New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-26
THE CAMPAIGN IN MARYLAND.

A campaign of no ordinary interest is
on the point Of being opened in Maryland.
The Unconditional Union men Of the State
who arc in favor of speedy Emancipation for
Maryland, and Of giving cordial support TO the
present Administration, have perfected their or
ganzation, and will have at the coming election
fair trial of their strength They are opposed
to dodging any longer an open contest upon
these two issues, and will run, for both the
State and Congressional elections, ticket OF
their own. Each of the five candidates Of the
party for Congress is pledged tovote for the cam
didate cfthc National Union party for Speaker,
and TO give his support to the Administration Of
President Lincoln including, of course, his
Emancipation policy. Two Of the candidates.
Thomas AID Webster, were in the lastCongress,
where they were wayering rs to the important
questions. sometimes voting with and sometimes
against theUni party. They have plcdgedthem-
selves to be more conssten thereafter Henry
Winter Davis, who has been nominated instead
OF the Scces-ionist May, is the mos, out>pohen
advocate Of the Emancipation policy Of the
Government In the I'D District, Mr. Calvert,
who was not considered sound on the two great
questions, has not been renomnated, but has
been replaced on the ticket by Col. Holland,
who sides with the Unconditional Unionists. In
another District, Mr.. Crisfeld, the late member,
had agsin received the nomination; but falling
to give those pledges. which the Unconditional
Unionists demanded, a convention Of the later
nominated in opposition 10 him Mr.. Jones.
A straight-out Emancipation and Admlnistra-
ton ticket having been thus agreed upon, the
State Central Committee Of the party have
made the necessary preparations for bringing
out the full vote of the party. AZ meeting or
September, which was attended By four OF the
Congressional candidates, d vigorous plan OF
campaign was agreed upon. series OF meetings
has been arranged, covering The whole State.
Two or more Of the Congressional nominees
will be present ut each Of the meetings, and in
addition the Committee expects to receive the
assistance OF distinguished gentlemen front other
States. Among those who have already given
tssuI dltc litb VIII P'-s "a NA,S N"'-'
paigu are Governor Curtin and the Hon. VIM.
D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania; the Hon. N. L.
Smithers and Edward j. Bradford, esq. Of Del.
aware, the Hon. Roscoe Conkling OF New
York and the Hon. Samuel Galloway Of Ohio.
This engagement OF prominent members Of
the Republican party, no less than the platform
agreed upon is clear proof Of the great pro-
grcss which the cause OF Freedom has mado in
Maryland since the beginning Of the Rebellion.
Seeing the close connection between tina Re-
bellon and Slavery, the Union men have not
besitated to sacrifice Slavery in order 80 save
the Union. III November, 1850, President Lin.
coin received in Maryland only 2,294 votes; in
November, 1868, party, standing virtually on
the same platform, and acting in concert with
the same party that elected President Lincoln,
ontertains no doubt that it will carry the state
by handsome majority, and that it will carry
three or four out Of the five candidates for Con-
gross.
The prospects Of the cause Of Emancipation