The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-21
II. NJ. HAvERSTloK, CHAIRMAN
CONG. ColHITTEE," STIR
RING UP THE ANIMALS.
He Cracks His Little Whip Over the Rspub.
Hcans.


Hcans.
A Republican, from the country, VIII
will vote for and work for the whole indie
pendent Reform ticket, has furnished us
copy of private circular just issued, date(
Rock Island, ILL.,, Oct. II, IA, and sign
ed Respectfully, L. NJ. Hayerstick, Chair
man Cong. Committee" BY the way -
L. NJ Haverstick is not chairman of the
Republican congressional committee, anc
it is piece of assumption for him to issue
a circular thus signed. He was never APP.
pointed chairman of that committee, either
by the convention or by the committee
An effort was made at the close of the con.
vention, when few were present except the
Rock Island delegation, to make him chair.
man, tout of spite towards Mr.. Hawley,
Dr. Gregg, and others in this county, bu,
the act was protested against as unusual,
not warranted by any precedent, and not
binding upon the committee, which had
the right to choose its own chairman.
The Captain appeals in affectionate terms
to the faithful to make the most they can
out of "7He late trOubles IN the South, !"
and he warns his followers of ''he certain
tn that, ciM tie loss Of RepuJlican con-
troll Rood Of rebel acar claims wiU orer-
whelns tie National Treasury" This is
Hendersons little story in another form,
and is very weak sort of stuff to send out
privately to attempt to gull respectable and
intelligent people in the country with. In
telligent Republicans in the country know
that Sec 4, of the l4th Amendment of the
Constitution of the United States provides
as follows:
g. The validity Of the public debt of the United
States authorized by law, including debts incurred
for payment OF pc Dsions and bounties for services
in supressing instruction or rebellion. shall not
be questioned. But neither The Unjted states nor
any state ShdW assume or pay any deW or Obhqa
ton incurred in aid of instruction or rebellion
against the United States. or any claim for the loss
or emancipation OF any slave; but all such debts
obligations, and CLAIMS shall be held illegal and
void.
How does 81 NJ. Havefstick Chairman
Cong Committee expect any Congress,
even if composed entirely of southern ex-
rebels, could allow rebel war claim p
OF course IL NJ, Haverstick Chairman
Cong. Committee is only trying to scare
to do the dirty work of
his clique. He is cracking his little
whip over their heads, and offering
insults to their intelligence. 81. M.
Haverstick, Chairman Cong. Commit
tee, can snap his little toy whip, but the
people will not obey him. His power has
departed. He cannot wreak his spite
upon people through a newspaper, now, and
his circular does not even possess the merit
of originality. 1t is but aweak imitation of
the chairman of the Republican state com
mittec of Indiana, who issued the follow
ing
Rooms OF THE REprBLIoAS STATE CENTRAL
tOM1IrTEE.
INDIANAPoLIs September. 3, 1874
EdNOr Of Union, ReHSSetQer, ihd.:
DEAR SIR desire 10 call your attention TO the |
horrible scenes of violence and bloc shed transpr- |
ng throughout the southland suggest that you give
hem as great prominence as possible in your pape |
rom this time until after TIE election!
THOMAS j. BRADY, Chairman.
IF Haverstick circular has as much eff
feet here as Brady's did in Indiana we
shall not regret its issue Haverstick is
one of the sort of Republicans alluded to
II an editorial on the Chicago Jomnal, |
which paper says
"Without doubt there arc some Republicans
who are disposed to magnify the terrorism now |
prevailing in the south. With such we have no |
sympathy. n is tmpOttic as nell as dishonest to
'erdggerdte the matter. To limited extent the Re |
publican party Is held responsible for the state of
'oifairs there"
And Senator Matt Carpenter, the Re
publican leader in the U. S. Senate, and |
President Of that body, in speech on the
outhern troubles, said
Mr. President, the fact is that THE |
PUBLICAN PARTY Is ANSWER
ARLE TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS
COUNTRY FOR THE CONDUCT OF
THIS BUSINESS AND WE ARE AN
WERABLE TO OUR CONSTITU-
INTS. TO OUR CONSEQUENCES, AND
70 OUR GOD FOR OUR PART IN
IT,
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