Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-06-13

Nd, under hesuperintendence Of Major Gen.
4 Wool, has been issued.
Progress Of the Abolition Cause in
Maryland.
! In our last publication, we directed public
attention to sundry proceedings Of the re-
cent Union Convention, Of Baltimore city,
/ approving Of the gradual emancipation policy
/ of President Lincoln We were disposed, at
the time, to consider the advocacy Of that
policy confined to the lluctuating populations
of Baltimore city alone; but, since then, we
4 find that it is assuming formidable proper
| tions in various other parts Of the State. We
are now convinced that this question of abo-
lition viii be made paramount to all others,
and form the main point Of controversy, for
some time to come, in the future politics Of
/ Maryland. Already d considerable portion
of the " Unconditional" Union press of the
State are endeayoring to persuade the people
Of the Unreasonable advantages which will
result from the adoption Of such policy,
and are coniSring the friends Of that party to-
make it prominent feature in their future
political creed. We are equally confident,
that the timeis not far distant when any man
who hesitates to aYow his fealty to the doc
trine Of emancipation will be denounced as
/ disloyal to the government and any paper
in the State, which dares to express opposi-
ton to such a policy, will be suppressed, on
/ the ground of RIGHTEOUSNESS.
! { 1......-r 3,
/ Union paper, printed in Frederick, boldly adj
yances the belief that the emancipation policy
is justified already, by the 'exgency Of pub
lie ssfairs, aud expresses its regret that the
unconditional Union party Of Maryland
had not, Tong ago, announced IL as one. OF itsa
/ principles, aud attributes lie failure to do SO
/ to an "oYer-sensitiyeness" on the subject
That paper further urges tie necessity for
such an ayowal no,e, in order to produce
light understanding and concert Of action
among the friends Of the Onion, the Cousti-
tuition, and the enforcement Of the Laws ~
and expresses its confident belief that such a
policy afready reflects the sentiment Of the
people Of Mary ard pledges its dclcrmi-
nation to support no man for any Office who
does not come up to this standard
In order, therefore, to be a good Union
man, you are expected u be a member, IN good
standing, o the Abolition church; lis imIna-
terial how much writhing end twisting this
new tost l1ay occasion, you have got to swat
low Is; and il you wish to be considered
1 friendly to the Government" you must
make no wry faces about it, but gulp it down;
its effects may be little nauseatlng at first,
but it win be only tenporary--you must gulp
it down.
The National Republican, an abolition
sheet, published at Washington, is jubilani
at the encouraging prospects Of the abolition
cause in Maryland, and attributes the graft
/ fying fact to its ready Incorporation in the
/ Unconditional Union policy, by SO large
portion OF the press, Of that faith, in the
State
The Republican" ridicules the idea en-
tertained By some Of these oger-snsitipe per-
sons that the recent act Of Congress abol-
shing slavery in the District is ine2cusable,
because il Injuries, indirectly, the slave pro-
perty in Mary land. 1t does not admit that
the interests u the District, or Of those who
live in it, are to be subordineted to the inter-
ests Of anyway outside OF it, ana that Ii per-
sons in Maryland choose to own slaves under
the laws Of that State, they must do so at
their own risk at any rate, they must
keep their slaves at home, and not make the
District the hunting ground for thcm; and
the advice is graciously volunteered the peo-
pie Of Maryland that '.they had better rid
themselves Of this great burden Of slavery,
while yet they may hope to derive soolt JeHe-
IT, in the way Of compensation according to
the plan Of the President; but that if they
wait until this war is over, they must take
chances for any remuneration in future"
q Half loaf" they say, is better than no
bread - therefore, ao~ is the accepted time,
now the golden moment Oh, ungraicfal
people Of Maryland Why viii ye hesitate to
accept SO rich boon?
We warn the people, 10 time, to prepare TO
meet this issue, for just rs sure rs the sun
rises, 1t is about TO be forced upon them. Since
inditing the above we have received through
the mail, the following Platform Of Prin-
ciples." We are isnoran; Of the source from
whence it came; but Of one thing wearo sure,
and that is, IL has 20 democratic paternity
and We submitit to the calm rcfecuonof those
who are not perfectly blind TO all reason. Lot
them compare the suggestions contained there
in with the Constitution Of the country, and I
iudse FOR Themselves wostner trey ss'es 0 :