The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-03

pressed, and that Of JEFF. Davis, we are un'
able to perceive it. He was then opposed 70
"coerciye measures" wanted the south to
Ego in peace" and most earnestly c0ntended
that ANY attempt to compel them by force
70 remain would he contrary to the principles
Independence. That was the doctrine Of
the Biz TriJWte in 1860, the acknowledged
leader among the republican slavery agta.
tors.
Its true, however, that Greeley and his
follower. have since changed They now 90
for coerc.ye measures 9t the most severe sort,
and war Of the most terrible kind-not To
preserve the union, but 10 destroy slavery. 49,
To preserve the union as our fathers made it
and leave the institutions Of every state ~
they were before the war began, is not what
they want, They are for the union only to
wreak their vengeance upon and destroy tho
shareholders. IL that cannot b. done they
want no union, but will fall back upon their
secession doctrines Of 1860, ~ quoted from
/ Greeley.
The question is simply whether we shall
sustain the president in his effort. to preserve
the union, Or - with the slavery agitator- to
destroy slavery and let the union slide "
We shall sustain Mr., Lincoln in the eff 1T he
is making, and do what We can 10 cItinguish
and extrrminats tie race OF slavery asitatpr-
Some fault ha. been found with u. by the
Register, Of this city, and by the Aledo Rec
ord, for not drawing n palmer distinction be
tween abolition republicans aud those who
are not aboitionist-,
We believe that a large proportion Of those
who voted for Mr., Ljucoin--pcrheps major.
ity Of those calling themselves republicans,
are really opposed to this slavery agitation
but they have followed the lead of aspiring
demagoguc-, who have used the question to
obtain power and place. Had they believed
what they have been told by democrats, for
| years, that the consequences Of this agitation,
aud The accession TO power Of Il purely see.
ton party, would cause secession and civil
war, and perhaps a destruction Of the union,
thoy would tot have voted for Mr. Lincoln
Thousand, Of men who thus uuconsciousIy
aided to bring about this result, regret bit.
tery regret their action, aud they win now
DO what they can to put down these slavery
agitu'ors and save the union But We teAl
their regrets come TOO late, they certainly
4 a.. - q. g.
trih, are siirncct.
We believe that if Judge D,ug,av. and
- Democratic cuustc'> had been elected, Juag
Dough-, you'd be uliye to-day, and NJ -cce-
, son, no civil war would have occurred.
We d. no, class all the men who voted 70
Mr.. Lincoln, or aI the men who call them
selves republican,, with the abolition agita
tors. There are thousands aman them wal
hat. M aboi,iouist a. bad ~ We DO Bu
they cannot deny that the agitation Of tn.
slavery question wa- the cause Of all uul
troubles, aud that, If the people Of each stat,
and territory had been content {, mind their
their own business, and leave the peopl,
-, Of every other state ahl territory to min,
l.o;,s -, aha ,..,,... -, -.
would have be"n sacrificed, and We .h.u
, now be in the enjoyment Of peace, happues
and uucxamp!cd prosperity.
V ". Gamma, .r..,. -. .o.,;.lo .,..,t.,. ..,..
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ii '''S '''''' law '''"' ''' P'"'''"' N"4
oqu"nt speech Of the new senator from ker
Of, lucky, Hon. Garrett Davis. recently deliver
ed in the nited States senate III. vy,s ;,
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;, '7 w. Wv ''''"'' "1,."''''' " ,"e ''"'
and II the recent emancipation lectures dc
liyerei by Greeley and other, il, the Smith
souiyn Ipstitutn in W,sbiu,,t.,, a,,,;...
i.I.l. :,
wiz" '"' '''''"I y i'"'' '''cfh Henry, II
vain protested. lie said:
The uttc.anccs they have dared to pur
forth IN this city have de,errated the Smith
4 souiau Institute Ii the ,rre,,inpi.r. h,,
dared to give expression f. the same uf,eran
ces, they voud nave been sent. and ,.y,,.,rl,
sent to Fort Lafayette or Fort Warren Vvt.,
will You Go with these rnoi,strr.y viii "a,
t You what would do with them, and with tha
horrible monster, Greeley, rs thew com,
4nraking around here like hungry v,Iyo,
after the destruction Of slavery If h,,
the power | would take them and the ,y|rsI
seceshers and hang them in uair. v,sh +,
. God could inhct that punishment rn.,
them. II would h., lust. rbcv are tina l;s
unonsta They are the madmrn ,,hn ar,
willing to call up all the passions Of tha in
fernnl regions, and all the horrors Of a sary;l,
war. THIS they would carry ont over ,Lp ii.
jointed fragments Of Il broken constitution +,
nhtoin ,l,air., ,r,l, ,nr,.-1,, ,,I '''''' u