The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-01
LIBERTY BANNER.


from the paper, as follows:
PROSPECTUS OF THE
LIBERTY BANNER.
The subscriber proposes commencing, on the
1st OF July next, the Publication OF weekly paper,
with the above title, at Rock Island, III TO be de-
voted to the cause OF human liberty and happiness,
with special reference to the legal and constitu-
tional abolition Of American Slavery.
The rapid extension OF Anti-Slavery principles
in this region OF country and the fact that there
is ~ yet but one paper of the kind in this state,
and that located at it's eastern extremity seem to
render such publication, at some more western
point, imperiously called fer at the present time,
and Il IL confidently hoped that every true phtlan-
thrOpis will give It his cordial support
The time cannot be remote when the chains
shall have fallen from all who wear the human
form. The last slave In the British Possessions
has become a freeman; the Emperor OF Morocco
has asserted the dignity OF manhood in the enfran-
chisement OF every slave In his dominions; and
shall America be the last in such glorious work
shall the children Of the mel of '76 pause while
the soil Of the land their fathers dearly won
there exist three millions Of their fellow beings
In the most abject savery-deprived of those
rights which God himself has given thenS Shall
this political curse be permitted any longer to
parylze the influence Of our free institutions-and
slaye-holders be permitted longer to rule the dec
tinies of millions OF freemcni
II needs only that the friends of freedom unite
In active exertions against this monstrous evil and
soon It will be banished from our land, and thet
can the LIBERTY BANNER be unfurled to The
breeze, without having the word LIE written upon
Abu VuAlattcEe, hn IL uOW 10, W tlle huge
OF God.
whilst we shall publish without fear or favor
whatever we think necessary proper TO be said
at the same time our aim will be to present fact
and arguments, rathIr than empty defamation
and unmeaning verbiage. We believe that TN
facts and arguments which can be presented OF
this subject. have In themselves sufficient persua
sive power, and that they need only TO be under
stood 70 excite men to action.
The columns OF the Banner will be open to com
municAtions from any person, II written In prope
spirit, and any plan OF emancipation dlherin
from that OF the publisher, to wit. IMMEDIATE AN
UNIVERSAL, BY ENACTMENT OF THE SEVERAL Lee
IsLATUBEs, THE STATE LEGISLATURES FOR TIL
STATES AND CONGRESS FOR THE DISTRICT OF Coz
UMBIA, Will he attentively considered. FIRE
Discussion, which the Shareholders in our cOuntr
are now endeavoring to suppress, will be mali
tanned by the Banner, both in precept and ez
ample.
The Banner will be published on a mediur
sheet, at 81 90 per Annum In advance $l,25 at III
end OF three months, and $3.50 at the end OF 81
months. These terms will be strictly adhel
ed TO.
STAny person who will obtain 1--WE subscriber
and forward us five dollars, will be entitled 10
sixt copy gratis; and agents will be entitled
gE-An communications should be addresse
post paid, to G b Waite, Pub Banner, Roc
Rock Island, H., Apr. 4, 1916.
From the Cambridge Chronicle, april 18th, 1s7
Aud Lang Syne.
Mr.. William Talbot has handed us son
ed. The first is the first copy Of G. I
Waite's Liberty Banner of Rock Islam
spoken of In our quotations from Mr.. Da
forth's Rock Island press history. TIL
copy was issued as Specimen Number
May 4, 1916, and announced that the me-
number, beginning the regular issue, won
apper July T. 1t is four page sheet, wi
four columns to the page. Its matte
except a column devoted to temperate
is wholly devoted to abolition, The fl
page has a poem dedicated to Cassius
Clay's wife and mother, who he hi
declared alone advised him not to vel
an article copied from Clay's True Anne
can; and news from the Liberty Assoc
tons in New England. The fourth pa
had a letter from Samuel Fl. Davis
Peoria, and a report of the liberty ma
convention for this congressional dlstrit
at Lyndon, Whiteside county. At tn
convention, VIM. L. Allan, of Genese
was the orator, and special evenil
meeting was arranged to hear him turtle
On the inside pages, beside other et
torial and news matter relating to t
abolition movement, there was colun
and half report of an abolition eonve
ton at Peoria, held in the court house, d
evening session OF which was broken up
mob. Those named as participants
the rlOtOus disturbance were a MOrm
elder named Hunt, and MIR. Stillwe
Eggs were thrown at the aboitionists, al
the meeting driven out. This was NJ
6, 1916. During the night, Mr.. Wills
OF Pennington, who was watching {
wagons Of the members, was assaulted
one of the mob, without provocation, al
knocked down with club. He was ca
ried. in seuseless,and for some time douh
were entertained of his recovery" NJ
Wilson survived the assault, and may
seen in Cambridge to-day-Mr. George
H, Wilson, one of the earliest settlers
this town. On the following day t
court house was locked against the abo
tionists, and their furthur sessions we
held in q private rood.
At the head of the editorial colum
stood the following ticket:
Liberty NOminations-For represent
tive to congress for the sixth COMPRESSION
district, Wait Ta!cott of Winneba
county.
For state senator from the counties
Lee, Whiteside, Rock Island and Hem
Enos Pomeroy, of Geneseo, Henry count
For state representative from the cou
ties of Lee and Whiteside, Daniel
Young, Of Union Grove, Whitesi
county.
For state senator from the counties
Knox and Mercer, Nehemiah West,
Galesburg, Knox county.
For state representative from Kn
county, David Ashby. of Knoxville.
For state representative from the cou
ties of Bureau and Stark, Augustus
Dunn.
DR.. Dunn was killed in battle, duri
the late war.
The paper contains several advert
ments of runaway slaves, and slaves
sale, reproduced from southern papers
Judge Waite to show how the system "
managed, But the sentiment of the tin
was AGAINST intartarance hu the north n