Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-20
By Telegraph.
Great Liberal Meeting at
Dixon-Speeches by Sena-
tor Trumbul1, Judge
Eustace and Col.
Burcheu.
Leonard SWEET and Gov.
Bross at Rockford.
Liberal Nomination for
Congress in the E1gin
District.
Consultation of Liberals at
Princeton.
Horace Greeley declines to
establish Newspapers to
advocate his election
A. T. Stewart for
Greeley.
Great effort of Grant to
carry North Carolina-He
waits by the Sea to hear
reports from his sub
iects.
Another Grant Defaulter.

Dixon, ILL.,, July I8.-Senator Lyman
Tr1mbull arrived in this city at Pm. to-
day, aud Was received By the reception com
mitttee of the Liberals and Democrats at
the depot, and escorted 10 the Nachusa
House, headed by the Dixon Light Guard
band and the various delegations and car
riAges, amid the firing of cannon aud the
shouts of the multitude which lined the
different streets through which the process
sion passed. After dinner the committee
escorted the distinguished Senator to the
courthouse yard where ample preparation
had been made to receive the throngiug
| thousands. The meeting was called to Or
der by Gen. Geo L. Schuler, when John G.
Fleck, Esq of Lee county, Was appointed
President, and A. NJ Tooker, of Anboy,
! Secretary. When Mr.. Fleek introd uced
Senator TrumbDll he stated that be was
chairman of the first Republican meeting
ever held in Lee county, l8 years ago.
| Senator Trumbull commenced bis sd dress
by stating that it was his fret visit to this
section for 20 years, and he was glad to see
the thousands Of Gpturued, honest faces of
the men and women, who had come to hear
the truth fairly stated. He then gave q his,
tory of the Kansas-Nebrasks troubles, and
hHoe Nos uN SOHSN - $50 A'0'N-J
OF the country that his name has been con-
uected with. he was interrupted at differ
eni times by Whiteside county Granite
with questions, to which Senator Trumbull
answsred fully. The great points made
we're when be charged Grant, Boutwell,, Rob
esOn, and Cress we'll with violating their oaihs
of office, and cited various cases of each
one with which the public are nearly all fa-
miliar. At the mention of horace Gree
Iey's name each time, it was received with
oAfening cheers
Tonight Judge John V. Eusface. candi
dida,s TOR Attorney General, aud Col. Bur
chell, of 0gle county. one of the electors OF
the Liberal ticket, are addressing q tremen-
dous crowd at the court house yard. Bott
, Of these gentlemen cauvassed the State foul
years ago for Grant, and, of course, are Ca
r pAbe of telling in forcble and eloquent Ian
guHge of the corruption and rottenness o
the present military administration.
. Good Judges set this county down 70
, Greeley, and the State ticket by 500 I,
600 majority. Four years ago Lee wen
500 for Grant.
As my dispatch closes, the enthusiasm j
immense, old-liue Democrats aud Libsra
, Republicans burying all past differences An
joining hands for the success of the Cinoin
I. matt and State ticket.
PRINCETON, ILL, July Is.-A committe
of Democrats and Liberals of this distriC
are in session at The American house in thi
place TO day TO consider the matter Of Cor
gressman. Truesdsle aud Cable, of Roc
Island, Major Allen, of Henry, John 3
Boyart, and B n Stevens, OF Bureau, ar
said TO be candidates.
RocKFogD, Ill July IA Greeley al
" Brosn ratIi cation meeting was held here tC
'e night. The meeting was called to orde
. aud Leonard Swett, of Chicago, being il
trod uced, delivered an argumsntaiiv
speech, continuing for two hours, in all re
r spects worthy sf his great fame IS q forens
10 and political orator. Promising with III
fac. that he was addressing an audience
what had heretofore been the banner h
publican county of the State, he asked for
candid hearing Of the facts he should pre-
sent. In an earnest, sincere, and lmpss
loned strain be narrated the long hist
high-handed usurpstiops Of power, disr
gard of pledges s~eredly made, and unco
stitulional methods in the administration
public affairs, which had driven and wei
daily driving from the ranks Of the Repu
7 lican party men who had been Its tounde
" and frmest supporters, and had induce
them to unite with honest men Of whAtev
es party in removing from power the ring
u ipcom petent men who had not only broug
b, the party name into disgrace but had IN
\, II psriled the very institutions of the Cover
"a msnt. Mr. SWEET held up to view the Z
no cord of Mr.. Greeley, comparing is With ID
of Grant, Insisting thai the education OF Il
an 6rst had fitted him for distinction In 8
Arts and vocAtions of peace, while that OF q
an other eminsDtly marked him as suited
discharge the stern duties Of war and th
An only. he paid his compliments to tho
ring Republicans who expressed such saint
horror al The idea of Democrats supports
Greeley, sud spoke in closing terms Of j
selt-Abnegation which Aninsled the repl
seHtstives of that Psr'y 10 the Bsltiuo
convention.
f. Mr. SWEET vas followed by Gov. Bro
sho, for half al hour, in an easy and fam
lar strain, discussed the antecedenis Of
md Gree icy, dwslias v tn guuch fervor "
ss ,,s those kiodly traits, sterling good sense q
SE kuosledge of public men, which poiotet
mark the fitness Of the sage of ths TrIOu
for the office Of President
- At half past 10 O'Clock the meeting bro
up.
ELGIs, H., July l9.-The joint cow
ks, ton OF Liberals aud Democrats in
And Fourth DISTRICT nominated Seymour
y Bronson, Republican and present Ma,
q. Of Rockford, for Congress.
tur- WASHINGTON, July l2-The follow
letter was received BY q gentleman in
" city to-day: