The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-15


countries but, continued the Bishop, let us
hope that under the enlightened policy Of
liberal statesmen that establishment will
soon be done away with. And yet here
catholics are under a tyranny equally as OPP.
pressive and grinding. They are compelled
to support schools 10 which they cannot
send their children. But the schools
were open and free, tuition was free,
aud it might be said that if catholics
did not avail themselves Of the advantages
thus placed within their reach, 1t was their
own fault. But this was but adding insult
70 injury 1t was asking them to erect the
citadels whose guns would carry ruin and
death to their dearest interests. It was
asking the parent to heap up the fires in the
bowels Of the idol that his children might
be hurled into the flames, gra doomed to
helpless destruction. But could not the pa.
rent teach religion al home This is the
question which we hear 50 often asked
How many parents can succeed in teaching
at home the rudimeuts Of reading and wri.
ting2 II time cannot be thus given at
home to the impartug Of secular know.
edge how can religious instruction. far more
important, be attended to. Will one hour
spent on Sunday till the blank of the other
six davs2 And then how will you educate
without combining religious with secular in.
structon2 But if il was possible to do this
what has been gained Nothing. What
has been lost? All that is dearsst-the
soul Look around you, and see what are
the worst enemies to society. The poor il.
lterate man, or the so.called enlightened
sharper?
The bishop then drew a picture of the
church, and explained and commented up.
on its relations to society and individuals,
pointing out in a forcible manner the enc.
mics against which christians had to con.
tend-the world, the flesh, and the devil
He concluded with an appeal to all who val.
ued their souls and those of their children,
to see to il that the education which those
children received was religious one, and
not one in which religion was ignored
Crime and Immortality and religion wereac.
lively at work. BY the last census Of the
nitcd States 1t ls shown that Of the thirty
millions in this country but ten millions are
christians. The other twenty are composed
Of Jews atheists, deists, sc. lie closed
with q powerful appeal to parents SO to
guard aud educate their children as to stem
the tide Of crime and particularly that most
horrid aud detcstable Of all Crimes-iuianti
eide. Late statistics proved that this was
more common in some sections Of our
country than ever it was in the days OF
heather Greece and Rome.
The above is a fair outline of the Lecture,
which occupied about an hour and half in
delivery aud which was listened to with
profound attention. The bishop is an easy
aud fluent speaker. His style IS clear and
lorciblu-Ais action that OF the accomplished
pulpit ora,or.--Dag. Dem.
The speeches of Gen. Blair are doing
good service. The best evidence OF their
strength is found in the fact that the radical
newspapers are letting them alone. They
are calm, temperate, and Rrgumentatlye.
They are in all respects, worthy Of a man
who Is likely to be the next vice president Of
the United States.
In his late speech at Cincinnati. General
Blair told some truths, which radiCalism,
with its usual sagacity, IS letting alone.
Among other things, lie priCked the bubble
OF negro loyalty. We have been told
thousand times by radical newspapers and
speakers that it was the assistance and
loyalty Of the negro that saved the Union.
General Blair thus alludes to this matter
'Now, AZ to the loyalty OF the black people Of
the south: Don't we know that the rebel army
was proyi.ioued by the labor of these negro?
Don't we know that every pound of meat and
bread that went 70 sustain and keep the con
Tolerate army dining the war was produced ny
nee ys'ogs y l's '1"' D.i ".,0
wa, LII, ,ta ,,o'srr,ont ~ The Tnitol
States Don't We know. moreover, that all the
Notifications, breastworks, and parapcts upon
which the blood Of our Union soldiers were split
was constructed ny the negroes was not that
giving ana ana comfort 70 inc TeOo!s! NHs mat
,hoyt ir,i.,. ,n.,.n,c,t artho r,,i.,i
States2 Tbe',rctpneris prpnostrrous. The NO
groes throughout the war were loyal to nothing
but their own masters were loyal to nothing
but the coniederacy. They proyisioned their ar
miles, OuHt thelr ioftlhcahohs Tor them' but
nGm oeSeuse .. 5nI.s Ioy4ly tnsy HIJ gID,nea
tbo. staes And ,nn rJ bo wora af.
Jonei NV tho government the white peonIe Of
the south, who were loyal, and who voted q gainst
these secession ordinances, are stripped of the
rule Of thess ignorant, bosottod, and semi ,barba
rous people
In addition to these facts, it may be add.
eu mat WheE 3 enlistment OF negroes u'I DC,
,bromab decen,ion ond neyer from
any sentiment Of LOYALTY on the
part of the negroes. Of the few thousands
HON Thomas and others succeeded in get.
ting into the federal blue, there was as little
knowledge of the merits of the contest and
as little willingness TO enlist in it. as on the
par. of the mules belonging to the transpor.
taton department. In fact. the negro went
into the service precisely as the mule did
he was driven in.