The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-03

punlenaDlc By neoVy huo anu s"o years IN
prisonment, If any person within the terrific.
~ or jurisdiction of the United States shall
enlist or enter himself, or hire Or retain an.
other person to enlist OF enter himself, or to
q beyohd tho limits Or Jurisdiction Of the
Uhited States with intent to bs enlisted, or
entered into the service Of any foreign prince,
SITE, colony, distRietsor people as . soldier,
vkeas maxine or seAman on board any YES
sci of war, letter Of marque or privateer.
Section third makes it penal offence, pun
islssble by fine and Imprisonment, for any
person to tit out e 10 arm, or attempt to arm,
or procure to be fitted out and armed, or
knowingly to be concerned in furnishing fit
ting out and aiming, any ship or vessel with
intent to DO employed in the service of any
government, or any people agsi INST any gev--
ernment or people at peace with the United
States, and the vesss els and all her appurten-
ances shall be forfeited to the United States.
Section fourth prescribes the duties of Of
fees concerning seizure of ships.
Section fifth makes severely punisha BILE the
increasing in any manner OF the force of
ship of war, or adding to it's guns or equip
ments when that ship is engaged or to be en-
gagged against any government or people with
which this government is at peace.
Ssction sixth prescribes the duties of dis
trict courts in causes arising under the bill.
Sections seven and eighth empower the
president to use the land and naval forces in
carrying out certain provisions of the bill.
Section nine provides that offences prohib-
tied by the bill, committed beyond the jurisdic-
ton of the Dnitsd States, may be prosecuted
and tried before any court having jurisdic-
ton.
Section tenth is the only provision of the
| bill in which any material change appears
| from the old law. 1t refers entirely to( tn g
| sale of vessels and munitions of war to in
habitants and governments of other countries,
and allows such sales, but provides that the
president may suspend and restrain such
| sales whenever the United States shall be en-
gagged In war, or whenever in his judgement
| it is necessary In order to maintain friendly
| relations with any foreign nation.
| We ask our reader to look and see and say
| if. when the fenians asked bread and the rad
| icsls promised a whole loaf, there ever was a
| harder, more cruel stone given before The
bill gives absolutely nothing to the feniapr
| that they wanted. They stand precisely
| where they did before. The radicals have
practced the most abominable lying toward
| them. The neutrality bill, conooeted by the
| radicals is a wall mountain high between the
patriot Irish and Canada. 1t tells them al
| if they enlist or enter themselves to invade
| Canada, they shall be arrested, fined and i'm
prisoned Is this the radical sympathy and
aid promised? 1t tells them if they go over
| into Can ada or go to Ireland TO fight agstnst
| England, when they come back they shall be
arrested, fined and Imprisoned. Is this the
sympathy of the radicals, and the aid prom
| iseds Is this tho sort of cham pionship OF the
Irish cause that the radicals promised? 1t
tells them if they fit out a vessel to war
| against Eng land-ifthey arm and equip one
| or enlist in one. or are concerned In one-tbey
shall be fined and imprisoned, and the vessel
| conGscated. Is this the aid and sympathy
! and enc0ursgewent promised by the radicalsl
| Why ID is flashing them with scorpions. Isis
the most savage derision ard mockery ever
offered 10 gallant race. 1t is an unpardon
able insult and outrage, which we are sure
that tenaDs and the entire Irish people will
remem Der long, and with sentiment of ven
gsarce against those seif-stYled champion,
| of freedom" who have SO wicksoly deceived
the Irish people.
The grand high priest Of the radicals, Mr.
| Banks, speaking for the committee. does not
| pretend to recommend TO congress any change
| whatever in the neutrality laws. except IN
| the provisions reieating To safe Of CeSsetS and
some other minor maritime affairs. The con
clusion of the report II devoted 10 the Irish.
expressive Of sympathy for them. But it i,
| a piece of sanctiInonious hypocrisy and false
pretence for, when We csme TO look into the
bill, we find, as we have shown, that the rad
icsl demRgogues, 'all of claptrap and bun
combe, have turned their backs On those they
so cruelty deceived, and granted to them not
a single change in the neutrality laws which
| is of any value to them at all.
As we have already noticed, the abortion
has had delivery in the house of represen
tatiyss only. The senate has net yet touch
ed it, and will not of course until Decem
Der. So far as the Irish patriots are concern
ed ii is of no rnoafent whether the senate
passes it or not. for TO them 1T isn't worth q
button. The fenian brother owe SD al
thanks to the radicals.-St. Louis Republi
can.