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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15
TAXES. TAXES TAXES, /!

Are the people in earnest when they com.
plain of the enormous public debt resting
upon them2 Do they mean anything when
they claim that their earnings are swallowed
up in paying the interest due on the nation
al, state, county, city, town and school DIS
trict debt2 Are they sincere when they
groan under the enormous load of taxes
which paralyzes their energies and absorbs
their earnings? We Judge that these COM
plants are only made in fun, from the faeil-
ity with which, on Saturday, they voted to
pile on more debt and swell up their taxes.
The proposition before them was to subscribe
$50. 600 stock in the Peoria railroad. on
which sum, for ten years to come, the inter.
est must be paid, out of their pockets, and
after that $4,000 year together with the
interest on the amount due, must be drawn
from their weasel skins" until all shall be
paid. The vote was as follows:
For moro Debt and more Taxes, 4s4
Against more Debt and more Taxes, $40
Majority for more Debt and more Taxes, l65
How any sane man can walk up to the
ballot box and vote to mortgage his house
and lot, his horse, COW and pig, the bed he
sleeps on, the table he eats from, and the
chair he sits upon; nay, more, vote a debt
| upon the daily labor of his hands or the
| daily profits of his business, and put the
money into the pockets of a private corpora
ton to be gobbled up, eventually, by some
| money lender, passes our comprehension.
1t makes us wonder if the people have any
| sort of desire to be free from debt and SO
reduce taxation that they can keep their
own earnings in their pockets instead Of
| placing them in the pockets of others. Ma
tons, states, counties or towns are made up
of individuals and, in business matters, are
like individuals-if they keep clear of debt
and keep their expenses below their incomes
they prosper-if not, not. Why canno,
| people act, in public matters, with the same
prudence and fairness they do in private
matters They cannot prosper by any other
course. If they wish their town to prosper
they must keep it free from debt and heavy
taxes-not pile ON more debts and more
taxes at the beck and nod of every schemes
who has an axe to grind. The vote of Sat
urday, by adding to the debt and taxation O.
the place will drive many people of property
away and deter others from coming here
We want capitalists here, but they will not
settle in place or invest their money in q
place badly in debt and where taxes are
high We think the vote of Saturday will
iniure the town more than the road would
do it good, If built. And we think people
who complain of great debt and high taxes
are very inconsistent in voting to increase
| their debts and taxes
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15
Who Will be Goat,

During the late war, a soldier in one OF
the Florida regiments, who was home on q
furlough, visited Richmond for the first time
in his life. The boys in gray, when away
from the tented field, were not as much given
to avarice as the celebrated Daniel Dancer,
who wore hay On his feet to save leather.
Our soldier was no exception to the general
rule, and was making the most of his limit.
ed sojourn in the Metropolis. Going up one
of the by streets, one night after paving hon.
age to Bacchus during the day, he fell in
with crowd of colored people on their way
to church In his state of inebriation, he
very naturally went with the crowd, into the
church, thinking il theatre, and congratu.
lated himself on his getting into the house
without having to pay the usual fee, and
anxiously waiting for the curtain to raise.
The officiating clergyman arose and said:
"My bruddering, in dat last great day
when de trump OBJ de Lord shall blow, and
de sheep shah go TO de right and de goats to
de left, who wants to be de gost?"
After a short pause he said again raising
his voice, 81 say who'll be de goat?"
A long pause followed, when he said in q
still louder tone, "Who'll be de goat?"
The soldier supposing the performance
delayed for person to represent goat in
some play, exclaimed:
"Iook here, old fellow, rather than have
this thing play out I'll be goat"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15
General Grant az q Tanner.

