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Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17

60 The Bridal Chamber, an Essay 81
Warning and InatrucuoRf for YOupg Msa. kisa
new and reliable treatinoui for Diseases 81 ne
sealed envelopes. Address, DR. ,. sKiLLlh
HoU0HToN, Howard Association, PhilAAelPhlA
Pa. mhsl-y
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17

eEovRR's THRATRE BDiTIoS
Alarge Edition Of the TlMEs, eoniaininI 2.
Latest News up 70 ave O'Clock, toeethsr VIM.
Theatre Bill for the evening, Is elieuisisd rsgS'
larry in 0yoger's fAsAlonable Theatre
THE TIMES
ls the beat Advertising Medium ~ The District o
colamBla, being read ~ citizens sns 'traAs'"
nyI-a
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17

sD- A Friend IN Need { = Those ~:
curing confidential medical asalaianee should
apply 70 some regular educated physician VIE
sach mAn i Dr. DARBY, WHO y daily curing
numbora u both sexes, and every age, who have
been 10 All the self-cAlled dcctors In this city
and spent valuable tirno and money, With 10
benefit unIii he took charge Il them His terms
are more moderala than those Of moro boastine
pretendera, whose only purpose Il 10 heoce ne
upfOftunnte, and then ndvise them When u Y
almost too late, 10 apply 10 him
afterwards. Da. DAhBY,
No 900 Seventh street, between D and
strpata. washinaton city. fsish
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17

~ Georgetown. = Ths hepPhlieA1s
can be obtained every evening" At the Book ene
Variety store of0. cRANnBLL. No. rs hhap
street, 9eorgeiovn. 80. lnatfn-
A FEW MORE BoARDERs BY THE
"A Day, Week, Or Month taken A. t5gs{ h " y
street, between 4 and y Terms nom y 70 ~
per day. myH
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-30

God for the defeat of our armies because
they found the contest would close before
their fanatical ends were attained-now
present themselves to you as your exclusive
friends, and ask from you an Endorsement of
their action.
Statements similar to that we have repro
duced from the New York Tribune can
present from the most prominent newspapers
of the republican party in the nation. Col
umns of them are before us we write, and
we only forbear TO call them to public atten
ton from want of space, and because we do
not presume the evidence OF the New York
Tribune herein will be challenged.
The demonstrations we have cited on the love
by the "union" party for the soldiers were con-
sistently maintained by it during the war. We
may take occasion hereafter TO aIlude to the
butchery at Fredericksburg and the slaughter at
Charlottesville, and inquire into their causes
We may refer to the neglect to paw our troops
for months while the demands of shoddy contrac-
tors and government brokers we're promptly met !;
to the degradation of them to an equality with
negroes to the refusal to permit them to read
any other than such newspapers republican
politicians might designate TO the punishment
of them for voting any other than the republican
ticket; to the denial of fuloughs to sick and
wounded men who would not pledge themselves
to vote that ticket; to the massacres of Ulustee
and Pleasant Hill, and the completely of Stanton
with Wirz in the consignment of our soldiers to
torture and death in the prison pen at Anderson
vile. All this and much more is suggested in
contemplating the ardent affection-indeed We
party" for the union and union soldiers Chicago
Times
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PUBLIC NOTICE.

4 I meeting of the city council of the
u city OF Rock Island held Oct. 3d. 1865, It
was ordered that the city clerk give the notice re-
CURED by the charter to the owners OF premises
interested, that the city council will appoint
mlssIoners to assess such damages may accrue
by the opening and extending OF ST. Clair street,
rom Bddison's addition north to the Indian
boundery line; also southerly to the southern
limits of the city. The said street extended to
be of the same width OF the part already opened ,
according to patt HE my office.
Now, therefore, IN compliance with the re-
qurements OF the second section OF the Sch article
the amended charter of the city of Rock Island
notice IS hereby gwen to the several owners OF
premises Interested, that the city council intend
to appropriate the lands necessary for the eIten-
sion and opening of the Aforesaid street as above
mentioned, and that they Will, at the city council
room, on the 9th day o. November next, choose
commissioners to ascertain and assess the danag-
ss and recOmPence due the owner or owners of
such lands respectively, and also determine what
persons will be benefited by such Improvements,
and to assess the damages and expenses thereof
on tae real estate OF persons benefited thereby, IN
proportion as nearly as may be to the benefits re-
suldtIng to each.
J. JOHNSTON, City Clerk.
Rock Island, Oct. IS, 1865, dIOd.
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THE CENSUS

We are indebted to Marcus B. Taylor for
the very full and complete statistics of the
census which appear in our paper, and we
take especial pride in calling public atten-
tion to the remarkable growth of our county.
Our population has nearly doubled during
the last ten years, placing us but little be-
hind the most populous counties Except
Cook in this state. In ratio of increase,
both in population and wealth, our county
has exceeded any other in Illinois, lie. its in
crease has been greater in proportion to its
former population and wealth than that of
any other county in the state. We look for a
still larger increase In the future. The pop
ulation and business of the county must in
crease rapidly in the future.
The increase for the last ten years Is
greater than we expected, but we have no
reason to suppose that it is erroneous in fact
as far as VS. are able to judge Mr.. Taylor has
done his work we'll.
We commend the tables OF returns to the
careful study OF the public.
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Counsel from an Old Man.
Concluding speech in relation TO negre
quality, the Rev. Dr. Breckenridge says:

Concluding speech in relation to negre
equality, the Rev. Dr. Breckenridge Gays:
That any state, left TO itself, will ever bestow
suffrage mass of slaves of Il different race
suddenly set free by paramount authority, and
nearly equal in number to the rest of its inhabi-
tants, Is an event that will hardly be witnessed
IN this world. That in any state where slavery
never existed, where it has long ceased to
exist, white race, both cultivated and predomi
nant will ever give suffrage Of it's accord
to race resident with it, equal 60 itself in
Der and greatly beneath it III civilization, is an
event contrary to the common judgment of man
kind and wholly improbable in itself Nor if
the relative position of the parties was exactly
reversed, would the result be different. Because
the instincts of mankind more permanent by
far than the caprices of enthusiasm, and wiser
by far than the extreme conclusions of delusive
theories or of party spirit Secured in the great
gift of freedom, protected in the rights of pro-
perty, four millions OF slaves of different race
will have received-if G cd continues to smile on
our endeavors-an installment of blessings indie
fnitely rich. Let these blessings be enjoyed
and improved, not wasted and risked in the agi-
tation of demands which have no foundation in
reason, III experience, or in public necessity, and
which are attended with many perils and no hope
of true success"
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quests you to be seated. He listens with no
sign of impotence, and makes business-like re-
plies. There is no attempt to impress you with
the grandeur of the position-easy and agreea-
bic, you at once feel at home. There is no re-
ticence. He may ask your opinion on the great
questions of the day and frankly he will tell you
his own.
beyond all question, he is honest, patriotic,
most anxious TO see peace, prosperity and hap
piness once again in all parts of our wide coun-
try. The only apprehension l have is that his
natural goodness of heart will be imposed upon
by the false friends and fiatterers always hover
ing around power. Yet have no doubt if the
time should come, and think it will, when he
should be stern and unyielding in what he con-
ceives to be right and best, he will show that he
has some, at least, of the mettle of him who
sleeps beneath the sod at the Hermitage.
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"Refuge Behind the Negro"

