The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-10-14

branch of British industry, congress gives it
bonus in the mafkets 6 the world by put
ing an export dutf "a American cotton
While her products gsuMs great, ours falls
off xNe9er in eli her history has she had
su6l a1lies as tbe republican party. Her
people en- we'll SGdsa % give marked honors
10 those Who haye brought our country upon
thesyele of rvin
ThG&feAt an crowlihc measure to lessen
the taxation oflthe north, to shorten the
hours of labor fax our mechanics, to raise
the credit of our securities, to insure the
peace and safety of our land, is to give MS
back our Union. We can no longer bear the
costof armies, of ,spendthria agents, of, cor
rupt o@eiala, Of God and elothing'to vAgrsnt
idlers, Of neddling with the concerns Of far
ef saaAaa, and of naglssAing ennsaMa AaaiEss
1t is at this point that the antagonisms of
party ePF Asnseltes in pynciPlef = well
as policy. Talk as we may about the rise
aud falof zparies there ara sentiments z
thu lis of our people which viii Alwa@
mike NE pAs6y fGyerink centrAlizafioa al
nGn1dlisg. 1t mRT in the fatnrej - i'm -
past, change its rame and pretext, as the
renk ofiss policy lakes c. odiess. 1t hss
filed our land with bloodshed and strife.
1t has loaded as down With debt and taxa
ton. 1t has put back religion, temperance,
virtue, by dragging chemists political strife,
and by the passage Of laws which tend to
make them odious IN the minds of the peo-
ple. 1t is ever on the lookout for some pre-
taxt to medlle with the rights, Of men, npon
some ground OF birth, of lineage, ofreLgious
belief, of social eustcm. These, worse than
positive crimes, excite its passions, While
our. Germans citizens are people marked for
their frugalay, industry, good order, and
| freedomo frem intemperance, many Of them
have sbeen Arrested and Imprisoned because
| their soeial~habi differ frem Cour own.-
Not ope of our public officers who are
cNargeds AID con viotSa by their own friehda
| of fraud aud public robberies have ever been
brought to the bar Of Justice.
| Against the policy of meddhng and cen
| tralization, we oppose the doctrine that gov.
erhment is made strong by leaving states
and individuals as much as we can to theiI
own action; that Winding jour own business
and letting your neighbor's business, alone
| is good statssmanship IN public, and good
morals in private life. S.. 81 sa-at- % t..5'
IF any man doubts the Influence of q
change Of the men IN power; let him look al
| the effect of the victories we have gained
Since the result in Maine, California, and
Connecticut, the republican convention has
| discovered that foreign.bern citizens have
rights; that there ought toibe freedom enough
in theland 70 let the Gsrhan have the social
customs endeared % him By the association
| Of zh6ne;la that IA was not bound to give
up all his rights of opinion, and all his
| freedom ofaaction when he became an
American citizen. As the shadow of coming
defeat falls upon the republicans, they even
promise to become honest; and in their yea
they have pitched overheard all of their Off
| Gals who have not robbed the; treasury
We gwill. end the good work they hegun, BY
throwing the .rogues after them. Let Us hfl
up the democratic standard, and raise , i,
high. Let US fight for Preside rights, fol
freedom of opinion, for an honest manage
ment of public affairs. Above. all, let, us
battle for the restoration of the Union, and
may God defend the right. a.- e.,
| The most enthusiastic cheering followed
the closing remarks of the governor. '@ ,.-s