The Denver Gazette bestows this consid.
Grafton upon General Grant as a tanner.
An exchange, reviewing one of our CON-
phmentsry notices of Grant, says he tanned
the hides of copperheads, rebels, etc. The
exchange alluded to has tackled the wrong
person with its statistics upon this subject,
by thus criticising our remarks. We hap
pen to have known Grant before the war and
while II was going on, when, strange to say,
as we are dubbed ''copperhead," we were
in the same military service as himself, and
under his command.
When colonel of the 2lst Illinois Infantry,
at Mexico, Mo-, he was raving democrat.
city, and upon being asked if he thought the
war was to be prosecuted for the abolition
OF slavery, he first avowed himself to be q
democrat, and then said he did not believe
such to be its object, but that if such were
the object of the war, upon being convinced
of the fact, he would resign his commission
in the federal army and go over to the
enemy. xE Eh## Er
We were at Donelson, and know that the
only tanning process be INDUCED in AT that
place during the battle, was the tanning of
his inner hide with whisky. He tanE ed him
self in this manner until he was unable to
sit upon his horse. That battle was fought
by Gen. Smith, aud Grant got the praise.
How did he tan the rebels at Shiloh We
We're there. y0n the 9th day Of April, 1862,
we, "eopperhead," expended upwards of
one hundred and sixty rounds of ammani-
ton, shooting at the rebels our hide was
tanned during the day, slightly, however,
by rebel bullets, while the great s'rebel tan.
ner,n Grant, was down the river at Savan-
nah. When the sun was shedding his last
rays over that bloody days work, we saw
Grant, just from below, sneaking of q
transport at Pittsburg Landing.
Who turned the tide of battle the day fol.
lowing2 Grant was there, but the fighting
was done under the direction of a man who
was subsequently execrated and dishouored
Carlos Buell.. There is not soldier who
participated in that battle who will not say,
that only for Buell., Grants army would
have been annihilated at Shiloh. Truly has
the brave Prentiss said that "the true history
of that battle was never written
We cant understand how Grant tanned
the hide of old Andy. If ever a man was
thoroughly tanned BY another it is Grant,
who was proven, publicly, liar and fool, BY
Andrew Johnson and the combined testi-
mony of FIVE officers. We may indulge in a
few more "reminiscences concerning Grants
tanning qualities at some future time.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15
Turkish Lunch.

never want another one. The cooping
apparatus was in the little.room, near the
bazaar, and it was all open to the street.
The cook was dirty, so was the table, and it
had no cloth on it. The fellow took mass
of sausage meat and coated it around wire
and laid 1t on charcoal fire 10 cook. When
it was done, he laid it aside and O dog
walked in and nipped it. He smelt il first,
and probably recognized the remains of "A
friends. The cook took it away from him
and laid it before as. Brown said: 81
pass p he plays euchre sometimes we
all passed in turn. Then the cook baked
broad, flat, wheaton cake, CREASED il we'll
with the sausage, and started to bring il to
US. II dropped in the dirt, and he picked IL
up and polished it on the seat of his breech-
es, and laid 1t before ms. Brown said, at
pass. we oil passed and called q new
DEAL lie put some eggs in q frying, pan,
and stood peneively pryinp slabs of meat
from between his teeth with forty Tbsn
ne used the fork to turn the eggs with-and
brought them along. Brown said. ~ mass :,
We all followed suit. We did not Lnow
what to do, and 80 we ordered new ration
OF sausage. The cook out his wire, amor.
uoned q proper amount of sausage-meat. sniff
on his hands and fell to work. This time
WIN one accord, we all passed out. We
paid and left. This is all that learned
about Turkish lunches. A Turkish lunch is
good, no doubt, but it has its weak points
Mark Tseain. - -,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15

The son of the late Bishop Hopkins, of
Vermont, has for sixteen years been editor
of the Church Journal, at New York, an
able and decidedly high church sheet. In
his card resigning his position he makes q
statement that has startled some folks
When settled in Trinity church, Boston, the
Bishop was Low Churchman. Hechanged
gradually till he became the Acknowledged
defender of the high church ideas His son
asserts that his father has left retraction
of the severe things he said in other days
against the Pope has reviewed the argu-
ment by which he pronounced the Pontiff
TO be auti-Christ, and makes the amende
honorable to His Holiness. These works
are to be made public by the son.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15

