Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-22

smooth be slipped back two; and when ask
I'D bv the teacher how then he reached
school at ell. replied, "Donf you suppose |
could turn round and 20 tother wAy2'
Now, if these gentlemen are confidently ex-
pecting a return TO specie payments under
this system, it is only by turning round and
going t'other way that they can accomplish
10.
Another resolution adopted by the Liber-
ais was: That il is the duty of the Gov
eminent, in its intercourse with foreign ma
tions, to cultivate the friendship of peace
10y treating with all on fair and equal terms,
regarding it alike dishonorAble either TO de-
mAnd what is not right or to submit TO what
is wrong That is what the Liberals say.
" hat say the Regulars or llhbsrAls? Their
print, like their principles, is in such fine
type, SO small, that can hardly read il.
They declare that under their auspices
"Meuseing foreign difficulties have been
peacefully and honorsbly compromised, and
the honor and power Of the nation kept in
high respect through bout the world How
By trying to buy San Domingo, q worthless
island? Is that it? BY undertaking
to settle With Great Britain,
making . treaty with her, and then present.
ing claims for consequential damages not
justified by ths treaty. Great Britain OBJ
iected TO such claims, and thereupon the
Executive came to the Senate and asked it
TO agree to some proposition to eXlricAts
itself from the position Of having presented
. claim for consequential damages.
Laughter. These consequential claims
were either right or wrong. II right, they
should have been presented, and insisted
upon. II wrong, the honor Of this nation
was not 10 be promoted throughout the
world by presenting them. How unlike is
such conduct to that Of Old Hickory, when
be was President, forty years ago. France
at that time neglected to pay some just
claims. He announced that the United
States would demand Of France nothing buI
what was right, and would submit 20 moth.
ing wrong, and the French claims were
promptly settled. There are . great many
other things in this platform adopted al
| Philadelphis, to which It would be interest
/ lug to call your attention, but u is very 10,
convenient 10 read from this fne print, and
] hope II We have to discuss this platform,
that the Liberals will loan the Illberals
some good sized type with which to print
their narrow and contracted views. The
issue is between these two sets of principles
90 far Is they differ; one broad, liberal, com
prehensive; the other narrow, selfish, con
tracted, and partisan. And if you desire to
continue the policy Of the present Admins
trAtion; IL you desire TO have your foreign
relations IN such a muddls rs they have
been brought to; VI you desire TO prevent
honest immigration; II you desire to indOrse
corruption and plumber, if you desire to
leave the Presidency Of the United States to
take care OF itself; If you desire
Civil Service Reform to 90 for nOught,
allowing it to be made mere
pretence Of and confined to the exam
iuation as 10 the scholarship Of applicants,
instead of having = substantial and thorough
reform, then vote for General Grant, and 10
continue in power the Senatorial Ring that
runs your Govern ment. But il you desire
honest reform 10 the Civil Service; if you de-
sire to reduce the expenditures of your
Govsrnment, II you desire TO stop plumber;
II Jou desire, in . word, purity and honesty
in all Governmental transactions, then vote
for Horace Greeley, an honest, pure, incor-
ruptible man. APplause.l ! say little
about candidates. am NOT going TO SssAil
General Grant as an individual. speak of
the acts Of bis Administration, and / have
eDdeAvored tonight fairly and cAndidy, TO
lay before you some of the transactions Of
the Grant Administration for the last few
yeArs, and to point out the efforts that have
been made to correct the abuses, and how
Intellectual they have been. ! have alluded
to but few Of tbs existing abuses, and said
nothing Of the nuArranted encroAchmeuts
OF the Federal Government upon the rights
OF the citizen aud of the States | wish
time would permit me to call attention to
the improper interference of the Admins
trAtion With the politics Of the various
States. The interference in Missouri last
year, by removing from Office those who ia
vored the Liberal policy, and the restoration
OF peace and friendly intercourse between
the people OF that State, "a policy which was
made successful in spite of the Administra-
ton, and has resulted in advancing the pros
perity OF the State. ! would like to refer YOU
TO the condition Of things in New Orleans,
where the Administration, through its Gus
tom House officials, presided over by Mr..
Casey, has been guilty of interfering with
he local politics OF that State. | would like
o refer you to the encroAchments within
he Constitution Of our country, of the at
empts to destroy the privilege Of the great
Vrit OF hdbeas corpus, the only protection
Which the citizen has, that great privilege |
Vrung from the British Crown centuries ago |
or the protection Of the individual, and |
'hich furnishes to every man, woman, and |
hid in this broad land the means by which. |
'hen seized by arbitrary power aud confined |
q prison, they may appeal to the judicial |
Of the country, know the cause of
heir imprisonment, and be discharged, if 1t /
: unjust Il is the only protection the ci,i |
en- has. Destroy the privileges Of that writ,
nd arbitrary power and military force NAV
eIze any one of you, put you in prison and
oid you there for life. Even your child or
our wife may be seized, and you shall never
now the cause. So highly did our fathers
Alue the privileges ef this great writ that
hey provided in the Constitution, which they
ormed Tor the govern ment Of themselves
nd their posIerity, that its privileges should
ever be denied to any person except in
lme OF rebellion or invasion, and not even
hen unless the public safety required it Has
here been any rebellion in this country
'ithin the last year? Ask the soldiers to night
tho marched in triumph from the Ohio to
1e Gulf and subdued the last rebel in arms,
there has been any rebellion 10 this coun-
y since they utterly put down the one that
xisted seven years ago. There has been
and violations of law. There
more or less Of that all over the county
all times, but is that rebellion2 You
'Ay call II rebellion, for the purpose Of us
rPiag the power TO arrest the citizen With
at cause, bat that will not make il REBEL
IN. At the session Of Congress that has
lai closed under the auspices Of this Sena-
'oriAl Ring, bill passed that body author
ing the President TO suspend the writ of .
1beas corpus, whenever, in his opinion,
existed that prevented the ex-
'ution Of either the laws Of q State or Of
10 United States, virtually giving him the
'wer to suspend the privileges Of this
rit al his discretion, for there will always
, violations Of and more or less resistance
Law. Other bills passed the Senate,
hich, if my strength permitted, should
90 TO refer to tonight, particularly the one