The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-01-23
should be regarded as a slippery oonserva-

should be regarded a. shppefy eonsefva-
tive.
But Mr.. Seward 10 NOT the only member of
the cabinet who leaves room for doubt as to
corning the question of restoration. Mr.. Har-
Ian would hardly have been elected United
States senator from Iowa unless he had
given pledges that he would act with the
radical majority in congress. He has more
plainly asserted his purpose to sustain the
president than Mr. Seward, but this was
some months ago, and opposed to this asser-
ton is the fact of his election by a radical
legislature. Such legislatures are not apt to
tolerate differences of opinion when voting
for United States senators.
The New York Herald of Thursday. speak
ing of Secretary Stanton. says:
ssThere is little reason to doubt that the secrc-
tary of war; Stanton is the head and front of the
secret Jacobn club at Washington. On several
occasions he has shown insisious hostility to the
president and to Gen. Grant. The case of Baker,
the chef of detectives, is fresh in the memory of
| every one. More recently his conduct IN prepar'
| ing order countermanding that of Gen, Grant
| for mastering out troops in Virginia evinces the
| same arrogant opposition to the measures OF the
president and the acts of the general-i Chief
The order OF Stanton, referred to- will be remem-
bered, was mentioned in the press throughout the
country INN ediately after the radical resolution
against the withdrawal of troops was passed IN the
| house representatives. Stanton took advantage
of this opportunity to prepare the order IN aceard
| ance with the resolution, and no d oubt gave the
information about it to the press. The whole
| transaction shows that Stanton acting IN con
cert with the radicals in congress- and against the
president and Gen. Grant. Ii Is notorious, too, In
Washington, that the secretary atdiates and con-
| suits with the Jacobin opponents of the admins
tration, and gives them aid and comfort"
| Such treachery as is charged in the extract
is precisely the line of conduct most congenl.
al to the tastes of the secretary. Moreover,
the vindictive policies projected by the radl
Gals meet warm approval in the hatred be
entertains for the southern people and his de-
sire to visit them with vengeance. No one
presumed to contradict him or his orders dur
ing the administration of Mr. Lincoln, and II
is we'll known that his reduction to obedience
nv MIR johnson in several Instances has not
tended to the production Of friendly feeling
between them.
A man of less courage aud tenacity of purpos
than Mr.. johnson might well be discouraged il
: ntemplating the difficulties surrounding hi:
| position. With large and determined majority
against him in congress. and cabinet luke
warm, hesitating and treacherous, he is yiolentl
| assaied by the press of the party which elected
him, and finds hearty and honest support on
among those who opposed his election. His sit
uation now is not very different from that o
Mr. Lincoln during the summer of 1862, but tn
"'pressure" which drove the latter from constitu
| tonal policies to the adoption of GarrisOnisU
finds no such plant material in President John
son. with malice towards none, with CHART
towards ALL he adheres to purposes forme
. from deliberate convictions of right, with firm
| ness and independence which have not been par
alleled in our history since President jackson
} made war upon the bank of the United State
and the enormous interests and powerful intu
ence it could call to its support. Interests eve
more important and more nearly affecting the If
of our government are now in issue betwee
: President Johnson and congress, and If, with tn
: formidable opposition now arrayed against Eiu
nc shall maintain his position and carry his pc
, icy TO completion, lie will win for himself nam
, not less honorable than that of the patriot states
man, general and president.-ChcGgo Times.