The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-07
H.rdine,s Great speech.


We have bean waiting patiently for the |
atlas to publish Harding's Quincy letter, in |
which he places himsslf squerely on The |
JEFF Davis platform. We published IL; and
although it has been written more than four
| months, the atlas has failed TO ssooms to
time" 10 the Atlas ashamed Of the letter. |
We have been waiting also for Hardine's
great speech. delivered on the 7th of April, |
and we have it in the Atlas of last week. We
knew 1t was hard for the Atlas to swallow oil
1t has ssid heretofore as TO the necessity of
Contraction" bat it must learn if it expects
to be continued Is Harding's organ grinder.
to "turn around and jump Jim crow," in q
little less time than three weeks.
The following was what Harding vote for
on the 18th OF December last
stResolpsd, That the house cordially coneurs in
the views Of the Secretary the treasury, in rsla
ton to the necessity of contraction of the curren
cy, with view to an early resumption of specie
payment"
And Mr.. Harding having, by his vote, fas-
| tened this unjust policy on the country, on
the 7th of April he utters the following:
SIT II the policy OF the money changers to re-
tire the greenback currency. Do il or authorize
| it, and there are so many millions prize for sue
cess in the plan that it will be done. That priv-
| eyed class swarm about your treasdry, and with
| pompous presensions speak like Sir Oracle OF f.
nancial Poiicy.'
| This ground and lofty tumbling would be
truly laughable, If grave interests were not
| at stake.
A. G. Harding is a stakeholder in both
the banks in this place, and he was one of
the fret by his act, to fastsn the rag reign"
"of irresponsible banks" "the hybrid of Ma
| tional banks" upon the people. The follow
ing are his words after having acted thus
Stamped by the dies of nations faith, by no
word or deed of mine shall they be dishonored nor
| will ever consent to give the place they occupy
in the affecsionate respect OF people to the by
brid of national hank notes. 1 beg no pardon of
any bankers for this preference!
Retire reliable money and restore the rag reign,
bills of irresponsible banks, state national and
some, if not all, the Losses by discount and depre
citation, more than one hundred million dollars a
year, will again be lot The tables of VI rag
money changers are turned over, and hope they
will never be set up, converting the temple of our
freedom into den OF brokers.''
Isn't that consistency itself? "Now you
see him, now you don't see him where's the
little joker ?'-where is he? He is and al
ways has been, just as he says of himself in
the following words-among the few honest
sentiments he ever expressed :
ssSir, confess a feeling of love, of almos,
reverence for greenbacks. 3 my heart will
cease TO beat when it does not love the green
backs -
No one will dispute that.
i, Dy tuo way tA0 dtS0S cEltloibSu tbc kIoui'
maticsl construction of the letters of Hard.
ing's predecessor. Now, Mr.. atlas. please
give Us an essay on the same subject, based
upon our present members letters and
speeches.-Monmouth Atlas.
An s.Important'' Decision.
Judge Busted, of the United States distric,
court at Mobile, has rendered what is called al
. important decision. young man, minor, while
passenger on of the Mobile and New Orlean
/ l~.R -.
TO a professional gambler, considerable sum o
money, really the property of his mother It's al
so stated that suit had been instituted for the re
covery of the money, not against the gambler, bu
the captain of the boat. The case has been hear
!, and decided IN favor of the plaintiff.
!. The above statement contains ell the par
o | ticulars of this case that have come to on
e knowledge. 1t may be a custom, having tn
b | force of law, on boats plying between New
It Orleans and Mobile. that minor children ar
;, put in charge of the captain with all tn
y money which they bring with them whel
"a they come on board. We confess that W
Ell have never heard of such q custom, but W
e conceive that nothing short of some law, o
IL state OF facts, that would 90 to the same ex
: tent in fastening responsibility on the cap
=. tain, could Justify such decision. 1T stea u
= boat captains ars to be helj responsible L
=. parent and guardians for all the money los
a. in gambling by minor children when on thei
,e boats, railroad presidents and supsrinteno
IL ents, or at least conductors, and hotel an
is boarding house keepers may consider them
OF selves under the same liabilities. AS tn
ir facts are stated. the decision appears I
OF have the slightest possible justification i
es law, reason and common sense. ''Judg
VI Busted +" was formerly known in New ior
o pr moro Familiarity as ''Diek" Busted Tn
&c = judicial bench in the United States, takin
=, our recent experience in Missouri as proof,
E. now numbered worse than ever with tn
n Toms, Dicks and Harrys from among th
er limbs of the law, which have been flung VI
be on it by a shamefully abused executive pa
ur ronage, or q miserably misused elective frau
chise.-St. Louis Rep.