The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-22

slavery would be revived, when he know
, that the very first paragraph of the demo
e cratic national platform is as follows
The Democratic party, In National ConVsn'
ton assembled reposing lis trust In the in'sili,
genoe, patriotism, and discriminating justice ~
!. the people; landing upon the Constitutlon
the foundation and Limitation Of the PoTsLLs =,
the Government and the guarantee OF the hosiy
:. of the citizen, and recognizing the quesho"S y
slausyy and occasion haviHg been "nfea l"r ~,
time 70 come By the mar, or he voluntary detO"
the Southern States in c0ashd0Hdt c0hrcnt'o" ~, :,
semblsd, and NEVER TO BE RENEWED VH
o | REAGITATED.
It was an insult to the intelligence OF ms
e republican hearers, for Mr. Hawley to charge
d the democrats, or the people Of the south,
with any purpose to revive slavery or seces.
3 sion, or renew any strife on those dead and
forever settled issues. He knows that every
democrat as well as the people Of the south,
scout any such idea He knows that. At the
democratic state convention of South Car
olina held at Columbia, on the 9th inst,
Wade Hampton introduced the following
resolution which was unanimously adopted .
| Rssolr,R, That while entering our protest
against the radical reconstruction act. re rely
confidently On constitutional agencies and peace.
full measures alone to briHg us tho relief sought
and the reform needed.
lie knows that, in that convention Wade
| Hampton made a speech, in which, alluding
to the rccently.reported utterances Of his, re.
produced in northern papers, in reference to
the confederate Aag he said
| "This statement is in every respect false. On
the contrary, when ] spoke ofths Gag Of the
oonfederAcy, remarked that it was now furlsd
forever to DO buried in the grave Of the lost
cause"
Mr.. Hawley presumes too much upon the
ignorance of his hearers when he charges
that the people ofthe south or the democrats
Of the north contemplate or would counte.
nance any revival Of the questions settled by
the war, or countenance any other mode Of
settling any of the questions before the peo
pie than the peaceful mode OF the press, the
forum and the ballot
Mr.. Hawley next delivered glowing pan.
egyric upon the negro, winding up by want
ing them possessed Of every right he was
possessed of-meaning, Of course, universal
suffrage, the right to hold office, &c. &C.
This part of his speech was very emphatic
and delivered with good deal Of feeling,
charging the democrats with the intent to
return the negro to slavery, wien he knows
that, by constitutional enactment, it is forev.
er abolished, and, as the democratic plat.
form says, "never to be renewed or reagit.
ated !" He charged that the democrats,
would, not only revive slavery, but, "if they
had the power would crush the very soul out
Of the black man before his Godw And he
even had the effrontery to declare that the
democrats were the enemies of foreigners
and would deprive them Of their rights
when he knows that one of the prominent
pages in the history of the democratic party
is its opposition to hated know nothingism,
and constant friendship, protection and de.
fence of our foreign born population. To the
credit of his hearers we note the fact that
this part Of Mr. IIawleys speech did not
meet with any hearty applause.
Next came a bunghng attempt to gloss
over the financial issues which are pressing
| upon the people for solution, and in which
| he ridiculed the idoa that greenback wa'
money. He read from the AgGUs showing
that greenbacks are money, lawful money
! and this the audience applauded. He pro
ceeded to argue that the bonds could not be
paid in greenbacks. A very faint stamping
was heard He said he priced this mark Of
approval more than all the rest, because il
showed honesty, and disapproval of Paying
Understanding bonds in noninterest hear
! ing notes, redeemable at the pleasure of the
people. Continuing to denounce Ereenbacks
as no money, he read from Gov. Seymonr'e
speech on the currency, but finding It was
leading him upon solid and safa democratic
ground he quit it, rather Disguised.
Mr.. HawIey then attempted to gull h.:
hearers with the idea that the rise in gold
| of about o per cent since the first of July
| was in consequence of the nomination o.
Seymour and Blair; but all intelligent PEG
pie know that it is due to commercial causes
alone.
In the last three years we have imported
goods to the amount of 81, 597 ,499, 055, anC
the aggregate of our exports is $l,4ll,O89,
1875, leaving balance against us for THU
period of $l86,3 6O,86O.
Before the war we used to be able to NEE
this balance against US by the export o
southern cotton. Now it costs SO much to
raise it and there is so little of it that WI
can't pay our debt that way, and we have tt
send abroad gold and silver to meet it. In
the last three years we have sent out of the
country to pay our debts, $l83,O77, 49l.
BY the Jacobin management ofatiairs THU
} thing has been brought about, and hence
the increase in the price of gold, making
that party soelyresponsibe and blameable 70
q IT. The goose that laid this golden egg ha
= been smothered by Jacobiusm, aud the pee
:. pie are now paying for it by increased debt
and taxes.
d Mr.. Hawley tried to explain away tn
It enormous expenses Of the republican admin
II istration, since the war, but made a misel
!. able tumble and an utter failure, once az
t. pealiug to somebody to tell him what som
d Uf the money was spent for, and finally qui
So ting the subject in disgust.
IS He then ridiculed the idea Of economy
Of said "the democrats were trying TO find SON
lie place where they could have saved five dc
II larsn and that they were irving 70 get inl