The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-27

The Peoples Rights Disregardsd.

sress is an assurance chat he people heed
expect no relief ffom ths radical party. We
had no belief IN their intention of doing any,
thing. Thsif promises we're fraudulent de-
| vices, their chicago platform a stnpendous
delusion. The eastern manufactures have
triumphed, and the peoples interests are ut
terly disregarded.
We could fill our columns from radical
newspapers with deuneiations showing mp
the euormity of this congressional action
We spare space orsa extract or two, and
LET the tax PAYERS makstheirown comments.
Tee New York Epeninq Post, leading rad
ical print says; ~ IL
= The wretched confusion in which
our tax laws now are is we'll known. They
form a medley--not system. They consist
of long series of acts, each repeating per.
tons of those which preceded It, and each
confounding and perplexing the meaning of
all the rest. In short, not only
the public purse, bot the public morals are
suffering hourly from Ills aaticA congress
alone can remedy. Their ablsst committee
has labored steadfastly half u year to devise
better system, and has suggested many
improvements, which are universally seen to
be desirable and necessary. All the work
is done, except that of carefully considering
and voting upon their propositions in detail.
1t Is under these circumstances that congress
decides to postpone the subject indefinitely.
- There is little ground for antic.
ipating anything from congress now but a
few more votes to throw away The people
money. ase ~ ysss. haaar af
The New York Tribune says: $3.50
THE REDUCTION OF QUIZ DEBT
HAS GEASED.i The tust report adds ten
millions 10 IFS total. and, while this is prob
ably. factitious, it is clear that there has
been no diminution since the first of Janu-
AIRY. 1t is not probable that there wiH be
fifty millions of coin in the treasury on the
4th of July next, above the amount deposi-
ted there by private owners and balanced by
gold certificates of deposit Ind IL is as6r.
GIty certain thatthe debt sciU be heaaier tour
moatAs hence than IL is today. = N n
You members of congress- and other place
givers are responsible to God and man for
their perversions You plumber productive
labor to swell the. prizes of olice-seeking.
and thus FIJI the land with borers ana beg
gars for elerkships, &C., &c.. Who, but for
| you, wotld have been honest tofiers tor the
bread earned by productive industry. May
Heaven open your eyes TO the enormity of
the wrong You thus perpetratel and may the
people cause YOU TO ''see stars" at the next
election!
The New York Times says: a1
The republican party is in some degree
on trial, and the results ofthe session will
either add TO its claims upon the confidence
of the people, or furnish weapons which the
democracy viii use to its detriment. e
: The condition of the revenue and the
needs of the government are matters that
cannot be neglected without mourning a
heavier responsibility than the party should
be willing to assume. The duty wonld be
urgent, though it were simply to verify the
declarations and fulfil the promises Of the
Chicago convention. But it Is made imper-
alive by the depression and demoralization
of the fiscal system, and the ascertained
wants of the treasury, To single
out a few items, and to dispose of them
without reference to the general features or
the essential details of the bill, would be
| hazardous and unwise. To adjourn before
this. task be completed would be to infiet
upon the republican party an injury tchich
40 amount IF stump qatory can falEy1epaar
The New York Commercial (radical)
says.St 5H &z gEG&sa&
$50 much time was wasted over impeach
rnent that the house of representatives have
neither time nor brains for necessary legis-
lation. Last week Mr.. Butler tried to defeat
the tax bill by postponing it. He failed,
however. But or Monday his side was SO
far reinforced that they were able to RECON-
nit the bin, including only distilled spirits
and tobacco. The bill now defeated had
been many months in process OF maturing,
and now the whole work is again to be gone
over, with what evil results to the revenue,
remains TO be seen.n
With these evidences of dissatisfaction
and rage before them from their leading
party presses, it is manifest the radical con
gress cares nothing for anybody but them
selves and their rings. In the language of
the veteran Greeley, "the people will cause
them TO see stars at the next election"