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THE PNE1IpENT'S MESSAGE.

The message Of President Grant, rcnd yes
terlay to Congress, ia Il most interesting
document. OF course tho groat Leading topic
is the stato Of the finances, antl to this tho
President addresses hinsolf with clcar1,ess
and vigor. Tho opinions expressed by him
last spring haro evidently become aonyic-
ton Ills earnestness is moro than usual in a
State document, while his arguments nre
forcibly statcd.
/. Tic President, referring to tho prostration
of business and industry which has occurred
during the last year, calls attention to tho
fact TINT during this whole period the
two essential elements of prosperity
labor and capital-hayo been abundant, and
both hnvo bcen largely unemployed. Wheroy-
er security Inns been uudoubtad, capital has
been attainable at moderate rates and wl,cre
labor has bcen wanted, it Inns bocn abundant
at cheap rates. If to these bo added the con-
ditions OF our soil and climate, our varied CO.
pacity Of production, and Our actual surplus
Of products, ho tlinls wise craftsmanship
should ignore tho past disturbance and nd
dress itself to tho future. With sound cur
rency, foreign dobt is the only olomcnt that
cnn seriously disturb ordcpross o1r Industries
and prosperity. az necessity Of tho War, Il.
system of currency WIS devised which haa
proved to bo impossible to keep Mt pnr with
iho recognized currency Of tho world its
va1uo being fiuctuatine;, TINT currency becnnao
unsafe to hold us M Investment, mud hence
became subject Of speculation in itself.
The foreign Indebtedness was Il necessity
contracted in good feith, md should bo paid
in gold or its equivalent. To pay this debt re-
quires TINT our commerce shonld be encotlr-
aged, our shipbuilding and carrying capacity
increased, foreign markets sought for our
products md manufactures. Wherever new
market for my Of our productions ii opened,
now means Of utilizing our idle capital and
labor is found, but tho first stop in this
direction is to Secure currency good
wherever civilization reigns, md ono that will
flow wherever it is wanted. Ho thinks there
should bo no delay in fixing, by legislation,
tho modo Of return to speoia payments. He
declares that, i'll his Judgment there Gun bo
no prosperous and permanent revival of bust
ness and industries until policy ia
adopted, with Legislation TO carry it out,
looking to rotrun to n spooio basis.
A roviyal Of productive industries is
needed by all c1assea, md by mono moro
than tho holders of property Of every sort
with dobts to liquidnte from the proceeds OF
sales Even tito debtor and 6pecu1ating
classos who may think it al advantage to
chenp money will, in the end, be lisnp-
pointed if tho yaluo Of the logal-tondcr me-
,7fur ,f ayn1,nrfYnu In n].vcEx liant in t}of,t
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The transit of Venus will occur this even
ing, beginning nbout 8 o'clock md ending
at sc minutes past midnight. We do not
publish mass Of information concerning it,
G,r tho reason TINT nono Of our renders will
havo m opportunity of observing the pho-
romenon. It may, however, be interesting
to remember that, as the great majority Of the
residents Of tile Northwest are going to bed
tonight, tue great astronomical problem OF
the nineteenth century will be in process OF
solution,
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U}1e Gbltau;n Uribn4le.
Tuenday Morning, December s. 1874.
WII'ff SUPPLEMENT.

The message Of Mayor colvin, delivered
yesterday to tho now City Council, embraces
within itself tho substance Of tho reports Of
tho Comptroller md Of tho VARIOUS Boards
which mango tho several Departments Of
tho City Government. We have notspaco this
morning to review it III detail.
, 1874-12-08

Wlile tho Bunday.achool c],ildy m Of ahoitald
and birmingham, Eng, wero cu ntributiug pom
noa to support missionaries ag tho heatl,ep,
the!r respectable Iapas woro nh ipping iron and
brazon idolA to tho uunla teatha hy the sh,n-
load. tua leopnE up tlles rep, !tattou and busi-
noua together. Boston luughoa loudly over this
miserable pleco Of hypooriay- 1aasAohuaet.a
hAs boen binding !toslt NTH rrohib!tory lhua
ARAinst tito aals ot Liquor. Ii tAs nxtus ut,n
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IAI.4.

