York
Times of the 22d. Weed accused him of ia
voring peace propositions, and q peaceable
dissolution OF the Union, If the south demand
ed it. Greeley acknowledges this, and says
he was right. We quote from his reply to
Weed, the following:
81 believe the Union quite as beneficial,
quite as necessary to the south as to the north.
L wanted ne boom across the Mississippi at
the mouth of the Ohio but, if New Orleans
should insist on having one there, l believe
New York could stand il. | should not seek
the bringing down of the Canada line so far
as slavery was concerned to the Potomac, the
Ohio, the Missouri but if the slave power
choose TO have it there, | would shed no lake
Of blood 70 push it back to the great lakes aHd
the st. Lawrence. And in the reference to
the perfdy aud abatement demanded by the
democrats, and urged by Mr.. Weed Ia settle
ment by compromise) | proposed that the
south should be invited to make her own de-
hberste, IN biased, peaceful choice whether to
remain in or 60 out of the Union.
There may be those who believe that the
grea, Mississippi valley be permanently
divided | do lot. There are those who be-
heve that the south, fairly canvassed, and re-
lleved from the irritating threat of northern
coercion, would have voted to dissolve the In
ION. | do not. ] firmly believe that If the
north had been great enough. wise enough, 10
LAY TO the south, just after Mr.. LIncoin cleo
tion: Yen nave decided the question tor
yourselves. We will not buy you, nor bride
You, nor hire you, whether with money or
with servllity, TO stay with Us we deny tie
pretended constitutional legal right of seces-
sion but we affirm the right of revolution
the right of each people 10 be governed as
they see ut. Choose, then, once and forever,
whether to remain with Us or leave us, and as
you choose it shall be eve should have in
sured the defeat and downfall of the cOnspir-
atOrs for dIsunion.
Doubtless, wiser men than 1 saw all this IN
quite another light | am here to listen and
learn; but | must look through my own eyes;
and, after much consideration | am yet firm
IN the faith that the course | advised was the
right one.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

and others, to forge democratic soldiers votes
for Mcclellan in New York. This is also
false, The Lincoln managers became sstis-
fed that if the New York soldiers vote was
permitted to be cast the state would 20 for
Mcclellan and re-elect Gov. Seymour. 1t
was then that the infamous Stanton and his
tools were set to work to arrest COL North
and the other state agents, and destroy or de-
tain the ballots. Even with this shameful in
reference with the election the state only
gave about 5000 majority against us. Had
the soldiers been permitted to vote it would
have gone the other way.
After the election was over all the persons
arrested were released without trial or exam
ination-thus showing that 1t was all a trick
Of the Lincoln managers to cheat the soldiers
out of their suffrage and beat Seymour and
Mcclellan.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

Hon. Levi B. Villas, of Madison Wis. was
unanimously nominated, in the Wisconsin
democratic state convention, tor secretary of
state. Judge Villas was formerly resident
of Vermont. where he held, at various times.
the several ofises OF state senator, judge of
probate. member of the house of representa-
tives. and member of the constitutional con-
vention, the duties of all of which he dischar-
ged with ability and fidelity. He is an able
lawyer and an excellent man, and, should he
be elected, will make a most excellent Sec
rotary of state.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
FALsEHOODs BY THE NEGRO SUI
FRAGE ORGAN.

We cease sto respect ourselves when we
have any controversy with such a calumina-
tor as the editor of the Rock Island Union,-
Yet his shameful calumnies sometimes re-
quire at least denial. He says:
''But few months ago the democracy of Rock
Island county said soldiers were grand ras-
Gals, villains, robbers, Lincoln hlrehngs, Sc,
&C.
Of course every one knows this to be q
shameful falsehood. To get an expression of
the democracy of Rock Island county, re-
quires convention, and every democratic
convention has spoken in the highest terms
of the soldiers A full record of every aptb.
oritative expression of the democracy was
victs the editor of the Union OF most base
and shameful falsehood We have extra
copies for distribution, and democrats are in
vited to call for them and circulate them
among soldiers and among their republican
neighbors.
Abiding to the democratic national con-
vention, at Chicago, he says:
s'The great copperhead convention at Chicago
declared, by resolutions that the efforts of the pa
rotlc soldiers OF the Union to subdue the rebel
lion has been s'mserabe fai ure ~ that the val
or OF our ,old ers had not zen such could over
come the armies OF the traitors.o
he knows. and 30 does every intelligent
> ma"' that his statement is downright false
nooo' from beginning to end-that neither
I'D words or spirit was any such declaration
made.
ne repeats the old calumny. 80 oft refut-
eo' that an attempt was made, bv Col No,,b |
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

