The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-11

lie even tuuiu spehh " ''D' . Z" "''' "
oppose the laws by force, as my brother
He was opposed to sending an army from
the north to chastsc thatdisobedent brother.
He stated bis reasons for it thus;
"~tart an army from the northern states, and |
Won Mt once rouse ,r,ry man 10 those states to eX-
pel that army Hence tho border states cannot
suffer nm army 10 march through their territory |
without great danger to themselves and, as sell
preservation is the first law Of nature, they would
be forced to resistance
And yet further, thus
when you have conquered the southern or Sc
cccding states, what will you 90 with them IN
our systou oj gor,rumcuf hHro piocc tor con.
7prrod prguiur,t. Then would you not he estab-
fishing ruinous precedent To-day you may
subugate at the point Otthc bayonet south caro-
lima. Tomorrow New York may be subjugGied,
or our own noble state Of Illinois may be com
PEELED to yield Mt the point Of the baysnet lfyou
cnnce lc the power to the general government to
subiugltc and conquer an G ring state. what be
comes Of the rights Of the states II was never
intended by the ffamers Of the cODdution and our
system Of government TO enforce the laws by the
military power. such a theory was never cohi2m-
plated by tho fathers who rearel this beautiful
fabric that we now enjoy
It is of no use for any one to deny that
this was Pelmer's position, at that time
The State Register says itclipped the speech
from which the above is al extract from the
CarIiuyile Spectator, Of March -, 1901, Land
that the speech was made by Gen. John NJ.
Palmer aLer his rotura from the peace con.
vention, and the rrpor. Of that speech was
submitted to Gen. Palmer by prominent
citizen of CarljnyiIe, and by Palmer revised
before publication.
In that speech Palmer
Opposed coercion
Said the border states, for selEpreserya.
ton, would be compelled to resist federal
aggression.
Said he could not be induced to shoot his
St. Louis nelghbors who had treated him so
well in the past.
Called the southern white men his broth.
ers.
And in effect, encouraged the southern
people, and sustained their views Of the
pending questions.
John NJ Palmer then aided in educating
the people Of the south that resistance to the
federal government was right, and that re.
bellion was iustidabc.
He is now speaking al over the state, de,
nouucipg men for uttcring the very sent.
ments he uttered then, and trying to prove
that he, himself was q rebel and a traitor in
1851.
He is to speak here next Tuesday, and
the Union says:
"No time should be lost in getting ready to
hear our patriotic standard bearer in this state,
and the next Goycraor OF Illinois, MINOR Gcner-
| al john NJ. Palmer
When patriotic ?" When he was peace
sneak
Palmer WAS republican when lie made
this "peace.sneak speech, and he is n re
publican now. Has he changed his views?
Ills subsequent career in the army shows
that be went back on his CarInville speech
and became 'iolent coercionist
How does lie stand, now, on another ques.
ton, }.z: the right of suffrage? When he
was member ola convention at Bloom.
ington, he said
! AZ think that the privilege Of living under the
! government Of the United States, aud enjoying
the rights and privileges ola erepubc, should
be sufficient for ny foreigner, without the right
to hold Office
lie also advocated change of our natur.
allation laws, so ms to require a residence
| Qttleen gears in the state before foreign
born citizen could aspire to the office which
he is seeking,
Tha: wes pretty strong know uothingism.
In speech ut Salem, Ill.,, 2jth July,
1868, he said
~ am in favor Of universal suffrage; I don't
want the votes Of any who are not in favor Of ne
grocs yctiDg."
He likes niggers. In a speech, u few
days ago, at Jacksonville, he said
Negroes aud white men are mighty nigh
equal Every man should have the ballot or the
bullet, and prefer that the negro shall have the
ballot because it is the cheapest"
Again he said --
GIVE the negro the ballot because a loyal ne
is superior to a white rebel, and the only differ
ence between the southern rebel and the nor .hern
democrat was, that the first lived south of the
Ohio and the later nOr,h OF IT, All rebels must
stand back and let the loyal negroes take front
seats"
And again he said -
al am tired of pandering to prejudice, and saw
emphRtcally, am for equal rights 10 all men
throughout the republic. I'll take the negro in
to partnership in the concern and dissolve all
Connection with rebels
These extracts show where Palmer stands
r on the genuine republican principle" o: ne.
: gro suffrage, White men remember them,
These Of our Irish and German fellow citi.
zens, who are in favor Of requirin, fifteen
f years for naturalization, and who are Oh.
posed to giving any foreigner the right to
hold office, and who are in favor Of negroes
voting in short; who think niger is bet
ter than themselves, will, Of course, vote for
John NJ. Palmer for governor All the rest
ought to believe him when he SAYS he don,
want their votes unless they believe in these
doctrines.
Aud when you add to them the fact that
, he is on the side Of the bondholders against
the people opposes paying the bonds il
, greenbacks; tsvors the infamous funding
bill the freedmen's bureau; the standing
army in time of peace; and the enormou,