1874.
KATNs Of aunscF1rT1nN trA7AnLH nj ADVANCED.
Daily, BY mall ....8 9.nD Sunday.
TIL. .HecklY ,,.,,,.. U.UU WcGky E.uU
ratts Of year ht tho Ba,ae ratio.
70 pscrent oay and natnkcs. be snso and a!so ost"
Oflco address In full, Including Statn at1d COUNTY.
Ne,nsa.ccs may bo mato cithorby draft estross poa-
0H.os ordcrt or IN registered ictterr. at our risk
rEnstg 70 CRY sunHontNEnR.
daily, doyesct, Sunday EXCEPTED, 25 cona rcr wcok.
Day to]iye,o Su,!ny Included. 30 cants rer ,.ook.
Addrres THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Qosnor htadsur au.l Uearhosn.sts., ChoaRo. III.
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Tho Chicago produce markets. woro 1athor
slow yesterday except in provisions, and most
Of them ,yoro tingod with weallncss. Mess
pork waH activo, and l6@20o por brl lowcr,
closing ut 410.66 cash, md $50. l5Q920. 20
roller February. Lard waa acttvo, mud 1o@
400 per 100 ibs lower, closing at sla.0o
, 1874-12-08

Judge Trees atlaress to the Grand Jury,
suggesting the prorriety Of indictiug the city
authorities for maintaining public nuisance
III tile shape Of q City Hall, ought to meet tho
hearty concurrence Of tax-pnyers. Tho build
ing on Adams street, in which tho city Offices
and aoma Of tho conrt-rooms now aro, is not
only diagracc, but a positive injury to tile
people Of Chica5;o.
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90 per cent Of what they ought to bo. Tho
capital, orodit, md collatoras arc sufficient to
n,ointai thoir notes at par OF gold II thoy
wero nly cut loose from the doad carcass
OF ii1elleemab1o Government shinplastors
, 1874-12-08

DANwEL1. HAtI.-s,n Madison ht1aot hetween CLARK , a9d
iout. ''Ufo,uwulf ami Washington"
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GRAND opERA.IID1sE- E-Clntk htseot. oppnsttee
NnstHan ,IIouao. Kolly 4 Lcon'1 Mtnstfsl1. "os"ha
Butch B.h
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IALsTED sTHEET OPERA. .IiOUsE-0oInGf Hal:
ttel anu Harrison sfoets. Aorrssoy Aoores llaEp OF
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Apollo Cotsmandery, 10. K II, TITS truef.ay} evqn'
ingt At III n'ctook, At the Asy,n for roLk 1n H.
Srtor Of tho IT, &. d, H. ". LOCKE, Nocurder.
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noo1EY's TiIEATHr-11sndoph streot. bstwoan
CLARK and LaSalit. "Hcuol."
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INDEX TO Advertisements.

