The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-08

present and speak. This is the way thu
matter has been managed in other cities
But how was it here? 1t was done on thu
old secret know nothing principle papel
privately circulated, privately signed, taking
, care to get all the radical names, and only
here and there democrat; and then pub
lish it only in the radical know nothing
temperance organ. The result was Just
what might have been expected-very few
present; no enthusiasm; no able speeches
and the whole thing run in the little marrow
rut of radicalism. Not one man in ten In
Rock Island knew anything of the meeting,
and, as far as moral effect at home is' con-
cerned, it was dead failure-ieaving the
small getters up and managers of the thing
to be laughed at by all sensible men.
And vet, after their ridiculous failure,
the Union, feeling that it was really too bad
that the thing should die without any notice
from the ARGUS, whines about it, in It's is
sue of the 7th, as follows:
| eve have looked in vain in the ARGUS for a
word of approval of the movement of our foreign
born citizens at the court house, on Saturday
| night. That paper has not even dared to express
an opinion on the matter"
Why, bless your dear little know nothing
| souls-you couldn't be satisfied to be let
alone, and have it all your own way, could
you? Did you expect US to get up on the
| house and swing our hat for your little plan
without being invited? 1t was your
funeral, and it would have been unseemely
for US to rejoice over your very dead failure
without being invited.
But the know nothing organ says "the
ARGUS has not even dared to express an
opinion on the matter of protecting our
citizens when abroad. The know nothing
organ is very much mistaken. The ARGUS
has kept its readers posted in regard to the
matter from the beginning of the present
agitation, and favored the movement all the
while. The ARGUS devoted several columns
to the subject before the Union said one
word. The ARGUS published pretty full
report of the great Chicago meeting, where
the Mayor presided, where letters were read
from Gov. Oglesby, and where sreeches
were made by democrats and republicans
and where no one thought of making party
capital, but all wanted to make an impress
sion on congress and induce some decided
action in the matter.
The course pursued by the Chicago meet
ing, should have been pursued here; the
Mayor should have been the presiding officer
and the meeting should have been gotten I'D
so that all could have participated in it, and
then the effect would have been much great.
er. But that would not suit the small cali.
bre OF those who got it up; they must run
1t IN their narrow guage and try and make
little personal and party capital, whether
the great question was strengthened or iniur-
ed
In order, therefore, to not have it an entire
failure, and that our senators and representa-
tives in congress may see that there is unan-
unity of feeling for the cause. the city couu-
Gil, on motion of Alderman o. J. Dimick. |
unanimously adopted the following resolu. |
tons and ordered the city clerk to forward |
them to the members of both houses, from
our state, viz:
WHEREAS, 1t is the duty of every government
to afford equal protection to all its citizens both
native and foreign born; and
WHEREAS, Certain foreign governments have |
recently subjected adopted citizens of this coun-
try to seizure and forcibe detention. contrary TO
the theory of our government: therefore,
Resotred, That we, as citizens of the Uuit.d |
States, view with feelings of deep Indignation,
the treatment of fellow citizens BY the British
RUSSIAN and other governments of Europe as
shown IN their recent acts, many OF which have
been brought to the notice of this government
Resotred, That we earnestly protest against
such infringement of the rights of an American |
citizen, nnttre adopted, holding to the principle
that ms flag protects him in all lands.
fesotred, That we call upon government
through Its constituted authorities, to take such
action as may be necessary to redress the wrong.
d which we complain, and prevent their recur-
renee in the future
Resstred, That we deem the subject of sufficient
to demand retaliatory measures in
case no other remedy secures speedy redress |
against the arbitrary treatment of our naturalzed
citizens abroad /
Resotced, That these resolutions be spread upon
he records of the City Council and published in |
Is proceedings and the City Clerk be directed
o forward copies Of the same to our Senators and
in Congress-
Now, Having exposed the narrow partizan-
hip of the little clique who run the court
lousc and the UniOn in their attempts to
make capital out of question which should
ever be partizan one; and having shown
hat they cared nothing at all for protecting
american citizens abroad, but only for get
ing their votes at home, we wish to call at
ent'on to the real sentiments of the Union
md its clique, by republishing an article
rom its editorial columns, the last of Oe.o-
little over two months aro. Tn
peaking of the registry of voters in New
lork City, the Union, in an editorial, said
Dutch, Irish, Welsh, &C., being deceived Nv
ne high sounding term democracy" are march
up to the registry Office and sworn through as
oters, before they've had time to learn whether
n American citizen is expected to walk on his | ,
ands or his feet. 1t is such men rs these ipnor '
nj OF our language, our laws, our institutions ,
,norant OF everything that fits a man for citizen
mp, VINO always out-vote respectable native
orn population. c
And yet, while the Union, the organ of {
ne radical party, objects to intelligent white
len, who have lived here five years, becom- q