The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-22
GREAT MEErrNe1a CINCINNATI
AN OVERLOOKED HOUSE.

tract with the agent IL was specially
stipulated that the gallery should not be
opened, but every other part Of the house
was filed to overlooking, and hundreds
were turned away. Long before the time
for the meeting to begin 800 chairs were
placed on the stage, and these were filled
by persons who had been furnished with
tickets. One purpose Of this was to pre-
vent any attempt on the part of the Re-
publicans to repeat the joke perpetrated
at the gents parlor of the Burne house,
when. a soldiers meeting was taken
possession Of by the Republicans. The
expectation that some purpose of inter-
ruption fingered in Republican minds had
tendency to bring out larger number
than otherwise might have attended. The
meeting was
ALIVE WITH ENTHUSIASM
from the beginning. Private boxes were
occupied by Hon. G. Il. Pendleton, Judge
Hoadley, Hon. Lewis d. Campbell, aud
others. The stage was filed by dis.
tinguished body of Democrats and conser-
vatives.
Hon. Rufus King, a well-known
conservative, who has been Unidentified
with the Republican party, was deputed to
act as temporary chairman. He made
ringing speech, the main points of which
were that an inquest of nations was now
being held over the situation Of this
country. The matter to be determined is,
whether we are to continue free people,
or are to show ourselves unfit for anything
but monarchy. On the declaration of
the electoral vote of two states, Oregon
and Louisiana. depends the result of the
canvass. He secuted the idea that it was
ever intended to
PLACE SUCH ALMIGHTY POWER
in the hands of one mantle president
of the senate, man whom no man can
now name He believed, without one
shadow of doubt, that it was the duty of
the two houses to not simply count but to
canvass the electoral vote. 1t is not
machine, but an intelligent body, and in
this case it is to declare its judgment.
Such has been the unvarying rule, and
now for the first time it is proposed to
change the mode and have the president
of the senate declare the result He took
it that the American people everywhere
will
SPEAK IN LAUNDERING TONES;
that there shall be no foolishness or nom
sense in this business, but that the people
everywhere will quietly submit to the
decision Of the question by legal tribunal.
The meeting was then duly organized by
the election of Hon. Henry Stansberry as
chairman, and long list of wise presi-
dents. A committee on resolutions, with
j. B. Stallo as chairman, was appointed
and retired.
Hon. G. w. Rowland, a highly
Conservative Democrat, was then
brought on the stage, and made a long
speech, full of fervent and strong Ian
guage. He charged that the project Of
CAPTURING THE VOTES
of the three states in the south was born
after the election, and used as a pretext
for bulldozing the south. 1t was in the
nature and essence of fraud Of one
thing he was certain: No fraud would
ever get into the presidential chair. He
charged the Republicans with attempting
to put the senate in the attitude of revo-
luton, and warned them that If this were
done the Democrats of the house had q
clear duty to perform, which was to pro-
coed at once to the election of president
He did not like to make threats, but
would say that if the Republicans expect
the Democrats to fold their arms while a
piratical junta takes possession of the ship
Of state and drifts her to the vortex of 6
military despotism,
THEY WOULD BE MISTAKEN.
1t was the sacred duty of all citizens t.
maintain their rights 10 a constitutional
way. The Democrats propose to exhaus
the resources of the constitution, anC
further he would not say.
His speech was applauded
at every utterance, which indi
Gated opposition to the idea of the
Republicans to count in Hayes by the aiC
Of the president of the senate. ThC
resolutions declare the gravity Of tn,
danger threatening to the republic and tn,
belief that danger could be averted b,
coming to an understanding as to a few
simple principles, which were recited, 4
the affect that free exercise of suffrage il
the
MOST SACRED RIGHT OF THE CITIZEN;
that all attempts to abridge or subvert thi
right lead to anarchy; that the dis
franchsemeDt of one party by a tribuna
composed of another party is a denial o
the rules of honesty and right; that this i
more apparent now, when its exercise vii
defeat the will of the whole America,
people; that the constitution does not Civ
the president OF the senate, or any singh
person, the right to canvass the electora
vote; that the most dangerous usurpatiol
IN free country is that of the function o
civil authority by military power, and tina
the use OF this power, in .furtherance of tn,
interests ola party,
is AN OUTRAGE;
that the departure from the time-honore,
usages in regard to counting the electora
vote is not countenanced by the body Q
voters of either political party. The las
four resolutions are as follows:
ResOlUed, That 1t is the duty of congress to II
sist, with undying frmness, upon the integrity
its constitutional rights and prerogatives, and b
their just and fair exercise 10 avert the pers whc
threaten the peace and safety OF this country.
ResOtUed, That until the two houses of col
gross, either by concurrent or joint action sha
declare who is the constitutionally- pres
dent, II is the duty of Republicans and Democra
alike to
FRowN DOWN ANY DECLARATION
by the excited partizans Of either party that the
candidate is elected ana shall be inaugurated sue
declaration by citizens by the press being calc
lated TO rouse passions which may result in CIV
war.
RESOLVED, That every decision which may
made by the two houses Of congress wi
be cheerfnlly acquiesced in by the whole peopl
and that any attempt to inaugurate presidel
simply on the proclamation of the president of Il
senate will be an act of usurpation that should b
and, as we believe,
WILL BE RESISTED THE PEOPLE,
without distinction of party.
RESOLVED, That the secretary of this meeting
instructed TO forward copies of these resolutions
the president Of the United Staies. the president