FOR WANTS AND NOFIOt:S-Scc seventh pAss.
FOR AhUS1s5t1:N fS--Sco rinsonth raRe., 80,
TOR NOTICES or NEW pUHLtoAfiOSs-Soe olev'
FOR HArtHutD T1SJE.TA BI.T1-Sco eosdnth pnae.
1OR MEDICAI +, DAKDS--See eleventh psFh.
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ATrENr1oN SIR KNIGtITs @ comma'dt d.
So ooiocK ior tho purpose Of recaiyingn Str knights
from Now 0reans toaoshhs With taer sia!iors Msnsss
1he EJs, Con-. GEO. +. SINCLAIR, Hooo.der.
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planing-mil men, and tho lumber ir'tsroatgen-
orally, will remember the Woodbury.l'atont suit,
which is still ponding, and will probably soon
como up for trial. Tho Woodbury. Company
elaim patent on tho yioldng pressure bar and
rotary cutter upon letters issued Apil 20, 1878.
after several reflections by the Dourd Of Commie-
sioners. There aro $500 ct tue Eaaehines In
uHo, upon which tho Company domatpd royalty
at $50 each per auuum, Or $4,000, ,o0s} III tho ag-
grogato. Ao,no GO firms ars onrolle in the de-
teuse, with Caleb Gushing, W. III. 15yarts Ed
wardg piorrepont, Chauucoysmltl,, Walter Curtis,
John r. Drew. and G. II. Reed, ~
counsel. The Woodbury. Company haye On
gagged benjamin i. Butler. several other
we1l-linown attorneys. and Il mass OF ax-Commts-
stoners Of Patents. Tho caso will Involve thu
conattutIonality Of at loast ono act 'f Congress,
ana tho fortunes OF many n,anufao urerH. Tho
suit III brought by O. Il. Tompkiots Il Co., Of
lochester County, N. Y, tn !lo United Btates
Supreme Court, to restrain Woodbury. from COL
loutinG a royalty.
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L. or p.-special mcotins ot Cosmopolitan Lodge.
No. an members are Se1uestoa to 10 ttDsent a. to
Ia make arrangements fr tho funera! Of ouf doceased
JOHN BRENNAN O, O.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22
CITY ooUNCIL--OFFICIAL.
CITY COUNCIL Room,
ROCK ISIANn lime d 1S1a


Council met agreeable to adjournment.
Present. Mayor Gait and Aldermen Bal
ley, Bell, Butler, Carse, Churchill, Davis,
Don, Engel. Woodruff and Warner.
The minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
The Clerk read the annual report of the
Library Directors, which was accepted and
ordered placed on file.
The Mayor nominated the following per-
sons as Library Directors to serve for three
years, and on motion the same were con-
frmed VIM. Ii. Gest, S. W. McMaster,
Henry Curtis. Jr.
The petition Of Alanson Sinnet, to be
appointed Public Weigher was, on motion
of Alderman Warner, granted,
Alderman Engel moved that 2. Gregg
and A. c. Dart be permitted to withdraw
the plat of their addition. Adopted.
City Surveyor Stoddard made verbal
report Of his survey Of the slough for the
intended sewer The distance from Eagle
street to the river is about 6,4O0 feet !;
there may be about 200 to 300 feet of rock
to go through. which could be easily quar-
ried; a sewer could be made with fall of
about six feet, to ordinary low water mark
(say one foot to each 400 feet; the ex-
pense of making a five foot brick sewer
would be SIS per foot; the Arglllo Works
agree to furnish pipes in segments tor a
three foot drain at $3.50 per foot at Car
bon Cliff, guaranteed to be frost proof ;
this sewer would cost about 81 per foot
| hneal measure.
Alderman Butler moved that the sub
| ject of general sewerage be referred to q
| niof 90 bn
or, to report at an early practicable day
Adopted.
Alderman Carse moved that the Board
of Supervisors be permitted to run the
Jail sewer into the river, which was carried
by the following vote:
Yeas-Bailey, Carse, Churchill, Davis
Don and Woodruff.
! Nays-Bell, Butler, Engel and Warner
"A
The Mayor appointed as a committee OF
general sewerage Aldermen Butler and D4
Wis.
The Clerk read a petition of Spencer
Robinson 4 Go. to have the judgment
against them for attorney feys obtained il
, the Circuit Court of Rock Island county, re
mitted, for which they Spencer, Robinson 4
Co. claim was compromised and set
tied by Bailey Davenport, Mayor, for Ger
tain considerations.
Alderman Bell moved that the petition
be laid over until the next meeting. Car
ried.
The clerk read "a subscription paper to
the amount of $3.50 from property owners
on Eagle street to aid in the construction
of sewer along Eagle street to the slough
Alderman Warner moved that tn,
Street and Alley Committee ascertain
what subscriptions they could get toward
building twelve inch sewer on Eagl
street from Illinois street to Rock River 0
HIGHLAND street and make estimates in re
gard 10 the probable cost Vi same aud lepor
at the next regular meeting. Adopted.
Alderman Carse moved that the Git.
Street Commissioner b. authorized to drai
the slough near the Swede church. Car
ried
Alderman Carse moved that the Har
Dor Master be instructed to collect tn
usual wharfage from boats making thi
: city their terminus. Carried.
{ On motion adjourned.
= + COOKE. Clerk
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22
GOOD ADVICE AND POETRY
FUNE, "Anyihing that Fits. =

