The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-21
WHIPPING THEM IN.

devotes considerable space to lampoonlng
C. II. Trent of Port Byron, who was brave
soldier during the war, who is now manned
and crippled, and who was delegate to the
late Republican Convention. Because Mr..
Trent, like the major portion OF the country
delegates, went home Disguised with the
action of the barnacles, it abuses him as
follows:
We have not heard u word of objection
made to the ticket, except BY T. d. Trent
Of Port Byron. Mr.. Trent IS deserving
soldier, 80 far as we know, and reels sore DC.
cause he failed to get the Port Byron post
office. He makes this the occasion for
abusing the convention for no. nominating
r. II. Johnston for the Constitutional Con
vention simply becsuse Mr.. Johnston was o
| soldier.
If the editor Of the Union has not heard
word of objection to its ticket, except
from Mr. Trent, we have been more fortu'
nate. A large portion Of rs party is dis
pusted with the Court House Ring, and its
baruacles, and propose to let them do the
campaign work this fall.
Mr.. Trent's honest disatection is not be.
cause he fee sore about not getting the
Port Byron post Office. We did not know
that post Offices were distributed at Repub'
lican Conventions. We are of the opinion,
however, that crippled soldier has better
claims for the post Office at Port Byron,
than the present incumbent Mr.. Belcher,
who never had snuff Of burnt gun powder
in his life. We understood from the Kim
that one grand duty Of its party was to look
after the soldiers and give them the Offices
We are told that Capt. Reid, who entered
the army solely to make money, and be.
cause he had commission promised him,
was nominated Just because he had been III
= the army, and because tho convention
; therefore "could not 60 back on him and
the class he represented.
While we are touching on this point, why
s did not Mr. Trent receive the Port Byron
post Office, aud why did not Mr.. Johnston
!, receive the nomination his friends asked io'
him, when both served their country faith
fully, and both were defeated by civilians
This 10 q question which our neighboF vii
do US favor by answering. That shee
Or saYs:
A What claim can man have on the re
- publican party who thus openly throws him
self into the arms of the Copperhead de
mocracy2 Mr.. Trent has sought the aid
m the newspaper, which, above all others i
ur this section, was opposed to the soldiers an
the soldiers cause during the war pape
tbst opposed every step Of the government
to support the rebellion and reconstruct th
seeded states: paper that rdiculed tn
building of a monun ent to his fallen com
u rades, and that was ever the representative
h Of that faction which had neither aid mol
o. sympathy to give to the cause for which Nj
N Trent fought. If Mr. Trent prefers to cas-
his lot with that element we can only 70
u gret his course but he cannot expect any
Mt thing at the hands Of those whom he re
50 vies, and who have always been his trues
10 friends.
20 How does the Union know that Mr.. Tren
70 has thrown himself into the arms Of copper
o. heads? Is it treason to denounce the knav
a cry and corruption of the bsrnacles? Ar
A these scalawags and Court House rats t
|. read every honest man out Of their party
is If so their power will shortly terminate
a How does the Union know that Mr.. Tren
>. has sought the aid of the ARGUS, which
ia endeavors to point out by the most false an
W hbelous statements? Upon what author
"a ity does it make such broad statement
IL Even if Mr.. Trent, crippled soldier, shout
q. choose to least his lot" with us,as the Unio
charges, he would be in better compan
than with the corrupt barnacles Of the Coul
House Ring. The senior editor of this PIT
IL per, although q resident Of the south, wa
e' opposed to secession and the war for il
- maintenance, and came north at the fri
.t commencement Of the struggle, and ha
ever since made it his home. The juniC
editor carried musket from the fall Of F
OF Donelsou to the surrender of Lees arm,
Every single one Of the above charge
he against this paper, under its present maj
azemeut, are false, and have been repeated
ly denied.
rs We trust Mr.. Trent will be in no wis
diaeone rtad by tn" 0bue" of th" Union, "
he can have the satisfaction ofknowing tn
81 hundreds OF honest republicans, in tn
county, like him are disgusted with the Cou
House Ring and the barnacles that con
Ir. pose it. We have taken the pains to inquir
is into his reputation, and learn that he wa
faithful soldier, and suffered irrepsrabI
loss of health and limb while in the servic
of his country - that he is an honest either
y man Of moral character, consistent pre-
: fossor of roligiog, and in every shape an
manner is superior to the Maryland carpet
u Dagger who abuses him.
t Simply in the hope that they can MAKE
some capital out of Mr.. Thomas disappoin
ment and possibly induce him to be thei
/, candidate for the Treasurership.- Union.
Q We have no hesitancy in saying that
any decent republican should run for an
J Office independently, in opposition to tn
Is Court House Ring, with its bun
mers and barnacles be would receive tn
h. whole vote of the democratic party of'th
4 county, as well as that of two thirds Of tn
y honest republicans.