The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-01-23

next house, and vigorously proceed with the |
impeachment Is there sane man in the |
land who doubts what the result will be p
With it will come another fratricidal war
am no partizan of Andrew johnson. do |
mot raiseEny voice as his political adherent |
He has c0mmitted indiscretions. Can care |
| full reade OF his lcountry's history point to
one of his predecessors who did not commit |
ERRORS z claim 10 love my country as it
becomes. a true American citizen. | love it
because | am protected by its eagle wings
wherever CO. Iiese~it because under the
wise provisions of its constitution and its
wholesome laws, i. am permitted to enjoy
life, liberty, and seek for the pursuit of hap
piness as | may desire. Ilove it because it
/ is an asylum for those whe wish to free them
selves from the CALLING yoke which the des
potism of Europe fastens upon them. love
| it, in short, because it is emphatcally the
land of the free and the home of the brave!
| 1t is natural for one who, having been pro-
| teeted by his country, should wish to see
| transmitted to his children so sacred heri-
/ tage, received from his fathers, unimpaired.
/ l have said that war must inevitably fol-
| low the impeachment of President Johnson.
He is not the man to sit down quietly and
suffer his enemies to destroy him. 1t is idle
to suppose that he will allow his memory to
be blasted for all future time without resist
ance. He Is not fashioned in that mould
He has his personal friends to sustain him.
His impeachment viii rally to his support
other thousands who are not his friends par
| ticularly, bit auho are t1ue friends to their
countyy Many of this latter class will OPP
pose impeachment to preserve the financial
| resources from prostitution He Will have
the regular army to sustain him. he will
have legions Of the brave and true and tried
volunteers, who in the late contest preserved
their country. and who will always be found
] ready to rescue 1t from destruction. These
elements will not quietly sit by and permit
the old ship of state to be Invested of its rud-
der, the loss of which would tend to eneulf il
and send it to destruction. Our soldiers,
[ regulars and volunteers, have sworn eternal
5 hostility to treason and traitors no matter
where they are found. They have fought to
preserve the Union of the states, and that
Union they are determined to have main
tanned at every hazard. With war will al
!. | ways come hard fare and exposure, to the
, soldier. The groans of their dying com
T | rades forever ring in their ears. Scalding
n tears blister the checks of the widow, the or
Q phan, the father, and mother. Wherever al
| enemv's army marches, there follow deyasta
| ton and destruction. God grant that oul
r land may never again be visited by so terri
5 BILE a scourge as civil war! The untold mis-
n cry inflicted upon the south, to say nothing
Z of the sacrifices of the north, should be pill
/ lar of fire to lead us far from another eivi
: war. Let us hope that those who have tn,
power of Impeachment will stay their hands
But few months will bring to close tn.
| official term of Andrew johnson. He il
powerless to do injury to any one if he is lie
alone. 1mpeach him, and You strike at thu
heart of the nation and cause millions to be
:. come his champions, who would gladly Sc,
d him, at the close of his official term, retire t.
4 private life.
e 1t is with pleasure / notice your cotempo
!. rarv the Union, raise its voice against tn,
e Impeachment of the President. Much ma
te be done BY the sentiment represented in thu
n Union to arrest so great a national calamity
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