Tune, Anything that Fits"
Magic Uli is death on it,
Magic Oil Is delicious thank Rennc for tbisl
All pain II cures quickly for mother or miss
Goes right to the trouble, rubbed in with the palm
As sure az your faithful 1T works like a CHARM"
The directions please follow, but use your own skill
L. Nprans and Neuralgia, but battle with will
GsCa outward and inward it never does harm
In headache or Collie 1T works like charm"
Sore throat from Catarrh or from Cold in the Head
Of ChllIs from Cold that would keep YOU in bed
Magic OH performs wonders, and acts like a balm
FOR Garging,or swathng''It works like a charm y
me foot horn of fame most usually liesl
30 the Magic Oh cures took the folks by surprise
Inc claims that il made caused woudrolis alarm
The trial now shows that lit works like "a charm ;
lt cures you $" nicely, 1t makes you feel brave
20 mat ordinary pain Is luxury nave
Magic Oh In Dyspepsia gives a feeling SO calm
Inc stomach In giee says 1T works like charm
Nm RENNE & SONS, manufacturers, Pittsfield
Reader, call for it where you trade Sold in
Rock Island by John BenEsson aud &c. Bruena-t
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22
NOTES HERE A. D THERE.

Sup't Boynton, Of the water works, is
doing u good deal Of hard work, extending
the water pipes His work lasts all the
year, and he richly earns all the pay he
gets
The Illinois Stats Zcjttng pays its
compliments To the two State Conventions
held on Wednesday at Springfield and In
dianapolis. The article will be found in
this paper
Hacks and street cars did good bust
ness Saturday carrying people from this
| city and Moline to aud from the pic mic of
the Moline German singing society in
| Brooks grove
The proceedings OF the City Council
as published in the Union yesterday morn
| ing, only contained some ten or dozen
outs and errors. This is doing pretty well
for the Union
! Mrs Swisshelm wrote a letter to the
! Chicago Tribune to show that Miss Viii
lard was defeated in the Republican con
| yentIOn because she is IN favor Of temper
ance, aud not because OF her sex.
| Have you seen the comet? Your
/ opera glass will reveal it between the
North Star and the points OF the Dipper.
/ Its uame is the ''Coggia. IN month it
will be about fifty tunes as large and bright
as it is now, when people who do not own
/ opera glasses will be permitted To view il
with the naked eye,
/ The House Committee on Pacific Rail
ways has refused to ask an investigation
of the manner in which the Central Paci-
fc road was constructed. There has been
too much investigating already for the
good OF the party. 1t is time the investi
eating mania should stop if we are to pre-
! serve anything Of the good old party that
| that set free 4.0UU.UOU slaves, and as been
stealing ever siuce. Such is the opinion OF
the managers.
The Dubuque Telegraph Of the 18th
inst. says: The Rockford, Rock Island
x st, Louis railroad and the Diamond JIG
Line of steamers have combined against
the Keokuk Northern Line i'll the trans
| pOrtatiou of freight between st. Louis and
, St. Paul, and the combination has reduced
the tariff to very low figures. This com
petition is great benefit to the people Of
the Northwest, as it prevents the X. \
Line monopollzing the freight business anl
charging high rates.
Journalism, at targets but an abstrac
and brief chronicle OF life, and the mos
successful newspapers are conducted upor
the same principles which regulate tht
most successful lives. The independent
field of journalism has therefore the ad
vantage Of developing Individual characte
and of giving a man what the boys call
show for his white alley" That sort o
journalism, pursued with an inteIligen
ambition to serve the people, presents thu
highest form of usefulness and infuenc,
to which the modern mind can be put
I-LouispiLe Coarief Journal Ind
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22
Nervous Debility.

