The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-23

adopted the following resolutions on the
samed subject:
Resolved, That the sympathy of the democratic
party is heartily and earnestly extended to the
soldiers of our army aud the sailors of our navy,
who are and have been in the field and on the
sea- under the flag of their country; and in the
event of it's attaining power they will receive all
the care, protection, and regard that the brave
soldiers and sailors of the republic have so no
bly, earned.
Resolved, That the shameful disregard of the
administration to its duty, in respect to our fell
fow citizens who now are, and long have been,
prisoners of war in a suffering condition, deser-
yes the severest Reproduction on the score alike
of public policy and common humanity.
The democratic state convention, on the
10th of September following, unanimously
readopted the same resolutions.
The general assembly of this state, last
February, also adopted the following resolu-
tons in regard to soldiers, for which resolu-
| tiOns every democrat voted, viz:
Resolved BIZ the senate and house Of representa-
tires representing the people 10, the general assembly,
| That the deepest sympathy of the whole people
of Illinois is with the families and friends of the
| brave and gallant field and staff officers, and
| with those OF the numerous line officers and the
| host of non-commissioned officers and privates
who have gloriously fallen on the battle field,
during the progress of the present war in defense
| of their imperied country and its free institu
tons: and we hereby tender TO them, one and
| all the assurance that their noble dead are not
| and shall not be forgotten; that shall ever
| tenderly cherish their memories and be proud Of
| their noble deeds whilst we deeplr and sincere
| ly cOndole with those who mourn for the loved
| and lost.
| ResolCed, That our soldiers in the field, who 50
! nobly responded to their country's call, in the
| hour of her peril, are entitled to the undivided
| gratitude OF the state. Living, they shall know
| n nations gratitude; wounded, nations care
and dying, they shall forever live in the memory
| of every true patriot; their widows and children
| become the cherished objects of the nation:
| guardianship and watchiul care while posterity
| shall delight in erecting monuments TO pepetuat,
! the remembrance of their names and virtues
! Resolrod, That the secretary OF state transmit
to the officers commanding regiments or othe
organizations from this state, now in the servic,
| of their country, copies of the foregoing resolu
| tons, with request that they be read to the
| respective commands and all newspapers il
this state are requested to insert the same in TIVE
| numbers oftheir papers.
| Approved FEBRUARY 9th, 1865.
! Thus il will be seen that we present al
unbroken chain of evidence showing tina
| the soldiers and their families have had NJ
| frmer, truer, better friends. from frat I,
! last, than demOcrats,-and that all attempt
! 10 show to the contrary are futile, whilt
those who assert that such has not been thu
1 case are false caluminators. Their efforts I,
! prejudice our soldiers against the democrat,
| will react upon themselves.