"When my eyes shall be turned to behold,
for the last time, the sun in heaven, may /
not see him Ginning on the broken and dis
honored fragments of q once glorious Union;
on states discovered, discordant, belhgerent /
On land rent with civil feud, or drenched,
il may be, in fraternal blood Let their last
feeble and lingering glance rather behold
the gorgeous ensign of the republic, now
known aud honored throughout the earth,
SSH tul high advanced, its arms and tro-
pine: streaming in their original lustre, not
= stnpe erased or polluted, not single star
onscured, bearing for its motto no such mis-.
cradle interrogasory as, "what is all this
worth :" nor those other words of delusion
and foiiy-"Liberty first, aud Union after.
wards" but everywhere, spread all over in
characters of living light, blazing on ali is
Am pie folds, as they float over the sea and
over the land, and in every wind under the
~ 800 neaVens, that other sentiment, dear
70 every American heart-LfsERrY Ann
osioN, NOW AND FOREVER, ONE AND ISsrp.
AhAsLE.-Webster, Reply TO Hayne.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CONVENTION

There being no record to be found of the exis-
tence of q democratic Senatorial or Judicial
District Committee for this District, the under
signed, editors of the several Democratic News
papers in the District have been requested, by
many Democrats, to unite andissue call forsueh
Conventions.
Therefore, the Democrats of the Counties of
Rock Island, Henry and Bureau, comprising the
Twenty First Senatorial District, requested to
send Delegates to Convention 10 be held in
Sswyer's Hall, Geneseo, Wednesday July 18th.
at o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose Of nominating
Q candidate for Senator, and also for Member Of
the State Equalizng Board. Also TO appoint a
Senatorial District Committee to call future dis
trict conventions.
The ratio of representation in the convention
win be Delegate for every one hundred votes
cast for George b. Mcclellan, in 1864, as follows
Rock Island, l542-l5 Delegates.
Henry, l4l4-l4 Delegates.
Bureau, lg92-l9 Delegates.
J. B. DANFoRTH, JR.,
Rock Island Argus.
B. W Saatnn-
Prairie Chief-Galva.
C. L. Smith,
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exaltation of sentiment, and beauty of ex'
preston. he said:
at seems TO me, on my eonscience, thstfor me
to depose on the suhject would be prostitution
of my Office and Disgrace to my character as .
priest; that would stand in the attitude ei
having taken advantage Of my priestly office, al
the in stance Of the OWL authorities, to ACT the
part Of public informer. that il would be =
breach Of implied faith aud sontdence; and that
the probable coed from q statement of all the
facts within my knowledge would be more than
counterbaianeed by the evils to be wrought by
the apparent betrayal Of those who trusted in
me as priest, and not otherwise"
1t is possible that Judge Ballard could
not do otherwise than imprison Mr.. Young
for refusing to answer; but this is a case o.
peculiar hardship, as he expressed the ut.
most respect for the law and the authority
of its officers. Considering the great sery
ice he rendered, the courage he displayed IN
quelling the mob, and the honorable aud
generous, even if misguided, motive which
led him to decline giving the names of tn,
men who were obedient TO him as priest
the grand jury was harsh in bringing hin
before the Chicago Times.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15
A Point Of Honor.

In January, there was riot in Frankfort,
Kentucky, in which a negro was taken from
the jail and hanged, and the jailor was
threatened with death for refusing to give up
the keys of the jail to the mob. The rioters
were in such force, and were so determined
and blood-thirsty, that the civil authorities
could do nothing to preserve peace. In this
emergency they called upon catholic
priest, the Rev. Lambert Young, to employ
the authority of his Office and influence Of
his profession to restore order. He willingly
complied, and encountered great danger in
facing the mob. It was by his efforts the
life of the jailor was saved.
The grand jury of Frankfort, on the 9th
instant, summoned him as a witness, and
demanded from him the names of the rioters
whom he knew and recognized in the mob.
This information he declined to give, where
upon he was brought before Judge Ballard,
who commanded him TO answer. Mr.. Young
made an argument in giving his reasons for
refusing which was admirable for its logic,
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WHY THEY VOTED IT.