A depressed, irritable state OF mind: weak. ner-
Vous. exhausted feeling; n energy or ANNA ion
confused head. weak memory. often with q bllita
lnF, involuntary discharges. The consequence of
e&Gesses, mental overwork or indiscrcuons. This
NERVOUS DEBILITY finds sovereign cure in HUM
PHREY's HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC, No %. il tones
up the system, arrests discharges dlspels the men
tai gloom and dependency, and reiuvenaes the en-.
tire system. Ii is perfectly harmless and always
efficient. Price s.. for package of five boxes and
large 81 vial of powder which is important in
Old serious cases; or 81 per single box. Sold by
ALL Druggists, or sent by mail receipt of price
Address HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC MEDICINE
co. No. 562, Broadway, N. Y
FoI Jale by otto Grotjau IS Illinois Street. Benser
4 Thomas c Speidel and f Breunert. Rock Island
ana richards, Moline. 3-4dmwf&wIy -
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22
The New Currency Bill.

There seems to be general belief that
the President will approve the new curren-
cy hill,just passed both houses of Congress.
1t passed the House by vote of 22l to 40.
1t amounts to but little anyway, but is de
signed to relieve Congress from the stigma
of having done nothing. This bill is the
neares5 to nothing which could be devised
The people will regard no bill as a settle
ment of the financial question which doe,
not provide for doing away with the op
pressive monopoly of the National Banking
system and a return to specie payment fo
u. s. Treasury Notes.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22
Dyspepsia Dyspepsia Dyspepsia !

Dyspepsia is the most perplexing of all
human ailments. It's symptoms are al
most infinite in their variety, and the for
l0rn and Respondent victims Of the disease
often fancy themselves the prey, in turn. of
every known malady. This is due, in part.
to the close sympathy which exists between
the stomach and the brain, and In part al
SO to the fact that any disturbance of the
digestive functions necessarily disorders the
liver, the bowels aud the nervous system.
and effects, to some extent, the quality of
the blood
+. f. Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron is
sure cure. This is not a new prepare
ton, to be tried and found wanting; it has
been prescribed daily for many years in
the practice ct eminent physicians with
unparalleled success IL is not expected or
intended to cure all the diseases to which
the human family is subject, but is war
ranted to cure Dyspepsia in its most obsti-
nate form. Kankel's Bitter Wine of Iron
never fails to cure symptoms of Dyspepsia
or loss of appetite, wind and rising of the
| food, dryness Of the mouth, heartburn, dis
tension of the stomach and bowels, consti-
patton, headache, dizziness, sleeplessness
and low spirits. Try the great remedy
aud be convinced OF its merits. Get the
genuine Take only Kunkers. which is
put only in 81 bottles. Depot, 259 North
Ninth street, Philadelphia
John Bengston agent tor Rock Island.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22

The Illinois Stats Zeitung, the great
German newspaper of the West says:
Chicago was once the bulwark of the
Republican party by its German vote.
How thoroughly that party has thrown
away the confidence of the Germans by its
degeneration, its temperance ideas and its
paper money swindle, was illustrated at
last Saturdays primary elections With
the exception of very few German fed
eral officials, not single German partici-
pated in them. Indeed, iu those wards
where the Germans predominant largely.
no elections could be held because there
were no Republican voters.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22

an act to amend z 6 Of An act to auth0r-
jze citieS. Incorporated toURs and torn
Slips to establish and maintain free Put
lie Libraries and Reading ROOMS" ap
proceed M0rch I, 1872.
6. Every library and reading room
established under this act shall be forever
free to the use of the inhabitants Of the
city where located, always subject to such
reasonable rules aud regulations as the IL
brary board may adopt in order to render
the use of said library and reading room
OF the greatest benefit to the greatest num-
Der, and said board may exclude from the
use of said library and reading room any
and all persons who shall wiltully violate
such rules, and said board may extend the
privileges and use of such library aud read
ing room to persons residing outside of
such city III this State. upon such terms
aud conditions as said board may from
time to time by its regulations prescribe.
Approved March -, 1874
I'm force July l, 1874
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22
The Party Cellar.

