The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-18


| lowing platform
| WHEREAS, large portion of the people OF this
| country IN open, active and unlustihable re-
| belhon against The government OF the United
States, and are making use OF every means IN
their power, not only TO establish a new govern
ment within the limits of the old, but to over
brow, destroy, and utterly annIhIlate the latter
and
WHEREAS, this rebellion, which is now pro-
crossing IN our land, nOtw outstanding II has as
! sumed an Importance, magnitude and power Tar
! beyond what we had anticipated, can and must
be suppressed at all hazards, and at whatever sa
Crhces of lite and treasure; and to accomplish
this object as easily, speedily, and etectuaiiy as
possible, our government should have the earnest,
hearty, united aid corporation OF every loyal,
uHIOn-lOyIng man, woman and child IN the land.
Therefore,
ReS0iced, That the people OF Rock Island cOun
ty, without distinction OF party, and regardless oi
all past differences Oi political opinion, through
their representatives tA.s convention pledge
their entire and Undivided support to the govern
meut lis present efforts to subdue the rebellion,
and viii commune that support uaul every rebel
I IN the land ready To GXCIaIm, '.HOld enough
keS0tred, That 1t IS the duty o! every true pat
riot IN the present emergency, TO DO all IN his
power TO BRING about unanmlty OF sentiment,
feeling, and purpose among the people IN favor 81
upnJsuing ana Strengthening the government IN
thus ITS hour OF need and any act, word or deed
on the part OF any individual, calculated To dINiss
and GIyerl public sentiment from those purposes,
must be attributed either TO ml.gusded Judg
meGt or lack OF that genuine patriotism winch
should I'll the heart Of every American citizen.
ReSoirsd, That tins convention heartily concur
IN the solution passed nearly unanimously by
/ the last congress, which was IN the following
words:
'SInat the present deulOraOle civil war mas
been forced upon the country by the dlsuH'Onists
/ OF the southern states, now ia arms against the
constitutional government, and IN arms around
/ the capital; thai, IN this national emergency Z,
congress banIshng all feeling Oi mere passion or
resentment, will reco!ect only its duty to the
whole country; that tins war is not wageu on their
part any ITit OF oppression, or for The purpose
( o. conquest or sUDugatIun, or purpose OF over
throwing Or interfering with the rights or cstab-
hsned institutions OF those states, but 10 defend
and maintain the supremacy OF the constitution,
AMI 20 preserve the uutOn, with all the dignity,
equality ana sLts OF the several states unImpalr-
ed ana that as soon as these objects are accom-
pLshed the war ought 10 cease
Resolved, That Tor the union without
C0uatuons, one and ludrysIbie, now and forever.
: That fo- ~ preservation at any and every
cost oi blood and treasure a. inst alt ats assa''-
ants. That we are against any compromise that
MAY be proposed 20 be maize under the guns OF
! the -,5eI5, and that We pledge our most e"rnest
efforts 10 sustain Ine erEmenJ IN me adoption
"i the most vigorous measures 10 crush rebellion,
PUNISH treason, and maintain the constitution, the
union and the laws.
ReSJtred That party principles and platforms
shOuId not engage the attention OF patriots, but
tnSlf tHliTe energies -nOulu ne ueNhLSu 10 tue
J.gUrous prosecution o. the war aud the IN unten-
ance OF Ja.s government IN all us integrity and
strength.
ItcSoirPd. rhtt "whoever is not prepared to
sacrifice party organizations and party platforms
altar o. MS country. does not deserve the
cuuntenance and suppo Of honest people. Let
hIm be marked rs no true patriot who viii not
abandon all such ISSUES IN times like th's."
Resolrea, That -'eve-y friend OF ireedom-eVery
cham pIon and advocate of constitutional liberty
throughout the land must feel that the cause -
the union Is his wn;'' and that at IS crime
against the Inalenaoe and Inde.easabe right OF
every American citizen, to attempt to destroy the
government under which we were born a crime
against constitutional freedom thro ishout the
whole world to attempt to blot out the United
States from the map OF chrfstendom
Resolved. That, ''dIscardIng all mere party
promptIngs not only unsuIted but degrading To
the occasion, our imperative obligation, as
reverence the deed and love the wing, to raj =
" around the admInIstraton-cheering, applaud
ing and aiding them to the fullest measure OF our
ability, the present m ghty efforts to crush the
treason.r
The convention then proceeded to ballot for
candidates for county officers, and, through
the management of John NJ. Wilson, of Coal
Valley, the understanding under which the
convention was called was wholly ignored
aud repudated, aud the democrats put OFT
with only one candidate (ths county judge)
cad that the poorest Office in the county. IL
| was John NJ Wilson who proposed to NOM
mate Comet by exclamation, out of time aud
out of place, aud is through has efforts
| that Couet was nominated though there was
decided majority against him on four bal
! lots and he only secured the nomination by
Wilson's treachery to the agreement made in
the calll on the 5th ballot by small ma ori-
ty.
And when the-conveution was over the re-
publicans shamefully backed out of their
agreement, brought out Wait for treasurer
against E. FL johnson, the nominee of the
union convention, and elected him they
also brought OUT two candidates for county
Judge. but the ,ninee of the union cnnveu
ton was elected, and only lacked 8 votes OF
beating them both.
The record the democracy made in that
contest il an honorable one while that of
the republicans is of the opposite character.