The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-30
From the Chicago Times.
The Row at Quincy.

-. QIlSCh, AlI', ApiiA -"'
A telegram from this place appeared in
your paper of the 18th, among the dispatch
es of the associated press; and, as the whole
ted. bare-faced iie and does great injustice |
to the fair fame of our beautiful city. and
more especially to class of our most indus |
trious quiet and law-abiding citizens, l pro-
pose, in accordance with a motto that has be-
come HOUSEHOLD for its truthfulness,-"Tha
error ceases to be dangerous when reason Is
left free to combat ito set forth the true
and undeniable circumstances as they really
occurred.
On last Monday morning there appeared
upon our principal thoroughfares conspicuous
posters. stating that the Rev. j. 6. White
would deliver a course OF free lectures on Roaa~a
mauism and the evils thereof. Only pre-
cious few attended the inaugural: but, on
Tuesday evening, quite number assembled,
and listened to this crazy abolition fanatic
White requests questions propounded, ana
he pretends to reply; but, on this evening, he
positively refused and Immediately this seek
err of popularity and aspirant to the honors
| of a MARTYR adjourned the meeting of his own
| free will and accord, and not owing to any
disturbance created by his hearers. His sud
| den adjournment was Immediately magnihed
| into a riot and row /; and, late on Wednesday
/ evening, may of the credulous, Judging, from
| the reports current, that, by the insulting,
| indecent language used by the mushroom
| lecturer towards the catholics, trouble would
be created, sought our newly elected mayor,
who was confined to his house, and requested
his intervention, by ordering out the police to
preserve order, which, at the late hour, could
only be accomplished, as he supposed from
the Representations, by the closing or the
doors of the hall. The mayors action was
heartily opposed by those who did not under
stand this part. But hardly had this order
been issued ere it was the signal for an out
door meeting. Quincy is not unlike many
! of her sister cities, and numbers among her
inhabitants certain barnacles, such as play
t ed-out generals, ex-reverends and dismissed
E colonies, who, upon the slightest pretext
/ whenever an opportunity presents itself, are
always on hand, prepared and anxious to
e make what they call speeches" These
y haranged the meeting with gassy, thread
r worn expressions and disconnected sentences
v as suppression of free speech, "inalienable
|, rights, catholic intolerance" and "mob
l. law; but all to no avail. In spite of these
d eloquent appeals, they could not raise enthu
: siasm enough among the crowd to,rescue the
e the hall from the fearless six watchmen who
d guarded it and after all had SAID their say
g the meeting dispersed, and our streets were
as quiet as their usual wont. aaa .taJ
e Now, early Thursday, the mayor, seeing b,
0 had been duped into ''cut and dried affair,
Il Immediately issued proclamation, Stain,
d that for the want of sufficient police force
d he had closed the doors of the city hall t.
prevent q contemplated riot, land he acte,
If undoubtedly as the lover of law, and proven
l. ter of violence, and as the chief ruler of tn
o city had a right TO act, had there been an,
n reasonable cause existing and, furthermore
s. that tone White should be protected in hi
e. rights, as he had instructed the marshal t
IT place sufficient police force at the hall,
al which no doubt was much to the dissatisfat
,e ton of White and his friends. But, on az
count of so much wrangling Whites plan
y worked admirable, and he drew well, for tn
e city hall was literally iammed full, and not
e shadow of disturbance occurred, notwitl
le standing he is said to have used languag
e, that would have brought the blush to tn
le cheek of a Dick Oglesby.
e dislike to burden the columns of your pa
a per with SO much ado about nothing, a
n White is small potatoes; but the opinio
e prevails, and | am reliably informed, tina
E, this obscene, foul-mouthed adventurer was il
d vited here by the G. A. RS, and receive
r, his compensation for doing the best he kne,
b how to raise a row, and am most happy t
say that he, with the combined efforts Of tn
'fl G.. A. R. Is most efectually failed. x.