A representative of the Chicago Jour
nal declared to the committee on resolu-
lions, at the Springfield Republican State
convention, that THE Journal would op.
pose any platform that went for imitation
or that attempted to bolster up Congress
against the Presidents veto.
The convention adopted what is, practi
cally,an imitation platform, aud the Jous7.o
says:
We most heartily approve the action Of the Re
puell1 All state convention, held at 5 ringfed yes
,eruay' and congratulate the party and the peopI,
upon the nattering auspices " &c, &c
The Journal has worn the party collar
so long that it don't feel at home with
out it.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22
500 suits boys clothing at Loeb s
4 Disorderly PARTY,

la the House of Representatives, on
Friday evening, while the District of Co
lumbia bill was under consideration, Mr..
Wilson proceeded to state that sub com
mittee had waited on the President to con
fer with him. The President had acted
under misapprehension in regard to the
facts of the case, and there was no differ
enoe of opinion between the President and
Committee.
Mr.. Dawes raised point of order that it
was supplementary to state the views OF
the President on any pending measure OF
legislation.
The Speaker so ruled, and Mr.. Wilson
said he would withdraw his statement.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, the Commit
tee was discharged from further considera
ton Of the subject
Soon after this subject was disposed Of
the House had another scene of disorder
aud tumult, in the midst of which Mr.. Beck
moved to adjourn, remarking that the Re
publican side Of the House was so noisy
that no business could be done.
Mr, Conger asked that Mr. Beck word,
be TAX ken down as rejecting on his fellow
members.
The Speaker remarked that Mr.. Becl
had only stated an obvious truth, and tina
his words were not in any degree SANDER
Gus.
Mr.. COnger said he was only prevented
by courtesy from making the same poin
in reference to the Speakers remarks.
The Speaker expressed his desire t,
J nANn LI.m rnhnn ELMn-
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22

WHEN ANY ANTIDoTE or remedy for any
particular class OF disease obtains wide
spreading notoriety, it is but reasonable to
suppose that it must merit the popularity
it receives. 1t is within our province to
mention that Dr. j. Walkers CALIFoR-
MA VINEGAR BTTTERs, 50 long and favor
ably known as the safest and most reliable
remedial agent for the cure oT Liver, Kid
ney, Bladder, and GIandular Diseases,
Mental aud Physical Debility ana all cou-
plants emanatlng from a corrupt state Of
the blood, etc, are in great demand. 81
satisfied are We of the intrinsic worth oi
this medicine, that we d. not hesitate Ia
notice it in our columns. 1t is well to men
ton that this medicine is compounded OF
roots, herbs, and tipwerS OF California, and
has no fiery material or alcohol used in its
preparation. We can add no better eulo-
GUM than the fact that we use it constant
| ly in our own family, and each member
| thereof partakes of it, when necessary, ac-
cording to directions --Nac York Paper.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22

The Springfield convention said, we
''are opposed to any increase in the amount
of legal tender notes, and favor the grad
"ual retirement Of the same, as the vol
''ume OF the national bank notes shall be
increased. Chicago Journal, 18th.
The Springfield convention said nothing
Of the sort. The committee on resolutions
reported the sentence as quoted above, but
the convention refused to indorse 1.-THE
convention voted it down; struck it out.
Certainly the Journal must know this fact
Why then does it attempt to mislead the
people by saying that the convention
adopted the above quoted sentence? The
convention repudiated it, and practically
said
we are IN fdUOr Of an increase in the
amount Of legal tender notes, and opposed
to the retirement Of The same as the volume
Of the national bank notes shall be in
creased.
That is the practical result of the Re
publican platform in Illinois aud it is SO
regarded by every impartial man.
Before the convention met, the Journal,
referring to its probable action, said:
'Inhation-indJrsement by the Republi-
can party will defeat the Republican
party.
The convention having voted down and
repudiated the most sensible portion of the
report of its committee on resolutions, thus
practically tavoring " initiation indorse-
meat, the defeat Of that party is rendered
quite certain. according to the JoUaaIs
| own admission