The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-10

Great Conventions of the People in
Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, and other
Places

Throughout Uue Oulteu CtntOo on WV
9Th of January. 1.-THE anniversary of Jack
sons great victory over Packenham and
the British forces) great meetings OF the
people, irrespective of party, were held to
protest against the revolutionary conspiracy
organizing by the corrupt leaders OF the
present administration. The associations
of the day suggested to an orator in the
great meeting held at Washington the
probability that another. acksoH would ap-
pear to challenge the usurper and lead the
people to great victory over their
oprressors, and the enemies of the re
public. Whether a party, prolific in great
men. shall fall upon a contingency which
demands leader to direct its energies and
shape its enthusiasm to unexampled deeds
of prowess and patriotism, depends simply
upon what policy the advocates of unsur-
patton may decide upon, They will find
in the demonstrations of Monday an oppor-
tunity to measure the weight and char
acter of the opposition they will encounter,
and we are free to think they do not est
mate it lightly. The question is. whether
we are to have president who has been
legally elected by the majority of the votes
of this country, or one who is the creation
of the perjurers at New Orleans and
Tallahassee. That is question on which
the Grant Hayes Chandler conspirators will
do we'll to ponder.
The convention at Springfield was the
most magnificent ever held in the state,
and composed of the greatest men, of al
parties. 1t was called to order by Cyrus
H. Mccormick, who made an excellent in
troductory speech. Hon. John T. Farms
worth was chosen temporary chairman, anG
entertained the vast audience,with lenthy
and very patriotic speech,
Ex-Gov. John M.:Palmer was perma
nent president, with atlist of distinguished
men for vice presidents from every con
gressional district Gov. Palmer made
most brilliant and Ethrilling speech, which
was cheered to'the echo.
The committee on resolutions from thu
state at large were as follows:
Hon. Lyman Trumbull, Hon. Jas. c. Robinson,
Hon. A. G.. Burr, Hon, j, F. FArnswOrth
| Hon. W. Allen, Hon. Ben. S. Edwards,
Hon. Gustavus kerner, Hon S. S. Marshall,
One or two men were added to this com
, mittee from every congressional distric
, Hon. r, NJ. Grenell, Of this county, an,
MIR. j. s. Drake, of THE ARGUS, repre-
,, senting this district on the committee.
! The resolutions were presented and rea
' by Judge Trumbull,a and adopted with pei
e feet storm of applause, and will be found i
+ another place in this paper, Judge Trum
bull was then called.out and made yer
able constitutional argument on the pres
= dental issue. Gen. McClernand ais
. . spoke,-and several others, The meetin
o was great success. 1t was composed {
the substantial men of the state, in in
;. mense numbers, and was enthusiastic an
= determined
In Indiana and Ohio the meetings wei
equally large. Judge Gooding, Hon. Get
W. Julian. Hon. B. w. Hanna, and Hol
:. D. W. Voorhees, were the principal speal
% ers in Indiana, and Gen. Durbin Ware
1t Hon, Geo. II. Pendleton, Gen. Geo. v
IS Morgan, and Gen. Ewing, in Ohio.
"a Committees of safety were appointed
/ the various states to represent the Poop
in any contest which may arise in cons
quence of the revolutionary conspiracy
Ii L. l. IL
If established forms of ascertainiug and d
ed claring the peoples will
O. We regret that our limited space.forbi,
e. any attempt to publish the speeches,
a even a synopsis of them. The Chcal
IT. Times of Tuesday contains .Yery.full r
es port.