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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-17
A RADICAL ARGUMENT.

Gen. Dix, in the National Uniou Conven-
tion said that Legislation without represen-
tation is an anomaly in our political system
would be but another name for usurpation
and misruIe." ....-
The radical disunionists claim this as an
argument for universal negro suffrage. AS
we'll might they claim it to be an argument
in favor of universal suffrage for all the
women and children of the north. They
don't vote any more than the negroes in the
south-but they are represented and legis-
lated for just exactly Us the non voters of the
south would be. This radical argument is
the weakest kind of dish water.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-17

The democracy OF the several counties OF the
4th Congressional District together with all con-
sentative citizens who are in favor OF supporting
President Johnson in his policy OF the restoration
of the states to their rightful and constitutional
relations to the federal government, and who are
in favor of allowing to all duly qualified citizens
of the United States the rights secured to them
by the constitution and all who are. opposed 10
the present radical and revolutionary policy OF
congress by which the reunion OF the states ana
the people thereof is made impossible, are re-
guest ed 10 send delegates 10 a convention to oe
held at Monmouth, on FRIDAY THE24Th DAY
OF AUGUST NEXT, at l O'Clock P. M, for the
purpose of nominating candidate for congress
for said district.
Each county will be entitled to one delegate
for every 100 votes cast for Mcclellan, and also
an additional delegate for fraction OF Oh votes
or over, as follows:
Adams. 40 Hancock, %
Warren, II Henderson,
Mercer, IL Rock Island, 10
(Facsncy.) Adams County
M. Nj MORRILL,. Hancock 9
J.B PATTERSON, Henderson d
A. Il. SWAIN Warren 9
J. A. J. BIRDSALL, Mercer 3
JOHN DICKSON, Rock Islands'
Congressional COMMITTEES.
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MERCER COUN DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION

pointment of delegates from Mercer county to
the state, congressional and representative con-
ventons, will meet at Aledo, on Monday, August
Goth, at P. M.
Each township will send one delegate for every
so votes cast for Geo. B. Mcclellan, and one ior
every fraction of % or over.
All conservative voters of Mercer county Who
support the Union policy of the adminls'fa. a;
as opposed to the disunion schemes o, Inc
Gals in congress; who believe that the suPPres
sion of the rebellion affected the aho
rot IN. de,trrction of the Union; who are op-
posed to congress now doing by enactment what
the rebels failed TO do by force of arms; and who
believe the duty of our legislators now to oe to
allay the passions, coneIliate the factions ana
heal the divisions of our nation by judicious but
firm legislation for the aehole country, are invited
to act with
By order of the ~
DEMocR ATTIC COUNTY GoMMIrrEE.
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Chairman o, District Executive Committee.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION

The democracy ofRock Island county, together
with all conservative citizens who are in favor of
supporting President Johnson in his policy Tor the
restoration of the to their rghtfui and con-
stitutonal relations the federal government, are
requested to assemble in meeting IN the
court house in Rock Island, on Saturday the toth
of August 1866 at 2-o'clock PM, tor the purpose
of appointing Eve delegates TO represent Rock Is
land county in the state convention to be heid In
Springfield on the Goth day ofAugust ana also 70
appoint fifteen delegates to represent ROCK isiand
county in the congressional convention to be held
At Monmouth. on Friday, the 24th day of August
J. B. DANForTH, JR.,
CHAs. Nj. OSBORN,
IRA CRAWFORD,
s. f. HARTMAN,
D. /. CUNKLE,
Democratic County Central Committee.
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DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
ROOMS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE


CHICAGO, H., July i, 1866.
The democracy OF the several counties OF the
state of Illinois, together with all conservative cit
izens who in favor of supporting President
Johnson IN his policy % tho -cotorstion of the
their rightful and constitutional relations
TO the federal government and who are IN favor OF
allowing to all duly qualified citizens OF the Unit
ed States the rights secured TO them by the consti
tuition, and all who are opposed TO the present
radical and revolutionary policy of congress by
which the reunion of the states and the people
thereof is m ade impossible, are requested to send
delegates to a convention to be held at Spring
field on Wednesday, the 29th day of August A. D.
1856 at ~ O'Clock, NJ, for the purpose OF nom
mating candidates for the Offices OF state treasurer
superintendent of public instruction and one mem
Der Of congress for the state at large.
Each county will be allowed delegate for
every three hundred 300 votes cast for George B.
Mcclellan for president in 1864, and also one ad-
ditional delegate for fraction of 100 and over OF
said vote.
ISAAC r. DILLzp,
Chairman Democratic State Committee.
Geo. w. JUDD, See'y.
II IS important that each county and district
committee furnish the names of the chairman and
the members of their respective committees, with
the post Office address OF each to the chalrman o
the convention on the day above named, In order
to insure more thorough and perfect organlza-
ton tor the campaign.
I'LL Al
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-17
THE SALARY OF THE JACOBIN
RUMp.

What DO our farmers, mechanics and lab.
oYers, who find it Difficult. TO earn their two,
three and five dollars a day, think of the
Jacobn rump congress, which quietly voted
to increase the salaries of its members to $50
day for the time thsy actually work? They
were already getting some $50 day. What,
we repeat, do they think of this strike
against them?
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OLD SOLDIERS.

Remember, FL. G. CONNOLLY, late
of the 14th Cavalry, continues MAX
ing application for Bounty under the
late law. Office over the Post Office,
Rock Island.
Pass the word along the line, Boys !!
Rock Island, Aug. ID, 1866, dwIm.
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NATIONAL UNION CONGREssioNA Al
CONVENTION.

s;or,s district nj Illinois are requested to send
delegates to the convention TO be held At Mon
mouth, on Friday, the cath day of August next,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of nominal
ING candidate for congress for the Attn congress
sional district.
The counties will be entitled to the following
number of delegates:
Adams, II, Hancock, IL,
Warren, IL, Henderson, .,
Mercer, 9, Rock Island, 10.
Fl. V. SULLIVAN,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-17
Democratic Congressional Convention at
ShawneetoWn.-Hon. w. j. Allen Re-
nominated--senatoriai Nomina.
tions--Wagers Offered to
81 John A, Logan.
Special dispatch TO the chie.go Times.

Special dispatch TO the Cnicsgo Times.
Cairo, ILL.,, Aug. Is.
The congressional convention at Shawnee
town, Yesterday, renominated w. j. Alien
tor congress on the first ballot. The vote was
SO for Allep, l8 for Crebs. The nomination
was then made unanimous, amid loud anu
prolonged cheering. Every county was rep
resented by full delegations. Judge Alien
returned his thanks and entertained the con
vsntioo for two hours, with one of his ablest
and most effective speeches. Col. Crebs was
called out and responded, pledgIng himself
to stump every county in this district for Al
len and to hunt down without mercy the dis'
union radicals.
The senatorial convention at the same
place, nominated C. X. Davis, OF Saline, Tor
senator. The democracy have inaugurated
the campaign under the most cheering aus
pieces.
Responsible and well-known citizens OF
Cairo, offer the following wagers to zen John
A. Logan's friends: $40 that John A. Logan
cannot name three revolutionary generals ;
$40 that be cannot give the names OF three
revolutionary battle fields; $40 that he can
not name the Is original colonies; $40 that
he cannot name the present states OF the I'm
ion $40 that he cannot name single battle
in which Gen. Washington personally partic-
ipated $40 that he can't name three most
populous cities in the world $40 that ne
can't name the capitals Of 10 states of
the Union; $40 that he can't compute
the interest at per cent. on Sl65 for
six weeks; $40 that be can't give the date,
birth and death of Gen. Washington $40
that he can't correctly punctuate his own sig
nature, and $40 more, that no man who is
intimately acquainted with Logan, dare &C.
oept any two of the above propositions
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President Johnson is coming to Chicago in
the same ear that brought the remains of the
msrtyred Lincoln TO their last resting place.
Only 20 think of ii p Chicago Republican.
Yes, only to think of it? Boo hoo. hooi
The Great Kangaroo
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-17

