Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-13
SENATOR TRUMBULL IN ROCK ISLAND.
A Very Large, Enthusiastic and Successful
Meeting.

was ct Cambridge aud was autographed for
and secured for the meeting. This wa,
good news indeed and he friends of Greeley
and reform regretted that they had only five
or six hours in which 10 advertise his COM
ing. The majority Of our citizens knew
nothing Of the meeting until after they had
psrused the columns of THE ARGUS,
Thursday eveniug-the evening Of the |
meeting. BuI the mere mention of the dis
tinguisbed Senator'S name, and the possible
ty Of his being here was sufficient to set the
community in fluner Of excitement, and
by seven o'clock the Court House was as
sailed By crowd Of people aoxiously inquir-
ing il il was true that Senator Trunbull
would speak that evening. At half past
seven the house was literally packed with
people awaiting tSe Senator'S arrival. Il
was apparent that the house would moi
hold one quarter OF the immense crowd, and
the meeting was adjourned to the park,
in attendance and entertained the people
With its best music. Very soon there came
to the square two or three ears from MOline'
literally packed with Greeley men, and sc-
companled by The fine Moline Band. The
cheers Of that Greeley army from MoliEe, as
they came down Illinois street. were heard
half the town over, and made such music as
the friends Of reform like TO hear
There was also q large number present
from Davenport, arrangements having
bssn made by our frieDds over there for the
ferry boat to carry them home sf.eT the meet
ing closed. Delegations were also present
from Milan and the county about Rock Is
land. Il was . rousiUg meeting-nearly as
large as the 0glssby meeting, and shows
that cur leading men in every township have
only to give their pecuniary aid an personal
presence 10 the cause TO carry this county.
If we dont carry il the fault will be theirs.
Senator Trumbulk was introduced BY Ma
jor Connolly 10 q few we'll directed remarks,
aud took The stand amidst the loud plaudi,s
of the assembled people. The Senator said
that be was surprised at seeing so large 3
meeting. All around and about him on Ell
Their side the crowd extended, packed to-
: gstheF As closely As possible. The Senator q
O.. speech was q very able one, pertinent to the
occasion, and delivered in q manner tina,
=. carried conviction of its trushfIness and
sincerity, to the hearts of bis hearers. H
spoke of the old Republican party. He had
been in il and worked with il from the be-
ginning and glOried in it's good deeds
When he saw the abuses and corrupIioni
which had crsps into the government, be
had triad to reform them, and when be found
that this could not be done through thu Re-
publican organization, as then controlled, he
proposed to do it outside of that organiza
ton (cheers) and be was willing to Join
hands with Democrats and all honest men
Who would work for reform and
purity in the government, loud applause
: The Senator then revieWed the policy
: Of the AID niui3traiion and the mani
, fold alb uses which have crept into the gov.
erumsns lhs usurpAsions of power by the
officers of the government its cennAiiza
? tiou tendencies, (which GOV Oglesby don't
: seem TO understand, its Injustice a1d tyr
raony, &c, &c. He denounced the lsw
which gave the power to suspend The h0beas
corpus act as unconstitutional and cslcu-
lated to interfere with The rights of the pso
pie. The bill pro'iiing for the appoint
ment of two supervisors to regulate The
Board Of Repatriation in every voting place
3 aud marshal and deputies to arrest al
Who attempt to interfere with them in thei
work, was denounced IS foul wrong auC
calculated to destroy the liberties of ,t'
y. people. Under such law as THE, carrie,
out By bad men, voting would become
:, mere farce, aud the leaders Of the party il
g power would be enabled to control all tt,
elections. He believed that the rich mel
and the politicians should be allowed al
the rights guaranteed to them under til
n constitution, but no more than the poo
man. (ApplAuss.) The speaker CON
o mented at some length upon the fraud
g which bad been prscsiced upon the peopl
d in the New York Custom House, and re
viewed portions of Gov. Oglesby'a speech
delivered here a not long since. tn
!. Governor said that this was nov "a peri, {
q government The statements which b
had made aud which he was prepared t
o prove shoWel how perfect was this govern
meus. Gov. 0gesby had said that he (Truu
a build had said that be was informed tbs
the frauds perpetrAIed upon the Qovernmer
:. during the present administration Amounte
9 to moro than $3,0O0,OO0. Oglssby sal
9 that Trumhull knew better, Aud inquire
a why he did not state what be knew, instea
Of that "he was informed" Judge Truu
bull said he did know as we'll as he coul
n know anything which he did not see himself
lie had the best evidence 10 the world of i
=. and he would here reiterAte his formt
. statement, and although be would not be {
h ungsnIlemaaly as to say of 0Slesby VII,
4 Oglesby said Of him, he would say thu
Oslesby was very much mistaken. (laugl
r ter.) He brought up the charges which ba
been made against Horace Greeley, an
A showed how fAlse and superficial they q
=; we're. Some called Greeley q secs ,ioni.
A when was be g sscs ssionist?" "Oh! b
h, fore the war" You might 90 we'll say th
:, Abraham Lineoln was q secess ioniSt, for
had advocated the same principles as H.
ace Greeley. Both we're wiling to do Aluo
anything to prevent war and bloodshe
it Horace Greeley had advocated the putin
i. down Of the rebellion, with all the pow
IL and influence Of his great paper, and hr
q ever stood in the front rank Of the valIa
q. defenders of human liberty All the obj,
- lions which are brought against hone St Ho
ace by his enemies we're satisfactorily al
IN suered and the GRANTEES placed in a vel