In reply to the New York T'i6un>'s false
aud insulting twaddle. that the government
during the last three years of the war found
refuge against lchite traitors behind tsco hun
dred thousand black bdyonets." the Journal
of Commerce declares that "The only men
who found refuge behind the armed negro
were the ultra abolitionists aud they took
refuge, not from the rebels at the south, but
from the draft at the north" The Journal
further says:
The simple. unvsrnished truth is, that the
negro soldiers have been OF no manner of use
to us in this war. Where ten thousand of
them have been used to fulfill purpose. one
thousand or one hundred white soldiers
would have been Of more value By far. We
have conversed with scores of returned off,
GERS and soldiers. men of no political aspira-
tions, who have seen the negro regiments
under all conditions, and their testimony ls
unanimous that the colored troops were no.
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Majority against negroes coming to His. BAT
Majority against negroes voting or hold
ing Otlcs.. Sz-Iso4'
1t will! be seen that, while the maj GRITTY
against negroes coming 10 the state was 341,
in the county, the majority against giving
them the right to vote was Ba-l L. 47-ssr or
about four to one
In Andalusia, Edgington. Black Hawk and
Hampton not one man could be found in ia
vor of negro suffrage; in Buffalo Prairie
Coal Valley and Canoe Greek only one each ;
in Rock Island only two aud IN Bowling and
Port Byron only six each. Moline, luna
and Cordova wanted the negroes to come here
and live and te,-while Bowling and PORT
Byron were willing they should come but op-
posed their voting. All the other towns
were opposed to their coming to the state.
and almost unanimously opposed to their vo-
ting or holding Office. We doubt if they
have changed their opinion since then.
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CENSUS OF RoCk ISLAND COUNTY.
HAzL1rr, R. /. Co, H., Oct. 81, 1866.


HAzLIrT, R. /. Co, H., Oct. p, 1865.
EDITOR ARGUS. Dear Sir Enclosed
please find abstracts OF the census of Rock
Island county, which | have just completed.
The report Is not as perfect in all respects as
it should be.
The law has not defined "manufactory."
There are cOOpers, shCemakers, tailors, sadd-
lers, contectioners, &c, who l think should
not be classed as manufacturers"
have reported 'the annual product of
coal mines" (which have been the most con-
stantly worked) at the average selling price
The ''yalue of products of manufactures" in.
oludes the articles manufactured for one year
previous, at the average selling price. Tie
act reQfIrlng the report of agricultural pro-
ducts" has been repealed, and there is moth
ing of the kind required now; though 1t would
be matter of great interest if that item had
been included.
But little real Information can DE gained
from the report of value of live stock" Very
few persons put a correct estimate upon it
| have endeayOred, however, TO put a fair
average price upon 1t according to the real
value at the time the census was taken.
There is no law requiring the number of
horses, cattle, hogs aud sheep TO be ascer-
tanned
Had | not been delayed by serious and
protracted illness, since i began my labors,
might have completed my report sometime
since, and have gathered some items OF in
terest, which, for want of time, | could not
do
] sm happy to be able TO show the people
of the county that the growth of our county
for the past five years has placed 1t among
the most largely populated and wealthy coup-
ties in the state. We have the advantage of
most counties this county lies, for dist
auce of over sixty miles, on the Mississippi
river, along the shore of which, at intervals
of few miles, thrifty and growing
towns.
There is hardly to be found vacant house
in the county.
have given you, on the sheet furnished
by the state, an aggregate Of the census by
towns, including all required by law. %
TIE other sheet have given the aggregate of
population only, by towns, showing the sg-
gregate of each sex, of whites and blacks, in
the different towns of the county.
| have the honor TO be
Most respectfully,
Your obd't serv't,
MARCUS b TAYLOR,
Census Commissioner for
Rock Island County, III.
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DEMOCRATIC RECORD.