The reasons assigned by some, for voting
for more debt and more taxes, on Saturday,
were very curious and very conflicting.
Some wanted the debt voted in order to
make labor higher and in greater demand.
Others wanted it for the purpose of re.
dueing the price of labor thus cheapening
coal.
Another wanted to subscribe the stock as
a good investment, on which we should re-
ceive more dividends than we pay interest
and ultimately sell the stock for more than
enough to pay the bonds -while, in the
same breath, the reduction On transportation
~ uuvocateu would leave the road NJ
profits to divide
Others voted for the tax because Robin.
son was opposed to it, People who can give
no better reasons than those prompted By
their preiudices ought not to be allowed 10
vote at all.
Others worked very vigorously for more
debt and taxes in order to make Gable stick
to his proposition, asserting, with round
oaths, that if the Moline route should be rot
ed dorm Gable mould acithdrap his PROPOSE
ton, and then make his Darn terms !; and also
asserting that Cable, beliering it lcoula be
Ooted descn, already had letter acritten, in
has office, ready to send to Peoria, ,rithdraac.
ing his proposition the moment it should be
Gscertained that the Moline route had been
ceted doscn. This probably influenced a
good many votes-whether truthfully or not
remains to be seen.
Others voted for the Moline route in order
to compel Gable to sell his road at q lower
price! Lower than what Has he set any
price on it? No. He told the Peoria com.
pany to take it at whatever price it might
be appraised at. What better terms could
anybody ask?
Others wanted the Moline tax voted be.
cause that would be an end to the matter,
they holding that the road could not be
built that way, and that if they voted down
the subscription, another election would be
called to vote stock by way of Coal Valley
and that might carry; but if we voted stock
py way OF Moline, we should keep the town
out of debt, because then no more elections
could be held and no stock subscr ibed and
there would be nothing to pay.
But three hundred and Twenty-Five people,
or nearly that number, voted, upon prinei-
pie, against subscribing stock in any road,
or on any route-and would vote SO again.
beiieving it wrong in principle, and that, if
'ne stock is good, private individuals will
take H. and fit is not good we don't want
II; anu believing that railroads, as well as
otner private enterprises, should be carried
on by those who wish to invest in them.
Who have really acted for the best inter.
developments. w.
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From the Carthage Democrat.
Judge SINNERS Position.

communication, numerously signed by
democrats of this county, urging Hon. D. c.
Skinner to accept the democratic nomina.
ton for congress in this. district, was ad
dressed to him few days since. The fol-
lowing response was received last evening.
We infer from it, that if the convention, an
der the circumstances, should tender him
the domination, he would feel free to accept
QUINcY, June 9, 1868.
To J. M. Davidson, b. T. Schofeld, d. E.
: Head, @. NJ Child, w. G. Hooker, and
others. GKETLEMEN: Your favor in
forming me that the democracy Of Hancock
desire me to become candidate for Con.
gress, lie before me. Having publicly de.
clined being candidate for nomination, up.
on which others have acted, / cannot now
fairly withdraw from that position. Were
at liberty ON this subjuct, your kind request
so nnmeronsly signed by gentlemen whose
opinions are entitled to great consideration,
/ should assume the responsibilities of the
nomination, if rendered me.
The democracy win carry the state, and
our congressional district. The people are
tired of radical and revolutionary rule, They
have determined to have a change, and will,
next November, sweep political fansticism
from the face of the state.
~ Respectfully,
o. c. SKINNER.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15
From the Jersey CITY s,o,aa,s
Why a Republican canno. supn o,.na n

Why Republican, Cannot support Grant
promised in a late issue Of your paner
to give my reasons why ] could not SUPPORT
General Grant for the Presidency, and this
now propose to do. At this time, one of
the most important in the history of our
country, IN becomes every true lover of his
country to calmly and deliberately canvass
the position Of affairs, decide on the proper
course for him to pursue, then act on that
conviction. The man who Yields a blind
submission to party dicsation is not only nm.
worthy the name of man, but unfit to use
and enjoy tilat highest of American nrfv;l.
eges.,-sufirage. I'll know myself I have
no other desire in any political course Imay
pursue than so to act, SO to speak, and so to
record my vote, as will be for the best inter.
est OF those with whom stand connected
One vote counts but one. One voice can
accomplish but little, but that voice should
always be heard and that vote cast for the
preservation and perpetuation of these priv.
leges and institutions sealed to us with the
blood of our forefathers, and rendered douh.
ly sacred by the blood of our brotbers shed
in the late rebellion.
Every personal consideration. would lead
me to support General Grant. EVER Der.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CoNvEN-
TON

