The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-09-22

In speeoh delivered in the house of rep
resentatives on February 9Th, 1861, John A.
Logan employed this language:
:'We are told, however, that their action being
unconstitutional, it 10 the duty OF the federal gov
eminent to call into requistion the army the navy
and the military of the non-reeeding states, and
with them invade the revolving states and enforce
the laws. Sir, can we, by this process, compel
them to elect members OF congress, to accept the
Offices of Judge, marshal, postmaster, collector of
customs at the various ports, perform any other
OF the various duties under the government? No,
sir; might possibly have forces enough to sub
jugate and hold those states conquered provin-
ces make them hate, but not love US; make them
subject to but not respect our laws. If this meth
cd be resorted to On the part of the government,
with View OF coercing states enforcing the
laws, 1t will be part an act of war; and will
be SO regarded by the civilized world.
'sSir, our hearts sufficiently steeled against
erring brethren to witness all the horrible
scenes of such unnatural strict For one, SIR,
my heart sickens at the very thought They are
not enemies with whom we should be willing
to measure swords, but part of people
They are our kinsman, and should be dealt with
kindly. Their return from their wanderIngs may
be looked for at some future day, if our action
shall be tempered with forbearance and modera-
ton; but if you 'let slip the dogs of war; never
never !"
It is thus seen that the position taken by
Logan, even before the inauguration of Mr.
Lincoln was that to enforce the federal laws
in the south would be act of war on the
part of the north, and that the south in that
war would be acting on the defensive. This
was the initial point of divergence between
Logan and Douglas. Douglas held that it
was not only the right but the duty of the
federal government to enforce the federal
laws in all parts of the republic, and that
armed resistance to their enforcement would
VI nF
who should make such resistance
This was always the doctrine held by the
democratic party. 1t was the doctrine held
by that party when Gen. jackson put down
notification in South Carolina; 10 was the
doctrine held by that party when the govern
ment enforced the fugitive slave law against
radical rebels in Wisconsin.
Logan planted himself upon the South Car
DINA platform OF 1882, and attempted to drag
the democratic party in Illinois along with
him into the vortex of rebellion. He was
sisted by Isham N. Haynie and one or two
others of like character in Southern Illinois.
The character of their efsrts is shown by the
resolutions that were adopted In meetings
gotten up and addressed and manipulated by
them. One of those meetings, at which Lo-
gan and Haynie were present and made
speeches. resolved as follows:
ssWe are opposed to our legislature voting one
cent to aid in equipping troops to be sent out of
the state for the purpose of prosecuting the
essary war inaugurated by extremists north and
south"
The fact that these Egyptian rebels did not
succeed in their internal designs was greatly
owing to the determined stand in support of
the government taken by Stephen A. Doug
las, and his eloquent appeals to the people to
stand by the constitution and laws. And it
was this defeat of his contemplated treason
that excited the wrath of Logan, and caused
him to denounce Douglas, and TO declare that
che had sold the democratic party, but, by
Cd, he could not deliver il"
Douglas, as there is evidence to show, new
er had any confidence in Logan, but always
regarded HIM as a mere superficial ''spouter,o
deficient In judgement unreliable in charac.
ter, and treacherous in disposition. That his
estimate of the man was correct history has
abundantly proven Chicago Times.