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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

Proclamation By the President OF the
United states for a Day Of
Thanksgiving and Praise.

A,,;ob,v God our Heavenly Father has bse,-
pleased to vouchsafe to us people another year
af that national life which is "a indispensable condi-
t;on of peace security and progress. That year,
noreover has been crowned with many peculiar
blessings The civil war that recently among
us hiss not been anywhere reopened. Foreign in tor
ven has ceased to excite alarm apprehension.
Intrusive pesGlence has been benignly ni6gsted.-
Domestic tranquility has improved. senxnents Of
conciiation have largely prevailed and affections of
loyalty and patriotism have been widely renewed.-
Our fields have yielded quite sbundsntly min
ing industry has been richly rewarded, and have
been allowed to extend railroad system far into
the interior recesses of the country, while
merce has resumed its customary antivity in foreign
seas These great national blessings demand ma
tional acknowledgement
Now therefore, l. Andrew johnson, President o!
the United States, do hereby recommend that ThHrs-
day, the t,usntyn,nth day Of NoueHber next, be set
apart and be observed everywhere In the several
states and territories of the United States, by the
people thereof as a day of Thanksgiving and praise
to Almighty God, with due remembrance that in His
temple doth every man speak of his honor. l rec
ommend, also, that on the same solemn occasion VIC
do humbly and dsvoutly implore him to grant to
national councils and to our whole people that di-
vine wisdom that alone lead any nation into the
ways of all good.
In offering these national thanksgivings, praises
and applications have the Divine assurance that
the Lord remaineth King forever. Them that are
meek shall He guide in judgement, and such as are
gentle shall He learn His ways The LORD shall
give strength to His people, and the LORD snail give
TO his people the blessings of peace
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal OF the United States to be sx
ed Done the city of sshington, this Sth day OF
October in the year of our Lord thousand eight
hundred and sixty-six, and of the Independence OF
the United States the ninetieth.
lSigncdl ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary
Of State.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26
Proclamation by the Governor OF
Illinois.

1t is a duty, and should be pleasure, for all the
people to bow down before and recognize the pres
euce of God
To praise him and meekly to return thanks from
grateful hearts to the benign Providence that always
watches over, protects and leads
We cannot enumerate His blessings, for they are
past finding out.
We know that God is good---that "the earth is full
of the goodness of the Lord"
Then let US honor and praise Him in humility
acknowledge our sins before Him, and with thank
full hearts implore continuance of the many bless
ings shown to US q people.
Especially have the nation and state been blessed
with peace prosperity and health, and with the
nest desire that these blessings may still be youeh
safeb u.s. let continue to implore the Divine f.
vor.
Now, therefore, 1 do hereby recommend that
THURSDAY, the 23th day of November, be set apart
and observed as day of thanksgiving and praise
to Almighty God.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the great seal of the state of Ih-
nois to be affixed, at Springfield this twelfth day OF
November, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixtysix.
[Signed RICHARD J. OaLEsBY.
By the Governor
SHARON TrsDALE, Secretary of State.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26
The Question of Consistency.

correspondent Of the Times, in letter
printed in yesterdays edition, inquiries "why
the democratic party should stultify itself
and 60 back on Its principles in relation to
impartial suffrage" We do not think it does
so. Can our correspondent point to q decla
ration by q democratic convention in any sec
ton of the country declaring that negroes
should not vote, simply because they were
negroes 1t is true that the democracy have
opposed the extension of suffrage to the
blacks, but it was for reasons which no lon
ger exist. While millions of the African
race were held in slavery in this country
and the propriety and justice of their bon
dage was confirmed by the federal constitu-
ton, there was manifest inconsistency in
granting to others of that race the privilege
to vote. The democratic party had too much
respect for the cons titutIon TO advocate mea-
sures which were in conflict with it, Now
that the shareholders have themselves abol-
ished slavery, the relations of all parties snd
of the government towards the blacks are
very different from what they were when the
institution existed.
The democratic party has never taken the
absurd position that men should be denied
political privileges on account of race OF
color. It has asserted, and does now assert,
that the negroes as q class are more ignorant
not be universally enfranchlsed. If inselli.
genoe be made qualification for voting, this
objection to the acknowledgements of the
blacks will be removed as to those who are
qualified. If the states most interested in
the question think they can safely trust the
blacks with the ballot without suoh q qualif-
cation, is it for the democratic party to in
terposs against il?
| We ask that the states shall themselves
determine who shall be voters. This is dem
ecrassc doctrine. We state as q fact, for the
existence of which we are in nowise respon
sibls. that, If the south will not Voluntarily
grane Impartial suffrage, universal suffrage
| Will De thrust upon her. Under suob o;rcum
| stances, We wish her to so frame her alect;o,
laws az to grant the privilege of voting tc
| intelligent blacks. Ia there anything moon
sistsn. with the record of the democratic
party in this? We are told that the party i.
On record as opposed to negro suffrage. Tina
is true, and we are glad of it. We hav,
given the reasons why the demoerac,
have opposed il. Those reason,
nc longer exist. Does . political party stul
tify itself in the adoption of measures i
has, for specific reasons, opposed, when tn
grounds of objection are removed? In thi
case not only are the grounds of objeotio,
removed, but in their stead are presented
grave considerations of interest favoring tn,
adoption of the measures advocated Chi
i eago Times.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

