The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-14

our blushes--do, if you please
TINS morning Thursday the mercury in
dicated 10 below zero. Ugh wasn't that
severe, for March ? 1t was so cold that the
Moline horn refused to furnish its usual mel
ody, and made such horrid sounds that the
very dogs in the streets howled.
But ''the oldest inhabitantn can remember
colder weather than this in March. City
MARGINAL Chopper, who came here 1912, in
forms Us that the winter, that year, set in
very cold on the 10th of November with a
heavy cold rain, which soon turned to snow!
The steamer New Brazil, Capt. Orrin Smith,
left here that day for Galena, but the storm
prevented her progress, and she was blown
on the rocks, or 8 miles above Moline and
held there until the 18th, the storm being so
violent that the passengers fedto the hold
of the vessel, fearing the cabin would be car
ried away by the wind. On the 18th they
got the vessel off the rocks, and, by using up
the berths and ali loose spars and timber,
they got up steam and succeeded in reaching
Rock Island, and landed near the foot of
Adams street. The river closed on the 14th
of November, and the winter was a long and
very cold one, there being generally good
slefghing, and sometimes feet Of snow
The last of March was the. saverest weather
he ever felt;s ON the third week in March, on
Tuesday morning, the murcury was 81 de-
D1 n
Dayenport's place. on the Island. The ice
did not run out until the afternoon ofthe 10th
day of April. The steamer Amaranth, Capt.
George Atchison, was the first boat up, and
landed at the foot of Buffalo street. on the
afternoon of the 18th Of April.
The ice is now 1.-THE 18th of march, % in
ches thick. When viii it run out? >
.rsF
The organ of the city council is authorised
and requested to say that the city council will be
managed and run exclusively by the democratic
members of that body That's cool. They must
intend to vote Messrs ID. Halves, J. R. Huber and
l.. d. Dimick out of the council entirely Union,
14th.
We are curious to know whether the above
is a specimen of the fairness and truthful
ness of the Union whether it was a premed-
itated misrepresentation or an accidental one.
What we said was as follows
1--WE are authorized and requested to say that
there cLiqises an the Democratic party, bat
that the pelitiea matters connected NTH the city
council win be managed and run exclusively by
the democratic members of that body"
The words in italics were omitted by the
Union thus entirely changing abe sentiment
Of our statement. Did the Union do this &C
odentally, or did it intend to misrepresent
us and deceive its readers ? We are curious
TO know. a.as
We said the "the political matters con-
nected with the city council will be managed
and run exclusively by the democratic mem
bers of that body" and this we repeat. And
this is precisely what everybody expects will
be done. If the republicans had majority
of the city coucil would not they do the
same? Of course they would; and it would
be right and the Union would say it was
right. Do not. the republicans, when they
have majority in any city council, legisla'
ture, or congress, control and manage all po-
litical matters, appoint their political friends
to Office, &C., Ger Certainly they DO. And
they not only do that, but if there are too
many democrats m congress, thus prevent
ing them from overriding the constitutional
objections of their own President to the reck-
less course they are pursuing, they cote then,
out of their seats, with no other reason for so
doing than that they are democrats. Wit
ness the case of Senator Stockton, of New
Jersey, Representative Brooks, of New York,
and others.
= The democratic majority in the city coun
oil will not follow this republican precedent
and do not "intend to vote Messrs d. Halves
J. R. Huber and l.. D. Dimick out of the
council entirely or deny them the right te
vote on every question. But on poiitica,
matters they are in a2n1inority and will not
be able and ought not to expect to run the
machine. -, s-.~ e~s -
Mayor Eggleston, in his Inaugural said
I am extremely anxious that al our business de.
alterations shall be conducted without regard tc
that all questions which may come before us shall
be acted upon, with determination not to, henef
or injure any particular section or interest of tn.
oity to the detrimeht of other sections and inter
sests and all questions Of business characte
which are not in accordance with these principle
win meet with my decided opposition. - ~ :.
This is right-but when it comes to tt,
appointment of officers, or any matter of 30 20
litical significance, it is always expected
that the party in the majority win run in the
machine. If not, we should like to know
what was the use in running more than on,
ticket? Does the Union expect, after tn,
battle has been fought, and the victory won
that the majority is going to surrender to tn
minority? This would be - very unusua
save g sfialrs- CHA .slI.S 5SS i
ion misquoted Us purpesely Or bsaccident.
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