The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-19

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the special interests of suitors, and the
reversal of delivered decisions. 1t can
never be the party of liberty, fraternity, and
union, so long IS it creates, tolerates, aud
manages the affairs of the States South %
they have been under the reconstruction
policy. How this has besn done requires
some specific elaboration.
RECONSTRUCTION FAILURES.
The result of this anomalous federal rule
IN state affairs first attract attention. IL
their contentment or liberty in the Southern
States Ia some of them civil law is sus
peLded and material law ready to be pro
claimed at the command of spitefui and
avaricious governors. In defiance even of
the state constitutions, every man is at the
mercy and behest of an Office. who ia un>
restained by code honesty, and Justice. We
know what North Carolina has been. We
have some idea Of other states, but there IS
one test in.allible Look to the quotations
and the increase of state debts! DisrAeh
once said that the fall of consols was your
veritable Dr. Sangrsdo. 1t draws blood
and keeps us cool. Test thus these South
eru States Is it not enough that our syste"
of taxation sinks our national bonds below
those even on Turkey; but the bonds OF such
states as North Carolina, Florida. and VH-
| Rnia show on an average about one naii
| the value of those where order and content
ment Prevail. New York skies are l07, Ohio
| is from l0l to l03 and other Western States
are oil at par, and Kentucky skies at 80.
Virginia rules at 63; Louisiana 80, South
Carolina 80; North Carolina is from "a to
80, and 20 on If such quotations are Il
! test of good government, pray that recon-
struction OF other states may be postponed
for some years. If, with the appliances of
bureaux, bayonets, and ballots, such results
are obtained, may We be preserved long
time from the infection of Federal interven-
| ton 10 our state affairs. | have called those
governments anomalous They are so,
because-frst, they have been ordered from
without, and not from within. They are the
eggs or birds of congressional Matching.
| Their very congressman have been created
| BY the ma jority of congress In case like
the Louisiana members, maiorities by thous-
ands were dlsregarded by the congress-to
seat the minority candidates. Their con
situations have been ordered by congress
| They have uniform clauses. They sresIi cu'
on one pattern. The autonomy of the states
like Texas, Virginia and Georgiais usurped;
| not only IN defiance of the will OF the people
of the states, but in derogstion Of the spirit,
form, and genius of our federa;ive system
UNITY IN DIVERSITY.
| Nothing in nature or IL society is 80 sp
parent as that union Is strength. only when
there Is diversity in unity ptaribuS uR"m
rhis canon of our political faith does not
require identity In belief, custom, Interests,
OF history. God made men different, flowers
\ J
differ In glory All the wars and sutferlngs
of mankind have come from Ill advised
attempts TO create uniformity without tol srs
ton for Diversity. You hear much of the
unity Germany. When it becomes as
our unity has, centrslzation-1ts power
will become little sad less. Why is North
Germany powerful? Hear what Count
bismarck said in the North German ParIIa-
ment. Speaking OF the proposed consohda
ton of the North German Bund, he com
bst.ed it by proposing general grant for
general affairs, and q local government fol
local affairs. The German character be
says, ''is naturally opposed TO CONTAMINATION
| Every German concentrates his interest and
his patriotism IN his own immediate
circle. He thought the best model
for the future organization of Ger
WdDf Ue III d tSutEotlOu
like that of the United States, Switzerland
OF the old constitution of the United Meth
erlands. This was over g year ago. How
| much OF German strength without and lib
,rty within has been due 10 these words OF
wisdom. But is ours q model now. under
radical rule ? | tear not Go to the south
aud learn. Read those quotations. of their
dlseredit the eBormity of their greedy cor
norants, 10 the increase of taxes and debts
let how noble do their people struggle
against these exsorsoners See how Geor
gIs has coutended against the perils OF
congress and the greediness OF her Cover
nor If she holds an election this year, a.
she is entitled to under the constitution snd
the las. oct Of cong residual lnterme ddiing
| II she elects other than radicais-she that
lever was cut, aud never, since the war, in
! The nIon, Will be again turned loose as Q
prey tor the anarchies and corruptions of ths
buiocks end Blodsetls. Observe South
Carolina under her colored rule. endeavorlne
through reform TO lift herself out of he
slough. She beseeches the President! Wha
Is his reply II look upon the reform part,
rs device to give control of the state to tn,
enemies OF the party which has supported
me This from the same band hatdIrecteC
tiOOpo W ofClo~o INC cieCAiohS vi 4NOf Il
Carolina, and undertakes to dictate to GRAFT
Brown in Missouri. Go TO Florida, where
once the state government sat so lightly il
| was not felt. Now the debt alone is ter
tmes wha. il was before the war. What
with land commissioners, militia organizers
education bureaus, martial law, corrupt leg
tslatOrs, federal intermeddling and congress
lona psrhdy, the states south are not N odel.
for New \ Ork, Ohio or any other state &c
initiate. Yet it is to this condition OF cor
rup, Citation and federal vessilage tina
radicslism would reduce Ohio or New York
But as it is proved, even the south is rising
above this degradation. So long as sh'
retains her self respect, we dare not despis'
her The elections show thatthe interloper
and Intermediates are cowed So il will be
next Tuesday here, and so in November il
New York. Let your election speak you
expression with no uncertain sound. Whit
II will fill the land with Joy, it will introduce
it again into the realm OF industrial freedom
Let it speak that sovereign will, which con.
sists as we'll with federal authority as will
state rights, and before whose augustthron
the people of other lands are bowling, witt
golden hopes and cheerful trust, a. the,
never bowed before German Kaiser o
French Emperor-for their political salvation
and eimentsl liberty. In conclusion, from
this. my olden home, dear by SO man
associations, would prayerfnlly and humb
invoke Almighty God, aud while he free
our land from its unchristan hates and give
its interests, material and intellectual. hi
benignant care, that he will teach the peopl
Of other lands to avoid our excuses o
power, and thus enjoy that republican libert
which we enjoyed in the days of light taxa
ton, freedom from debt, state rights ant
fraternal unity, under the matchless writer
constitution, as administered by the democ
racy