ANUsENENTs.-We don't know as Miss An
ma Dickinson would consider itproper to class
her performance under this head. We, too,
are somewhat doubtful on the subject. A,
any rate 1t was sensation" of its kind, and
as good as play. In the role OF political or
ator and censor, Miss Anna for woman sx'
cels-juss as in the French Spy" Cuhas wat
unrivailed and in other male characters Vest
vail acquired reputation, and in Romeo
Charlotte Cushman won laurels. We prefe,
men, however, in such parts, because no wo
men is man, osn sot like q man, or talk like
a man. We think such women as Mrs. Stowe
Lydia Maria Child and few others, have
done more in quiet way with their pens fol
the cause of humanity than a hundred Anna
Diokensons could have accomplished in a:
many years. This il all a matter Of taste
however, and those who like to hear women
an public on the stage"
talk politices and constitutional law of course
look upon the gentle Anna as modern Joan
d'Arc, and are perfectly justifable in extend
ing her their sdmiration and paironsge.-R
r. Journal.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26
The Boston Pilot Catholic Organ on the
Negro Race.

The Plot afhrms the doctrine of human
brotherhood, as applied to the negro race, in
the following terms. We extract from an
editorial Q column long, the latter part OF
which is an endorsement of hs-aotion of the
Catholic Plenary Council at Baltimore, in
respect 20 missionary work among the freed
men of the south.
1t claims that in the past it has besn con
slant in It's efforts to break down the wall Of
prejudice which has reared against Thorn to
their injury, aud the deprivation of the rights
they inherit by virtue OF thsir manhood, to
"life, liberty, and the pursuits of happiness
and continues thus
The mark Of color upon them is no more
inefaeeabls than distinctive marks which
point out the Gsul, the Celt, tae Scandina-
Wan, the olive-skinned SpaniaTd and P0rtu-
guese or the Anglo-Saxon. The character
issics of all are modified by time, by cir
cumstances, and by education. Consider the
disabilities under which the coloTed men
have heretofore labored in this country, we
are ready TO exhors cur fellow citizens of all
classes, to deal justly with, and Judge ieni-
emily of the negro. A new world has opsaed
to him. The shackles of his servils state
j
though familiar with dreams of liberty, is
yet unfamiliar with the reality. Besides,
the barriers of prejudioss yet impede his
progress from his place OF bondage TO the
pure upper arr of freedom. These prejudices
are not to be shaken down In day. 1t is a
work of time. The party which claims to be
the peculiar party OF emancipation, has been
of slow growth. A new generation had to
be educated into the idea of regarding the
negro slave as a freedman.
The future condition of the freedman rests
in the recognition of his rights by the popu-
lar voice, irrespective of party. And they
who are teaching hin to regard the two mil
lion one hundred thousand at the north who
vote the repu blican ticket, as his especial
friends, and the two million who vote the
democratic ticket, as his enemies, are doing
him an irrepsrable injury. We can aid our
bishops in the work they are about to under
take, By endeavoring to free our minds of pre-
JUDGES, by determining to give the freedmen
the same chances that we ourselves have to
pursue our purposes, by helping them when
we can, and by welcoming all means for
their improvement and the aneliorstion Of
their condition, coming from whatever source.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26
APPEALS TO PREJUDICE,

The Carthage Hancock county, Republic
can, al able democatic paper, does not take
position for orragainst impartial suffrage, but
it says: .-. ---.-.--~--
We have not seen one solitary article
printed in opposition to the Times position,
that, in the opinion of any reasonable, un-
prejudiced mind, can stand as an argument
against the policy of adopting impartial suf-
TRACE as o tenet of the democratic faith. Not
an argumeus-not one sound reason. Can
DOR oompels US to aver that almost every ar
tlcle yet printed, from whatever source, in
opposition to the Times doctrine, contains
but little else than rant, fustian, and appeals
to old-tir,e prejudice and passion.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26
HOW IT WAS DONE.