permit Davis to be taken St. Louis, to testify in
the boat burning case. 1t 10 said, however, that
the counsel for the defense will make such appli.
cation.
Special to the N. Y. Tribune.
Gen. Terry has ordered creation of a new mill
tary district in West Virginia-czlled Virginia
Central District comprising Stanton, South Ann
and Nelson counties, putting Gen. Carroll IN com
mand.
NEw YoRE, Sept. 2S.-The official report on the
race between the Winooski and algonquin states
that the performance of each vessel was equal
that the Winooski's ma chienery 10 the smplst and
convenient possible and 10 fully equal to that Civ
by the very complete design Of the Algonquin.
The New York Herald's Washington special
says:
The kentucky delegation headed by Governor
Bromlette are still here and have had long inter
view with the president and heads of Department.
concerning affairs in that state
they are reported to unite IN asking the rem ov-
al oil Gen. Palmer from command
The withdrawal of negro troops from differen,
parts OF the state and greater concentration OF
troops than now exist on its borders as absolutel "
necessary TO the adoption of the constitutional
amendment by the next legislature.
FAC smile OF the presidents signature has
been prepared and after 900 pardons are report
ed to have been stamped with II the white house
yesterday.
Gen. Peck, of Mississippi, is among the seeker.
after pardon, now IN this city,
The Alabama embargo will probably be raised
within lew days, and the issuing
oil Pardons to citizens of state
will soon thereafter be regularly resumed a. be
lore. The suffrage was caused by a distrust o
| the action OF the state convention. The late re-
| port, however, remove these spprehsnsions anc
] prove them to have been unfounded.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

Let the abolition radicals have the deoency
to drop the name to which they are doing SO
much violence-that of the union" party.
1t Is an sbominable misnomer. 1t is the I'm
ion which President johnson is so msnfuIly
striving TO restore, and Tor this, and only
this, are these bastard "unionists" denounc-
fng him. They were able to deceive many
people when, formerly, they said they were
''for the Union unconditionaily." The only
union they are for is union of the races,
politically and socially,-nOt that they really
and truly care anything for the elevation Of
the negro, but that. by negro suffrage, they
hope and believe Puritanism can dominate
the south and practically annex it to New
England. Let them, we say. have the de
cency TO drop a name which they so foully
belle, and assume one which will describe
their motives and objects Chicago Times.
26tH.
In this county they have dropped the
name. but they dare not make a platform
or assert any positive principles of any kind
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
No Recess or Adjournment until the Votes
are Counted and Publicly Announced

The 10th section of the new registry law
prohibits any adjournment or recess, after
the election poll has been opened. For want
OF some such provision, serious frauds have
been charged upon soDe of the republican
judges at the last November election In one
senatorial district OF which We have knowl-
edge, In which q republican senator was ulti-
mately returned the returns were changed
two or three times At first the democratic
senator had forty odd majority in the district.
After little manipulation, his majority was
reduced to only one, and finally, by some le-
gefdemain, the abolition senator was declar-
ed elected by one majority. 1t is hoped that,
as a compensa tion tor it's large complications,
this act will prevent such hocus-pocus manip-
ulations IN future. If SO, in connection with
lis manifold evils, it will have worked some
goof-Liin0is State Register
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

The Allen county (Ohio) Democrat make
the following quotation FROM the speech of
Rev. Mr., Motley, a republ preacher at
Lima, the day after the assassination;
Il had noticed by the papers. for a week
or ten days prior to the assassination, that
Mr.. Lincoln was adopting and pursuing a
policy that would eventually bring those
scoundrels down south back, and give them
again the right of suffrage, and when heard
of the assassination, just thought to myself
that God. in His inscrutable providence. had
taken him (Lincoln) off Just about the right
time"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
THE REGISTRY LAW.

