The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-26

We print, tits III ruiUg. the memorial
t. President Grant signed by the one hun
dred eminent residents Of Louisiana whe
have been deputed ty their felbw-citi2ens
t. visit W asumgtuu and make trustworthy
REPRESENTATIONS If the condition Of things
IN that oppressed and hunliliatei state
Ii has never been cur fortune II peruse
a more cogent. convincing, document. All
who are willing u see what the case Of
the remonstranys really is will find the in
formation they need succiuctly presented
In this memorial which is as remarkable
Inr its moderation, dignity and proper con
sheraton Tor the great ot1ce If president
u II Is tor its pertinent clearness n state
meut and irresistible force OF sound areu-
ment President Grant, who deprecated
the coming u the committee, AMI caused
his attorney general Il telegraph u them
an insJlcnt message that nothing they could
( say Juld change bis determination, may
think differently when he comes u read
I their memorial. After warning them not
/ t, come he may have the further insOlence
1 thereby make au addition to his
/ egreuinus. astounding mistakes lie
may refuse to listen tn their case, but
within a day or two it viii be in po5sessi 5n
/ Of the whole country, and a. 1t Is quite IN
answerable: it will have its effect on public
7 opinion President Grant may -or few
/ days stand against the protesting people Of
/ Louisiana, but he cannot stand against the
/ blazing Indignation Of the whole country,
/ which viii be practically unanimous as soon
As the country becomes acquainted with
/ the facts and examines the arguments on
which the Louisiana remonstiaAtS rest
their case
Ifkby insolently warning of the commit
tee Gen Grant could have suppressed
their facts and concealed their grounds OF
complaint, his position might ieye been
deemed tenable by his own partisans.
/ But the monstrous abuses cannot he
shielded from exposure and We say con
fidently that Gen Grant must reeede from
MS position or else alternate all lair mind
ed men even in his own political party
lie and his Acknowledgement have M
case and it will be evident t. everybody
that they have no case as soon as the pub.
lie have an opportunity Of knowing the ex,
act facts. The temperance Of statement
and force Of argument which runs through
this Louisiana memorial will have a pow
erful effect upon the public mind
The moderation Of the request Of this
committee is as remarkable as the persua-
sive force of their reasoning. They sim.
| ply ask that the President will d6gn t
examine the evidence before making his
decision irreversible. They ask that the
associate justice Of the Supreme Court as
signed t. that judicial circuit and the reg
ular Judge Of the Circuit Court may b.
assigned to take the place of DurelL in or
der that the legal questions may be hearC
and decided with fairness and ability
They ask the President to hold the army
in check until the legal title o
officers can be determined Oh competen
evidence by a proper tribunal The!
make out so strong prima .tacie cas-,
against nchback, Kellogg, and THEREON
federates that Gen Grant must forfeit tn
good opinion of all honorable men / h,
continues to shut his ears against the prof
fered evidence, and adheres with mihsl
obstinacy to the first hasty decision Wflicl
he was led into making by the false rdpre
sensations Of dishonest, interested Iarti
a sans.
i Gen. Grant may read this memorial O
o not, Just as he pleases but the countr
will read it, and will Judge of his conduC
in the light of its explanations.