The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-22
MIR. HAWLEY,s SPEECH.

Darts Hall, on Friday evening, the Dist,
was well filed, good many people from the
country and from Moline being present, as
well as a large number Of democrats. There
were nearly as many persons present as at
Gen. Siugleton's mecting-and a good many
more ladies'. The democratic poster, in,
adyertently had no call for the ladies, while
the republican poster did, which was the
reason they had more ladies present. 1t
was fine audience, and a portion Of it was
quite enthusiastic.
Mayor Murdoch called the meeting to or.
der, aud then called DR.. Truesdale to pre-.
side The DR.. came forward and made a
few opening remarks, in which he said " the
great question now at issue was the damna
ble heresy Of state rghts!" We we're glad
to hear so emphatic a denuuciatlon of the
very foundation principle Of the Union, from
| so distinguished member Of the republican
party 1t tends to simplify matters, and
show, Just what the democrats claim, that
the republicans are determined to destroy
the states and erect q military despotism in
their stead. Art. X of the constitution is
as follows:
"The powers not delegated to the United
| States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it
20 the states, are reserved to tho states respec-
lively, or to tho people"
According to DR.. Truesdale who speaks
for the republicans, this is "a damnable
herespr'
Mr.. Hawley was introduced, and spoke
an hour and twenty minutes His voice and
his appearance were good, and his delivery
distinct and forcble. But his speech was
exceedingly bitter and vindctiye, and full
of the rlost palpable Misrepresentation.
After informing his audience that be haC
| been unwen for several days, he opened by
a eulogy on the democratic party, as il
!, was il the days Of slavery, when he belonged
to it, but, like every other renegade, was
very bitter against it now He then opened
9 on Frank Blair, declaring that he wanted II
get up another war, when he knows that Mr.
Blair, over and over again, in his letters an,
n speeches, says the only war he wants is i
ne the ballot.box. He read and shameful
n perverted and garbled an extract from Gov
Seymour's letter Of acceptance, and a
- tempted to show that Gov. Seymour wante
re to get up another war, when the fact is sh'
Gov. Seymour, for half column, had bee
showing the violent and disorderly tender
he cies Of the republican managers, and tha
or under their lead, the republican party cou
lty not carry out peaceful policy; that unle
sss We had change of policy, internal troubl
ed were inevitable. Mr.. Hawley is guilty
i'd wholly disappearing and perverting Il
as language and meaning of both Seymo
be and Blair,
to Next, he opened on Gen. Singleton, rea
ing the resolutions passed at the Peoria a
ID. Springfield conventions, but never once
,ir ferring to his missions, at the desire of
ok Lincoln, to Richmond and Canada. tt
h. case seems to be played, as they find Il
ID, whatever censures they bestow upon G.
re Singleton, fall with equal weight upon q
red Lincoln and other republicans.
zen He then launched fierce denunciado
not upon the people of the south, and all
democrats of the north, Except what
he called war democrats-meaniug, of cour
Eat those who vote the republican ticket,) D
ell turing the awful calamities which would {
IN cur if the republicans lost the offices al
an the chance for another four years of plu
'nd dering the peoples pockets, and wound
his sentence by declaring that he had rati
mo- the rebels should have succeeded than Il
the the democrats should carry the next el
'an toni In other word 5, that he would rstl
NED the Union should be severed aud our g
Or eminent broken ar, than see the democr