The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-10-17

Of the Union, and that they had the right OF
representation in congress; that members
from states in rebellion held seats during the
instruction; and to sustain this point quot
ed from Mr.. Lincoln's public papers. lie
proved, further, thst President johnson had
gone further, even, than Mr.. Lincoln In pro-
posing terms upon the adoption OF which the
suspended relations of the rebel states to the
federal government should DO restorsd-prov'
ing, beyond successful contradictlon' that the
charge that Mr. johnson had proved recre'
ant 70 the party which had elected MIN was
false in essry particular. Il is the radical
marty which, under the lead of such men as
Stevens and Phillips, has determined upon
AGO uiring nationality, if possible. by enfran-
chising all the negroes in the country, has
proved unfaithful to the war creed OF all 10y
al men everywhere, as avowed In the Critten-
den resolution. Upon the question of negro
suffrage, we were glad to hear the judge take
the broad side of the ground on which every
man must stand who would preserve our land
from the fate which has overtaken every ma
ton that has merged into mongrelism by
breaking down the barriers between the "a
ces-the ground that this government was
made by white men, preserved by white men,
and that white men alone should exercise the
elective frachise. He would give the negro
the protection of the laws, in whatever might
relate to person or property, but would never
vote or consent to confer upon him the right
to'yote or hold Office. When Judge Thomp.
son takes his seat in the 10th congress, you
will never find him voting to force the people
of all the territories and of the District OF
Columbia to place the ballot in the hands oil
| the negro. This infamy belongs to Harding
| the radical member of the seth congress the
| first and only congress that he will be mem
| Der Of The judge then took up the proposed
| constitutional amendment, and showed con
clusivsly that it was preconcerted plan Il
| force negro suffrage upon every state. Tht
| lying report that had been put in circulation
that if elected he would favor the paying Of
| the rebel debt, he branded as such an imam
GUS falsehood deserved to be branded. Tit
| speech was 40 able and unanswerable argu
| ment; and it was the universal sentiment o
| every democrat and conservative republican
| that we heard speak of it, that they did no
want any sounder man to represent them IL
| congress than John S. Thorn pson-a gentle
man who 10 in favor OF admitting all the state
to representation in congress; opposed IN tot
| TO negro outrage; an enemy to the swlndhni
| tariff and q bold outsp0ken foe to the revo
lutionary policy of the radicals.
Capt. Pepper followed the judge in an elo
auent speech. in which he held up to publ
scorn the shortcomings and misdeeds of tn
seth congress-the duplioity of 'our mem
Der" In saying he was opposed to negroes vc
ting. and would not consent 60 give them tn
right of suffrage in Illinois. when be had W
ted to strike the word phite from Gil terrific
rial bills, and voted to give the right to vot
to negroes in the District of Columbia, In OF
position to the almost unanimous voice OF til
people Oquasoka Spectator.