In making up our record Of the action of
the democratic party we omitted little bit
of history which is worth repeating, inasmcuh
as the negro-suarage organ says that every
member of the city council is "a copper
head" as follows:
Cry CoUNcIL.-Special meeting. April 10,
1865 Present-His honor, the mayor, Aid.
Shearer, Burgower, Sweeney, Huber, Cum
kle. Dimick and Langdell.
The following resolutions were then read
and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, This council has heard, with pro-
found satisfaction, of the evacuation of Richmond
and Petersburg, and of the subsequent surrender
of General Robert Z. Lee and the officers and
men under his command And
WHEREAS, These great and glorious eve ats give
promise of a speedy termination OF the rebellion
against the constitution, the laws, and the authori-
ties OF the United States, and the restoration of
peace to our afflicted country, Therefore be it
ResoIred bq the City Council of the Citu of
Rock Island That the thanks of the people of th,s
city are hereby rendered to Lieut. Gen. U. S.
Grant, Major Gen. w. I. Sherman, and all the Of
fcers and soldiers of the United States who have,
under the blessings of Providence, achieved these
glorious results, and thus given assurance of the
perpetuity of the Union
Resolved, That this Council respectfully recon-
mend to the people OF this city to suspend their
ordinary business avocatons, to-day, and JOIN IN a
general celebration eli the glorious achievements of
our arms the enemies OF the Union.
Resolved, That the city marshal be directed to
FIRE a national salute, at O'Clock, to-day, and
that the people be requested to illuminate their
dwellings tonight, In honor of these great and
glorious events.
Voted, That the city clerk be directed to
illuminate the city council room this evening.
Approved.
BAILEY DAVENPORT, Mayor.
1t is hardly necessary to say that this
county has no more patriotic and loyal citizen
than Bailey Davenport, and that the people
Will lind it to their interest and their good
name to secure his services as their treasurer.
vote Tor Bailey Davenport if you want stric
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-30

We see that President johnson has APP
adelpbia Sunday Transcript, to be pension
agent in that city. Colonel G. gave warm
support to Mcclellan in the last presidential
election. He has as earnestly upheld the
policy of President johnson. and his appoints
ment is just recognition of the patriotism
of his course, as well as an appropriate tri-
butte to a talented journalist and whole
souled, genial gentleman. "There is joy in
Shafer town"
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CIGAR AND TOBACCO STORE.

THE SUBSCRIBER has purchased the
i Tobacco Store on illinois street, in ohnson' .
American Block, where he will continue the bus
mess OF Tooaeconist, and the manufacture of
cigars He Will keep always hand good
stock OF all AInds of Cigars, Tobacco, Snuffs.
Smoking and Chewing Tobacco, Pipes, Cigar
Holders, Tobacco Bags, Cigar Cases, SC Sc
where ne hopes to see all his friends and the pub.
lie generally and merit a share of public patrop.
age. MATHEW SCHLEGEI,.
Rock Island, June ~, dtf
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-30

We saw Mr.. Johnson on that day lnau-
guration Day-March 4th 1865 and he was
drunk. 1t is matter which should not be
covered up or apologized for, and he should
be denounced from Maine 70 California, by
every loyal paper, until public sentiment
should become strong against him that he
is compelled to resign.-RocG Island Union.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-30

From the Chicago Tribune, of SATURDAY. morning

From the Chicago Tribune, of Saturday morning
The feeling in the city, especially among those
republicans who never go near political conven-
tioas, but leave them to be managed by those
whose vocation it is to get up lists of delegates
and run the machine, against the ticket nominal
ed on Thursday, is quite bitter, and very nearly
universal. Not that the persons nominated are
not qualified for the positions for which they
have been selected. II is admitted that they
generally unexceptionable, and that the ticket is
fully equal to the average of such affairs any
time these twenty years But the fact that the
soldiers, with exception, who came before
the convention, were knocked down az fast
they came forward, and the offices awarded to
those who have enjoyed the comforts of home
during the past four years of awful conflict ia
certainly calculated to make the spectators
swearing mad" 1t is useless to disguise these
facts and it is best face the situation as it L.
Tie deed is done 1t is past recall, and those
who have to elect the ticket should know exact
ly what state of public sentiment they have TO
| encounter Strengthening the soldiers" was a
thing to be expected on the battlefield, but hard
ly the thing to be popular In a Union CONVEX
ton
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President johnson.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press
thus describes the Impressions derived from
an interview with President johnson:
each president in my membranes has had
pecuarities. Mr.. Pierce, for instance, was a
most courteous gentleman, Buchanan was, in
manners as in cart, iceburg Mr.. Lincoln
was genial but it is said that towards the last he
was at times irritable. There is no wonder in
this. Four years in the white hause would irri-
tate an angel. But, so far, Mr.. johnson is sue
cessful in pleasing all. He, believe, generally
receives standing, but 10 q minute or two re-
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-30
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.

