The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-02
A BLOW FROM ALABAMA.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, october {


To the People OF the United States:
We understand that it is now generally
charged by the Republican leaders anc
press of the north that the southern
people expect that a change of the ad
ministratiOn of the Federal government
and the advent Of the Democratic reform
party to power, will enure to thei
pecuniary benefit in securing for them pay
ment for loss or damage to propert!
suffered by them during the late war.
10 reply to this charge, we declare tina
the southern people have no such hope OF
expectation.
Their loss on debts incurred in supper
of the war, and caused by emancipation, il
barred from payment by the Fourteenth
amendment TO the constitution of the
United States. Compensation for all 9th
err injuries to their property, caused by thu
war, is prohibited by the law of nation
and the decisions Of the supreme court o
the United States.
They have, therefore, no hope or expec
tation of being reimbursed for either, an(
we denounce such charges as injurious AM
false. All we desire is peace, prosperit
and Just government, giving us equal right
under the constitution.
Geo Houston, governor of Alabama.
X X Boyd, secretary or state.
Daniel Crawford, treasurer.
Jno W A Sanford, attorney general.
j II Vincent private secretary,
Jno NJ McElroy superintendent public instruction
g X BrickeD, Judge of supreme court,
CD A Manning, Judge CT supreme court.
GeoW Stone, Judge OF supreme court.
WI Wood, state senator.
w Shered, state senator.
Bret Randolph, state senator.
Francisco Rice, state senator.
L A Dobbs, state senator.
j l. Cunningham, state senator.
w p Howell, state senator.
NJ Slaughter, state senator.
Robinson, state senator.
II Clay Armstrong, state senator.
A HGrgroye, state senator.
JnO Bankhead, state senator.
X W Cobb, state senator.
j Blllups, state senator.
W L johnson, state senator
Jas II Dunklin, state senator.
Eli Thornton, state senator.
Lyon, state senator.
X G Torrey state senator.
G Gordon, state senator,
j W Come, state senator,
J a Pudgett, state senator,
Jno Harrison, jr state senator,
w II Chambers. state senator,
w Little, jr., state senator,
ThOs Seary, state senator,
Leslie Il Brooks, state senator,
w L Bragg, member national committee,
T Bethea, member state committee,
Thos Watts, member state committee,
II & Sempfe, member state committee,
David ClOptOn, member state committee,
Price Williams member state committee.
NJ Burke, member state committee
= A Barnet, member state committee.
W Martin, member state cOmmitte,
VIM II Parks member state committee.
Corbltt, member state committee
TOmk1ns, member state committee.
j d Rokemore, member state committee.
Jones, menber state committee.
X Dawson, member state committee.
Tutwiler, member state committee,
j p Oliver member state committee.
Clements, member state committee.
Thos G Clarke, member state committee.
JAS Reeves, member state committee.
Jas Crooks, member state committee
w Nj McMath, member state committee.
Wv Charddvoyne, member state committee.
A Snodgrass, member state committee
RObt Mcfarland, member state committee
NJ d Graham, chairman state committee.
Jere Williams, member Of congress.
William FOrney, member of congress.
i Lewis, member of congress,
Paul Bradford, member of congress.
q w Hewitt member of congress.
J. A. CALDWELL member of congress.
II, i. Lyon, congressional candidate.
II. a. Herbert congressional candidate.
T Jones, congressional candidate.
w Garth, congressional candidate.
Chas NJ Shelly, congressional candidate.
John t Morgan, electoral candidate
jas L Pugh, electoral candidate
j T Prince, electoral candidate.
Jas 4 Holtzclau, electoral candidate.
7 Waddell, electoral candidate.
\ Fitzpatrick, electoral candidate.
Vim II NOrthiugtoD, electoral candidate.
X McSpadden, electoral candidate.
II. Jones. electoral candidate.
w G Little, Jr., electoral candidate.
ltobt. Tyler, chairman Democratic state co
mittee.
Jas r Powell, state senator
tSigued) NJ. y, GRAHAM,
Democratic state Committed