The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-25
soldiers Relief.

As the governor oflliInOls, IN arbitrarily dIspsr-
sing the general assembly, has prevented any leg
slatIve action looking 10 relief for sack and
Gcd SOLDIERS OF lLLINoIs, II Is proposed that
the occasion of the DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING, 10
be held Springfield on the l7th instant, a coiec
ton BE taken up for ths aid of our brave bows
lighting the battles Of their country. Let every
democrat come prepared to contribute fTesly Tor
tins noble purpose.
BY order of the State Central Democratic Com
mittee.
GEoRCU Jrpr. Secretary.
Springfield, June ii, 1868.
This was published in the ARGu>, aud un-
derneath 1t the following appeal for aid:
Subscription papers, to raise money IA AID OF
the above object are IN the hands OF the following
gentle men:
B. H. Kimball, 4. Burial. IT,.
Henry BurgOwer, James Nj. BufOTd,
VIM. Shcarer, John LInnehan,
Jesse NJ. gray, Joseph Johnston.
Ferdinand Noge!, lgnatus Huber,
John Holt, {. Weber,
Frank Lucas, Fred'k RIoenbaugh.
s'Itis hoped that all who feel an interest in having
soldiers well cared for will call immed lately,
where these papers are left, Tod put down tn err
names and leave their contributions"
4 liberal fund was thus raised aud carried
o the convention by the editor of this paper,
aud paid 20 the treasurer of the state fund :,
taking from him receipt for the same, which,
together with the subscription papers, is now
in the hands OF Mr.. Burial, who was treas
urer for this town.
At the democratic mass meeting between
SIS 900 aud $50, 900 were raised in aid of our
soldiers in the field Tue fund was after.
wards largely increased and all placed in
the hands of responsible committee who ex-
pended it for the benefit Of Illinois soldiers IN
hospitals aud in the field, aud N ale a report
Of the same.
The same democratic mass state couven-
ion, the l7sh of June, uuau imously adop-
ted the following resolution
Resoired, That we deaounce as Hbelier- of the
democratic party, and wIlful Iust,gs tJrs OF ms
chief those fanatics who are engaged IN represen-
our soldiers IN the held. Those soldiers are our
kindred. our friends aud our neighbors, whose in
terests identical with our owns whose prosper
ity pleasure whose suffering Is our pain, and
whose brilliant achievements our pride and sd-
mirstion. Promptly rushing to arms, as they did,
IN To the call Of their country, they merit
our warmest thanks, nursymPaihy, support
And we earnestly request the president Of the Uni-
ted States to withdraw the "Proclamation o
Emancipation, ~ and permit the brave sons of I'LL
nois to fight only for the union, the constitution
and the enforcement of the laws.
On the 30th of August, 1864, the democra-
CT of the United States, in National Conyen.
ton, assembled at Chicago, unanimously
adopted the following resolutions on the same
subject
Resolved, That the sympathy of the Democrat, I
party Is heartily and earnestly TO the sol
dIers of our army and the sailors OF our nayy. VINO
are and have been in the field aud on the a..
under the flag of their country; and in the event
OF ITS attaining power, they viii receive all the ,
care, protection, and regard that the brave soldiers
and sailors of the republic have 50 nobly earned
Resolved, That the shameful disregard of the
to its duty. in respect our fellow
citizens who now are, aud long have been, prison