Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-27
The National Colored Lib
erals.
They adopt a Capital Plat
form and Indorse Gree
ley and Brown.
Bourbons 60 over to Grant
Death Of Peter Cartwright
Admirable Platform by the Colored National
Republicans

Admirable Platform by the Colored National
Republicans.
LoUsvILLE, Sept. &c. The National
Colored Liberal Convention adopted plat
form reciting that
The nomination ~ Cincinnati of the most
devoted Republicans ever nominsted, and
the adoption of the most comprehensive and
Liberal platform ever adopted, by the most
exemplary Republicans ever assembled to-
gether in this country, is . fitting climax TO
the self-sacrihcing lAbors of she best men in
the land for more than q quarter OF . CEN
turY.
We hail with joy the prospec, Of the
burial Of ell caste, class and sectional preju-
dioes, and forgstfulnsss and forgiveness and
oblivion of the past.
We tender our gratitude to the pioneers Of
the greatest christian Accomplishments In
human affairs, now on the threshold of final
fruitiop, and give our assurance of unswsrv
ing fidelity and unbounded admiration to and
for those grand men who have led thewAy
under the inspired and superhuman moni-
tion of Sumner, Greeley, Trumbull, Banks,
Tappan, Julian, Farnsworth, Clay, Austin
Blair and other bright spirits, pure men and
peerless and Incompatible Statesmen, 10
whom We pledge our best efforts in this
grand labor of relief and redemption.
Our gratitude 10 due to the Democratic
party for msgnanimously and pAtrioticslly
accepting the results of our late internal
convulsion and for making the grAudest
stride in the interest of civilization and
good government ever made BY political
party, achieved by motives high above any
selfish aggrandizsment of political sdvant-
age.
We deplore the tendency of the present
Administration toward despotic eentraliza-
tiou, and demand that some definite line be
inersdioAlly fixed where the powers of the
general government shall cease, and the
functions of local government begin, and
that there shall be equality of States of ihs
Union, as well as the equality of men.
We dsnounee IS unrepublissn and IN
American the villsny of rulers who have
fastened themselves upon some Of the South
ern States and call upon the colorsd people
of those States TO rise in their might ano
rid their States of these vampires, whose
continued rapssity will doom the whole peo
) pie to perpetual poverty and misery.
: Greeley and Brown we're then nominated
for President and Vice President and 6
National Executive Committee appointed
The following letter was read from HOr
! ace Greeley, and received with applause:
New YoRK, Sept. 8.
! GESTLENEs: I trust the day is ct hsnC
when We shall know aud care moth
ing for any mans color, but es-
teen and trust him as he shsl
conduct himself as man and citizen. Fo
: the present | acquissce in the expediency o
: holding conventions of colorsd men, but
hope they may not be needed after this year
! Sure that your deliberations may strongl,
conduce TO this end, am yours,
HoRACE GREELEY.
Death Of the Venerable Peter Cartwright
JACKsoNvILLE, ILL, Sept. 25.-Ths Rev
Peter Cartwright died to-day at his home
near Pleasant Plains, SAngsmon county
D H., at the age of SO years. he was pros
, trated by . stroke of paralysis sevsrs
months since, and remained in an slmos
helpless and spsschless condition, thong
with his mental faculties clear, until deaf
r came to his reIisf. This venerable an
J. wonderful man of God was for more thA
) sixty years an iucessant and most Arduou
aborer in the cause of his Master, and fe'
divines of America were so widely knowr
and none whose death will be more uniTs
;, sally mourned.
Bourbons Go Over to Grant.
New YoRK, Sept. 26.-A conference wa
held here Yesterday of . number of Dsmt
III Gratis DISSATISFIED with the Louisville move
msnt. James Worrsll, of Philadelphia
presided; J. q. Wilson, of Alabama, Seer,
tsry. Worrsll made . speech favoring th
- support Of Grant and calling on members
the national committee to organize in th
several states and unite in behalf of the Cal
didates approved BY the conference. II
uomination of Dix for Governor of Ne
York and others on the Republican ticb'
we're com mended and an address in their il
tsrest ordered issued. A national commi
tee of two from each state was sppointe
. with J. Fl. Gilmore, of Virginia, chairman
" and q. c. Page, of New York, Secretar
B. F. Parks and Peter Sharp are membs
FOR Illinois.