The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-23

being the same in character ard spirit as
when it sympathized with treason; with
making its control of the House of ,epres-
entatiyes the triumph and opportunity of
the nations recent foes; with reasserting
and applauding in the national capital the
sentiments OF unrepentant rebellion; with
sending Union soldiers to the rear and
promoting confederate soldiers to the
front; with proposing repudiati On; with
being impotent on The financial question:
with thwarting justice for partisan ends;
with the obstruction of investigation in the
lower house, proving itself utterly incom
petent to administer the government. We
warn the country against party alike un-
worthy, recreant and incapable.
3. Invite all who believe that the direc
ton of the government shall not pass into
the hands that sought to destroy it, and
who seek pure and economical govern
ment by honest and capable officers, to
unite with US in fratcrnal and mutually
considerate co operations for the promotion
of these ends.
Emphatically condemn the dishonesty
and treachery of every Official who is faith
less to his trust, and approve the injpnc-
ton to let no guilty man, however high.
escape; commend the administration for
| its good work In protecting the public
treasury and Furnishing public offenders,
| and in laying down his trust at the close of
the period for which he has been chosen,
President Grant will carry with him the
lasting gratitude of the American yeople
IF his patriotic services in war and peace
CoNKLING FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
| 5. A statesman and patriot of the
highest ability and character, whose long
and distinguished public career is without
reproach, who has faithfully served the
cause Of freedom and union through the
great struggle of the past fifteen years
who has been steadfast to equal rights
and financial honesty, and the unfinch
| ing exponent of Republican principles
and who possesses the experience, capac.
ity, courage and firmness which qualify
him to have strength and honor to gov
ern, we present Roscoe Conkling to the
National Republican Convention as oui
choice for the nomation for president
6. Pledges the convention to supper,
the Cincinnati nominations and pledges the
thirty-fve electoral votes of New Yorl
for the Republican ticket, in case Conk
ling is nominated.
0eoTSe w lHIdu SuTtiS OUeTeQ the I0l
lowing substitute for the fifth and sixth
resolutions:
Resolved. That while we would rejoice
with pride if the candidate for the presi
dency in the election Of this year should
be selected from among Republicans OF
national reputation in the state Of New
York, whom New York mostly and mos
highly honor, yet recognizing that the
nomination should be the result of the
untrammeled deliberation of the Nationa
Convention, we willingly leave the selec
ton of the candidate to the patriotic
wisdom of that body, il full confidence
that it will present the name of some
tried and true Republican whose character
and career are the pledge Of pure, eco
nomical and vigorous administration O.
the government. Applause
Mr.. Curtis, in response to loud calls
proceeded to the stage amid applause ant
cheers and made strong speech in fayo
, of his substitute. After a long ant
sharp debate the substitute was re
Ijected-yeas II3, nays 250 So tn
amendment was lost. The original res
clutions were then adopted with dissent
lug voices and the convention adjourned