The Glove" which the radical destruction
lists have fer the "brave soldiers" will short
ly receive another exemplifcation. IL will
be in the very unanimous nomination of A.C.
Harding, the blcated millionaire. over Colonel
Marsh, by radical congressional convention.
Greenbacks are vastly more potent than pat
riotism with the shcddy radicals. Il Cartilage
Republican,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-17

The republican papers recently published a
letter from Gen. VIM. Coggswen, declining the
Salem postmastership and returning the commits
sion, bond, &c, to the president, with some con-
siderable parade of self-sacri6ce. and indepen-
dence, on the ground that his acceptance would
identify him with patty with which he is not in
sympathy and pu, him in "a false position" &c
1t seems his patriotism has ian ancient and fish,
Ike smell, as he declined the postmsstership
for the substantial reason that Governor Bullock
has promised him the office ofinspector of fish,
which, pecuniarily, is far better than anything
Salem could offer.-Bostoa Post.
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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-17

At the late commencement of Middlebury
College, the degree of Doctor of Laws was
conferred on Hon. Jno. g. SAKE, Of Albany,
n. Y. Vermont, in thus recognizing, thro'
her leading college, the genius and scholar
chip of her son. does honor to herself as well
as to the recipient of the lsurel.-Boston
Post
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NoTE.-Rock Island county il entitled to del
egates; Mercer 4, Henry s.
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THE SISTERS OF CHARITY

INFORM their friends and the public gen.
j orally that their new Academy will open ON
the first Monday in September next, for the re-
cePtiOn of pupils as boarders, half bosrders and
day scholars.
The course OF instruction will comprise, as
formerly, all that constitutes good English edu-
cation, French, German and Latin languages,
music on Harp, Pisno, Organ, Guitar and Dulci-
mer; also Vocal Music, Painting in OIL and Wa
ter cOlors, plain and ornamental Needle work,
&c, sc.
Terms continue as heretofore, but payments
must be made in dvance, and from this rule the re
will be no deyiation.-
Davenport, Iowa, Aug. s, dwIm-
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DISSOLUTION,


| this day been dissolved by mutual consent
The business Of said firm viii be settled by J. R.
Johnston. PHIL. KEEN,
J.w.LAwHEAD,
~ MELVIN MCKAY.
s, The.bu.in eos viii be continued by Keen & Nc
Kay. y
Particular attention given to horse shoelng and
blacksmIthng generally. Having heretofore re-
ceived a liberal portion OF public patronage we
would respectfully solicit its continuance.
PHIL KEEN,
MELVIN MCKAY.
Rock Island, June 10, 1866, diff
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FRESH TURNIP SEED.
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Inc ADDRESS IuftnBr asserts tDAt Jn6 POSI-
tion OF congress in the matter is not eompati-
BILE with the public safety. 1t lie also argued
that three-fourths of the loyal states cannot
chsngs the fundamental law affecting the 9TH
ers, and that we have no right to pass iud e
mens upon the motives of any citizen of the
United States when his acts are loyal. No
where are the laws now obeyed better than in
the states lately in rebellion. The disturb
ancss that have occurred were due as much
to inIudicious political movements as any
purpose hostile to the government. 1t the
people Of the south show less disposition than
formerly to ecquiesce in the now order OF at
fairs.it Is because congress has withheld their
rights from them. IT they felt otherwise they
would be degenerate sons of their Hires.-
No people ever existed whose loyalty would
not have been impaired by such treatment
The people of the south would not be worthy
to be trusted i'll the exercise of their rights, If
they were willing to submit to such humil-
ration. Thase men acted as they did, ell
Their from O conviction of right or be-
cause they we're under compulsion.-
For this they have suffered tenfold more
than those who have remained in allegiance.
The address pledges them 10 future obedi-
ence to the laws 1t adds that the war has
swept away slavery, the cause of sectional
variances and hostilities, and has revealed
and disciplined our power. The address di-
reets attention the fact new congress Is soon
to be elected, and that if the present policy
be pursued, civil war may be renewed, and
calls upon every congressional district to re-
turn only members who arc favorable to the
policy of restoration.
When the committee was announced, John
Hogan, OF St. Louis, ON the chairman's stand,
arose and stated that inasmuoh as the con
vsntion had been SO harmonious, and done
all it had got to do. he moved it to do now,
at quarter past noon, adjourn sine die
with nine cheers for the constitution and
Andy johnson, which were enthusiastically
given.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
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DEMOCRA CONGRESSIONAL CON
yENTION--4TH DISTRICT.

