The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-09

sized by Thomas Ewing, who still lives, and
who sustained the Philadslphia convention
recently in so mastery . letter that the re-
publicans dare not publish ID.
He did not want Office. and if he DAD, he
would not 60 into the dirty purlisns OF the
Chicago lager beer saloons or drink with John
Wentworth and such men, who voted tnous.
ands of dollars TO themsslyes and poor hun
dred dollars to the soldiers, and that by so i'm.
perfect ! bill that il was doubtful whether
Che soldiers would profit anything 1t. Ap-
plause.
The republicans have talked about John
SON using the army and navy to drive oat
their party. He doesn't need TO do anything
of that sort Well do it for him aud when
the Philadelphla convention sits. We will
place the northern traitors where they viii 20
down to posterisy along with the southern
rebels. There is great principle to be de-
veIoped at Philadelphia, and when we raise
that new flag within sight OF Independence
Hall we shall maintain the doctrines origin
ally laid down in the declaration ofl776.
He firmly believed that unless the demo-
cratic party stopped, by..their ballots, the de-
struction of our country, civil war would en-
sue in less than three years; and when the
radicals undertake to spot soldiers, rob states
of their rights and suppress the press, they
will force war upon US. Ii will not be a war
of shareholders against freemen, but it will
be a war for free press, civil rights aud civ
il liberty.
When Andrew johnson took the govern
ment, he simply put upon himself the mantle
of the deceased Lincoln, took his cabinet and
his priu Piles, took up his line of msrch in
his footsteps, and took into his oounsels that
much mxligned man, W.H. Seward, the best
statesman in the world They call MrJohn,
son a traitor, rebel and copperhead, because
he has removed some radical Office holders.
Why, when he came into power be found the
f6ees in Chicago like the Augaan stable in
flth-the occupants had eaten all the hay
and part of the lack. Who has he filled the
vacancies with? With such men as Judge
Sca.es, who, after being thirty.fve years
chief Justice Of the state. at the age of sixty
turned his back upon his profession snd rode
out to battle. He was one of the proteges Of
Andy johnson.
It was claimed that the democratic party
had some with them who were injurious to
the cause; SO had the republicans. Both
sides had a parcel of dirty dogs along with
them, and as a party the democrats were not
responsible for that.
They ask why don't we support congress
Because congress asks things of rs 10 which
we can never consent.
1st. They ask that congress shall establish
territorial governments for these states.
I'd. That no stats shall come back into the
Union mark the words,l unless they agree tC
certain unconstitutional restrictions. a..
Sd. That negro suffrage is one of these re
strictiens
18th. That we shall amend the constitution
and with this Inconsistency. that state
must alter its constitution and then be de
clared not state.
These ideas were elaborated st a length
which precudes a complete publication Of
the speech. which WAS listened to with atten
tion and frequent applause.