The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-10-12
RADICAL ABUSE OF JUDGE ROB-
INSON.


gentlernanly illusions to and very false state |
msnts against this distinguished democratic |
orator. And the leading radicals, here, ex- |
cuse Governor Oglesby for declining the joint |
discussion by saying that unkind person
al relations existed between these two
gentlemen We cannot permit these state
ments to 20 uneontradicted. The facts are
that nothing unkind ever occurred between
Judge Robinson and Gov. OgisSby. They
were beth soldiers in the Mexican war, and
have been personal friends I'll their lives.
In 1855 they were both candidates for con
gress, in the game district, and both travelled
together over the entire district, making
speeches to the same audiences. The most
intimate personal relations were preserved
during the entire canvass, and Judge Robin-
son was elected by large majority.
In 1864 they were both candidates for gov
ernor of this state, and still preserved their
former kind personal relations. During the
entire canvass Judge Robinson never made an
unkind personal allusion to Gov, Oglesby, but
conducted the canvass strictly upon principle
never, on any occasion, descending to person
alities, but always telling the people that
Oglesby would make good governor, per-
| sonally, but was ON the wrong side, political
| ly.
During all Judge Robinson's congressional
life, Gov. Oglesby was never in Washington
but he called on the judge, and they always
maintained kind personal relations. Judge
| Robinson never was in Decatur (Oglesby' 3
homs) in his life but Oglssby either called on
him or sent for him to come and see him.
Nor did Oglesby ever, to Judge Robinson s
knowledge, make an unkind personal aIlus-
on to him-certainly if he had prompt notice
would have been taken Of the fact.
| These facts are enough to set all that mat
ter right, and to show that the joint dissus.
sion, here, was declined simply and only be-
cause the radicals knew they would suffer by
consenting it. Ii was a confession of their
gunsut with our speaker.
/ Now word as TO the abuse showered upon
Judge Robinson in regard to the war, charg'
ing him with opposing the government &c.
&c. This charge is also false, and all intelli-
gent men know it to be SO. During all the
time Judge Robinson was in coz gress he never
failed to vote for all the men and all the money
Mr.. Lincoln called for. In no case can q vote
of his be found against the most vigorous
prosecution Of the war, or against furnishing
| oil the means asked for to carry it on. He
voted against the draft, not because he was
opposed to furnishing men, but because Of
the outrageously unfair mode of drafting, and
supported the government in voting for al
appropriations called tor.
AS an evidence OF the estimation in which
the soldiers held him, we will state that, si
Nation, in 1861, while Grants old regimen
1.-THE 2lst) was stationed there, Judge Robin
invited him to address them, which he did
One of the companies in that regiment was
from Judge Robinson's own town, and wa,
commanded by Capt. Harlan, who is now the
democratic candidate for the legislature and
will, doubtless, be elected by over 1000 ma
jorisy. We speak of this last fact simply tc
shown that if the democracy OF that district
where Judge Robinson resldes) were no
friendly to the soldiers and to the war they
could easily elect civilian.
These facts are enough to show that Jud z,
Robinson has been basely assaulted and Sian
dsred by the Union. We do mos expect tina
sheet TO correct its faIsehoods but we do NO
intend the public shall be left to believe it,
upcontradicted ISLANDERS.