The radical majority In Psnnsylvania is
only about $4,000 and yet they have eigh.
teen of the twenty-four members of CON gress.
How this was effected is explained by the
fact that the congressional districts were
formed by the legislature in such manner
that it requires twice as many voices to elect
each democratic member as to elect radical
The late election demonstratess the iniauity
Of the matter thus:
For the six elected democratic congresssaen
there were polled no less than 291 900 votes
which fact shows that it requires the enormput
number of forty.eight thousand i've hundred( 4s,
500 votes to elect democratic member of con
gress.
The eighteen elected republicans polled about
il, 800 more than the democrats total of 8O2
800 votes, which fact shows that it REQUIRES onl,
sixteen thousand seven hundred votes Il 6 7OO) &c
elect disunion republican.
1t ia not at all wonderful that the democrac,
j should be overwhelmed when they are required
to cast nearly three times more than the number
of votes required to elect candidate of dis
union stripe. The Pennsylvania districts wer'
apportioned for this very purpose, and. though
they are outrage upon the people. they servs
the disunionists well in usurping power that does
not of right belong to them.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

How TO KEEP PooR.-There is no working
man but would rejoice to have the way point
ed out by which he might honestly attain
riches. No one would thank us for q prescrip-
ton to insure poverty, and yet there is many
a man who keeps himself poor by indulging
in the following: Two glasses of ale day,
at 10 cents, S73 three cigars, one after each
meal, sos. SO; board for big dog, S30-sll
in one year, $2l2.50 sufficient to buy six bar
rels of flour, one barrel of sugar, one sack OF
cogee, a good coat, a respectable dress, q
froek for the baby, and half dozen pairs OF
shoes. If you don't believe it, workingman,
figure for yourself.-Detroit Union.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

Logan, whom the radicals have selected as
Congressman al large, is certainly an extraor.
binary chap. In .telsgraphipg his regrets
that he could not attend the dinner to Mr..
Fields, regrets that were not shared by thoss
who could, he not only calls that gentlemen a
sfundambulist," but adds at the expense of
the committee Of reception, that ",he great
and loyal west, standing midway between
the antipodes, stretches her hand to greet
The man who has united them in the bonds
Of everlasting brotherhood" What in the
world can the man think the "antipodes"
are IN y. World, l7th.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26
The Erie Broad Gauge, Route.

The new time table of the Erie Railway
will be found in this paper, to which we in.
vite the attention Of our readers, also to the
following complimentary notice Of thatline sx-
tracsed from . recent number of the Chicago
Railroad Gazette:
The Erie Railway 10 among the very fore
most of the best built, best stocked, best kept
up, and best managed roads in this country,
whichsis, we know, saying much. Whatever
may be the merits of the broad gauge railway
in an economical sense, the extra comfort it
affords to passengers is obvious. The imper.
ceptibly acquired fatigue and nervous rest
lessness induced by extended travel, 10 chiefly
ocoasioned by being crsmped up and com.
PEELED to keep one position. All American
trsvelers we'll know this. Those likewise
who haYe contrasted the relative comfort of
narrow and wide cars, can appreciate the inn
menss advantage offered by the broad gaug &c
in this particular.
The region of country which the Erie ira
verses cannot be exoelled for picturesque
beauty, and In some places grandeur of seen.
cry. That model and miracle of bridge.archi.
| lecture at Portage is alone worth long jour
ney to sea. Your eyes feast on the agricultu
raj perfection Of western and interior New
York you are delighted with the romantic
scenery of the upper Delaware and Susque
hanna valleys; at frequent intervals you
| catch glimpses of the unadorned beauty OF
| the wild tributaries of the Allegheny; you
glide swiftly through Paterson, Binghamton'
| Oswego. Elmirs, Port Jervis, and other char
| ming cities and towns, and are conveyed al
| last through the heart of the dairy regions Of
| New York and New Jersey. OF dining sts'
| tions with abundant time for meals there /,
no lack You stop at regular hours for break
| fast, dinner and supper, at the very fines
| wayside hotels in this or any other country.
| Not only in the solidity of its road-bed anG
| the uniform excellence and smoothness of its
| track is the Erie Railway unsurpassed. bu
| its rolling stock and splendid sleeping car,
| are in keeping with its other perfect and cost
| ly appointments. There sre no haggard faoe'
| and blsared eyes after nights ride, but
| iocund spirits and the freshness Of youth
| abound. More thorough gentlemen can no
where be found than the conductors on this
| popular road. As route tor families, inva
lids and pleasure seekers, ii ha. no superior
Let "bulls" elevate or "bssrs" depress Eri'
stock 80 long as Its present good Management
| CONTINUES the reputation of the"broad gauge
| will maintain its proud supremacy.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

