The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-10-17
POOLING THE FENIANs.

The radicals, in congress, threw dust in
the eyes OF the tsnians, promising fine. things,
in vague, general way, but doing nothing,
and leaving them precisely whore they found
them, having done nothing in the world TO-
wards modifying the rights of the neutrality
laws.
They also find fault with the President for
doing just whata he was sworn to do, and
just what the laws required him to do,--and
they would have impeached him if he had
done less. If they were so anxious to help
the fenians they could have done 50 in one
hour. by repeating the neutrality laws. They
had the power. Why didn't they do it?-
They had the power to do it, even over We
to. Why didn't they do il? Simply be-
cause thoy do not and never did intend to
render tho fenians any assistance whatever
except words, words. words.
What is the position of the democrats and
conservatives Of Illinois on this question p
Let us see:
sThe Monmouth democratic and conservative
convention, which nominated Judge Thomp-
son for congress, unanimously adopted the
following:
WHEREAS, ireland is now engaged in a struggle
for liberty, and is determined to throw off the yoke
of British oppression and stand among the nations
as free and independent people, as she has the
right to do,-and
WHEREAS, The history of the democratic party
shows that have, ut all times, stood by and de-
Tended the rights and interests of the foreigners in
own land of freedom, and that our Irish fellow
citizens have faithfully stood by us both in times
of war and peace,--therefore
Resotred, Than We not only sympathize with
them in their struggle for freedom bat hereby pledge
our congressman to offer BILL as soon as pos
sible, repeating all laws now in existence which pre-
vent the free and untrammelled support, by their
friends in this country, of all who favor freedom
and a republican government in ireland.
And Judge Thompson in his letter of &C.
| cepsance dated Alsdo, August 31st, says:
at pleased your convention to express its views in
reference to the of ireland. need hardly
say that sympathize with all people struggling for
liberty and nationality. belong continued abuses
the unjust and oppressive treatment of that unfortu
| nate people, by England, has naturally tended to
keep alive the memory of her ancient independence
and TO foster the hope of liberation Whether in or
out of congress, l shall esteem it high privilege
as well as duty, to do whatever can, consistent
with our own honor, TO advance the hopes of thai
oppressed country
| And the state convention, of democrats and
| conservatives, held in the state house, al
| Springfield August Goth, 1866, unanimously
| adopted the following:
Resoired,. Tibet the sympathies of the democrats
and conservatives of Illinois are with the people OF
Ireland and with the oppressed of every natonali-
| ty and we hope that at early day they may OBJ
tain redress of their grievances and the recognition
and protection of therrights. The democratic party
points with pride and satisfaction to its record in the
past which shows that it has always sustained the
constitutional rights of adopted citizens against al
| organized opposition to those rights.
Col.Dickey. Gen Phillips, Col. Crebs. Judge
Thompson and all our candidates are pledged
to these political principles, while Logan
Harding Co., are nos-bus attempt, BY
specious words, and high-sounding phrases
| to gull the fsnians into their support, when
they will do nothing for them, and never in
tend to.