Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-10-27
THE ELECTION AND OUR CANDIDATES
ARE THEY THE MEN FOR THE TIMES

reasons why every true Union man Snouiu |
vote, and not only vote, but work for Abra-
ham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson-we do
not propose to spcsk in this article We have
done this over and over again, and presume
all thoroughly understood the matter and will |
act accordingly.
What we now more Immediately desire to
call attention to is our State and County cleo
tons. The New Constitution has been adopted
and will 90 into effect and become the funda-
mental law of Maryland-Free Mp.sand-
from and after the first day of November next
1t is we'll known that there are many pro-
visions in this instrument that can only be
carried out by Legislative action and the ex-
ercise of Executive power. 1t would have
made the Constitution too voluminous to have
provided for everything in detail. Hence the
mode and manner of carrying into effect many
of its most important provisions are left to the
Executive and Legislative branches of our
State government.
One of the most important, for instance, is
the new article providing fora system of Free
Schools and Public Education in the State
The Governor and the Legislature by their
action, can make it what it was intended to
be, great public good, or they can make it
in manner worthless--a dead letter in your
State Constitution. The Governor must APP
point the General superintendent, and the
Legislature must provide for all the details of
the system.
All must see then how important it is to
have Governor and Legislature known to be
in favor of putting into successful operation
this, especially to the poor man, most impor-
tant public measure. 1t is known fact that
there is a class of men in our State, especially
in some of the lower counties, opposed tc
public schools, and should these men get the
control of your Executive and Legislature,
the system, as great public bencfi,ction
would be practically a failure.
1t is of great Importance then that every
man that is favorable to this new Ito Mary
land) and important measure-second to none
so far as it will affect the future prosperity
and intelligence of the people of our State
should vote only for such man for Governor
and such men for the Legislature as are known
to most favor making it successful, and are
most capable of providing for carrying it into
effect.
And what we have said in reference to the
article on public schools applies with cqua'
force to various other parts Of the New Con.
stitution, all of more or less public Importance
We can refer to but one other at this time
Section Al, Article iii, provides thai the
Legislature shall pass laws providing for a
registration of voters or for such other means
as will secure the purity of the ballot box
and shall pass such laws as may be necessary
to carry into effect the provisions of the Con-
sttution DISTINGUISHING and disqualifying GER
tain persons named. In other words the Leg
islature is required to pass laws DISTINGUISHING
and disqualiiyng the men who left Maryland
in the early part of the rebellion and have
been and are now in arms against our country;
the men, or rather the rufians and villains
who throw your railroad trains off the track.
and rob and murder your citizens and steal
your property on your public works and
in your fields, for renegade Marylanders, som
from our own county and city, have been fore
most in these forays along the border; and
above all, the men who whilst living under
the protection of the Government have given
aid, and sent money and goods and God speed
to the elis:..ies of that Government These
men are all to be disqualified from voting and
holding Office hereafter in this State, except
on certain conditions, and we want men elected
to the Legislature who have the nerve and
will to pass such laws as will eifcctualy ac-
complish this object.
Again, we want Governor and Legislature,
and men for every position of an enterprisng
and energetic public spirit, men capable and
reliable in every emergency.
Above all, however, we want tried and true
Union men--men devoted to the perpetuation
of our glorious nationality, and in favor of all
measures deemed necessary to suppress the
rebellion of the Southern States, even to the
determination of the leaders and the desolation
Of their country. Without an unconditional
devotion to the Union, all other qualifications
are nought
We think all that is necessary for every
purpose named is presented in the ticket at
the head of our paper-the National. State
and County nominations of the Unconditional
Union men of Maryland-and let every Union
man GO to work and secure for it a glorious. |
an overwhelming triumph. When the polls
are closed on the evening of the Sth day of
November next, and the ballots counted, let
us be able to say that the vote of Maryland
is given to Lincoln and Johnson-that Hon.
Thomas Swami, Dr. G. G. Cox II :. Alex.
Randall and the other persons named on the
State ticket--that Hon. Francis Thomas for
Hon. James Smith, DIR. G.
H. Ohr, DR.. S. p. Smith and the others
named on the County ticket, have all been
olected--elected by majorities such as have
never yet been heard of in our State. BY
your voice in this election forever strike dumb
The whining so-called Peace mem the
allies of traitors in the South-of MARYLAND,
aow "our Maryland"
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