The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-18

not punish those who are now daily engaged In at
| tempting to destroy the government and AZ once
spike the guns Of the abolltioHl,t before II Is TOO
late before they have accomplished Ia the north,
! what they have done, alas assisted by similar
traitors, IN the south,
| Since Secretary Stanton took charge 81 the var
department, and declared that constitutional libcr'
should no longer be suppressed, aud since phan'
| thropic clergyman offered 10 preach IN Forts War
! ron and LAFAYETTE from the text Acts, chap Nxy;
! q. fUg lt srrmrth Ia me unreasonable 10 -rul
! prisoner aud not withaI 10 signify the crmr, laid
against him. the generosity and -rp-r Of Justice
Ut the new secretary Of war ], Hppmcut-hc ha,
captured lAo-r fort. aud thus obtained victory
superior 10 that ut Mil Spring Roanoke or Don,
| c,,on aud openly yindicalr4 the legitimate rights
and privileges Of the people, u0dIcu down by al
imitation here, Ui the de-pOtl.H of iew European
ruler, Men against whom there was no charge,
no proof Of ollrH-r, who were iur several month,
refused any examination into their case, have thu,
been released, BECAUSE they had not done, and
would not do ans harm But T. II ~ with those
who are daily pursuing system OF iutamius the
mind. of men 90 hatred and injustice toward. each
other l. il 20 with mltmmatory aud uslrrrr.
upunry huangur. aud .pourhr- lrphI.hrd hy
thousand, Iu quanr,iu, large enough tp Raven tine
ml.chicyou- lump
We do not mean 80 much the injury done hy
th" NARROW and insignificant order Of the mapiics
IN Boston, styled ahplItIouI-ls, hUl the abolition
! speaker, IN DUUGt.-, who, rs W. have quoted,
| openly dpnuuupp .uhmI ,-iuu H. the Government
aud The constitution, and their allies the Gror.
! lev. Browu-Uns BouIwc., Andrews, rhcryprs,
| Baerhrrs clr,-urn who, IN their positions, oN.
| rlt am extensive and damaging influence, mmtlr
| al and interruptions As they are, IN their several
/ capacities, m.H who u,lii the president for rr.
/ iu-iug their uyrrIWr., and III" army and IT, uil
I Gers because they "l not Ice the Instruments OF
/ au autsllyrry urU.aGc-troHilnul. Of ruin, who
! openly adyocnt" Gi-mou, under The prrtrNt Of
| emancipation, and traitors To- every rational or
| hopeful cause, Must their Pronunciation wait
| tliI thrr mtduuu. work H. accomplished, aud they
can celebrate triumphant victory over the con.
! stitutiuu, aud divided, ai.uAcri and ruined
| country
You are pcrhap, a-tou.-hrd, brother Argu.,
! that u foreign unmr-dhr take 80 much interest
IA your gIorious uuiou but YOU will be- satisfied ii
she tolls YOU that she va more than five wears
engaged in irving TO persuade the obolitjon-r. 10
diminish slavery hy Christian means by the IN
PRODUCTION Of energetic i.u" lNhor"r. from Europe
INTO Nh" border lave state, whore white men can
live and work-aud To de- 10 hy the same means
that vi, vour great free state. were one" ,uanui.
patcd Bur no ahuliuu.t was willing 10 assist
her in promoting such m immcu," good for their
own 70. well 20. th" old country II the property
ofothrr- could not be- stolen, the passion, stirred
up and political party lU.lrtrd, what abolition
+ l,t care, to accomplish anything by christian
mraHsy III, doctrines and acts convince Us
daily that b. believes III nothing else than tia, n,
realization his aim justidcs the most unlawful
unconstitutional and uuchristian means 10 reach
it..
And, wa- It not for fear of the immense danger
surroundingthc capital, Situated rs it i, in III,
midst Of slave states not one abOlitiOui,t would
now support the noble emancipation project o
the president, which must strike III" popular
chord here, As well a. in the old world.
Belonging to - nation who fpimrd the frst'i"C
republic in Europe, who once owned the territory
Of many Of YOUR states. Who settled and laid IN,
foundation of the free institutions Of your pr0m
urut and influential empire state, who discovered
Your magnificent Hudson. who enjoyed al the
benefits Of palladium Of liberty and fundamental
luw, after which your constitution was framed
vino conquered her freedom and independence
during trrrIbl" and awful war, wugcd nearly As
long a. the cAistcn," OF your union. who was the
ASYLUM Of the oppressed and the friend Of the per.
secuted OF all nations. long before the North Am.
crcau republic mad" hen appearance in the geo
, grapAy Of the globe, who WIS in the foremost
ranks to assist her in obtaining, Independently
that prominent place vino, in proportion to the
area Of her territory gave more learned scientific
| aud artistic men, NOR" inventor, and discoveries
to the scientific world than any country in the
miy-rs"--itl- not more than natural that Al oil
spring of such II nation must have sympathy for
an empire 50 wonderfully developed q, this ggan-
tic republic,
There was a time when YOUR umucsakcS father.
land, nearly invisible spot on the glObr. not
larger than some Of the smallest STATE, OF YOUR
union, commanded sea- and empires by the -uprc.
macy of her intellect and the prcdominaucc Of
hrr means; that at her famous university the sons
| of uohIcmrn Of all cmr,, and many OF the later
greatest Swans Of the world wrr" reared and
among tho-" tn" witty philosophical scholar,
Goldsmith, of ireland, Who thus CAV" q graphic
description OF her couutrymon some two centuries
ago: There was ship at that time ready for IIol-
land | embarked and in nine day, thank my
God arrived safe at Rotterdam, whence hy land
travelled to Loydcu, and whci,yr now write. =
The modern DutcLmau i. quite different
creature irpm him ol former times he in every.
. thing initiates fruchuuI hut in hi, easy. Olsen
gagged air, which is til" result Of keeping polite
company The DurAman is vastly ccromouipus,
and j.. perhaps what Frrncnmm might have
been in the reign of Louis XIV Such !, the bet.
ter breed But the downright IlolIamdcr j. one OF
the oldest figures in nature Upon head Of lamk
hair he wears a hatcockcd, narrow hat laced
with black ribbon, no coat but seven waist-cOats
and nine pair, OF brrochr- 80 that his hips reach
almost up to hi, armpit,. This wcIlclothcd vcge
table j. now fit to see company or to make love
But what pleasing creature j, the object Of his
| appetite Why, She wears a large fur cap. with
a deal OF Fland"r, lace, and tor every pair OF
hrccchcs he carries she put, ON two pcttcoat.
Oliver auchauted with the face of the country,