The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-09-28
T From the Seneca Advertiser. ]
Rad ical Dictionary.

| The advent of the radical party in this
| country has not only caused a revolution in
| its Government, but reversal of the mean.
| inp of words. We give q definition of a
few of the latter as interpreted by the radi.
| Gals themselves
| MISUNDERSTANDING the word white
| out of state constitutions wherever il 90
| ours.
American Citizen of African Descent
A superior being whose ancestors came from
| the wilds of Africa.
Confscation-Appropriating public prop
erty to private use, vide Cameron, Dorsey
&c. synonymous to Ben Butlerism.
Congress.-A body composed of the riffraf1
of the country, who break their oaths pledges
| and promises at $4,000 per term.
Departmental small empire for the dis,
play of one-man power.
Decency-The language commonly used
| by radical papers.
Equality.-Taxing the laboring man and
| exempting the rich bondholders.
| misunderstanding the people to pa,
their taxes, uphold bondolders, consider ne
groes their equals and to be radicals.
Economy-Vo citing soldiers 500 bounty,
| and giving the negro bureau $4,000, 600
| to the military despots $35, 100000; to ths
I uAohVPOiAStS d Inc 10 ndIlOual D6Iks
| $50, 100000, and to, bondholders $4,000,
| 900.
| Freedmen-The privileged class of the
| south, principally negroes and mean whites.
| Free Speech-To talk as military com
| manders dictate.
| Free Press-Freedom to mob it wheney-
| er it speaks of radicalism.
| Gratitude-Voti thanks to soldiers anG
stealing 100000 from the fund for the re
| lief of the families of their deceased ant
MANNED comrades.
| Honor-kieking disarmed and fallen
| foe.
Honesty-Talking economy to the people
and stealing millions from the treasury.
Impartial Suffrage-Enfranehi tn,
negroes and making aliens of white men.
lnteligence-The motive power tina
runs the radical organ.
Inalienable Rights-The right to maxi
slaves of 100000 of white people.
Judiciary-A useless body of Judges a
high salary.
Justice-Hanging innocent women, an,
honoring such men as Stanton, Holt, Nc
| Neal, Butler, etc.
| Loyalty-A commodity used by broker
down party hacks and demagogues to guI
the people whilst saddling them with deb
and taxation; violating the constitution an
laws for partisan purposes.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of pledges, gratifying
revengeful feelings on a foe and people tina
are no longer able to protect themselves.
National Blessing-Jay Cooke & Co, MAX
ing $4,000 900 out Of the sale of government
bonds.
| Objects of the War-To make voters @
the negroes and thus make them rulers owe
the southern states.
Patriotism, or Notwithstanding t,
| government whilst destroying its fundame,
al laws cloak for thieves, swisdlers ant
contractors to filch from the national tres
ury.
| Observation-Disclosures the white man bet
ter able to govern the country than the ne
gro.
Protection-Giving New England manu-
facturers fifty per cent. profit at The expens,
of the farmers of the south and west.
! President-An officer elected by the PEG
pie and controlled by the rump tail congress
Radical Victory-Tennessee election.
| Reconstruction-Placin ten states under
the government Of negroes.
Republican form of governmental gov
eminent formed by a minority of the people
Radical-An insane biped, having no rea
son or argument, but entirely devoted to the
qualification of prejudice and fanaticism an(
determined to rule or ruin.
Traitors-Men who obey the laws and re
spect the constitution.
| Union-Division, separation. The pro
fessed object of the war.