The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-13
A PORCIBLR PARALLEL.


The extract below is from q speech at
mass meeting, September 27th by Hon. H.
II. Gillet, Of New Lebanon Springs, N. l.
Mr.. Gillct is a lawyer Of the old school, Hd.
yanced in life, Of very high personal ana
professional character and with great e1pe.
rience of men and things. lie held the Of
fee af solicitor of the treasury, few years
ago, and afterwards that Of the solicitor OF
the court Of claims, continuing in the latter
place from 1858 through, we think, the hrs'
wear Of the Lincoln administration. Since
then. az before, he has been much engaged
in practice before the supreme court, ana
his long residence at Washington and his IA
miliar acquaintance with persons and facts
in that quarter give singular weight to his
judgement and to any statement which he
sees fit to make. Mr.. Gillct'S mind is hon
est and direct, and he does not hesitate to
make plain illusions and statements upon
matters vital to the public welfare, md in
order to discourage popular action which
would lead to public disgrace and mischief.
Here are his reasons
Ulysses 3. GRANT, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT.
| oppose the election of Genera Grant
Because in civil affairs he has failed to
show himself competent to transact them,
and he will neither tell US orally or in wri-
ting what he proposes to do if elected, nor
will he remain at his post OF duty at Wash.
ington, so that the people can call and sat
isty themselves by interrogsting him as to
his opinions or proposed policy.
Because, since the democrats refused to
accept him AZ a candidate on account OF
his incom potency as civilian, and his cold
inhuman neglect of his wounded men on his
way TO Richmond, and his worse than inhu.
man conduct in refusing to exchange prison
ers, leaving our men to perish by starvation
and neglect in southern prisons, he has ideu
tilted himself with the sectionaIists and rad
zeal republicans, and has assented to what
ever they dictate, and is responsible iol
their misdeeds and self qualifications and
must share in the dlsgraceful history of that
party Of sclishness aud rank contradictions
/ charge upon him their opinions and acts
Becaue he got out of the army for reas
ons unexplained by him, or his biograPhers
which admits he was compelled for gooc
cause 70 leave.
Because there is no proof or pretence o
ever one kind act by him towards his sol
diers, and because they complain that he
unnecessarily led them to fields ofsIaughter
on the way to Richmond, sacrificing nearly
A hundred thousand lives, when he nigh
have reached his objective point at Peters
burgh without the loss Of a man.
Because his reports to the war depart
| ment show him too selfsuticient to take and
heed good advice, too stubborn to admit ant
avoid his errors, and too unskllltuI to p-oh
by military strategy, or other means excep
| hurting masses Of men against unyieldlnl
earthworks and Strengthening guns, unit
starvation caused the enemy to decamp ant
permitted him to enter, thus showing that i
| was time and sacrifice of men and not hi
generalship that gave us Richmond an
ended the war.
Because he believes in trying civilians b
military commissions, as in the case 0
North, Cohn and Jones, and now actual
permits the same in the south, where he ex
eroises supreme military control, hurhn
Judges from their seats and juries from thei
boxes, aud imprsoning parties
Because he sustains congress in all its V
ola,ions Of the constitution, in passing an
. executing the shameless treedmens burea
act the reconstruction enactmentS and Il
tenure of Office bill under which. throug
E. faIsehood aud fraud he attempted to ket
" Stanton, the high priest Of crime and su
cessiul military tyranny and admirer of Il
frightfu scenes Of the French revolution,
n office against the wishes Of tho Preside
and the will of the people, aud in violati,
- of the constitution he had sworn to supper
Al and under which thousands of rogues ~
|! thieves are kept in Office in spite Of the Pr,
- ldent, including one who has been convict
w and actually in state prison.
Because he is in favor Of banking $,
- TEN got up for political purposes, found,
IL exclusively upon nothing but our public de
now deprecated over forty cents on the d,
lar, and under which not dollar of r,
q. money can ever be collected, aud to estf
lish which venal congress taxed t. 20
system of state banks out Of existence.
= Because he approves Of congress depr
& ing democratic senators and members
e their seats to give them to republican fave
&c ties, to secure an undoubted majority of t.
thirds in both houses to override the Pre-
1" dents veto Of unconstitutional laws and
% feat his honest efforts to faithfully admin
is ter the government.
al because he approves congress holding
I'd cret caucuses to determine what legislat
- shall be permitted, and forcing the minor
- OF his party to 60 for it, whatever they n
az think Of its merits.
ut Because he was party 10 the effort
ed Impeach aud convict the President, to h
! him from office and bring Wade into pow
nc and urged, as his friends said. senator's
sl violate their oaths to secure twotbirds. So
ne to make conviction sure.
ma Because he approves the act of congrf
g by which the holders Of greenbacks, contra
Vi to the pledge contained in it, and printed
ay their back, are deprived of the privilege
no funding them in ak per cent. stock. m,
m. ing no provision whatever for their pawn,
:, at any future day, or for funding them
10 cept with the consent of the secretary of
me treasury in five per cent, stock, thus prae
In. ally TepudistIng greenbscks to the extent