The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-17
LACK OF DIGNITY.

EDITOR ARGus.-In the year 1882, Lord
John Russell carried through the British
PArliment the Reform Bill. In the year 1900
it 10 hoped that the late Lord John, now Earl
RUSSELL, will give the country another reform
bill. Reform in England means strength
eniug and extending the republican element
in the English constitution. These steps are
1t in tue direction of the governments of the
continent of Europe. but toward tho primer
pie of government of the continent OF Amer.
ics, so it 10 very natural that the English will
look to, and study our institutions towards
which they are tending. Now there are
some things would rather they would not
see, to-wit: The way q republic treats its
| president. If they read our radical papers,
they will find them tesming with abuse OF our
chief magistrate. These papers scruple not
| to call him "a renegrade OF his party )"
| "a traitor to his country" They say
che has lost his balance" and is "made gid.
DIV BY his .eminence )" "has done acts for
which. in times gone by, he would have lost
head :" "he oush: TO be impsached; )" The as
sumes to know more than congress )" The Is
q liar ;" she gets drunk. DUNK" See Rock
Island Unioa) "he is inconsistens;" "he was
a traitor ;" ''hs was made president by the
Assassin Booth :" ''he forgsts himself who
is, he to set himself up to be wiser than the
| majority or public opinion?"-snd many sim
liar disrespeotful expressions.
When the English people see such al out
pouring of walls of wrath, they will surely
enquire: What il it ali about? They have
read the state papers of President Johnson,
and pronounced them to be characterized by
high wisdom aud able craftsmanship. They
believe, with SIR Martin Pero, that "Andrew
johnson is one of natures noblemen." Now
what has he done to be so abused! Only
this: He thinks it better policy to act the
I %hs
lie ID in a position to view the whole CUES
ton, having given it great study. In looking
over the soutn he saw two things wanted -
, Security, and confidence. and he says to abe
large planters: eff you tate the oath OF allie
giancs and remain faithful you shall not OF
/ molested; therefore go and plant and cult
vste, raise cotton and bread for the people,
, such course being absolutely necessary
to save the country from ruin, and the pHpu
. iation, both white aud black, from starvation
For this, such papers as toe Chicago Repubtt
! can and Tribune dsiiver themselves of tint
t most poisonous droppings above cited, ane
8 point the finger Of scorn Ut him, land say thu
, and thus he makes treason odious.
Tbs anti-rsformers In England contsmpiat
3 ing this sad spectacle will say: III tins j
3 repu bIiosnism, good Lord deliver US iron
: it''
: If the president had saksn the opposis
0 course, was down down upon the whites Q
g the south, and for giving polItloa! power t
# the negro, then another party In the oountr
would belabor him. 50 II Is impossible tor
president to escape one or che other But t
: bs more uni asst, uncourtsous, unchGrisa5ie
II to more bells, aud act With 8 meaner spirl
7, than the 80 called radicals, is impossible
c O'Conneil SAID he was ''the best abused ma
d in the kingdom" The president may say
;. | is 1.-THE best abused man in the republic"
II AN ENGLIsa REPUBLICAN,.
l. Rock Island, March 10TH, 1866.