The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-19
THEY DON'T DENY 1T.
From the Boston Courier, March 18th.

From the Boston Courier, March 18th,
In the debate in the house on Thursday
Mr.. Richardson, Of Illinois said
THE gentlemen on the other side told u.
yesterday that the preservation Of the consti
tuition and theuniOn was secondary with them
1.-The primary object with them being the
destruction Of slavery"
We put this uncOntradicted statement Of
Mr. Richardson down, for record We desire
10 do no injustice to any portion Of the repub,
lcan party Weknow well how large por,
ton OF those numlnally connected with il
there Is, whose sole object Is the restoration
oil the union as our fathers made il under the
| constitution The rest cannot help themselves
for II certainly will be 50 restored, IN spite
OF them but, IN the meantime, those IN con-
grcss 10 whom Mr., Richardson referred are
and have been from the beginning the worst
enemies the country ever had. The tity
/ six aidcrs and ubcrters ui the conicderaey'
in the house. who voted for Nr, A.h.ey'srrs
/ ulution 10 reduce the southern states to terri.
tories were nobiy defeated by the majority Of
their compucrsi and other defeats await all
thi, class ot men, By and by, which will teach
them boss the people OF tho country rnga'd
those, who, having thrown oH all disgui8c.,
talk aud vote IN correspondence with the
charge made against them by Mr. Richard.
son, of which only the deepest conscious
uc.. Of guilt could have restrained them from
denial
Gen, Singleton, from the committee made
u report, completely yindcatins Governor
Yates and Qnartermastcr Wood, and stain.
TINT our volunteers ARE a. we'll il not better
4 La, IL. L.. A..
the union. It isn complete rolura'iyu Of all
the slandcruus charges against the governor
-JDurHW
Gen. Singleton male no such report Us the
journal alleges. H. state, that the Illinois
volunteer, have been clothed aud generally
provided fur as well if not better than the
volunteer, IT other states. WhJ has asser,
ted H. the contrary? But when Gen. Single.
'pn, rs charmau OF the military committee
Uf the convention, sought information un the
subject. the journal aud its followers, with
the assistance Of such hlackguari- as Quincy
Mcneil made il the basis %! assault upon
the member from Adams aud the convention.
~ rhar." has been made that the Illinois
troops have not been well provided, but it has
been alleged and the records show il, that
in making such provisions unnecessary cy.
pcnditure has been made, the state sadlled
with unnecessary debt, and not for the Iii
uois soldiers benefit but for the purpose If
patronl.ins swarm Of political partisan, at
home.
Gen Sngletuu's report does no: viniicate
Gov Yates in this connection, or rcfute the
charge brought against him 1t would Dc
strange, indeed, with AN expenditure of over
five millions by the state, il her soldiers were
not made comfortable, but the question is why
should this large amount have been expen.
dcd? Where has II gone, and how doe, it
compare with the expenditure Of states which
have furnished larger numbers Of troops?
Gen Siugicton'- report i, in honorable con.
trast with the dirty comments made upon
his original action by the republican press,
and especially with the replies to his interrog.
aturies by the Quincy McNeiIs who have Sc.
cured pu-...nn from the state house which
they never would have got from the men un.
Ger their command aud who write their
blackgvari replies nt state house suggestions.
-Wiaois State Rsg'stcr.