Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-08

Of right or Authority OF law. be ilippAntly
alluded to TIE $225,000 sent TO North Caro-
linA, saying that Congress appropriated that
amount for the prosecution of the ku klux
in that State, and that hundreds OF hem, Il I
am not sure bat be said thousands) 10 view /
Of that appropriation, had come into Court
and pleaded guilty but be failed to state
that the whole yearly expense Of running the !
Courts in Mort Carolina heretofore has been
but $4,000. He failed to show why Ku
Kluxism became so alarmiDgly increased
lust prior TO the election, aud never
mentioned the fact that members OF the
cabinet are engaged in stumpiug for
Grant, TO the neglect Of the business OF The
country and he never even alluded to inc
| fact that numerous and respectable hepuo"'
cans believe that the $22j, 900 was sPpro- !
| priated for the express purpose OF 'nuuenc
ing the elections, under the tlmsy pre'eN' OF
prosecuting she ku klux.
Ha at.,ed that the hearts oil southern
rebel. boiled over in deadly hatred OF the
North. and that coored men were perSeeut-
al and mobbed but failed to say that mobs
ara of frequent oceursucel perhaps more
frsouent than IN the South in the North,
.,d that the gentleman himself is endeavor-
ing to stir up and keep alive as deadly en-
mity in the North as he represents to exist
in the South, aud opposing all efforts at the
reconciliation OF the two sections. lie at
tempted to defend Grants San Domingo
6asco. aud said that Grant, after he found
himself powerless, humbly sent message TO
Congress saying "Iou are fully informed as
TO this matter, and am now free from re-
sponsibhty. Ac1 as you think best This
r humble aud still Indignant message so
, pleased the speaker that be repeated it sew
eral times so often, in fact, that he forgot
, 10 tell the audience that Grant sent an 9TH
E Ger Of the army to make treaty with the
San Domingo government without any az
' thority Of laW, which delecta6le commls'
4 siouer signed himself "diJ-de- Camp 10 The
= President" shat Grant persIsSently lobbied
with the Senate TO get his measure through
and sent a vessel Of war TO hover on The
2 coast Of San Domingo, without any Ruthort
~ OF law; thus in fact leVying war. hese tht
u Hon. Congressman psthe'ically exclaimed
g who ever heard Of Grants legy,nE war bU
Z. Charles Sumner? No one - Then thu
q gentleman excused himself from furIhe
noticing the attacks on Grant for lack o
~ time vet be devoted nearly au hour {,
d frantic appeals to Republicans and soldier
10 20 close up the ranks. He used every ar
: gumept aud appealed to every passion Q
- his hearers, especially hatred OF the South
O. and then coolly said be did not want I
q. raise the passions OF the audience, 0utsmpl
an wanted to call 20 memory the scenes Of ih
-, war. BE said the Republican party, whe
/, found an officer guilty Of fraud couvicte
a. him, and mentioned the instance of Pay
We master Hodge, excusing the party from =
j." responsibility because Hodge was sppointe
st by Andy johnson. He however failed
state that Andy Johuson's hands were tie
Gu so that he could not make an appointmer
al except at the dictstlon Of the SeuaIe, an
ey carefully avoided al sllusion to the enor
nous losses about $500, 600 ,OO0l OF lh
government by detauterS and thieves durln
} the last few years. lie said that the Pres
sS dent had nothing 20 do with the remOvs
n of Sumner from his chsirmsnship
Il. but failed TO state that Simon Cameron, sh
corruplioniss, who has three times bougt
," his seat in the Senate, was sppoiui TO
rs Summers place, at Grants especial requss
To- He then read the following garbled extrac
ar from the Chicago Tribune TO prove this
~ the Liberals. especially the Tribune, wer
~ SctuAted solely by malice toward Grant an
the soldiers
HE is ouy military man, ele
arms. His Administration has been essei
italy Of a military type, and now his 70
- lowers base their hopes Of success upon &
- psals TO old sectional snimosIies upc
H. dissensions, Wounds, starvation, typho
~ fever, and death But nothing which Il
Grant party has yet proposed has been
glazing as this arrangement TO bring 4
gether Union prisoners and exhibi, thej
f.,ltftn.l II ha m "a
by to nothing bot the unseen IT practice of
he certain class OF beggars who offer to sho
"a you II running sore 10 order 10 obtain slm
Oy They ought 70 pain; a skull and c,0ss-bon'
uv on their banners
se. "What fearful malice this exhibits p e.
nd claimed the Hon. Congressman, "Wht
Il hatred Of soldiers 40 call our soldier
ng bsggars with running sores But the gel
avs Ilemau was rery careful rot 10 read the 70
70 loviug portions Of The same Tribune ell
torial
he while the country Acknowledges So
=. cial debt OF gratitude to the soldiers al
sailors Of the war who suffered conhne1ne
ms At A adersonvilIs, salisbury, and RlchmOu
ir. while it will always admire their bravery
in the field, aud the herosm with which tb'
ror endured disease and privAtous aud VIII
they deserve as high hoUors a. their mo
IN fortunate companions who fought Ihroul
me the struggle and escaped captivity, q
bis country will fail to see the property or :
necsaaltY of introducing this episode of Il
war into National politics 81 this late da
'P- What the prisoners at Anders0uvi.le ACHE
oh ed, aud what they suffered, is q giOrIoJ
.as memory aud, for the sake OF that memor
m and the result they helped 70 secure, u
country will always hold them in honor b
~ il is neither wise, nor polite, nor magnan
DO nous 10 risk that honor By q new eKhloluc
&C. Of their honorable scars, in order to 80
N fresh Discussions among the people, W
tired Of war aud wars accompaniment
W. want only reconciliation and peace
" The gentleman read other extracts, whi'
it. were equally badly garbled, with the purpo
IA Of arousing all the passion and hatred
yearl gone by, though he disclai med Al
NJ such intention. How is this for the Homo
ne able member. who claims and Is claimed,
re- be the candid man Of the Gran. parly1 t
,rt declared he was not prepared to "shsI
hands across the bloody chasm," Until &
rebels should become fully reconciled al
cordially support the government he, hot
ever, omitted TO explain that his idea
reconciliation and support Of the govern
ed meut consists in voting for Grant. /
;. gentleman then made another pathetic q
peal TO tho passions Of the soldiers Al
"a exhor,ed Republicans to organize and wo
that they might not be defeated do n
think this speech wRvered one Liberal
rty his purpose, and i! might be policy in 4
a., Liberal leaders to induce the Hon. Congre:
,ar man to repeat the same speech daily
INF different points during the canvass.
H. L. 0.
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