The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-17

10 the Union, contains some very fla
grant msstatements, to a few Of which
we invite attention.
THE CORRUPT REPUBLIcANPART
Gen. Henderson said
The main question Is: Shall the old Rebel De-
mocracy be restored to power, with all It's record OF
corruption and treason: or shall the Republican
party, with its record OF loyalty and devotion 10
hone-ty and humanity be retained In charge oil the
Rovernmenti
n Ia CHARGED that the Republican party has be-
come corrupt and that change the admlnistra-
tive party OF the government IL necessary. What
ground rs there for this charge and this demaudY
affairs Of this government with greater honesty and
greater ability than the Republican party, during
and since the war.
The talk about rebels" has no meaning.
There are no rebels. The war ended
eleven years ago, and every man who was
in the Confederate service is welcomed by
Republicans as man aud brother-J he
Votes the Republican ticket Gen. Hender-
son knows this to be true, and that Mosby'
Longstreet, Settle, Ackerman and others
are noted instances Of its truth. 1t is
mere demagogism, then, fo- Gen. Hender.
son to talk about rebel Democracy. The
record Of the Democrats of the southern
states, from the foundation Of the govern
ment to the present time, has no parallel IN
any country for honor and honesty, scarce
ly dishonest man ever having been found
in Office from Washingtons day to the
present hour, among the Democrats Of the
southern states.
Gen. Henderson has the cheek 30 speak
Of the honesty" of the Republican party
By exposures, and confessions OF its own
best men, there never was so corrupt a
party under any government as the Re-
publican party under Grant, We have
space now for only one citation. Carl
Schurz, four years ago. said
And thus it is that the great name, the
great authority of the Republican party in
the national capacity, is being used this
very moment to uphold the most dtrociouS
svstem of government Uhich this country
euer Sdao; party tohich can not tiue and
prosper unless IL be supported by cor7up
ton; party that can not prosper unless
1t be supDorty by revival of old war feel
ing, and by tearing open again the wounds
from which the people of the United
States have bled so long; such a party
SoheR az has come to that, does not deserve
to ttUe.
TILDEN's LOYALTY.
Gen. Henderson said
Tilden was not with the loyal people during the
rebellion. Hhe was he never said 50,
Then the New York Tribune is not to be-
believed. In a letter to the secretary o
war, Immediately after the firing upor
Fort Sumter, Mr.. Tilden wrote tC
him advising more extensive prep
arations for the struggle than were
being made, and, on the 22d Of June, 1861
he participated in the presentation of q
stand Of colors to the 37th regiment o
New York volunteers, as it was going Il
the front. OF this presentation the New
Tribune, (good Hayes authority at tina
time, said:
"The colors were presented at the Bat
terry, the regiment then being drawn up il
line, aud being at the time ready to depar
for the scene of war, which it did on tn
following day. There was some ceremon,
ut the presentation of the flag and severa
speeches were made One Of the speak
ers 90 the occasion was MR. SAMUEL j
T1LDEN. who made stirring appeal I
the officers and men of the regiment,
speech not eDcelJed IN patriotism on an
public speaker.
Gen. Henderson, of course, knows Judg
Cation, for long time chief Justice of ou
supreme court, and here is what he say
on that point:
Hon. A. s. Hewitt.
DEAR SIR; | was much interested i
reading your speech in reply to Mr.. Ka
son, in vindicating the truth of histor,
and / wish to add my testimony by SAY
ing that during the war of the rebellion
had several interviews with Governor I'll
den on the subject Of the prospects of tn
war, and eUer found him ardent and ea
nest IN its support Thus knowing b
sentiments, on one occasion | called upC
him at his residence in Creamery squar
and submitted to him the manuscript
a paper which | had written, the obie,
of which was to induce every citizen an
especially every Democrat to support IL
war with heart and soul The paper M,
has cordial approval, and in the cour,
of the interview he ShOt0ed, IN that cleo
and earnest ,ooy pecuLidr to himself thu
IL lCaS the paramount duty of eueIy or
a1hether Democrat or Republican, to sta,
by has country and the Union. Viii
the fire was raging it was no time to ste
and dispute as to who kindled it. If
have not known Mr.. Tilden as long al
as intimately as / did Mr.. Lincoln / THU
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subject of the late war; and there lOoul
be as much propriety IN saying that N
Lincoln lUOS an anti War Republican
mat Samuel u, JILden tCdS an dnti- Wa
Democrat Yours truly,
j. ID. CATION.
Ottawa, ILL.,, August Is, 1876"
We hardly think that Gen. Henderst
will dare dispute Judge Cation, and if
does we know very well who the Peep
will believe-and so does he.
We could FIJI column after column wi
evidence that Gen. Henderson is gull
of gross injustice when ne sa
"Tilden was not with the loyal Peep
during the rebellion. If he was he nev
"said so,"-but we shall have no room
to comment on other parts of his spec
il we do 80, We will, therefore, clio
this point by asking Gen, Henderson
read what Gov. Tilden himself said,
1862, as reported by Mr.. Manton Marbl
then editor Of the New York World,
follows:
WHAT MIR TILDEN SAID IN 1862