Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-01
His own party papers De-
nounce it.
Gov. Curtin sends cOnster-
nation into the ranks of
the Grant Corrupt
iOnists.
Mrs. Fair set free.

New York, Sept. 29.-1he Philsdelphia |
Post, an Administrstion paper, states that
the pardon of Yerkers and Marcer is the re- |
suit of President Grants conference with
the Hartranft leaders in Pfiladelphis last
week. This brilliant conception of letting
convicts out of the PenitenGiary to white
wash Hsrtranft by unswearing their former
affiiavits is about on par with Grants
usual estimate Of the intelligence Of Ameri-
can people in political affairs. He pre-
tended to turn Tom Murphy out Of the Gus
tom House, yet Murphy is as regular in St
tendance in the Collectors Office as his so.
called successor. To carry New Hsmp-
shire aud Connecticut, last spring, he pre-.
tended to reform the leet and Stocking
swindle, and sent General Butler to make
pretended prosecution of the old whisky
frauds. To save Pennsylvania, he has now
caused the release of two convicts, on con-
dinon that they previously swore to false
hoods.
The PhilAdelphia Inquirer, another Grant
paper, states that: The pArdons we're de-
hvered In the prison BY H. Bucher Swope,
United States District Attorney, and Col.
onel Lee, Private Secretary to Governor
GeAry These two ambassadors were join
ed by four Hartrauft Ieaguers in Philadel-
phiA, bat only Swope and Lee entered the
cells. They conferred with the prisoners 80
minutes before delivering the pardous.
These precious documents state that Yerkes
is psrdOned for loss of business, and Mar.
Ger for failing health. Msrcer had still four
years to serve, and Yerkes two years, aEd
both were sentenced to solitary confinement
at labor. Their crime was embezzlipg city
fup praasdapf s;Aars
AIRY to his own election TO make one thief
Governor Of Pennsylvauis, and set at lb-
eaty two thieves convicted OF robbiug the
Treasury of Philsdelphia His cause
hinges on Yerkes, Mareer, and HArtrauft."
Governor Curtin said in Ills speech at
BelIefonte last night: "It is strange to
man absent so long from his country 10 find
thief, liar, traitor, modest words in the poit-
ical literature of the country. Traitor is
common word, And a man who, independ-
emily in this country attempts what be be-
lieves is right must be denounced NY fell
low-citizens, l long acted with the party
called Republican. | received its houors.
| tried to dischsrge my duty. (Applause.) J
| When war was over / belonged to that class
of men in the Republican party who beiisv-
| ed IN general amnesty and the ballot. W hat
could we do? Gould we kill all the men in
| the Rebellion, or could we take them back 4?
| The popular sentiment of the best statesmen
| in this land was that We should take them
back into the fellowship Of the Union, and
if they rebeiled again teach them again
that we would compel them to obey the laws
| | believed at that time and | believe now
that we could have had peace throughou
the land If a general amnesty could have
been proclaimed, and the ballot with it.
| was told in Engsnd that the State of Penn.
| syIvAnis must elect q certain ticket put into
the field because it affected the election o.
the President. | hold to no such doctrine
| would not humiliate my State by such 8
doctrine. l have perfect right to affiliate
with any party who will purify the govern
ment of nv State. Has it come TO this
that when q man chooses to cast his ballo
from an honest conviction that it is his dut]
to cast it for the hone ST man and against tht
ring surrounding the Treasury of the State
and elbow deep in it, that he is to be de-
nounced! l have no doubt that the worC
traitor will be freely used Traitor t.
vhate To his country? No; to ,arty,
look over the field and am prepared, mex
Tussday week, to cast my ballot against III
ring Candidates. / have declared that
would not support the ticket put in nomins
: tion last spring, and will support for Cover
nor Charles r. Buckalew. Applause
d know Mr.. Buckalew well; have known hin
for over twenty years. He has mad
his mark upon the legislation and Con
stjtution of the State. / know he is q pure
honest man, Remember, my friends, it i
5 not Generals, Colonels, Captains, that pre-
\ served this heritage of liberty and equalit
j which we received from our ancestors. W
q owe it to the common soldier. Where is he
> BE is not elevated. He served bis countr
faithfully, and be ID now serving his oountr
by his labor. We find that when the wa
closed, the men Who clamored most that th
: | rebels should be shot we're the men who sul
> rounded camps; who we're quartermas!eI
BY profession who bought and sold horse
! could name some Of them to you to-niEh
| could tell you the Dames of some who ia
tened on army contracts. Now they call
y man who dares to assert his independent
and his rights as an American citizen
!, traitor OF all the men engaged in Il
war, the most forgiving men were those W.T.
Il fought it out. The real soldier soon forgr
his injuries, and, with desire to make tn
country prosperous, TO return to friendsh
ioT huOSS W6EhluR ptAlos AZ RAsO NC POAS
heaven-born and blessed peace, and new
again return to fierce struggle aud section
hate"
CINCINNATI, Sept. 30.-The Democrat
and Liberal Republican meeting in the g.
street market space was very largely 4
tended and speeches we're made by Gen.
P. Banks and Geo. H. Pendleion. A lar
number turned out in the torohlight pr
s. cession.
y INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 80. - A Liber
meeting here tonight was addressed
Governor Palmer, OF Illinois, Hon. L.
Campbell, of Ohio, and Hon. G...Wi Julis
IA of IndiaLa.
M. SAN FRANcIsco, Sept 30.-The jury Il
ali morning in the case of Mrs. Laura III
a found verdict of mot guilty"
rs- GoLDsBoRo, N. c.. Sept. 30.-Hors
!. Greeley will attend the State Fair to be h'
here on the Both of October.
New YoRK, Sept. 30.-Horace Gree
ess win deliver an agricultural address at
10. Berks County, Penn, Fair, October 8.
i'd TITusvILLE, Sept 30.-The evening Pr