The professed object of this law is to pre-
vent fraudulent voting. The real object is to
embarass the voter. 1t is piece of tom fool
cry which ought to be repealed as soon as the
legislature meets. AS, however, it is the
law, we must respect and obey its provisions
until it can be amended or if need be, re-
pealed. 1t therefore behooves every qualih-
ed voter to personally see that his name and
his residence are correctly registered. DO
not wait for the second day, nor entrust the
matter to the care of friend, but 20 your
self and have personal knowledge that you
are properly registered. Il will save much
more time and trouble on the day OF election;
it may be the price of your exercising the
right of franchise.
The board of registry will meet, at the
court house, in this city, on Tuesday the 18th
day of October, and in each township In the
county, at the place for holding town meet
ings, on the same day. We have published
the ipstructionso of the secretary OF state, IN
regard to the law, and inconyenieut and
roublesome as a compliance with these pro-
visions may appear to the business man and
the farmer or the laborer, it should not be
neglected as 1t is the price of their right of
FRANCHISE. Do not be cheated of this right
BY allowing ary excuse to prevent you from
personally seeing that your names are upon
the list of electors. These provisions pur-
posely placed there as a stumbling block in { e
way of the laboring man can be conquered
only by compliance with their requirements.
All persons who did not vote last year must
60 personally before the board or their names
viii not be placed upon the register OF voters.
Any registered voter is liable to be chcl-
lenged, on ofering his vote, election day.
Any qualified voter whose name does not
appear on the register can vote, on election
day, by first preparing a written affidavit, as
stated in the instructions we have published
We call the especial attention Of democrat
ic township ami school district committees to
their duties, in this matter of registering vo-
tiers. They should personally attend to the
following points:
1st. See that the names of ali democrats
who voted last tall are properly copied
from the old poll book and put upon the reg
lister.
I'd. See that the name Of every person who
has left town or who is not legal voter is
omitted from the register.
3d.See to it that every democratic voter who
did not vote last fail, and therefore, whose
name is not upon the old poll book, is put up
on the register,-and in order do this the
voter must personally appear before the board
and claim to be registered.
Let our township committees take hold of
this matter, at once. and see that the school
district committees attend faithfully to these
three points, in every school district, with
out delay.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

The Atlanta tGa.} Inteltigencer says: The
sounding hammer, the grating saw. the mel.
al clang OF the trowel, the AYE. ave" of the
nod carrier, the screaming LOGON olive. the
moving cars, the rafting wagons. the busv
moving. Jostlug crowd, the tumbling down OF
old walls to be replaced by new, is fair pic-
ture of Atlanta to-day. Those who saw the
city a ,uonth since would be astonizbed 70
see il now. Houses are built in thirty DAYS
and opened for trade with large stocks of
goods
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

dent. to Washington in the summer of 1868.
1t will be found in the Tribune of Friday
August IL:
"Had this wise and brave course Mr..
Lincoln's subsequent attempt to negotiate q
peace) been taken when Alex. III. Stephens
fret ublicly solicited permission to visit
Washington, belieDe IL could haze saued a
quarter of a million precious lioes. an auftll
amount differentiation and MISERY, and left
our national debt a fiu billion less than IL is
to dan
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

Horace Greeley, III controversy now 90.
ing % between hin and Henry j Raymond.
c'ncefnlng the attempted peace negotationr
OF the former, expresses the following opinion
in relation to the proposed mission of Alex
ander II. Stephens, the then rebel vice presi.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
DISTRESSING.

The republican managers, wire-pullsrs,
court house clique &c. &c. are exceedingly
distressed because the democratic party
throughout the Union, frankly, and honestly
sustain President johnson and his measures.
The conservative republicans are pleased, and
they will vote the democratic union and ad-
ministration ticket.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
The Nlggers Must Vote

we conceive that, In the reconstruction of
the south, it is our duty to provide for the
colored people the right of suffrage. All 10y
al lnegroI men must, under uniform prudeu-
tiai and Just regulations. be permitted to ex-
erclse the freeman's right-the elective
franchise. But this result cannot be achiev-
ed without contest with the lords of sristo-
sracy. This battle is now to be fought This
d the duty OF the hour.-Rock Island Union.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
DON'T Care If the Dutch Don't Like 1t.

1t is not our intention to cease advocating
a return to sobriety on the part of those who
drink TO excess because q few Germans or
people of any other nationality will be de-
prived OF a social enjoyment Rock Island
Union.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
All Democrats are scoundrels.

The democratic party is as unprincipled a
set of political scoundrels as ever went uu-
hung.-R. l. Union.
The Argus 10 in favor OF people enjoying them
selves as they please the Sabbath, we believe
in curtailing their Liberty to do as they please
that day.-Rock Island Union.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

A st. Louis burglar, who was robbiDg a
room in which young lady was s.eeping,
could not resist the temptation of kissing the
beautiful lips of the damsel, and was caught
at it. 1t will be state prison for kiss.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
AN ANSWER WANTED.

