The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-27


are some ION the fence, bat as the a,trac
, ton Of grav,atjon is stronger on the demo
cratic side they are falling that way
EpGINGToN'
lcommuucated)
Jackson, Truesdale sickles q Co" IN Ooai
Valley.
There was u public mrtnhg mere 'a''
Monday evening, addressed Oy M jan,
son and DR.. Truesdale. of Rock Island, and
Brv't Rrig Gen. Sictles, of Moline. II is
tho orio;0n az candid republicans, here, that
a. IA ,ro,o ~ iuinrn the party than any
snao 1 Serocrats included, who nave
,',oroJ Coal Valley. There was fair
o, 80 Jn of republicans and democrats,
~, ~ meeting was orderly. The speeches
coiI IKE q cold pa,,cr.ag OF rain. No cuthu.
.;asm was manifested, until, ut the close,
| Or. Truesdale called for cheers for Grant
Colfax and lIawley, which was family re-.
sponded to, Some one then, in imitation
Of the RAIDS at Gen. Singetons meeting in
Moline, called for cheers for Seymour and
Blair. From great many in the crowd :;
from the door.,teps in the vicinity aud from
the foot Of the platform, went up three
trousers that quite astonished the worthy
! Doctor
ACE-oN's SPEECH.
Mr. jackson took the stand first, and bis
| opening words we're the oldest | ever heard.
He commenced, nervously, but hastily, by
saying that he held in his hand a copy Of
the constitution Of the United States, iii was
in reality his written speech, and he be.
lIeyed in fact deiied contradiction 10 what
he was going to say, namely, that the men
who stand at street corners, and pirate about
unconstitutional legislation, do not know
the meaning Of the word domestic Platter.
ing, wasn't tY Particularly SO, when we
take into account the fact that he addressed
his hearers in the second person all the
time assuming they were all democrats
and telling them that nothing but political |
and eternal damnation awaited them He |
quoted from Valandigham Gnd Blair,-told !
how the former said the northern soldiers |
were incendiaries,' and this three times |
over ~ Learned Mr.. jackson who knows
the definition Of domestic?' l-likened the !
latter 10 Judas lscarlot, aud then flew off on
his ear to the bog of war, and stuck fast
there, expatatIng on devastated home.
steads, orphans, widows, and manned sol |
dicrs." 1t was painful to see him saw the
air with his right hand, and, ever and anon,
drop behind to take peep at the " consuu.
ton His reference to his only child was
tender in the extreme What would be the
consequence if those "vllainous traitors
took the bit from the mouth of his " dar.
ling, the hope Of his heart, " the light Of
his eye, etcetera. But he fairly astonished
his audience by telling them that, "Whcn
the Heavens shall roll away like q scroll, the
great republican party will be found still
true to its record, true tC the principles of
universal liberty in the United States ! -
He closed by telling them that his friend,
the Doctor, would discuss the question Of
finance, lightly and so he did, like
the bird that dipped its wing in the fountain
and then was far beyond Mr.. Jacksons
speech was replete with expressions like the
"The Almighty" ''the Devil"
'the Eternal" Judas Iscariot," ."Hell,"
Heaven democrats Traitors, &c,
&c. He was not applauded once during his
discourse.
PILLS AND sOFoRTH.
DR.. Truesdae came next, defending Mr..
Hawley against Mr.. Norris assertion that
Hawley was Swell Head and if sent to
would surely burst Well, he
succeeded, in my opinion, in proving that he
is big and that he paid Jake for that fur.
niiure. The Doctor got over the finance
business as gingerIy IS possible, re,rench.
nent and economy being small matters, in |
his opinion, and the people being able to
stand any amount Of taxes. The Doctor
spoke highly Of Gen. Singleton, as a man
admitted him to be q tiptop gentleman,
man Of intellect energy, and inhuence--in
TACT, first rate man-exccpt his politics.
THE GiAsTTcuTUs.
The Doctor soon made room for the " gi.
lsticutus,' Brv't Brig Gen. Hiram f. Sick.
es, the republican candidate for the legisla.
ure, who was indicted in our county for per.
ury, and who, in q letter over his own name,
n the Union, admitted himself guilty of
anything charged upon him, from a sneak,
hef to a highway robber.' He commenced
~ isping out that the "frst duty of sol,
Tier was to obey orders" He got quite ell.
'quent so much so as to completely place
lis hearers at loss to know his meaning
lie spoke of the wing clad hills of France .
the rugged hills Of Ireland !" "the sunny
'ales Of Italy, "the faith, fortitude, and
oyaIty of the republican party "the moral
Obligations we are under to pay the debt, Ct
principal and interest, in gold" "a debt" CT
aid he, contracted for the maintenance of Ii
,ur "soldiers and sailors in Tie field
4 gain, he said be was in favor of taking the
balance of power out of the hands Of race,
the whiteS,) a majority Of whom 0re dis
Qyal to tie country
After few unmeaning remarks by
nan they called Judge Wilson, the proceed.
ngs terminated. -
As they we're retiring, thought heard
)r. Truesdale sing the following, to the
ir of
"THE MAIDS OF MAY"
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