The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-08
sectional Ruffianism.
The radical newspaper press of the nerth

III The radical newspaper press OF the nerth
8derives one half, and perhaps twothirds of
Il the inspiration Of its articles against the
4 south from the southern press Itself, OF
III course these radical abolition newspapers are
I not consclentiously anxious that their extracts
ID; should be representative of southern senti-
q ment On the contrary, they very much de-
a sire that the average tone OF the south
j. which is loyal to the UniOn-shouid not be
I.serepresented at the north. They therefore are
llcareful not to quote anything from the south
'anarn press, save isolated and garbled extracts.
professionally they are not obliged to garble,
4. as witness the following from South Caro-.
EIina newspaper, and which is quoted in the
-AUalanche Of Memphis, with this cordial in
lIdorsement:
ii ssaeain, it is insisted that while we do honor 10
ithe graves of the conederates should treat the
'ss graves of tederaIs with ike respect. Absurd -
E7Shall we adorn with wreath and garland the last
!, H-restng place of those vino plllaged barns,
VI burnt dwellings, and insulted mothers
wives, sisters and daughters? Is it to be expected
!, bsthat lady should honor the memory of man
hskilied while robbng her hen Toost7 II praying for
THE souls of the damned would be OF any avail,
a they might have the benefit of our prayers-but
81 honor them-neveri''
Hill There is ruffiiany, brawling insolence
Esabout this that reminds one OF nothing so
ls.,much as of Thad Stevens of some Texan
slf OUTLAW. 1t is indecent and cowardly to the
8 very last degree; but it is as far from being
s representative of average southern sentiment
as bsgnio is of christian temple. Here
ss is another extract from a southern. newspaper
! published at Vicksburg, and edited by an ex-
I stconfederate soldier. 1t has reference TO the
cdecoration of the graves of the federal and
III confederate dead which was done by the Ia
dies of Columbus, Mississppi:
s"We envy not the narrow heartedness of jour
FINALS that can find fault with so noble an action
Pro our mind, il speaks volumes for the purity OF
4tpomans character. Our ladies not politicians
M-they are christian women. And while engaged
Nm decorating and preserving the graves of sol
aafiers, they thought not of warke strife, of
tTzvengeance against the dead. They only knew, as
they viewed those solitary graves of strangers in
sA Strange land, that they were sleeping far away
from home lar from mothers and sisters, and as
lthey dropped the spring of our sunny cline
Iapon their silent resting places it was with the
christian hope that some fair sister in the north in
Hike charitable spirit, might overlook the silent
fgraves of our southern sons which are scattered
among Them"
a Abolition newspapers every where give cur.
.rency to the former; none OF them republish
~ latter. The Vicksburg extract We believe
- ba an utterance which will be Endorsed by
Lo;na.tanths of the men who fought In the reb-
n ranks. The other represents tine cowardly,
5oal;onant. stay at home element whose coun-
ll-arnsrt EXISTS in the north among snat faction
ewb;ch. from pulpit and newspapers, Siam mo-
-. .anraancs against the vanqulsned. Inc
Fd;nsf;ve hatred exhibited by this faction
- No more the type of northern seeing IN
- r,oss than the FIRE eating insolence OF the
1 e. ~. Caroziuian and the Memphis Aod
u anche Is respre sentative OF the genera 1e0i-
+. T. nu;te unfortunate for the country sna'
,hese northern and southern Iac'i0n' A@'' ~