The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-14

Of territory outside Of the original thirteen
states, except Alaska, and that the Rcqusi.
ton OF this vast territory was effected by
purchase, either from is European owners
or the Indian tribes resident thereon, and
that its Purchase required vast sums Of mon
ey. He also must know that the govern.
ment spent many millions in improving the
falls Of the Ohio, Mt Louisville, and rapids in
the Mississippi, especially the lower rapids,
for the upper rapids did not come into the
possession OF the government until the close
Of The Black Hawk war also for the remov.
al Of the Red River Raft, and the building
OF the National Turnpike across the Allie
ghany Mountains, and for dOtting the west
eru country all over with forts for the
protection Of settlers against the Indians
and for building break waters and light
houses, and improving harbors on the lakes
and sea coast, and surveys to the TAR west,
with view to opening out new tracts to the
adventurous pioneers. In these sweeping
assertions (and his whole speech was made
I'D Of assertions without one particle OF
proof)he assailed the actions and motives OF
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Van Buren,,
jackson, and all the other democratic prcsl'
NtN
ic congressman of those times.
A noticible fact connected with the meet
ing was that the speaker elected no applause
from any one, except those seated on the
stand behind and at the close scarcely Il
cheer outside Of the sheepskin aprons, fully
one halt Of which were not voters. The
meeting was quiet and orderly, no noise, nor
interruption and was quite large, for this
place, and composed Of respectable people,
| perhaps about equally divided between the
| two parties mean outside Of the tanners,
And now a few words to the "AmorouS
| Captain especially, and you are at liberty
to give him or Mr.. Merrill my name N full
if they wantit conddentially: | have noticed
| In the Union several hits against democratic
meetings, consisting Of inuendoes concern.
ing saloons, drinking &C., &c. Now | am
not tetotaller, aud | love to see the boys
ENJOYING themselves with q glass OF beer,
and | suppose it was merely an accident
that the nearest house to the speaker $
stand was the largest beer saloon IN
town, and that there was nothing improper
in the tanners fling into the saloons, en-
mass and being in a mighty good humouI
when they came out, and doing up some
very excellent singing on the railroad plat
l form which listened to with much pleasure
Of course it was none Of them that made
night hideons with Wells and pounding OF
barns and the tank house long after thu
"toec saa hours dyam tie tDclI." Blu
democrats object to the course of the Union
in charging all the fun and frolic oil
, our bows, for the republican boys will hav
their share of it, and right welcome are the
D to it, and right royalty do both sides EMO
) it; and hope the "Amorous Captain wi
r see the propriety Of letting the saloons an
beer barrels take cara Of themselves, in fl
ture.
IS And now, Col. Dantorth, | fear | hay
0 greatly trespassed on your time and patenc
! and will close with this remark: | had in
n tended, previous TO last Saturday meeting
4, the "trooly loil," TO request you TO send
n IN some speakers to counteract the DANA
Is ing effects Of the hundreds Of tanners, al
le hosts Of speakers, and bands Of music, tn
b, We we're threatened Without it is entire
'' unnecessary were not damaged much
not any. louFs truly