The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-17
WENDELL PHILLIPS ON GRANTS INAU
GURAL.

az far as his persistent assaults upon thos
in authority could make him SO, he ha
tried to be a sort Of blister to their torpidit
to bring them up to his standard of flaming
vengeance in their official action. in nc
case, we believe has he been fully satisfied
heretofore with the executive declarations Of
policy toward tho South. Tie has, it is true
occasionally besmeared with the slime Of
his partial praise certain acts or declarations
Of commanders in some Of the southern
states, and even of the President. Bat his
Office in the government has been that oil
common scold, agitAtor and fauIthnder.-
He bas been a sort of self.commissioned
for,or Of thunder.bolts to be hurled against
the South and its people. Butler in his
most beas,ly snd cruel roll has more nearly
appro1imsted his standard OF craftsmanship
than any other official OF the government.
Sheridan, at New Orleans, ELECTED faint
praise; Hunnicut, Of Virginia, barely escap.
ed adoption as his model; Underwood, Of
the same state, is considered almost fit to
wear the pcrest radical Judicial ermne.
When such men as these have elected the
applause Of the great American educated bar.
baran, it well becomes Gen. Grant and his
friends to hesitate to advance further in
policy to which he gives his approval Gen.
Grant should seriously ask himself: What
have done or said that thou shOu!dst praise
me2
We extract the opinion referred to from
the AnttSlarey Standard, as a sample Of
radical madness
We have felt and said that the course Of
Gen. Grant was open to grave criticisms
But we have always judgud him by his &C.
tIons; always allowing that he meant what
BE- said, and would do oil he promised.
We propose the same rule in time TO
come. We shall take his words for earnest.
II meant and We shall wait for action be.
fore We critcise him in his new office.
Thus far we have only thanks to give him.
For three things in his inaugural we desire
to give him credit With full heart, and
most earnestly we thank him for his frank,
prompt, and hearty Endorsement Of the con
sltu,i,nal amendment. The words in
which be refers to it show that his heart is
IL the rgh, place, and that he cordially &C.
c-pJ5 the lesson of the war. If emancipa-
ton made Lincoln the slaves president the
precious and statesmanlike words made
Gran, tlo ucgro's president.
We nail with similar feeling his assertion
that bis policy looks to the "citizenship' of
the Indian Let him cover the Indian with
this shield and give him, for the present at
least, department. in the cabinet which
shall watch his rights, and President Grant
WI. have met these two great problems OF
race with brave and wise, "a well as Just,
craftsmanship.
The third pledge Of his inaugural we hail
is that which promises a vigorous and rgor
Gus execution Of the law. We trust tha
here his words mean literally all they say
and only wish they had been more decided
and unequivocsl. Our complaint of Gran
hitherto has been that he held power with
out using il: that he has sat and seen Union
men murdered unavenged. Some Of hil
friends excused him on the ground that
Presiier, Johnson crippled the General
At last the ku klnx have left the White
House Those midnight towards need only
half dozen summary executions 10 as
many states to disappear forever. II we
were 10 the senate we would confirm nc
man for any Office from any southern state
Kentucky included tnot even HO.t) till iii,
was as safe there AS IN Vermont. Shoe
and hang first; nominate and confirm ate,
ward
We say amen, most heartily, to all the il
augaral contains about public credit an
payment in gold. But there is a debt JIM
as sacred ss the bonds, the debt We owe t
the southern loyalsts, black and Whit
This debt is their immediate and perfec
protection. If either debt is entitled t
precedence this comes FIRST in obligation al
Importance. This is to be paid in bloc
long before the other is paid in CON. Th
bondholder only gains by waiting. Fl
these other creditors every hour of daugt
and agony cut short is an indescribab
gain The governments faith with h
bondh0lders has never been broken, 7
ward this other creditor the government ht
been periured and faithless for four bitt
years, We beseech Grant TO send men
the south whose very names shall mean We
geauce, deep, terrible, and most ettecti
vengeance. Put aside sham governors
pslterIng officials, and give us the 'peht
which is sure TO follow the drawn sword
the hands Of prompt, honest man.
The boudholder paid will give US credit
borrow in case Of another rebellion. I
debt promptly paid will render another
possible. twill food the south with cap
and brains, the two enemies against VIII
she rebelled, and which her madness {
JohnSon's have been striving to get all
without.
Congress cannot reconstruct the sout
law can. Safety for money and men
Such q man as Butler in New OrleRn
worth now more than @ mule-load OF /
Hang twenty assasgins in every sout
capital six hours after they are arrested
you will empty half the bank vaults Of {
tendon into the south, you Will light III
its FORCES and crowd its exchanges with
mess men. This is the way, soldier OF
wilderness, to "hsmmer' the rebelio
pieces. Make your vengeance so swift,
aud terrible that the mere name OF -
man" may be az ample protection, eVe'
the Del Norte, as that of q "Roman cit
was to st. Paul at Jerusalem.
The cabinet gives no indication to
presidents plan. It rather shows tina
has none, for it means nothing. Msssi
sets furnishes AL the Grstrate brains it
tBins.
Thomas Campbell made selection
the English poets, on the plan of exClu
every piece any previous compiler had
en-. Of course they the first corners
taken the best, and accordingly all {
bells pieces are second,rate. Grants
netfoIows this copy. He excludes ever
that anybody ever thought Of. OF {
he takes the iesvlngs.
But this only means that the people
as hitherto, to do the work.
Press the constitutional amend
Pnsh the axecntiEe for q strong a