The evening Argus., 1866-11-20

sofo-sAoy never discover, " my
thing, and probably never Will. AT rare in
tervals one among them may be found who,
by culture, has risen to responsibility as .
scholar-but these cases are rare exceptions
to tho race. What they will do in the future
we cannot telI-sut we are in favor Of giving
them fair chance for improvement, aud If
they can beat the white folks let them do
so. Nothing could be more fatal to the radi-
Gals, Is party, than for the democrats to
take this course, for by SO doing, We take
from them their entire political stock in
trade, and lesys them a bankrupt concern.
We have often thought of taking this
ground, publicly, and we wrote some articles
on the subject, in the winter of lS64-5, but
We could not hope that they would attract
any particular notice, because of the limited
circulation OF our people as compared with
newspapers of the great commercial centres.
We were heartily glad to see the stand taken
by the Chicago Times, because that paper
had a circulation and an influence which
would command attention. We intend, in
our small way t, aid in the movement, and
we expect to see it carried to q successful re-
suit.
{ OF courss we are aware thut the matter
rests wholly with the states that congress
has nothing whatever to do with the subject,
and that the people of each state must regu
late the matter of suffrage according to their
own notions of justice and good policy. But
the people of the several states viii be irfu
enced very much, in their action, by the
opinions and policy of the party generally;
and it shall be our duty to aid the party gen
orally to adopt what we think to be good poll
cy on this subject, as on other subjects. Fail
ing to do this. we propose to continue to be
democrat, and ac. with the democratic party
and continue to urge our views of right
and wrong, at such times as we can do SO
without endangering the greater and more
important thing of all-the acquisition OF
power by the democratic party throughout
the country, and the establishment of what
we beleve to be correct principles of govern.
msnt and correct in interpretations of the funda-
mental law of the land.
And while we are on this subject of mis-
takes of the democratic party, we wish to say
a word upon another matter: 1t is reported
that Josh Allen is defeated for congress in
the Cairo district, IN this state "A result we
expected, and fer which we indulge in no
particular grief, for this reason it will teach
the democratic party OF that district, and we
hope of the state and nation, good lesson
We have had about enough of Vallandigham,
Clay Dean. Geo. W. Jones, Dennis Mahoney,
DR.. Oids, Josh Allen, Corning Judd, and that
sort of X. G. c. martyrs and leaders. The
democratic party got along very well, during
the war, and occupied high and patriotic
position (the position which Douglas o,cupi-
ed) until it mat WITH great political victories,
in 1862, when suddenly there came to the
sagfact set of noisy democratic radicals, Of
the sort we have named, aad their followers
who, by there noise, gave the public to under
stand what was never true) that their opin-
io1s were the opinions OF the party! In this
way the party was misrepresented and un-
Justly ren isred unpopulor. The great mass
of the democrats were patriotic. all through
and newspapers, and speakers, Though not
agreeing with ell the measures winch Mr..
Lincoln was forced, by pressure" to adopt,
were patriotic snd sustained the war to its
successful termination.
Still the acts of these 'blatherskites'' were
quoted, by an unscrupulous opposition, as
he acts of the party, and thus political CAPT
Eal was man ufac;ured for the republican par
y. It was this set of K. G. O.'s who fraudr-
lsntlT forced the 23d resolution upon q mass
u eesing of democrats, and the republicans
then dishonesty divided the resolution and
published il as two resolutions, and claimed |
il as the action of the democrats party. The
resolution was bad enough, as ex planned by
It's friends-but when cut in two and explain
ID by the opposition, it was infamous. Col. |
Diokey showed the thing up in its proper
light, during the late campaign, and its au
hora ought 20 bear the infamy which proper |
y belongs 30 such transaction.
The result of following suoh leaders has |
brought only harm and nothing but harm
We urged the nomination of Col. Crebs, in |
tsad of josh Allen, or any body of that sort |
and had he been nomin ated he would have |
carried the district.
But, enough for the present. Let demo- |
'rats be true TO their country and true to |
heir principles and all will be well. Let |
hem remember that taxation and reprssen-
'ation should 60 together. as well to oolored !
usn as white men. And that we are bound /
10 do equal and exact justice to all men, what
ever their color or country may be. Such |
Democratic party can and will be sustained |
oy the people. None other can or ought to. |