The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-22
A GOOD THING.

repard TO the state of affairs In the south, ana
we are glad to say that they haye got all
they asked TOR, and little more. The pres
ident tells them that 1.-THE aspect OF affairs Is
more promising than could reasonably have
been expected - that 1.-THE people OF the
south evince q laudable desire to return to
their allegiance" The message of the presi-
dent. which will be found in this paper, ls
gall and wormwood to the radicals, and SEN
asor Sumner stigmatized it as "a whltewash-
inc message" Senators Doolittle and Dixon
took Sumner in hand and made him apollo.
gise.
General Grant, who had been requested to
90 south and see how things were working,
also made report, which will be found IN
this paper, and in which he knocks radical
ism pat on the head. He places confidence
in the southern people, says that they regard
slavery as forever dead, and disunion or Sc
cession an exploded humbug that a lew
troops ought to be kept at the south, not to
protect the. niggers, but to preserve order IN
til tho civil authority is re-established and
he says they should be sail aohite troops -
1.-The presence" says General Grant, 'ot
black troops lately slaves, demoralizes labor,
both by their advice aud 10y their FURNISH
ing in their camps, resort Tor the freedmen
for long distances around
This is wholesale slaughter by the lieuten-
ant general. He is "a veritable pirate in his
blood-thirstIness. First, he makes radical
aboltionism walk the plank: and this is
scarcely overheard before he bundles after it
the whole army of nlggers. No: satisfied
with this, he tumbles over after the Niger
troops the philanthropic freedmen's bureau.
He thusidisposes OF this right bower Of alb
oiitionism
conversations, however, on the subject with
officers connected with the bureau led me to
think that, some OF the states, Its atfars have
not been conducted with good judgement Or scon-
my, and that the belief so widely spread among
the freedmen of the southern states that the lands
of their former owners will, at least in part, ne dI
vided among them, has come from the agents OF
this bureau. THIS belief is seriously interfering
with the willingness OF the freedmen TO make con
tracts tor the coming year.
There Is no doubt u 1t and there Is just
as little doubt, that these agents have been
selected and recommended by toe radicals
tor the express purpose OF notwithstanding
that belief among the negroes. inis Is
part OF the plan. The negroes are to be edu-
Gated to believe tha5 this division of property
will be made. They are then instructed to
demand it, and the end will be, tnat the rad
icaIs. if within their power, will accede to
that demand, as they have all along Intended
to do. The revelation of General Grant that
the agents are engaged ia that dlaboiical
work, Is altogether premature disclosure
for which they were not prepared.
After having thus tossed overheard north
ern radicalism, niger troops, and the freed (
mems bureau, he adds to the lot choice Sc
lection Of freedmen in the following style:
''In some cases, am sorry to say, the freed
mans mind does not seem to be disabused OF the
idea that he has the right to live without provision
for the future, The effect of the belief in the di-
vision OF land Is ldeness and accumulation in
camps, towns aud cities. In such cases think it
will be found that vice and disease will tend TO
the determination or great destruction of the col
ored race"
General Grant is also in favor of admittiu z
the southern congressman, and he tells con-
gress, in this report, that s'lt is to be regret
ted that there cannot be greater coming
ling ct this time between the citizens Of the
two sections. and particularly of those intrust
ed with the law-maklng power"
Taken in all. the last campaign of the lieut.
enant general is his most active, brilliant and
decisive one. 10 writing down this motley
phalanx. composed of abOlltionists, niger
troops, philanthropic bureaus, and law dar-
kies, he has gained quite as great victory
rs when he received the surrender of the
starved remnants of Sees rebel army.
The lieutenant general is 10 longer the
pet of the radicals. He has refused to nan.
der to their base designs. He has exposed |
their intrigues. He has given advice CON. |
trary to their programme. He has dared 70
stand for right and country, instead Of for |
schemes aud party, Henceforth the radicals |
secretly or openly IS they dare or Judge he's,
are at war with him.
President johnson and General Grant are
entitled to the thanks of the country for the /
blow they have given radicalism.
Senator Sumner, of Massachusetts,. has de- |
generated into q common scold. He yester-
day denounced the presidents message in |
answer to resolution of the senate, in such |
terms that he was rebuked by Senators Dix
On ana Dooiltte, and was shamed into a re-
traction
massachusetts ought to get up a party as
peeiaiiy Tor the use of its senator's bnt in
oroex 10 nave lt harmonious, it should en-
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