The following Is the preamble and an ex-
tract from the first resolution adopted by the
Democratic Union and Administration coun.
ty convention, held in the Court House in
Rock Island, September 18th, 1865:
WHEREAS, 1t has always been the custom OF the
democratic party to present to the people the
principles which govern 1t, without any attempt
at deception, and
WHEREAS, The county convention which as
sembied in this court house the 9th instant,
dropped the word ''Union'' from their name and
assumed the name ere publcan,' and
WHEREAS, They nominated full set OF candi-
dates, each one of whom in favor of negro suf-
rage and in direct antagonism with the policy OF
Andrew Johnson's admin istration, and
WHEREAS, They attempt to deceive the people
by m akIng no public avowal of their principles
but leave their candidates to profess all things TO
all men; therefore
RsSoIred, That we chAl-
lenge the so-cslled s'republican'' party Of this
county, and their candidates for office, to a pub
lie exposition OF their views, ard frank nd man
ly avowal of their prnci pes-and that If they tail
TO respond TO this public call, shall hold them
as enemies OF the policy of Andrew Johnson's sd-
mlnistration and in favor of the eIiravagant une-
quail and destructive measures VI the radical ne
gro-equality-wing OF their party.
Adopted Sept. Is, 1865
Ea5~ No answer has yet been rece ived-Srsa
n. B.-Our columns are open for reply.
dwtf.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

NOW. boys, this is a whale. I Can you
tell me what he does with all the water he
swallows~ Smart boy (whose father is
pawnbroker. )-"Please, sir, he spouts it,"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

The negro gusrd, which has created so much
disturbance and committed so many murders At
Memphis, is to be removed, and a regiment of
regular infantry substituted
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
They Must be Educated up to tt---Beer
Must be Banished.

We wish to educate this class of people up
to the idea that even beer does them NO good,
and il would be better for the community il
it were banished from all places OF recreation,
Rock Island Union.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

more than q COW. pig and . jug of whisky.
Rock Island Union.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
Republican Principles.

The War failure until the Negroes were
called I'm.
1t was only after two years of unsuccessful
war had been wsged and the government be-
gan to despair of it's ability to save itself tha,
the negroes were called in to help us-Rock
Island Union
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
The Republican, are the: only Decent
People

A majority of those in this city who paw
taxes are republicans-the mos of those " no
vote the democratic ticket do not pay taxes.
they never were known to be possessed Of
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
The White Soldiers could not WhIp the
Rebs.

When we came to the conclusion we could
not save ourselves without freeing and arm
ing them, we freed them and put them in our
armies.-Rock Island Union.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

The Liquor Dealers no better than ROD
bers and Murderers.
The liquors dealer 10 no more honorable
than the highway robber or the murderer
and differs only as to the time and means to
accomplish his object--Rock Island Union.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28

The following extract from q Connecticut
newspaper has been sent us with Il request
that we would publish it for the information
OF many relatives
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-28
TIE DASFoRTH FAMILY.

Rev. Nicholas Danforth lived in FRAMING
ham, England He was a gentleman Of such
wealth and reputation that it cost him a con-
siderable sum TO escape the knighthood
which King Charles /. imposed upon sueb
prominent persons. His wife died in 1929
He moved to New England IN 1854, and died
at Cam bridge in 1857. He left in England
three sons, VIE Nicholas, Thomas aud Sam
uei. Thomas was afterwards President" of
the colony OF Maine, Lieutenant Governor OF
Massachusetts, and finally a Judge of the
Massachusetts Supreme Court. Rev. Samuel
Danforth was graduate OF Harvard College,
was ordained at Roxbury, Mass. OF Samuel
and John Dantorth, 1.-TWO of the elder Samu-
els twelve chlldren) John became pastor Of
the church at Dorchester, and died IN 1870,
aud Samuel also became q reverend and SET
tied In Taunton. He married a daughter of
Rev. John Wilson. The elder Samuel left a
large estate in England which is still unset
tied, but is 10 be divided this fall, when the
American descendants hope to receive their
share One OF his sons was James Danforth
an English banker, who left several children,
one OF whom settled In Taunton, Mass and
married Deborah Holt, relative of Nicholas
Holt, whose estate is also about to be divided
In England. Asa has ten children, three of
whom are now living in Plymouth, Mass,
and One-Hon. John Dsnforth-resides at
Post Hill, New London. He is q legal heir
TO the Holt and DanfOrth estate, and if he
succeeds In obtaining his share, promises TO
remember the printers
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1865-08-19
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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1865-08-19

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