The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-11
MR.. cox, NEW YORK.
btIU Otu. OUIUIlILt
July +TH, 1870.

On the evening of the 10Th ult., the con-
stituents of Hon. Samuel S. Cox, of the 9th
District, Of New York City, gave him a
most enthusiastic welcome home from. W ash
ington. After music, fire. works. compli-
mentarv resolutions, speeches of introduc-
ton, etc, Mr. Cox replied in the following
brief aud pointed review of proceedings OF
the last session Of the iniquitous radical
congress. Our readers will Il nd it we'll worth
preserving for future reference. Mr.. Cox
came forward, and was received with long
continued applause, the band playing &
patriotic air. When silence was secured be
spoke us follows:
Gentlemen Of The Ttomas .Ieferson Cjal
and fsiiotc Citizens: As [ parted during
the session to answer your call, YOU will
pardon my seeming disregard of your cour
.ersy, because | stood at my post of duty. /
know why you sent me to congress. IL was
not simply because | was before the war
friend OF Douglas and Crittenden; or after
1t began friend of the Union merely
IL was not because | had been faithful rs an
Ohio representative merely, but 1t was
because l had IN your view anticipated
many of the questions now so prominent Ill
the world OF finance, commerce, currency,
and taxation. Have | not been faithful to
the convictions you approved in seven months
of constant vigilance When have | falter.
ed on free trade, coln free ships, commerce.
finance, commercial, economical, or consti
tutional freedom? Have l been deferred,
because friends failed, or even the admins
Iration approved. Have l forgotten your
selfish interests of few? Have ] been
recreant to the whole country, because OF
urgancy from section, or a few Jobbers
here or elsewhere Have | voted one Job
Is there any pretext which an Opponent,
who is thoroughly for the general interest
can urge in fair criticism of my course =?
challenge any inspection of my record. The
record is not hidden. Every mail brought
you the means of knowing what | did. If
was wrong, you knew it. If | was wrong.
either IN funding bills, currency affairs,
tariff rates, railroad Jobs, mones subsidies,
inordinRte taxes, and last about free
ships and the revival of our commerce. the
advancement of our marine, industry inter
try interests, and flag, you knew 1t. Nothing
have done which | w0ald not have you
know and nothing done which did not do
as If / were IN your presence. 1t is no time
now, IN this hour of congratulation, to ar
que The very weather torbids; but this !
must say, if there be any merit TO be given
to an incompetent executive or feeble or
dIsmounted radical majority in congress for |
any, even an ostensple relief from any por |
ton OF our taxation, it belongs to the cour-
sgeous and intelligent criticism of the little |
band of democrats. If the President was
driven at last and fruitlessly, to give up Mr.. !
Lynch's message for protection against ships
aud ship interests, and make a message for
liberal policy, who did it? If congress
was driven to cut down the taxes seventy
odd millions, who compelled them? lfthey
have failed-eXecutive and congress-to do
their whole duty, whose fault is it? Not
ours. If for a moment congress forgot its
railroad jobs, tariff robberies subsidy
schemes, bank devices, speculative funding
bills, n-Amefican proscri p;ion, and anti
New York policies and penalties, it was
compelled to do so by the increasing demand i
OF the democratic representatives., who |
spoke for the people, in their interest. IF |
they forgot 10 bungle and iangle about |
Furnishing rebels i've years after civil war,
1t was because we pressed on them the par
amount issues Of relief from taxation, ihGt
this congress is to be reformed for the peo
cudEeied into some measure of relief,
leaving the greater spoila.ions, tyrannies
and troubles still upon the people. But, Il
my constituents, We torpiye uuch tn This
congress because 1t was willing 10 do two
things first, We forgive the senate becau.e
under Summers lead, il squeIched the 81
Domingo Babcock Grant annexation swim
die. Motley can afford TO write history in a
new light, and Sumner can make startling
| forgive the senate Tor tie
crushing defeat of Chandler bill for free
ships, and its insult 20 the President he.
cause II had the manly pluck to dirk the S..
Domingo Job. / forgive the President for
his senseless message three months ago
against free ships at New York, bscause, at
last, wnan the huge European war came, some
Caleb Cushing-sbowed to the
tariffs, build ships. / showed that in Franco
TWO Years ago, and Mr.. Lynch and his
CON mi'tse have added nothing at all to
previous information. Why then if the
'atli Will not be repeled. ask us to be dogs
IN me msnger Why for bid us to buy or
Dni'o For me, I want to see labor we'll
paid here Bot labor will no. be rad,oad
mere 10 me level of the Clyde We cannot
pay as hlgh prices for labor and build iron
SHIPS az the same time. Shipbuilders must
eain 'no" "nRes oy the repair Of foreign
ships, or until the abominable tariff is
repealed seek other employments. When
will our people learn that tariffs and free
trade do not go out on the ocean? Who
ever builds the cheapest ships, or whoever
buys them, will have the trade. Those who
cannot do the first and will not do the last.
are shut out from the largesses of commerce.
If England remains neutral, she will have
the entire carrying trade OF the world. She
has the ships. We are bound to be neutral,
but have no instruments to make or restore
our fortune. If England is las she may be-
involved In the war, fortune presses to our
ups the golden goblet and We cannot touch