The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-10-03
They Don't Intend to Restore the Unior

Tho n Y. Independent contains the follow
ing:
ssNo leading republican in congress means to
admit the ten waiting states simply on the adop-
tion of the congressional amendment. These states
are 70 be admitted conditions short OF the
equal political rights OF their loyal citizens, with
out distinction OF race. A reconstruction OF the
u MON on any other basis would be notlonal DIS
honor. Until the rebel states can come back on
this basis, they shall not come back ut alt.'
1t is such declarations that make the south
despair of regaining representation IN con
gress by aoceding to any proposition maze
by the radicals. Congress is pledged to no
terms Of admission its leading members
have various schemes Mr.. Sumner suggests
a probation of thirty years as not unreasons-
BILE; Mr.. Stevens exaots contscaton TO pay
the national debt and division OF the LAND
among the negroes Massachusetts resolves
that mo states or communities ought to be
represented In the senate or house, unless eV'
idence is given satisfactory to the representa-
tiyes and people of the north, and the loya
people of the south, that such states or COM
munIties, as we'll as the men chosen TO rep
resent them, are loyal and likely TO remain
so :" General Butter Is disposed to walt I'm
til oil things melt with fervent heat, unless
his terms are complied with and so they 60
on. Now, if congress had pledged itself that
the adoption of the amendment should secure
representation, very likely the south would
have yielded its repugnance aud sanctioned
the smendment-at least 10 an extent sufh-
cient tor its success; and although some OF ITS
features are justly objectionable, we could
not have blamed the south if 1t had taken
this course for the greater purpose oil restor-
ing the Union to it's full constitutional action
and depriving the hands Of agitaters OF ire
brand But this assurance was denied and
experience iustifes the south In apprehend-
ing that the amendment was not preseLted
with a view to it's acceptance, but to keep the
south out of congress, by thus bridging over
the fall elections, as Mr.. Wendell Phillips
said If the radicals through their couyen-
| tons in the different states, recognized news
paper organs and leading men-TIH give TINS
| pledge, even at this day, the probability is
| that enough states would adopt the amend
| ment in 1866 TO make it portion OF the fun-
damsntal law. This promise however, can
not be obtained, for the radicals do not desire
the adoption they intend TO deprive the
south of it's vote In the next fresIdentlal
election and fast as enc condition ls &C
cepted their stratsgem 10 to present another,
| until after 1868 But. if the south were to
| acouesce in the present proposition, we be
! lieva the people would not submit u any
more subterfuge upon the point, but lnsist
upon the restoration OF the south TO ali lts
rights and privileges under the constitution
| and leave General Butler and has associates
to melt in the ''fervent heat # their own
| anger aud disappointment. This Is worth
| oonsidering--B0ston Post
| Occasionally we find q radical newspaper
which speaks out plain and clear, as to what
the real radical principles are. The New
| York Independent, which pioneers the way
for the more reticent and prudent Of its party
| speaking of the great conservative conven
ton at Philadelphia, says
1.-THE antido:e of the Philadelphia move
ment is, to salt the republican party with th'
| SAVIOR OF impartial justice. The first battle
/ will be in the coming elections TO congress-
| Let no republican be nominated who Is op
| posed to EQUAL RIGHTS, nay, let no republi
| can be nominated who is not pledged before
hand to stand or fall by equal rights. W.
! had towards enough ia last congress. Go'
| give us one winter of brave men. No MAJ
| shall be the ncrt President of the Unitet
| States 1cbo does not ask permission Of the ne
gro"
Theodore Tilton, the editor of the Independ
| ent, who wrote that extract, walked arm-in
arm with the niger Fred. Douglass, at tn
Mulatto Philadelphia convention. We a.
know what he means by the 'savor of impair
tial JUSTICE" He would have the politics of tn
country ''salted" with African musk. Thu
suits his nose as we'll as his taste; and h
understands that that ia the ''savor"that bes
suits the radical party.