Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-09
~. IA ho,,, Of the best Republicans IN

Well, aud hosts Of the best. Republicans IN
the land.
Farther on Mr.. HAwlsy says:
Nsv,, in any department had any committee
been kept from invsStig eating; but in every in-
stance they had proved dead fAilures.
We undertake to say that Nr. HAWley
knows this is not true. Such facts were
brough, before the Patterson committee and
the Buckingham committee (slthOugh they
we're purposely made up OF Grants friends
in order to whisswash the cOrruptions Of his
administra,ion) that MurphY was compelled
to resign and the extortions Of Leet Stock
ing, Porter, Ingalls, & Co., we're covered up
by new contracts with dummies" The
complaints of A. I. Stewart and hosts of
other New York merchants were found to
be true The public do no. know one-hali
the iniaui:ies discovered in the New YORK
custom house alone. O no, Mr.. HAWleY-
the men who were'driyen into disgrAceloJ the
testimony before the Buckingham committee
don't think il was "dead failure, by any
manner OF means. Grants friends tried, as
long az they dared to, TO prevent the APP
,o;ntuspt of this eommittee-but when they
dared not longer oppose it they purposely,
and contrary TO all parliamentary usage,
ignored tho movers Of the investigation and
made up the committee of Grants white
washers. They did the same with the
French arms swindle--but in neither case
could they wholly suppress the facts. And
, the facts showed the most dsmning corrup
tion 10 both cases.
, The Reuieu continues to report Mr.. HsE
=, ley as follows
The amnesty question wSs discussed to tn
. full satisfaction OF every psrion present.
d the bill passed Mr. HAwley voted for IL, bat {
remove tue disabilities from the sx-President o
Il the Con tederaoy and other arch traitors would =
present be faithfully and persistenty opposed b
A. him.
We do not think Mr. HAwley voted 70
the bill for any other reason than that b
was afraid it would hurt his party if be vote
against it, aud we believe him when he say
he is opposed 10 any further amnesty. 1t
J not alone the men who are refused Amnes'
= that sufFer,-it is the whole people Of the'
- states, for they are all forbidden TO plAC
- these men in any public position. Ever
y, voter in the state is thus deprived Of h
" right to vote for whom be pleases.
Again Mr. Hswley says:
:" Hehad visited the executive mansion repe'
mt eddy and on all occasions, and never saw III
i'd formed man there save on public occasion
Generals Porter, Dent aud Bsbcock, were me-
70 ly friends Of the President, soting as secrs
ace riss.
nG- This answer is a trick and an unWovs
r evasion. Mr. HAvley knows that these N
al hold regular commissions in the army
snt knows that they are appointed and act
&c secretaries to the President-and both
of and the President know that the law forbi
them 10 hold both places. These facts hs
u" been proven over and over sgAin, and \
RAJ HSuley dare no, deny them. He SIM
er lodges fair aud square answer.
his Mr. Hawley closed his speech BY a v
rAs lent attack on the Liberals, and wound
or, as follows;
~ The State Democratic Liberal Convent
, vas unfortunate. Palmer vas disapp0intC
le- Trumbuli lost his watch storey broke his L
a and ticket as sure Of defeat As the return
10 election day, placed before the people.
-. The people can answer the question
a success or defeat in November, better To
M. Mr.. HSvley can now-but we envy not
"a heart Of any man who can in public me
.ay. ing rejoice over the physical misfortune e
aud suffering Of even hi' worst enemy ana
don't believe the intelligent people of n
tier line applAuded that sentiment if they
on. any other portion Of the speech.