The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-13
Dailp Argus.
Thursday Evening, January Is, 1870.
FRIGHTENED.

FRIGHTENED.
The Chicago Republican is undoubtedly |
one Of the most Inscriptions Radical jour
mails, and it is amusing to see it talk learn
edly of the Constitution and tell what Web
ster said, and what various great men have
written and spoken about our system OF
government; and, in fact, try to take
Democratic view of the rejection OF Southern
States, and, at the same time, endorse the
action of Congress in the Georgia affair. 1t
is evidently frightened at the precedent
established in Georgis, and, though en-
dorsing wha, has been done, wants to stop
the disease by begging the party to halt in
its revolutionary march. Its attempts, how
ever, ere unsvailing. One after another of
Congressional usurpa.ions have been en-.
dorsed, and now they are in a fair way to
uproot the fundamental principles that
uuderlie our republican institutions and
destroy the last semblance of liberty regu.
lated by law.
Democrats of Rock Island county, shall
wc hcA hoAS = otAohk ChOis " W ouk pnAs
to redeem the country from such hands? Is
it not time we looked these things squarely
in the face? When the most INSCRIPTIONS
of our enemies begin to be frightened at
their ruinous work, shall we not make one
strong effort to reinstate the good old Dem.
cratic rule (?
The conservative men of the country are
ready to second your efforts. They see that
such journals as the Republican and its
lesser colleagues all over the land have
scoffed at the teachings of the men who
framed the government, and laughed at the
warnings of the dead and the living, and
they are ready to vote with the Democratic
party, when, as party, we shall stand by
sound Democratic principles, and work.
Are you ready to take hold of the work
Thinking men see that these false rulers
these conceitsd Radical journals--they who
have assumed to be heaven inspired reformers
gifted with the wisdom of omniscienee, inca.
pable of error, and whose mission it was to
sweep away the political landmarks of the
past, and insugurate Utopia more periec.
than that of which Sir Thomas More
dreamed and they are ready to join Demo-
Gratis in saving the landmarks of liberty.
The people see that these usurpers and
all their party have shown themselves pot
eut to tear down. and powerless to build up;
and now, when the wheels of the Radical
Juggernaut threaten to roll over their own
hearths;ones and crush out some things
which even they deem sacred, the cry goes
forth to stop. The proverb is trite one
but the truth it contains is too solemn to lose
its force by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. neve,
GO backward"
Democrats of Rock Island county yor
know tina. the Union-that Union o
equal, sovereign and harmonious States
which WAS designed aud inaugura.ed lest
than century ago, is further from US to-day
then when Lee surrendered at Appomat
tox.
You further know that what of liberty
and equal rights the war spared, those Radi
Gals have demolished and so it comes to psss
that the fairest section of the national ter
ritory is controlled by miserable minority
of negroes and csrpet-baggers, reinforced
By the bayonets of standing army. Hav'
ing formally repudiated that axiom of free.
dow which declares that "all governments
derive their Just powers from the consent OF
the governed must we accept the fate
whatever il may be, which Radical suicda
madness has invoked.
Democrats Of Rock Island are you read,
for the work?
Has not the time come for vigorou
effort? The people are looking TO you to tax
the lead. You who have cherished the princi
pies of our republican government mus
now come forward to the rescue of thos
principles.
There is work before US. Let Us at one
organize, in every township. in every schoo
district, in every neig hborhood, that we ma,
be united at the next general election. From
thia tIne out We intend to give our enemies
sharp work-to show up all their iniquisou,
and liberty destroying acts, and We want you
10 place the ARGUS in the hands of every
voter in the county.
Revolutions never go backwards" anC
with your assistance and truth on our side
this county must do its part towards chang
ing the completion of the next Congress
Are you ready for the work?
Gov. Alcorn.