The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-29
From the National Intelligencer.
THE ADDRESS TO THE SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS.

L
letter or telegram. That the call for the
convention will be largely if not generally
responded to by those who preserved the I'm
ion by campaigns of battles in deeds of unsx-
ampled heroism, there is every reason to be-
lieve. From every state and part OF state
in the north will be sent delegates to Cleve-
land, to record In substance, as the sentiment
of the military and naval service. that those
who fought to preserve the Union will be
foremost in civil life to see that its restora.
tion shall lack no element of completeness
and especially, that disunion shall not be |
perpssuated for selfish purposes of rule for |
gain, by acts of political partisans, who "nev |
er set q squadron in the field I" and too many |
OF whom still counsel "blood letting for the |
sake of the Offices, the patronage, the con-
tracts, and other advantages to favorites,
through plundering operations in lands and
staples Of the south, BY freedmen's bureaus
and special government of6cials.
These are now shameiessly proclaiming be
fore the world that the south is more rebel
lious than ever; that the negroes are worse
treated than ever; that the south is not half
whipped; and that there must be another war
| to substantially crush out their very life,
| substance, and rights.
| The heart and intellect of the northern sol
diery, not less than of the people, revolt at
their atrocious and sanguinary suggestions.
| The feelings of the latter have been uttered
at Philadelphia, wish response in the I'm.
| ion of men of all former party names and
crseds; and the yet undeveloped sentiment of
of the latter will find like expression at the
Cleveland convention. The address of the
committee, with its endorsement by 80 large
a number of patriotic and distinguished
names, contains many striking views that
will 90 home to all hearts. They recognize
southern men as having gone far beyond
mere submission, and point out the various
respects in which they have complied with
| the logic of events. They use the strong
word ''vsssalage" as the condition that in
furiated political partizans pres scribe, and
| which they condemn. Individuals have in
CURED penalties but communities and states,
| in the comfy belonging to natural law, and
In constitutional contemplation, cannot be de-
MED representation in the councils OF the ma
ton. Some northern states, and certainly
the southern states, cannot be expected to
adopt constitutional amendment which pro-
scribss, by disfranchisemens and disability
TO hold Office, the abest most honored, and
most experienced in public affairs. The
north should act, not from sense of mAgnan-
unity alone. but consistently and justly
The final browning, and imperial idea that
addresses itself TO the conscience of all men
is, that it is better to act with those aoho hare
|
than with those who teere right and are now
serOng.
The qualities of heart, the christian
spirit that conceived this great movement OF
the soldiery, and the intellects that have SO
well expressed what all philosophy and his
tory inculcates, are as bright chsplets upon
their brows. 1t says to the world. that tho,
like the Roman legions in the days of the de.
{ cline and fall of the empire, they are q pow
er in the state, to be consulted and respected
:. by politicians, yet their trade is not arms,
their desires are not for war; that though sol
diers in war, they are citizens In peace, and
: in the latter capacity they desire TO live uD-
der the auspices of restored Union, with
, the south represented In congress by loyal
] men, and not the victims, present or pros
pective, of subjugation, confscation, and the
} fatal rule of the sssraps of central power.
We know of no language 80 well cacula-
lated to express the exalted views of men so
inspired as the following from the pen of the
gallant and distinguished General Slocum:
When Fsaid he the confederate soldiers, In
the spring of 1865. surrendered their arms
aud returned to their homes, we assumed
thas the object of our great work was nearly
accomplished. When we witnessed at that
time the kind feelings manifested by our Off
GERS and soldiers towards their late oppo-
nents, we felt assured that all hatred and Bit
terness between the two sections of our coun-
|, try would eventually cease to exist, and that
slavery, the great cause of our troubles, hav-
ing been removed, we should soon have bet
ter and more perfect union than we have ev-
er before known.
When, few days later, the president an
nounoed the terms and conditions upon
which he was willing to restore to the south
ern people all their former rights and privil-
eyes, and these people eheerfully accepted
and complied with each and every one of his
conditions. we certainly had reason to look
| for the immediate restoration of the union.-
But in this we have been disappointed.
There exists at homo an army which is
not actuated by the feelings that moved the
} men comprising the armies of Grant and
Sherman-men who were ready to grasp the
hands of their late antagonists soon as
those hands were no longer raised against
the governmet There exists among us po
litical party which, for the purpose of retain
ing power, has prevented the com lete restor-
alton of the Union-which we understand to
have been the sole object of the war-s party
which would bold portion of the states In
subsection, tesching the rising generation in
both sections lessons of hatred and Jealousy,
instead of seeking to make them forget the
bitter past, and become-as they must be.
come, if our union is eyer to become of value
one poUpie III IuLofeSb duu lcoiiuRs Iule
party, until congress assembled, Indignantly
denied any intention of postponing the res
toration of the union, and appealed to the
people for support on the ground of being
| the only faithful and reliable friends of the
president and his policy. This mask has
now been dropped, and the issue before the
people is clear and unmistakable. Let those
| who fought for q restoration of the Union
now come forward and vote for it, and our
victory is assured.
1t is stated that the entire delegation from
Illinois rad Missouri to the Philadelphia
convention have signed recommendation to
the president for the appointment of General
Charles J. Stolbrandt, of this city, as minis
| ter to Sweden. -~-,
General S,olbrandt is native of Sweden,
but nasuralizsd citizen of America, hay
ing, we believe, taken out his naturalization
papers in this city. He is q gentleman of
education, and possesses natural qualifics-
tions of a high order. He entered the federal
army in 1861, as captain of battery G, Sec
ond regim MT of Illinois light aYtillerv-bst-