The democracy ofthe several counties of the
Fourth Congressional District are requested to
appoint, in the usual way, delegates to attend q
Convention to be held ut Monmouth, on Wednes-
day, the ~ day Of July, 1888, at o'clock p. NJ.
for the purpose of nominating a candidate for con
gross, TO be supported and elected by the votes
Of the democracy and of all other friends of free
government, of republican liberty, and of the
constitution and the Union.
Zach county win be entitled to one delegate
for every hundred votes cast for the democrat
10 candidate for president four years ago, and an
additional delegate for fraction of fifty votes
or over, as follows
Adams, ..-...........46 Warren,................l1
Hancock. ..........-.29 Mercer.
Rock Island. .........15 Henderson ....9
THOMAS JASPER, .so
Fl. V. SULLIVAN,
b. 7, SoHoFIELD, Hancock.
J. B. PATTERSON, Henderson. "a
A. H. SWAIN, w
J.G. MADDEs, warren
D. r. WATERS, Mercer,
VIM. EGGLEsToS, Rock Island.
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DFNocRATIc COUNTY CONVECTION.

At meeting Of the Democratic County Com
rnittee, and Of the Rock Island Ward Commit
tees, held at the Office Of A. Wagner, Esq, in
Rock Island, ON the I'd instant, it veted to
hold q county cow ention in the Court House, in
Rock Island, on SATURDAY, July llrH, 1858, at
IL O'Clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for county officers, and
appointing delegates to congressional, senatorial
and judicial conventions Also to fill any va
caneies which may then exist in the county COM
mittee.
It was also recommended that the democratic
and conservative voters in the several townships
hold meetings on Saturday, June 27th instant,
20 choose delegates to the county convention.
Also to form democratic clubs in the several
townships and wards; and take measures to per-
feet their organization, and procure q supply of
reading matter for every family within their
jurisdiction.
Each township will be entitled to one delegate,
and also one additional delegate for every IS
democratic votes cast at the last presidential
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-15
JUDICIAL CONVENTION.

The Democrats of the Counties of Rock Island
and Henry, comprising the Sixth judicial Dis
trct are requested TO send Delegates TO q conven-
ton to be held in Sswyer's Fail, Geneseo, We'd
nesday July 18th, at O'clock p. M, to nomin-
ate candidate fo- Prosecuting Attorney, and TO
appoint Judiaisl District Committee.
Rock Island will be entitled to Is delegates,
Hn9+ henry II.
J. B. DANFoRTH, JR,
Rock Island Argus.
B. W. SEAToN.
e. 60. Prairie Chief-Galva.
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A radical negro, elected to the Georgia
state senate, is serving out q term in the
state penetentiary and the radical speaker
of the New York Legislature is doing the
same thing.
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Whole number of delegates, IS
No. It is hoped that the democrats in every
township will see TO il that these meetings are
held and an organization made for the coming
campaign. Let no township go unrepresented
In the convention, or fail TO form club, as re-
commended.
By order Of the COMMITTEES. az
B. BUFoRD, Chairman.
JACOB ADAMS, Sec'y.
Rock Island, June 4, 1868.
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STONE CUTTERS WANTED.

EIFTY Stone Cutters wanted on the Dunleith
l. aud Dubuque Bridge.
- REYNOLDS, sAULPAUGH 4 co.
Dunleith, Illinois, May 20, 1858.
&a- Quincy, Illinois, and Burlin gten, Iowa,
papers, publish 3 weeks and send bili 20 our Of
ace in Dunleith. go
msy2odwSw. RS. 4 Co.
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Democratic State Nominations

.
For Governor,
JOHN r. EDEN, of Moulsrie 20.
For Lieutsnant Governor,
VIM. II. VAN EPPS, of Lee Co.
For Secretary Of State,
GUS. VAN HoOREBEKE, of Clinton Co
For State Treasurer,
JESSE ]. PHILLIPS, of Montgomery Co
for State Auditor,
JOHN R. SHANNON, of Randolph Co
For Attorney General,
ROBERT E. WILLIAMS, of Mclean 90.
Fer Representative in Congress, ct Large
VIM. W. O'BRIEN, Of Peoria County.
For Penitsntisry Commissioners,
JOHN w. CONNETT, of Cook Co.
M. GARRARD, Of Lawrence Co.
CALNEH FARLEY, of VIII Co.