One Of the most virulent opposers OF the hsnk
movement of the Times against the revolutionists
is Mahoney, the editor of the st. Louis Times
Mahoney is a superlative old mule. His prevail
ing trait is obstinacy. He never did anything in
his life save to plant his forefeet firmly, shake
his obstinate old poll, and refuse to go where he
was wanted. 10 late issue Of his newspaper
he opposes the position of the Times for the rea-
son, as he states, that he has hopes that the time
will come when slavery will be restored in the
south. And this is the only reason that this
precious old dogmatio antediluvian has for op.
posing a movement which looks to the elimina-
ton Of the negro from politics and the restora-
tion of the supremacy of the democratic party
CIicaGo Times
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

JOHN B. GoUGH's LEcrUREs.-The Opsrs
House was crowded, last evening, to hes,
John B. Coughs new lecture on Curiosity
and a majority of the audience had reason t.
tsel disappointed. The lecture was "stale
fat aud improbable" made up of an admix
ture of politics, temperance, religion, and
worn-out, and some of them coarse, anec
do.es, that most people had heard in the cir
Gus years ago. The only curiosity" about
the lecture was how such u tumble should be
got together for the instruction of an intelli
gent audience. Chicago Journal, 24th.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

New York Hotel. the other dav' met on
Broadway one of his former chattels, who
during the war. had taken a prolonged fur.
Tough for an indefinite period. and had no,
returned to his former residence in the sunny
south. Julius was all dressed up in snuff.
oolored pants, white vest, blue coat with
brass buttons, and purple kid gloves, SWING
ing bis little cane as gracefully as any of the
Broadway handles. We'll, Julius, SAID the
gentlemen, what are you doing up here ?"
well, msssa, l live at the MORT, al present,
in the metropolis of dc norf has position
as head man at the hotel" "What are you
doing at the hosel, -waiter?" "No, sab, no
waitah IL got big thing st the hotel 10
Fulton street. In the summer season I bites
de corn from de cob for succotash, and in de
winter time I chews de cold meat for hash "
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

According to the adjutant generals report,
to be submitted to the legislature, this state
furnished 256, 237 men for the war. There
are now 357 ,54l men enrolled in Illinois for
military service. in case of need. ..
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

Why is it that since the election the New
York tribune and other radical newspapers
have no further accounts of Southern out
ragss" upon freedmen9 Has the result of
the election rendered any more falsehoods in
this direction unnecessary?
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26
Hurrah For Jackson.

jackson county, the home Of John A. Logan,
gives Dickey 2s4 majority, and elects the entire
democratic county ticket by handsome majority.
Hufrah for this ''Old Hickory" county! John
ny can "sell out but be can't "dsiirer' the DEM
ocracy of old Jackson.-Jonesboro Gazette. "a
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

There are now SS2 convicts confined in the
Ohio psnitentiary, $50 more than at this time
last year. The number has been steadily in
creasing since the close of the war.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

FAsHIoN.-Mrs. Darlington is exceedingly
luminous on this interesting topic for an old
lady in spectacles who has long since passed
the climacterio of full blown womanhood. -
She says:
"The females of the present regeneration are q
heap more independent than they used to be-
Why, saw gal to-day that know belonged to
the historical GLASS of society," with her dress all
tucked up TO her knees, her hair all buxrled up
Ike as II she hadn't to comb it for week, and
one OF ner graodmother's old caps in an awful
cfumpieo condition on her head. Why, laws
honey, when was gal, if anv Of the fellows
come along when had my clothes tucked nm
that way, and my head kivered with an old white
rag, why would have run for dear life. and hid
out of sight Well, well, the gals then v az limo.
cent, unconfscated critters; now they are vba,
the French call 'blaxes.'"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

The great Chicago tunnels completed and
10 perfect success. People who visit Chica.
go may soon expect to get fresh, clear and
healthy water to drink. -
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

"Who makes the laws ia oar govern
mentY
Congress" was the ready reply
"How is congress divided ?" was the next
question. But the little girl, to whom it wai
put, failed to answer il. Another little girl
in the class raised up her hand, indicating
that she could answer il.
"Well," said the examiner, Miss Sallie
what do you say the division is ?''
Instantly, with m air of confidence a. well
as triumph, the answer came
"Civilized, half-civilized, and savage %
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26
The Msjorities for Congressman.

The following are the officially reported ma
jorities for congressman in the several districts
in this state, corrected from the official returns:
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

At 81. Paul, on Saturday, the Joe was run.
ming in che river sufficient to impede the pro-
grsss Of boats. Weather cold and decidedly
winterieh.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-26

When Morrissey goes to that God-for.aken
place, Washington, he'll be tempted, and bother
ed badgered, and bsllied, and provoked. But
Post.