Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-29
" The Government" ON q
short visit to Washington
Call for a Co1ored National
Convention.
Judge Eustace at Kewanee
He pins Mr.. Hawley
down tight.

SAN FRAEouCo, Aug. 2s.-PrepArations
are being made TO give Gen. Mcclellan
grand reception on his arrival this evening.
The entire National Guard will escort him
to the hotel.
WHEELISG, Aug. 29.-Forty-six counties
give Jacobs 3,206 majority. FOrty-oue
counties give majority Of 1880 for the
constitution.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Prssident Grant
arrived this morning. Secretary Fish is also
here and 9 cabinet meeting will be held to-
morrow. All the members are here except
Boutwell, and Robeson.
The members of the cabinet in the city
called on the President to-day. Secretary
Deano left this afternoon for Ohio to recruit
his health.
Call for a COlored National Liberal Mass
Convention.
Special to the Chicago Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 27.-The col
orsd Liberal Executive Com nittee of In
diana have issued 8 call to all colored men
of the United States, friendly to the Liberal
Republican movement, to meet in National
Mass Convention, 10 this city, on the llsh
of September. The call is signed by Wn.
H. Chambers, Indianapolis; Rev. ]. b. Win
yard, Laports, Ind, and Rev. B. N. Will
iAms, Nor:h Vernon. All communications
should be addressed to Wm II. Cham bers,
Liberal Committee Rooms, 723 West Wash
IngIon street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Judge Eustace and Judge Wilson, at Kewa-
nee Mr.. Hawley pinned down SO he
can't squirm.
| m that vii
kEwAKEE, Ill, Aug. 27.-Judge Eustace
spoke here last night to an snthesiAstic
audience, in the same hall In which HaWley
.poke a few nights ago. Judge Eus,@ce s
audience was much larger and composed ot
q larger proportion of voters than Mr.
I HAwleys. They listened with marked at
lenuon for Two hours TO the candid and
able argument of the Judge, although tbs
hall Bas packed full aud the weather VERY
warm. He spoku Of Grants usurpAtIons
aud attempts TO subvert the Government
dIctsting to the Legislative Department ant
lnIimldsting and tAmpering with the Jn'
dietary. Among other acts cited he referred
to the removal by the Prealdent of Judg'
: Wilson, OF Utah, for the sole reason that b
would not decide questions TO suit the fame
of Governor Snstfsr or administer extra
judicial oaths TO candidates for pAturalzs
uon by requiring them to swear that the
: neither prAcIIced nor believed in polygany
although such belief was purely q religion
: faith that HAwley's denial Of the truthfu
, ueso of that portion Of his speech Q
I Springfield, referring to Judge Wilson's RI
. moval, was g mere quibbls TO screen sIh
= President. who did say in the presence {
8 Hawley that there We're no charges again
4 Judge Wilson, and the only reason why
f was removed was because Governor Shaft,
# requested it that he, The President, mu
z have harmony among his officials, and III
d Governor Shsff4r was in harmony with Il
10 policy of the Administration tn
r ne (GrAnt) wanted the Judges to requI
o of candidates for naturalization to swe
z that they did not practice or believe IN pol
q sAmy, although Congress has not requlr'
% 1t in the law; that the President said IN q
10 presence of Mr.. Fitch, of Nevada, that
is considered the Judges of the Territories
i, members of the Governors stsf, and III
al be must have harmony among them, 81
,e hence he removed Judge Wilson; that
Hawley was not present st the conversstI
between Mr.. Fitch and the President, b
knew of it, and reported tbs conversation
,r. others, including many of his Rock lsla
/. friends, and from those persons he u I'D
!. En- stAce1 first heard Of the transactio
and IS his knowledge of the conversati
about the Governors staff came indirec
~ through Mr.. Hawley, be was led into
le- error Of supposing it Was said BY the Pre-
10. dent in Hawley's presence. If necessary
rd could adduce an abundance Of proof 81
"A Mr.. Hawley knew of all these remarks
the President. Mr.. HAwley's denial '
not candid, fair denial, although tech
cAlIy correct, so fer as relating to his be-
IN present at the conversation with Mr.. Fit
rin At the conclusion of Judge EustAt
remarks the audience called for Judge "
. son, who was upon the platform, to CO
forward, who did so, and briefly stated t
me the statements made by Judge Eusta
;ns relating to his removal, were correct;
,og be was present at Mr., Hawley's meetl
sh. and that Mr. Hawley did not call for hlu
as come forward aud corroborate his( HsWle
denial, but that he did go forward OF
. own notion, and stated the facts IS 81
n above, to which Mr.. HAwley aasenled
being true.