The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-08
PHTLLIPs PHOTOGRAPHs CRAM.

He has no Confidence 10 Grant--Grant
Tool King Log, Resource, not Choit
Grant Devoid Of any stateSmanliks Con
prehension Lavish FalsshOod Cannt
: Claim for him anything Which Fits him 70
Leader Wherefore, Phillips will vol
for Grant
From the auti-slavery Standard, September a.
OUR DUTY.
In 1864, when Lincoln was nominated
we made an earnest effort TO FAIiy u. 'u''
party on more radical platform We re
ioice that we made the effort ana sun es
teen it evidence Of wise PATRIOTISM ~
; reelection of Mr.. Lincoln was grave ms
take from the worst consequences OF whici
a lind proyilepce saved Us by his death.
oar CARTS and protests in 1864 wer
yo;n Ss useless aud vain now, it seems t
NO ropjd be any effort to organize thrC
ror,y And there are some reasons whlcf
lander it largely, ifnot wholly unnecessary
In 1854 the masses were not by any mean.
alive to the duty Of the hour. Ready FOL
any step, but they had no definite idea what
step was needed. Further, they leaned with
far too much trust on Mr.. Lincolns sup,
posed craftsmanship and honesty.
Now the case is different. The people
have been largely educated to the nation s
necessity and duty, and do not even affect
to put of any share Of it on the shoulders OF
Grant, or fancy that he can or will lead any
body or anything, They see ~ him q tooL
not a ledder.
Faulty and defective as the republican
party is, still it holds in its hands our only
chance Of safety. IT is II party without
principles or leaders Its selfish men can.
not lead il; and its honest men will not fol.
low. But spite Of all this, 1t either has
within its ranks, or represents the loyal
! masses of the nation. They have chosen il
! for their instrument Success, if it come at
| all. during this generation, must come
| through its help. Whether one half Of the
legitimate results Of the war shall be lost or
saved depends on this presidential cleo.
ton.
Our latest criticism on the republican
party is that they by sheer incapacity,
have put the nation in unnecessary peril
When the impeachment failed it was mad
ness to 20 on and admit the rebel states to
their old places. Without land, without
arms, with but little organization, the 10y
al vote lies at the mercy Of rebels. Go to
Lowell aud announce that whoever votes
the democratic ticket will be discharged
from the mills, how many will risk suffer.
ing to support their principles? The negro
not only risks starvation, but walks 70 the
ballOt.UUX with a pistol al his breast 1t in
such circumstances he stands by the tag
we shall henceforth maintain that the black
race is superior to our own-there is no page
, in American or English history which re-.
L. .,yI oh mt hut bn
under such fearful conditions. Congress
| betrayed its trust when it subjected the m.
ton to such peril. The members proved
themselves thoroughly incapable or dishonest
when they adjourned in the presence Of such
danger
! Sill the heart Of the nation beats in the
republican party, and every loyal man must
hope and work for be- success I'm this can.
! YGss.
We have little confidence in Grant. The
best thing about him IS that he seems dest.
! rous 10 execute the nation will. lie is no
traitor like johnson, neither has he any states
mnulIke comprehension Of the hour. We
fear he belongs more to Morgan, Conkling
| and Howard than 10 Sumner and Wade
! He WAS DRUNK IN THE PUBLIC
) STREETS SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF
JANUARY. This is fact as patent as the
sun at MONDAY none nut those too DIS.
honest 70 DO trusted with pubAc journals
lDAts passing themselves oil Nor Owls deny
H. lie IL west ro'ht graduate WIN ms
syhpAth!es a" IN lhe wrong direction lie
mas ust been through e war winch was
"od command 10 one race TO 40 justice to
another-a war whose root was slavery and
whose iFult was freedom. let OF the half
dozen catch words that the nation has eX.
Vorted rom MS lps, not one has any relation
10 liberty
Inc ino'Vo'' ne mas tent % ponies, or
history, are such as quiz 0oS might have
eIo"'eu 'ol'n' a nation batting Tor an
'1'" zane" 10, us 'eauer Il man cOniesse1iy
destitute OF IDEAS stout soldier, On non.
est administrative oihcer hnt had the ma.
non Deeh maze OF Granis, there never would
nave been an antI'sIavery enterprise, an
emancipation proclamation, any "noHh' or
any south France might rs well have
taken MurRt for her Napoleon, or England
put kpbuck in Peers place. Our Kinl Log
Is not imposed upon u.s. we select hun our.
selves.
Nevertheless he IS but shallow and
5hortslghted critic who sees only Grant be.
tore hun, Grant IS only the almost invsi
Bile point Of the broad, and every day broad.
enIug mass Of purpose and resolve and ne
cessity behind him. Though the nation has
not been lifted to the full comprehension Of
its own work, it builds determinateIy, by in.
stinct, az it were. 1t cannot comprehand,
) mQ iCl more accept principle. 1t gropcs,
| halt IN light, halt in darkness has C,Ifu1
out Fessenden's incapacity but still hugs the
ueiuSloh Oh ms history. Like MiItons lion
IL mas nor "3oiIy emerged INTO shape On
freed 'ltS hinderparts,' But its purpose i,
clear ana iuH-oYer no matter how many
preludlces, 1t will put beyond contingency