Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-06-26

1t is also suggested that they assemble in
primary meetings, on Saturday, the 25th day
of July, to nominate candidates for District
Offices, and also to select thirty delegates from
each District to a Convention to be held at
Rockville, on Saturday, the sth.of August, to
nominate candidates for he various county Of
fees to be filed at the ensuing fall election.
ES The notice introduced into our
columns last week for Union political
meetings we intend to keep standing at
the head of our paper until the last Con-
vention contemplated by it shall have
been held We do this from thorough
conviction of the utmost Importance of
spirited and complete organization of the
Union voters of our county, and to keep
constantly before the view of each and
every voter who may feel disposed to
take part in such organization the duty
devolving upon him in the premises.
Although the political signs are high
ly propitious; although there is already
the fullest assurance that all the conserva-
tive elements of our county will be COM
bined to crush out the fell spirit Of Know
nothingism although there is nos the
slightest prospect of anything to disturb
the harmony with which those elements
will coalesce and move together to the
consummation of their noble object; il
is nevertheless desirable that every mem
Der Of the Union party should from this
moment set himself to work actively and
unremittingly in adjusting the prelimi-
naries to the contest in which he expects
shortly to engage.
1t has been exultingiy predicted by
our opponents that, in the selection o.
candidates for the various Offices to b.
filled at the ensuing election, it viii be
impossible for us to harmonic the ele-
ments of our organization or reconcile
the claims of the different aspirants to
public favor in our ranks. This predic-
ton, like every other WITH which these
scers have attempted to dampen our ar
dor and to cheer the desponding spirits
of their comrades, will most assuredlJ
fail of fulfllment. The self-same calam-
ity, however, will most likely fall upor
our adversaries, but whether it does OF
not makes no difference to the Unior
party OF this county; for they have thu
spirit and the power, and viii fully ex
ercise both, to the complete discontinue
of the Know-nothing forces however
scrried they may present themselves.
Nothing could be more gratifying t.
Che true friends of civil and religious
liberty among US than the perfect cordi
atty with which the Union forces, com
posed of those who in former days tough
against each other in open field, upol
avowed issues, and under gallant leader
on both sides, have now arranged them
selves under the same standard, and ar
moving forward to battle for freedom 0
thought, freedom of conscience, freedom o
action, and equality of rights and priv
leges 70 all who have placed themselve
under the ngis of our government, with
out respect to their place of nativity 0
forms of worship. This cordially vii
be more fully developed by the selection
of candidates by the Union County Con
vention. The principal regard viii b
paid by that body to the most ayailabi
and competent aspirants to Office. Oh
party antccedents will not be permitte
to enter the purlieus Of its deliberations
but men will be nominated who can mos
cfcctually promote the common object
to wit, the overthrow of Know-nothing
ism in Old Montgomery.
We have buckled our armor about u
as closely as it can be drawn; we hav
rcburnished our weapons Of warfare, au'
are ready even now vigorously to rcne'
the conflict and follow it up to the hou
of final decision. Comrades, we cal
upon you to start with us; keep eve
pace with us; fight on, fight ever; le
no difficulties deter you, no obstruction
arrest your onward march to encounie
the foe, and when the battles fought
the victory will be won by US, and tn
welkin ring with our triumphant accls
nation, "pe hare met tie enemy, an
they are oursf'