The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-03

chusetts, and he IS on the record potn In IA
vor of negro suffrage and against the admin
lesion of any representatives from the
southern states upon the floor OF congress I'M
til their state constitutions recognise equal
and unrestricted negro suffrage. The other
senator from Massachusetts occupies the
ga ue position. So do the two senator's from
Maine, the senators from Vermont and Rhode
Island, and from Ohio and most of the west
ern states. The majority of the republican
senators are openly and squarely upon the
record against President Johnson's policy,
aud in favor of unrestricted and unlimited ne
gro suffrage. In this respect they follow the
lead of Henry Ward Beecher, who, in a re
cent speech in Philadelphia, and again from
his pulpit in Brooklyn, avowed that he was
In favor of negro suffrage and In an argu-
ment In its favor alleged that the negro was
as much entitled to vote the lrishman.-
Why, this clerical demagogue deserves to be
driven out of the country for uttering such a
sentiment. Cheers. Look at the patriotic
devotion and noble sacrifices the Irish have
made for US in the late war. Think of the
lamented Corcoran and the gallant Shields,
the only general who ever defeated Stonewali
Jackson. [Cheers. Think of Meagher, of
Melvor, of Mulligan, and the other Irish lead
ers, to say nothing of the hundreds OF thous
ands of their people who promptly answered
the call OF our country In its hour of need
The bones of many of them are now bleach
ing on the battle-helds of the rebellion, and
their reward is this comparison of Beecher's
with the sooty, odiferous, thick Tipped negro.
Tho reason for his hatred of the Irish, howev-
| er is plain. Their vote and influence has al
ways been on the side of the democratic par
ty, and it is to nullify that vote that he
them. Cheers. Upon the question of sui
fra let ma har hat I'm in
the Union now permit the negro to vote-in
Maine. Vermont and New Hampshire, free
| negro suffrage in Rhode Island he must own
| Sl35 worth of real estate; in this state $3.50
| worth of real estate, and in Massachusetts he
must be able to read and write. Personally.
| l like the Massachusetts qualification best |;
| but we have nothing to do with the question
| IN this state at the election, 1t must be left
where the constitution and President johnson
leaves ito the legislative action OF the sew
eral states. The ultra theorists of the repub-
lican party, Wendell Phillips, Henry Ward
Beechsr, in his letter in yesterdays IN. "
! Tribune, and b. Gratz Brown, the radical re-
publican Missouri senator, are each insisting
| that the right OF suffrage is a natural right
| hold, with President johnson, that II is q
| political right; If not, your naturalization
laws are unnecessary; the age of vote and
| his residence in q county and state cannot be
| fixed by law. Now, this Is a political right
| under the exclusive jurisdiction of the legis-
| latures OF the several states.
cannot better prove, fellow citizens, TO
! you, the opposition of the republican leaders
| to the presidents restoration policy than by
drawing 4 picture of what their course of az
| ton will be in the next congress. Congress
will assemble on the first Monday of Decem-
Der, and at its opening Mr.. Mcpherson, the
present republican clerk, will call the roll of
members. Now | prognosticats that on that
Roll the name OF not n single member from
the lately seeded states viii appear, though
several of them have elected represen tatives
In good faith under the presidents restors.
ton policy. Mr. Mcpherson Will no, dare TO
take the responsibility in the face of the at
titude OF his party, and no sooner will con.
gress assemble than Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens,
OF Pennsylvania, the repu blican leader In the
last house, will move To refer the question of
the admission of the southern states members
to a committee of his friends for the purpose
of excluding them. Will Mr.. Raymond, who
aspIres to be the adm Illustration leader on
the floor of the house, and who is the author
of tho Syracuse platform. vote against such
q proposition, without annexing to il some
degrading condition precedent No. lie /
will unite with Sumner in the senate and |
Stevens in the house, In keeping these south
eTn members out OF congress notwithstanding /
they are penItent and anxious TO renew their 4
devotion 10 the old flag, and notwithstanding |
they apply for admission in accordance with |
the expressed wish and plan of tue president !
What can the democratic party do in the face /
OF such an opposition? Ia the senate and in :
the house it will Dc a unit in favor of sus- |
tanning honestly and without qualification /
the policy OF the president; but, with !
the large majority against it in both /
Do you not see, my fellow citizens, that !
this is d plan on the part Of republican lead |
ers to toment new agitation, and TO keep up |
their republican organization for the purpose /
Of going into the next presidential campaign !
upon q sectional issue? Will this thing never |
ceaseY Are we never again to be united !
and happy people | believe that President !
johnson is earnestly working to restore har |
moDy and prosperity to the two sections, and |
he has go far succeeded that good feeling |
exists among the people, and trade is fast |
reviving between the north and the south |
Southern merchants and producers have |
come among us, have seen our merchants /
and manufacturers with whom they were in |
the habit of doing business before the war /
and such has been the confidence Of those |
merchants and man ufacturers in the pros |
pective speedy return of the southern states !
&C their old place In the Union, aud the abil- !
ity of the southern people to meet all their
obligations, that they have trusted them with |
millions and millions Of dollars worth of |
goods and property. The refusal Of congress |
to admit the southern states back intB fell |
lowship. will bring chaos upon US, business |
will be at a standstill, the bright promises |
which diwned with peace will disappear, the |
revolutionary element will possess the coun-
try, foreign capitalists, many of whom are
now among us seeking Investments. will lose |
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