HAZLIrr P. O., Sept. 4, 1900.
EprroR ARGUS. Sir You will please an
noupce that will be an independent candidate
for the Office of County Treasurer, at the next
sen,5dwtd. CLINTON C. TAYLOR.
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where worth their salt. This ia the uniform
statement of every soldier whom We have
seen, who is not political candidate for
some Office 1t is the notorious verdict of all
the most eminent officers of the army
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-10-30

1t is announced from Washington that it has
been decided to try JEFF. Davis for high treason
before the United States supreme court, and that
ted.
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ROCK ISLAND COUNTY ON TIL
NEGRO.

Every man on the republican county ticket
is in favor of negro suffrage, and, since this is
the case, it may be we'll to show what the
people of this county thought of the subject
in June, 1862, more than year after the
commencement of the war. The vote was up
ON the new constitution of this state, and the
separate articles. Among the separate arti-
Giles were the following:
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ARTICLE XVII,

SEc.1. No negro or mulatto shall migrate to
or settle in tins after the adoption OF this con
stitutIon.
3 No negro or mulatto shall have the right OF
suffrage or hold Office IN this state.
On these articles the vote OF this county
was as follows:
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TO the Trade.
Manufacturers Prices.
To Consumers.

We shall sell good goods at fair prices 'ao
warrant them az represented. We sAaI .
pleased to show our stock sBd prices, and u 'it,
prefer our goods TO their money it will beheD'
both parties by the operation
IA BABCOCK,
G. NJ BABC0CK
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economy and accountability in the treasury
department.
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N ear BabcOck's Hall.

We have on hand and are receiving lsrg'
stock OF Staple and Fancy Goods. to which We
call the attention OF the public.
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octl3dwtf.
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against negroes coming to HIS
Majority against negroes voting or hold
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slsis6 3d. SO
The Howard union. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-28
THE FENIANS.
Important from Ireland-The Ball Open
ed between the Fenians and the Gov
eminent -Four Counties Proclaimed.

Important from Ireland-The Ball Open.
ed between the Fenians and the Gov
eminent -Four Counties Proclaimed.
Private advices received in New York
through special private channels from Dub.
lin, bring the news that on the 5'h instant
the British Lord Lieutenant in Dublin had
proclaimed" four Fenian counties, Tippera-
ry, Limerick, Cork and Kerry. These are
the counties where it is understood the
Fenians are most powerful-some fifty
thousand Of them, it is asserted, being sworn
"soldiers of the Irish republic" in one
county alone.
The intelligence seems TO be Of the most
vital moment for the Fenians, as ''proclalm.
ing" county under the Parliament statutes
amounts TO species of martial law. Under
the Arms act, =" "Peace Preservation act"
and others, the Lord Lieutenant has power,
in grave contingencies, to proclaim district
or even the whole of the country, and the
terms Of the proclamation may be such as
to empower the seizure OF arms, search of
-premises and even the arrest Of all sup
posed leaders or members Of obnoxious
orders. Ii may also forbid persons baing
out after a certain hour at night, and, in
effect, institute martial law and the rule OF
the curiew 10 all practical purposes.
II, as the Government partisans claim
knowledge of all their leaders and secrets i:
had in the castle, the Fenian Order may
now be thoroughly deoapitated, as wa.
that Ct the United Irishmen" in 9S. Or
in case Of their feeling powerful enough It
commence operations, arrests would be re
sisted, and the long talked of revolutionary
fires be actually set blazing through thu
island before October dawns upon The
island
The Fenians, however, claim that thi,
contingency was taken into their oacula
tions ab nH,o, that they have no papers
like the '98 men, TO be seized; that th'
brethren in Ireland for the past six month
have been actually finding fault with th'
Irish American order for not making bette,
haste in forwarding the stipulated supplies
and that the Irish haste and American de
liberation have for some time been rusinl
and etfeoting mutual modification, oil o
which, they say, finds Ireland, even o,day
) if driven, perfectly prepared wo strike III
, bloW.n