The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-26

Tie one hand, . chr0nscle Ottmoeciilty, couardiy
terror of the supernatural, svliful seifdeiasion,
dent chicanery, and blasphemoas indecsncy.s
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TT Rock ISLAND AND GALvA RAnRoaD.-,
A ,ssssing n the sab-ooMmit.ss appointed at
the csnmissiensrs' meeting iaeldaa, Geheseos
SONS days ag5. took place yesterday alter
nooa in this city. The commissse received q
Dispatch from Major Bennett. stating that
Nj. yBfaggios,i. the agent Of the European
House who furnishes the insacial aid to the
American Central Railroad Company had,
jastretarned from Europe. and that Judge
Thompson. president of the American Cen
trail was telegraphed for and eosid no. meet
the committee. A proposition was made by
r: L.e.bls, Esq, for the use or purchase of
that portion of the Rock Island 4 Peoria
Railroad now completed to Coal Valley
which was fayorab.y received by the commit
tee, who will report to the next meeting of
the comm ission which will be held probably
on the-return of Judge Thonpson. Letters
were read from influential gentlemen living
along-the proposed route of the road giving
encouragement, and if the American Central
is built there is no doubt about the extension
of the Coal Valley road 70 Gslva. 1t all de-
ponds upon the construction Of the American
Central-and there is'a good prospect that
that road will be speedily built. When that
is done and our road extended to Galva, we
can reach New York and other eastern cities
with l70 miles less travel than now-in fact
placing US as near New York as Chicago
now is.
The Rock Island ARGUS has been enlarged but
no, at all improved in Poiitics.-Chicdgo Journal.
We cannot see how the ARGUS could inn
prove in its politics,-In tact we think its
correct political record is it's chief virtue
"Bu,," says some pharaisaical loyalist lit
reads now just as it did during the war;
We hope So for it's course during the war
was the only right, true and proper course.
The editor of the ARGUS made more speeches
ALWAYS by invitation of the people) to aid in
raising soldiers for the war, and expended
more labor in that direction than any other
one man in this county. The ARGUS always
the government to the utmost of its
ability, in putting down the rebellion it al
ways opposed and denounced secession as
heresy and monstrous crime 1t always op-
posed and denounced treason and traitors
W wherever they were to be found, north or
south il sustained President Lincoln In ev
cry measure it thought lawful or constitution
al - sustained him when he was bitterly as-
sailed by those who voted for him sustained
mem bers of the cabinet when radicals were
most olamorous for their removal advocated
measures adopted to maintain the national
,redit; aided eniistments in every manner it
could; discouraged and denounced assertions
from the army or skulking from the draft
the gallant deeds of the army as
warmly as any other press. and claimed for
'ur brave defenders as deep gratitude re-
ID the adoption of the amendment of the con-
'tisution abolishing slavery, and now prays
or the restoration of that perfect Union be-
tween the states which the war was prosecu-
ted to secure. This it did without fear or fa-
Eor; amid persecution and misrepresenta
lion, while others were tattening upon the
blood of the contest. Ii will continue to ad
Tocate the Union it will continue to stand
~ the constitution and the government. free
1om ana the civil rights of the whole people.
The falsehoods of mercenary demagogues-
the boated recipients of partial favors-may
deceive for time but truth will yet resume
ts sway, strip the mask from hypocrisy and
expose 10 public gaze real traitors to the best
interests of the ia lion men who keep tho
carcass of rebellion above ground to teed up
IN, rather than purify the political atmos.
ohere by burying it out of sight and smell
We wish the Journal could present as good
.ecord