The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-12

iger of any unpleasantness resulting from
the admission of disagreeable persons no
in sympathy with the Republican policy il
the southern states, and insure unanimou,
assent to whatever measures may be pro
posed by the leading spirits of the copven
ton. A congress of representatives of IN,
Southern people could not fail to ute,
some unwelcome truths, and even strict
ly Republican assemblage, constituted il
the usual fashion, might show critical
and complaining disposition greatly to be
deprecated on such an occasion as this. -
Upon the whole it is no more than prudent
to have the delegates appointed by the
state committees,
1t ought not to be difficult to select few
score of eminent southern Republicans
who will fairly represent the men ''inside
politics. in whose interest they are to be
assembled. South Carolina of course will
send honest John Patterson, formerly of
Pennsylvania, who can tell the people of
the Union how the south has been ahront.
ed by carpet baggers, buying seats in the
senate from her dusky legislators. The
Hon, Franklin j. Moses can explain the
processes Of vulgar peculation, and ex.sen.
ator Sawyer and ex-congressman Bowen
can testify as to the practice of shipping
field hands from the Sea Islands to vote
in the city of Charleston. Alabama will
have an accomplished spokesman in the
person of the Hon. George 4. Spencer, for
merly OF Iowa, who knows more perhaps
than any other statesman in Alabama
about those demoralzing bargains with
the president which have made southern
politics so unspeakably corrupt. From
Arkansas might come the Hon. Powell
Clayton, formerly of New York, and what
he cannot tell about frauds is not worth
knowing. Texas might add to the list of
delegates already appointed the name of
Senator Flanagan, who is one Of the best
living authorities on the defeat Of the
southern education system, and she has
also fine assortment Of picturesque pol
iticians like the ex-postmaster Of Calves
ton who would ornament any select circle
happy enough to secure their com papy
Louisiana breeds Republicans as her bay
Gus breed alligators. Kellogg, Pinchback,
Casey, Packard Durcl, Warmoth, Her
wig-what stories they could tell if the
convention would only resolve itself into
an Experience Meeting What scenes of
rascality they could describe, what prodi |
gies Of registration, what miracles of count.
ing, what astounding operations OF the
courts, what novel political uses for reve-
nue. cutters, what ingenious devices for heec
ing commerce, squeezing taxpayers, and
the treasury into the pockets Of
the faithful All the ills that have cursed !
the south since reconstruction, all the dan
gers that threaten her future, might be il |
lustrated in such convention as this
The assemblage would also be specta-
Gle full of suggestions for the north. There
at one glance we should see every variety
of political parasite that feeds upon the
PROSTATE States every species Of rogue,
vagabond, and insolent pretender that has
made Republican government at the south
reproach to all the civilized world. With
such gathering before us we should not
haze to search far for the causes of the
present distress. nor should we be puzzled
tosuggest aremedy. To take all these men,
and a few more ike them, by the collar
AMI lead I'll IN out, would suggest itself to
all OF rs as the one great reform neces
'sary to secure the perfect reconstruction
'of the south. ~ Y WiJune.