The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-08-11
Facts to DO Remembered

We find the following in the New York
Express. 1t would be difficult 10 crowd
more startling facts into the same space. -
The statements should not only be read, but
the reader should preserve them for refer.
ence;
lsL That by taxes on the people, money
enough has been raised since the war to pay
more than half Of the national debt, or a
sum equal to $4,000 for every one OF the
negroes made voters, l7lj,OOOl in all the
southern states.
I'd. In 1866 democratic administration
left the government debt $4,000. From
| 1861 to 1865, four years Of war, the radicals
increased this debt to $2,00O,O00, Co.,
From 1865 to 1868, three years Of peace,
making up with four years of war, seven
years Of radical supremacy, the country is
more than two thousand millions of dollars
| worse off than it was in 1860
3d.. The navy before the war cost less
than thirteen millions per year, with the
shipping interests of the country fully pro.
tected all over the globe. The average cos
for three years since the war closed, is over
forty millions per year, with our shipping
interests swept from the ocean by taxation
and high tariffs.
It'll To show the practical effect of con.
gressional reconstruction, six carpet. baggers
in the Cuted States senate from Florida,
North Carolina and Louisiana, will balance
the united senatorial representation of New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The last
can only represent an aggregate population
of Tin round numbersl ten millions of free
Americans, constituting just one.third of
the entire population Of the Union, and own
ing nearly one.half of the taxable property
of the republic. Their votes are now
neutralzed by six "sen ators' under military
domination, aud representing population
of about 100000, owning about one.
thirteenth part of the taxable property of
the United States, Ofthese 100000, more
than one.half are ignorant negroes, while of
the remainder, constituting the American
population proper, three fourths are refused
permission to participate in selecting their
federal delegates.
9th. From June to July the public debt
increased at the rate of over $53000,000
$l3,OOO,OOO week - over
$l,7jOOOO, a day over $4,000 an hour
over $1,000 minute - over $40 a sec.
ond. Another fact for ready democratic
reference.
. h. For four years the people of the
Union fought secession, and put down the
But the radicals in congress
turned around, and have ever since been
trying to legalize secession, and prove that
it was successful in taking ten states ont of
the Union.
It'll. The constitution Of Alabama is a
negro constitution to the extent of $1,000
negro majority. In Georgia, Florida, the
Caroinas, Texas and Virginia, where the
whites had some 20, 200 more registered vo-
-ers than the blacks, nevertheless, owing to
the chronic discomfort, the vote showed a
negro ma iority of 25l ,49G! And this order
IF things the radicals seek to make perpet.
lal
9Th. Ia Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi,
Virginia and Louisiana, every voter must
wear that he recognizes and accepts the
.iyiI and political equality of the black and
white. The Mississippi convention numbers
me hundred, Of whom sevcnty,fve are
whites, md only five Mississppians.