The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-09-12

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AZ the close of the war certain conditions
were exacted from the states az necessary to
enable them to send representatives TO con.
gress. The executive, under Mr.. johnson,
had declared that these states were in the
union, and had never been out of it, and the
acts OF congress at the time acknowledged this
position. 1t was not then regarded as necessary
for re-entrance into the Union that these con-
ditions were made, but to enable them to be
represented in congress. The states in due
time fulfilled the conditions, and sent their
senators and members elect to the seat of |
federal government to take their places in
the council of the nation.
But at this junoture the radicals in con-
gress asserted that these states were NOT in
the Union, and before they could come in |
they must, among other things, extend the |
suffrage to the negro; and to the present mo |
ment they have succeeded in keeping the |
senators and representatives of 10 states out |
of congress, and have refused to allow this
portion Of our country . share in representa-.
ton, Negro slavery was practically abolish
ed by the war; its abolition had been accept
ed by every southern state before it sent Its
representatives to congress. The south have
no farther desire, expressed or latent, to re-
call slavery again ss An institution in the
land. 1t was not, then, the abolition of ne
gro slavery for which the radical congress
were any longer keeping out the southern
states; ii was in order to Cypress and insult
the south by demanding from them the &C
acknowledgement of negro equality by negro
suffrage bill--to conyert the negro slave at
once into the negro voter, and thus virtually
give the government of the slave states over
to whatever body of sharp white men who
could wheedle or control the negro.
During the wal, and while tho radical New
England majority of congress have ruled the
| country, the manufacturers of New England
and few other states have prospered I'M
mensely, while the rest of the country has
| felt the evil influences of civil war, of COM
| mercial tariffs, and internal revenue, 40 con-
| ceived as to prey on the vitals of the people
| at large, while enriching Q few who dwelt on
the favored soil of New England. The looms
| and the forges, the mills and the foundrles OF
| New England, Ohio and Pennsylvania have
| born witness to the fortunes amassed by a
| few at the expense of the blood and the treas
| urs of the many.
And it is to continue this despoilation of
| the wealth and the income of the other states
| of the Union that the radical ma ority refuse
to admit southern members into congress,
until such time as these states may be com
PEELED to pass q negro equality law, hoping
in such case that New England will, by her
emissares, control the negro vote, and thus
have the south effectually at her feet.
Can imagination picture fouler piece of
radical oppression than this? Because the
| southern states will not consent that their
servants shall control them at the polls they
shall not be admitted to congress. Because
the south will not consent that they shall be
| governed except by the will of their own
white citizens, they shall not be scknowl
edged in the Union. Do you want to aid IL
forcing the south iuto rebellion again
| Think of the desolations of civil war
Think what Ireland has suffered from Strong
bow and Wentworth, from Cromwell and Viii
liam Of Orange-of lands devassed, families
decimatsd--of murder, rapine, lust and robbery
and Ca any Irishman who has seen simila,
acts enacted in the southern ssates-say, car
he wish that these acts of demons should be
again perpetrated, and does he wish 90 helr
to convert the fair land of the south into
bowling wilderness to crafty the insane anc
wicked selfshness of the radicals of con
| gress
The Irish citizens have at all times and il
every country ranged themselves on the sid,
, of Justice and against oppression. Oppres
sion is hateful to them, whether it proceeded
from the insolent domination of q GLASS O.
| from the arbitrary exercise of the powers o.
a government. They fought willingly in oil
den time to establish this union of states ,ant
they willingly fought to preserve it, No ma
| tionality of which the republic is composed
has yielded more of its life-b blood than thu
| Irish element has when the issues were OF
7 the side of justice and liberty, and tho Irisl
citizen to-day will not lend himself to the op
preston OF one.third of the country for tn
benefit of q small and blatant minority, WIN
have not only been an impediment to tn
D blessings of peace, but have been ever read,
to deny him that measures of political an,
religious liberty which is the right of ever,
citizen of the land.
In order to draw away the Irish voter frou
his plain duty to aid in the efforts of NJ,
/, johnson TO bring about rapid restoration @
: the country to its former political status
abolish, as soon as may be, all traces of mill
tary occupation and rule In the souther
states-to dispense with the freedmen's bu
g reau, military courts and governors-sound
= hateful to the Irish ear-to prevent this hag
q py result, the radical party, in and out
y congress, have sought out the Irish pstrioti
II societies, and by honeyed phrases and high
= sounding promises have held out inducement
d to members OF their ciroles"to give them{ tn
II radIeals1 their support In the coming cleo
( tions, to retain them in that power whic
s they are exertiug so ruinously to the cuul
try; and in return they (radicals) promise
q even hint only that in the coming congre.
, | they Will repeal or so lar modify the neutra
It ity act as to allow of armed parties leavin
} this country for Canada or elsewhere wlthot
o let or hinderance.
l. We do not believe that one Irishman wi
: accept the offer. We are confident that sue
l. promise will be treated as deluslon and
& snare. We know that the wholesome distru
u which any offer of aid and comfort, comm
? from such quarter as New England polit
. tions, will produce in the bosoms OF Irishme
will prevent the contamination of any ur
e holy compact or alliance between you an
r them.
e Every Irish citizen will pause before he 8
a riously entertains such an offer, and will ma
= urafiy consider
r l. Who arc the parties making this offer
q 2 Whas is the exact nature of tho offer
q 8. What ere the conditions accompanying
= or dependents upon such offer2
8 The committee will place these three tor
d les in a cear and truthful light before the
}, countrymen, in as concise a manner as poss
b BILE.
And 1st: Who are the parties making a
offer to Irish citizens? Who are the radio,
: party, that they should, under the guise
y friendship, approach the Irish-American eli