The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-24

democratic torchlight procession IN Geneseo
last month, in which ladies were marching
with torches. They made threats that no
democratic meeting should be held at Hi.
nois City, in this county, and they gathered
a few Of their roughs and rowdies there on
the occasion of Geu. Sngletons meeting,
with the intention of breaking i up, ana
commenced the game by an exhibition o.
large knives, opening them, sticking them
into the school benches, and occasionally
;nterrupting the speaker by impairment
,no.,;ons: but the determined manner of
Ger, 5. and his friends deferred them from
tbe lob. The democrats Of that region should
have attended that meeting IN larger mum.
bers and been ready 10 preserve the peace,
If necessary. Democrats should attend all
their meetings in force, aud protect their
sneakers. for the radical Gend is still at large
The only hopes the long haired barbari
ans of Indiana have of carrying that state
or Ohio or Illinois,is by preventing the dem
ocrats from holding meetings, and TO that
end they will not hesitate to murder women
as they did in Indiana. If niger had
been frightened by Ku Kluv in Indiana,
the radical journals in this section would
have raised howl that would have startled
Beelzebub from his sleep, but they have
nothing but tender words and loving smiles
for the white niggers of Indiana who muir
der women in q democratic procession.
And if they can't carry the election IN
that way they intend to keep the Offices BY
force. They had rather provoke another
civil war than see the democrats hold the
Offices. They had rather the Union would
no DESTROYED and the rebellion a success than
that the democrats should carry the election
Lord Hawley said so, in Darts Hall, in this
CITY. And il the democrats carry the cleo
ton the radicals mean to get up another war
The following extracts from two OF Grants
stump speakers will serve to expose the de-
signs Of the radicals in the coming eIeetoh'
The first speaker is one johnson, the radical
candidate for attorney general in Missouri
In a speech to the radicals OF Marshall couh'
ty, in that state he said
There can, aud SHALL BE but one re-.
suit tot he election this fall. Gen. Grant,
backed by the army, and supported by the
party, will PREVENT WITH
THE BAYONEI any attempt Ia naugnr'
ate democratic administration IN Wash.
ington, and the republicans Of this state viii
prevent the same here, and RESIST By
FORCE any attempt to inaugurate the dem
ocratic party into power This is no idle
threat I hare the authority for making th1s
statement Gen. Grant commands the army
and know his sentiments on the subject
Congress will stand by us, d"d har' me
authority for saying 500
The second orator is Mr.. Coon, a member
Of the Alabama legislature, though beast
Of much lower persuasion than his name
sake. The governor having vetoed the bill
allowing the legislature to east the eIectora
vote for the state, Coca said if congress
wanted the law enforced, he would raise al
army of 10000 niggers and oppose the gov
ernor and all who support him, and tina
! CONGRESS had promised to stand by him
We advise Mr.. HawIey, instead Of Peryert
ing, and disappointing, and classifying tn
letters aud opinions of Seymour and Blai
TO give a little attention to the mob spirit
his own party in the north--and to his brot
or rebels in Missouri and Alabama.