The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-11

can imbecile administration has given indis-
putable proof of its incapacity to conduct great
war Even its own friends are constrained to con-
fess its impotence and are msdsfdtfng sts dasPloce
ment by EXTRA coNsrrUTIoHAL AND nEvoLoIi. -.
AIRY METHODS tending to hopeless divisions ih '"e
north, and general anarchy"
The New York Times pronounces the article
q base forgery-it never having sPpeaisI ~
that paper, but was taken from the Nc" AorA
Herald,-Rock Island Union lOth.
We venture to say that the Union don't
know whether the Times denies having pup.
Eshed the item or not-but it is matter Oh
no consequence. - far as our purpose Is con-
oerned, whether it was the Times or the Her'
aid, az both were administration papers ~
the time of its publication.
But here is something the New York Times
does not deny, and which is just as bad as
the other-and worse than anything we ever
said of the administration, viz:
aWe simply remark that the president runs no
little risk of being sperceded in has oDee II ne un
dertakes to thwart the clear and manifest 9e.el-
mination of the people to MAINTAIN the autnority
of the of the United States, and to pro-
tect its honor. We in the midst OF revolution,
and in such emergencies the people are oery opl 90
find some REPREsENTArTvE LEADER, " he JOHNS "
ia,o do not gire them one."
At little later stage of the wal, while Mr..
Lincoln was still supeoted of q willingness to
compromise the national difficulties, the Ohio
State Journal, Of Columbus, the central organ
of the republican party in that state, promi-
nently published letter from correspond
emit in which occurred the following para
graph:
az like the spirit of the major in command OF
the Goth Ohio. When in his presence the question
was presumpt,ously asked sShall eventually
have to compromise . he turned with witnefing
look and said, 81 entered this campaign win over
800 men to day 1 can muster 1872, and tell you
if the president hints even at compromise IN EkE
ARE ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO
ASSASSINS IN MY COMMAND READY TO
MARCH solitary and alone, TO THE WHITE
HOUSE, We ,Dish our friends at home had thas
spirit'tis the spirit of the federal army, who bear
the burden.''
To what extent MIR. Lincoln was influence
ed by the different methods of pressure
brought to bear upon him to compel him to
the adoption of certain radical abolition
MISUNDERSTANDING which were these threats
of deposition from Office and assassination
we can never know. But we do know that
such ''pressurs" was exerted to drive him in
to measures which had not the approval of
his judgement.
Mr.Linooln finally fell by the hand of pro-
slavery assassin !; who can say that, had
his public policies been different he would
not long ago have fallen by the hand OF an
abolition assassin? And who can say that,
had he been spared by this pro slavery sssas-
sin, he would not, for his liberal terms in
the pacifcatlon of the rebellion-which We
all know be was about to ofer-still have en-
countered an abolition dagger?
However severe has been the treatment OF
Mr.. Lincoln by the democratic press-how
ever emphatic has been its denunciatiOn
of some of his public policies-it has never
sought to control him either by threats or Of
assassination. The same thing cannot be
truthfuIly said of the republican press. as
could be shown in numerous instances by an
examination of its files.
And the threat has already been made by
a republican in this county land we have the
evidence of it, that, '.if President johnson
shows any favor to the rebels be shall be
served as Lincoln was"