Democratic County Central Committee.
, 1866-04-13
Fran tie Manchester Examiner md Times,
Marcel l3, 1866.
TRIAL OF TIE SUGAR CONCRETOR.

We have had the opportunity Of wit
Messing the trial Of an invention which is
expected to revOlulionise all former modes
81 working with reference to The manu-
tacture of sugar. Hitherto the losses
connected with the process have been so
great, owing to detective methods, as to
amount in some instances to a loss of
"a per cent. The systems hitherto in
operation have been two: The first has
been by the costly process of a plant
very comprehensive in its nature, but
which could only be used for Oue-third
Of the year the second, the ancient pro-
cess, which has been in operation for
several hundred years, and which may
be described as a simple concentration Of
the juice III open vessels, producing an
enormous injury to the material both in
composition and colour. The desidera-
tum was, therefore, an instrument which
should be less costly than the one pro
cess and far more eff Give than The other,
that it should not spoil the chemical ma
ture of the sugar nor iniure its colour.
Mr.. Fryer (of The firm Of Fryer, Benson,
and Forster, Manchester), whose re-
searches into this matter have extended
over u very long time, has patented an
invention which seems to have effected
the object sought. This instrument is
called a ''concretor," and is so ingenious
and vet simple in It's construction, that it
can be worked without any of those
risks which are attendant upon the use
of more complicated machinery. In or
der to further their views and to adopt
every means of u~tiIising this invention,
MeSsrs. Fryer and Co. have purchased ex-
~tensive estates in the West Iudies-in
the island of Antigua, upon which the
concretor will shortly be in operation, so
that the question will soon be at rest,
whether it can be made to subserve COM
pletely the objects sought, and, above
all, whether it will "pay." So great is
the interest which this invention is occa-
sioning, that when Mr.. Fryer was in An
tigua he was requested to give a lecture
on the subject Of ''Saccharometry and
Concrete" which was attended by the
Governor of the island, the Bishop, and
the Speaker of the House of Assembly ;
and we believe that in some Of the sugar
producing countries the planters are ac-
tually waiting to see the result of this
experiment before they invest in new
machinery. Mr.. Fryer has no intention
of permitting the manufacture of his con-
cretors until he has thoroughly tested the
principle of the invention on the estates
of his firm. He determined to call "a
meeting of planters, %refiners, and others
interested in the matter to see for them
selves the advantages of his invention,
and on Wednesday last a very numerous
and influential gathering took place at
, 1866-04-13

A. Beat,ie, West Street No. | 4, an out
house torn down.
% Burnt n'n + n / Csaroh' its s'h0"'ho"se and
Torn down. 5 Houses.
Persons deprived of shelter by the
fire about 300 Individuals.
Yours, truly,
E. MONEFELDT,
Agent.
Royal Insurance Office, St. Croix Agen-
cy, 10Th April 1866.
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PORT OF BALTIMORE.

FRIDAY. May 4, 1885,
Arrived.
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Steamer George Loary, Brakeman. from Norfolk
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