Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06
The Opponents of Greeley.

The Opponents of Greeley.
Colonel Mcclure, of Pennsylvania, in 9
letter 70 one Colonel W. W. Wood, OF VIZ
EiniA, gives some graphic pictures OF men,
and explains several matters when are
little mysterious to the general public. DE
first dispo,.s Of the New York World in
this fashion
or Gamma. the World is for Grant, and
nobody In this section is deceived by ii. II
Ia, In turn supported and betrayed pretty
much every thing that came 10 its way, un'
til, 6uAly, il has betrayed its own cunning
and power. Il was one Of the most earnest
advocates Of the OinoinnAti movement, and
caprioiously supported Judge Davis, Gov
srnoT Brown, and Mr.. Adams as the proper
candidates. The convention struck il VIXEN
u was in the Adams cOnvul'ionS, and Il at
once nung out the flag Of distress 70 the Ad-
miniStraIion, and was taken into port.
The next person he mentions is Colonel
Mouby, and the description will DO readily
recognized
Colonel Mosby made il r1ls in war to
forage on the enemy, aud my recollection is
that he did il very successfully. He is do
ing the same thing in peace, but he honestly
and mAnfully AvoWs his purpose, and does
NOS attempt TO deceive any one. He started
out 70 forage on the administration party ;
made his raid upon the White House; cap
tured what be wanted, and told the truth
about IL. As he says, be dealt for imme-
diate delivery, and, Of course, will have Is,
The portrait Of Daniel Webster voorhees,
10 thus given
Mr. voorhees, succeeded mainly in as
founding and Notifying himself Whether
he is knGve or fool, do not assume to Judge,
but he either wickedy or ignorantly TOOK
the Administration lead, and got up the
frat Grant campaign document. His speech
is now being circulated by the hundred
thousand under the direction Of the Grant
committees. II his speech does not mean
that he has been transferred squArelT to
Grant, be 10 not capable in the selection o
language to express his purpose. True, IN
der the pressure Of Democratic sentiment
and the jibes and GERS of those who urge
him TO hasten for his pay, be has already al
tempted TO explain, and will doubtless keel
explaining his explanations. In an hour b
found himself transformed from . leader 4
. diSlruSted grumblsT, speaking chAritablJ
without followers. He simply went voollin
and came home shoru.
The Grant caucus faction in the Seuai
go, ashamed, ct last, ofthemsslves, aud dur
Jog the last year or two have been putin
Senator Scott and Senator Buckingham 1
the head Of committees, taking care, how
ever, 10 GIL the committees with trained We
Grams. One OF these, Senator Scott, is thJ
described BY Mcclure, aud, as both al
PsnnsylvsniAns, the picture 10 probably
faithful one
Your people do Injustice to Senator Scot
lie 10 not bad man, nor is be demAgoguC
He was an eleventh hour lAborer 10 the X,
publoau vineyard, has been very LIBERAL
paid, and feels ike rendering the best equiv
silent he can; hs thinks that every ant
Grant man is . ku-KluK murderer and tina
the carpetbaggers are prosecuted saint
He believes 80 because the carpet. Dagger
have told him so, and sworn so before hi
presence. He does not know that the sam
witnesses could have been had the same dAJ
MA triNing advance, 10 swear that he ha
been guilty OF burglary, adultery, or al
other crime contracted for. His error is
the class for which men are not morally r,
apousible. Morton, Chandler and Camera
selected him for the business, because be
uusophisucAtsd and honest Nou will fin
however, that the House, whose member
are abouI TO return 70 the people for revie
Of their official acts will overthrow the HI
Klux bill, aud arrest bay ouet elections in Il
South. The people will do their owH vo'iu
this year.
Mr.. Mcclure further points out that II
only persons anxious for Democratic nom
nation q. Baltimore ere the Grant faction
The whole power and means the Grant par;
u used to corrupt tho Baltimore Conventio
into nominating = straight Democratic iicks
or 10 induce . bolt, just AZ was committed !
1860 BY BsA Butler, Breckenridge, slidsl
Bright, Caleb Cushing, and the others, VII
we're determined TO elect Lincoln in 1866
10 order 10 have pretsKt for secession an
rebellion. The great effort nov making
TO get delegates appointed to the BAltimoi
Convention who will 20 there With the intel
tion Of boiling and making new Dem,
cratic organization. That Is now the 90
aim. Nearly all hope Of preventing Gre
ley'S Enforcement has vanished, and the ne
thing sought is 10 have few delegates fro
each State who will do as Ben. Butler
., Baltimore in 1860, march ou, Of the COL
vsntion, organize another convention, AZ
nominate another candidate. Delegates
the baltimore Convention will command
higher price a. Washington than even de
srA'ss 10 Philadelphia, and State Convsr
tons will, therefore, observe but ordinar
prudence in appointing no man who goes t
that AIIemblAgo prepared beforehand /
bolt itd action and Sc. up another convsn
ton.