Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-26

away ms gun when he meets reverse but he will
put his every crevoe he can r'iS nd he he Mil Will
hand thus to accomplish Step by stem what eannot
always always DC accomplished al bound and with grand
duty OF every true friend Reform. This consider my
hight Of er @o1 pss s s oh snat
from which the practical struggle of facts and ideas
therefore stand where am / see an opportunity be-
aud IN successfully developing it, shall
| zone some service to my country.
LOCAL sELF-GoyERNMENT THE ONLY SALVATION FOR THE
| SOUTH.
And now, finally, approach a subject which is if pos
sibe, of still higher Importance all. Seven years
have elapsed since the close OF the Civil War No
ing man have watched the progress things the
South without having gathered instruction 1t must
have become clear to all of that the development of
the new order of society there cannot be secured wholly
in the Nature institutions must ultimately be
are ea and eSen s ha The "e g
| OF rights irrespective OF race or color the en-
sprung logical necessity from the great
the Constitution Republic is an rreverslble fact
Every saEs man recognizes that There are certainly
against IT, The other thing that the of unprinei
pied and rapaeOus leaders the head of the eoloFed
ao9 n a9sgiaea 10 IN Oh Corruption
W not throw a T ye a no po0nse OF
entered the political field without experience and just
unders andng of their true interests and than
publicly expressed the opinion that the
ee might have been aveFted had the Southern whites
at inc start instead OF leaving the field 60 Inscrupoas
adyenureT won for themselves the confidence OF the
the security of their new rights However that
may De- the result is known In States the carpet
| Others they cannot much longer endure, They have
of Local affairs should presently fail into the
hands OF those classes which to greater extent stood
unless you adopt system OF interference which will
TO these classes then VIII in great measure the task
be eoniidsd Of developing the new order OF things 1t
that this task be- well performed;
within our reach 10 make them do it well. Are they
ready to receive such Influences in the right sprit
THE YOUNG SOUTH ANXIOUS FOR THE RIGHTS OF AMERL-
CITIZENSHIP.
Southern society has been gradually undergoing a
change. The old political leaders brought on seces
sion, and stick to their Old creeds dropping by
| the wayside. The young element. which has gone
through the practical school of war; coming
front They know that something has happened they
| know that something has decided: they
and that it would foolish squander their time IN
irving TO do so they know that they have cast efforts
which can he made useful They leaving the
the past and they Begin to stand upon their feet
They are inclined to march forward and to develop the
Taey are capable For C f,. ta honorable ana
their country and that their fortunes bound in
me fortunes OF TINS our common Republic They want
ness of an American citizens rights This Young
which you find the fororn dreamers who will speak of
3xertnInng al that has been accomplished by the war
1t is not from tins class that the miserable wrehes
the country The Young south is 70 make the late Rebei
meaning Of the word SPEAK With conddenee Of this this
class. for ! know it to be true; I have seen
sp Pn g. They need only t. be taken by the
ask me ii they are Wen disposed why did they not step
into the Republican paTtyl have already told YOU it
The Republican party appeared to them locally in the
ernnens and they saw National organization support
it's nisrnle for partisan ends 1t maintained beyond ali
which excluded management public SHairs
telling, them that their cooperation was not
vted Such treatment could bring forth nothing but
and & & But When ana Where have
spirit a OF GSEd1aty year ago spoke at Nasge at
not aterne their preiSdees or Rpe 70 ' t6er
pride but unspaFinsly 'aas bare to Their
their future duties And what the eneetq Covered
dress was presented to speaking language like this<
r 1870 IN ~ gu hI ro VI t n 10 i m"ius e;
destiny Of the American Repnblie that honor and
he Tedeemed and dptere from All sneces az ot
and mental fhraiaom We wish fn t1rn onr hacks on ali
sectional parties and all parties cropping
win be animated with spirit civil and religious
TO @ eroaa ana elfvapea PatGsn nor bounded
faith in the genius Of free such were their
aterward some of the same men went out to suppress
Ku-Klux disturbance in neighbor1ng county and to
bring the guilty parties to justice.
GREELEY ONE OF THE FIRST PLEAD FOR RIGHT AND
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class hailed with delight the Cincinnati movement
and that, reported that Southern influence
which pressed the nomination Of Horace Greeley
Cincinnati and Baltimore Conventional Does 1t mean
that they still cling to their old preudiees, still
dream a reacton9 Do they not know as well as You
that Horace Greeley has all his life the ercest an
tagonst OF these preiudces and went far
| and cOored people in the South which alarmed US by
| their Unconstltutonality They know it well. They
not give up the helong convictions which once made
them s was BIS o9q the but r they know sS that
| the hand of reconciliation; of the first
acts and expressions Of their carpetbag goyernmens
No. their situation easily They are tired
IRON the past and turn their the
GtnIe Tney want 70 bury the questions Of difference
lens have In common They want to be full citizens
common destiny. Thus they stretch out their hands
to Se o1s r the snsf0 Of h ne
tons they ready TO elect President who has
they nghtng for-the saunchest champion Of
the new order they have been struggling against but
| citation fratcrBal feeling.
WILL THE NORTH THRUST ASIDE TIE SOUTH FOR PAR
| TIsAN PURPosEsl '.tEsss-..y:s -.
Can you repel the hand thus stretched out to you
VIII you refuse the word friendly announcement
which would ripen their promise patriotic action
Can you throw certain chance to open to your
and patriotic spirit hearts your late
mies4 viii the people of the North celdIy tell them
we will have nothing with you; we care for par
Are dR Sara not or yopr friendship and we'll
them: Well, would have taken You by the hand
had the Cincinnati Convention nomina ted this that
four years, and we may then, perhaps be in a stua-
S Sn N6 to DO something for
OF National reconciliation reconciliation on the ground
You it, i possible that You should thinR of
snngs smai and paltry by the side of great
Citation you will ind the best the only safe guar
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