The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-02

negro race in the south, they would perpetu-
ate these disorders, which have been q source
of such distress and humiliation to our coun-
try in the last four years. The idea of these
two races, so marked in difference from each
other, enjoying the rights of citizenship and
suffrage In the same community, is, in my
opinion, utterly impracticable. 1t would
certainly perpetuste the strife which has ex-
listed and breed new war. Mr.. johnson him
self is reported by a Maj Stearns, who gives
an account of an interview which he held
with him recently, to have said that this
would breed another civil war-a war of ra.
css-whIch would lead to the determination
of one or the other of the races in the SOUTH
Now these radicals-the proposition which
they propose to carry out if they had the
power-propose, In the language of Mr.. Sum-
ner, to distrachise the white race and enfran-
ctlse the black race or In other words, put
the slave In the place OF his master. That is
the emancipation made by Mr., Sumner, fol-
lowed up by Mr.. Stevens in convention
held In Pennsylvania recently, which would
add another platform. that they should be
deprived OF all their property to pay the pub
lie debt and compensate union soldiers and
sufferers by the rebellion. So that this enun-
citation includes the stripping of the white
race IN the south OF every vestage of sover-
eighty, and would leave them naked and un-
protected, whilst the blacks are to be taken
by the hand, clothed with all the rights OF
citizenship and suffrage necessary to politi-
cal power in the south, and to carry out the
views of these gentlemen in New England.
who conferred that right upon them Zap
plsuse.) Who believes that such system
would avail anything. 1t would breed civ
il war and a war of races. Who believes
that fhasa ms wha hava Ill
of this government, so gallan.ly and so we'll,
although In a mistaken cause, for the last
four years, that their pride is so humbled as
10 be willing TO crouch beneath this negro
race. Who does not see that ii would lead
Us to scenes ten Thousand times worse than
those through which We have Just gone -
| My friends, it would be utterly impossible To
maintain that condition of things. They
would have to maintain army of northern
men as great as that army which succeeded
finally in crushing the rebellion That army
would necessarily involve this nation, in the
course of time, and that in a very brief time.
in debt which would be utterly intolerable,
and which the wealth Of this country could
not support But these expenditures and the
maintenance OF this army would necessitate
also high protective tariff, and that is what
the New England people want. (Applause J
They want the political power and the dom
lnIon which they think they would derive
from black voters in the south, giving them
seven o. eight more states to add TO the
six states of New England. -
They want the political power which
would enable them % elevate their
chief men to the highest places in the nation
and maintain that species OF legislation By
which they enrich themselves at the expense
Of the nation. Applause Those are some
Z Il Il - 4
the policy enunciated by Mr.. Sumner and
others who follow him. As a pretext for i'm.
posing this policy upon the men who recently
rebelled, they say they cannot be trusted
that they will again rebel. Ny friends, that
is an argument of apprebe sion-it l. an ar
gument which springs from fear-it Is an ar
gunent which might we'll and does probably
occupy the minds of these stay at-hone SOL
diers. the mass of whom were in the home
guards and did not help put down this rebel
lion. Those who put down this rebellion are
not afraid Of a new rebellion upon the part of
those whom they have conquered and who
are now disarmed but they have a respect
for these men who have with such limited /.
force maintained themselves with such abih- /
~ for so long period Of time. (Applause 1
They believe that men who have fought as
bravely as the southern people have fought 4
during this long period. for an erroneous,
cause. that when they have given up that /
they have found that il is i'm 4
possible for that cause 20 succeed, aud they !.
Law down their arms, they lay them down as
brave men always do. They have laid them !.
Gown in good faith, and they can be trusted /
as well. perhaps. if not better than those who |
have stayed at home during the whole of this
war. and whose only proof of loyalty has
been this declaration Of luminosity and vim
dictiveness against an armed foe that they
dared not confront. tApplause)